[JumpCrisscross]

> broker isn't letting you withdraw margin lending. You cant use it for consumptive purchases.

There is no rule prohibiting the withdrawal of margin cash. Or, for that matter, short selling and withdrawing that cash. As long as you're Reg T compliant, the Feds don't care. (If you're a family office, even better--you might get to be treated as an institution.)

[yieldcrv]

right, it just hampers the broker’s collection efforts and economic viability if things leave their walled garden

good to know there is no statutory road block