Who has margin account with their brokerage?

[CaptainNJ]

i still have about a year before i would need to make a final decision on what i will do (and even then, nothing is written in stone). i have relatively unique financial considerations (everyone has their own issues). i am willing to take large short term hits on my investments but i dont want to make any foolish decisions either. i could always start out with margin then do a traditional financing if i want.

[Wartrace]

I trade futures; no need to worry about borrowing rates. In my opinion if you can trade it seems less than ideal to trade stocks. Why give up more profit to the government than you have to? Why pay for leverage? Why jump through hoops to go short?

[leastprime]

Only use the margin for small amounts in a lot trade. Haven't used it in years. Mostly for show and if I really Really see a good buy-which is something I don't look for at our age.
65/68 yo. Currently 70% cash in trading accounts. At most we were 90% invested in the trading account.

[kent_moore]

Also, depends on the market condition. Took advantage of E*trade 2x margin during the mini-crash in January 2016. Otherwise, I won't subscribe to it.