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

a. Buying stocks in the Equity Delivery segment.

b. Buying or short-selling stocks in the Equity Intraday segment.

c. Trading Futures & Options (Intraday or Delivery).

d. Carrying forward an open Futures or Options position (on the short side).


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

a. Stocks are sold in the Equity Delivery segment (from your Demat account).

b. Positions are sold (on the buy-side) in the Options segment.


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