Your 'Used Margin' section will be utilized in either of the following two scenarios:
1. Funds Used for Trading:
When funds are used from your total 'Available to Trade' balance for trading, the amount will be reflected in 'Used Margin' as a positive value. This may occur in the following scenarios:
You buy a stock in the Equity Delivery segment.
You buy or short-sell a stock in the Equity Intraday segment.
You buy or short-sell a Derivatives (Futures & Options) contract in Intraday or Delivery.
You carry forward an open position to the next trading day in either a Futures contract or a short-side Options contract.
2. Funds Receivable After Selling:
When you successfully sell a delivery position, the receivable amount will be reflected in 'Used Margin' as a negative value. This may occur in the following scenarios:
You successfully sell a stock in the Equity Delivery segment (from your Demat account).
You sell an open position (on the buy side) in the Options segment.
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