The ‘Margin Used ’ reflects the funds used for trading from your available balance. This may happen in the following scenarios:

  • Buying stock in the Equity Delivery segment.
  • Buying or short-selling stock in the Equity Intraday segment.
  • Trading Futures & Options (Intraday or Delivery).
  • Carrying forward an open position for Futures or Options (on the short side).

When you sell a delivery position, the receivable amount appears as a negative ‘Margin Used.’ This occurs when:

  • You sell stock in the Equity Delivery segment (from your Demat account).
  • You sell a position (on the buy-side) in the Options segment.


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