Why can't I short a stock?

Please make sure that you meet the following requirements:

1) You are using a margin account.

2) Your margin equity is at least $2000.

3) The stock itself is shortable (has a blue icon with a downward arrow). Otherwise, you may not be able to short a stock.

*The term "equity" means the customer's ownership interest in the account, computed by adding the current market value of all securities "long" and the amount of any credit balance and subtracting the current market value of all securities "short" and the amount of any debit balance.

**Margin trading increases risk of loss and includes the possibility of a forced sale if account equity drops below required levels