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Someone asks:
I have a margin account with Fidelity but I can’t open this trade.
(313011) The Estimated Order Value for this order exceeds your Margin Buying Power.
You must edit this order or increase your Buying Power before you can pla…
Someone asks:
Why can’t I trade the SPY option? I got this error message:
(100963) Fidelity restricts certain opening option transactions to prevent exercise and assignment risk. Opening orders for options that expire that day are not acc…
Someone asks:
I got a phone call this morning from 800-544-5315. Someone claimed to be with Fidelity Investments. They left a voicemail saying there is an issue with my brokerage account. I was asked to call back to get the issue resolved…
Non-margin buying power in a Fidelity account represents the amount of buying power a customer has in their margin account after accounting for any outstanding margin loans and collateral positions.
The amount is calculated by subtracting …
Someone asks:
Can anyone tell me the actual requirements for applying for level 2 options (or whichever one selling puts falls under in Fidelity)?
I am currently selling covered calls and am more or less content, but I would like to start…
There are several ways to secure your Fidelity account login. The first is to have a strong password. Second, if you have the Fidelity app, you can enable Touch ID or Face ID. Lastly, to add one extra step to make your Fidelity account sec…
A trailing stop-loss order is an order to sell a security when it falls below a certain price. This order type is intended to “trail” the price of the security.
When you have a long or short position in a stock or option, you can use a tra…