Euro Pacific Bank

How do I cover my negative cash balance?

In order to cover the negative balance inside your Euro Pacific Trader (EPT) account, you’ll first want to decide which available cash balance you want to use.

You can transfer existing cash from your bank account, or use available cash inside your EPT account. Where do you want to transfer the funds from?

Option 1: From my bank account

Please follow the standard Transfer Between Own Accounts procedure to fund your EPT account with the intended currency.

Remember, you are able to fund cross-currency, meaning that you can transfer funds from your USD bank account to your GBP brokerage account, and the system will convert it for you upon transfer.

Please read the full instructions above for more details.

Option 2: From my existing EPT balance

You cannot convert/transfer funds between balances inside your EPT account. In order to “convert” funds inside your EPT account, you must transfer the funds to your bank account first.

Please follow these steps

1. Use the Between Own Accounts transfer in the Transfer menu to transfer the funds back to your bank account.

Note: If your cash is “collateralizing” any open positions, you may not be able to remove the cash out of your EPT account, as the system will attempt to reject your requests in order to protect your positions. However, if the system allows, withdrawal requests entered in a margin account may be honored, thus it is ultimately your responsibility to ensure that any withdrawal requests leave sufficient collateral in your account to prevent a margin call/liquidation.

2. Request another transfer from your newly-funded bank account to the brokerage account in the currency you’d like to fund.

Remember, you are able to fund cross-currency, meaning that you can transfer funds from your USD bank account to your GBP brokerage account, and the system will convert it for you upon transfer.

3. Please continue with the standard Transfer Between Own Accounts procedure.

LAST UPDATED: MARCH 11, 2024

August 29, 2022: Euro Pacific Bank liquidation has commenced. Please read our formal instructions here as it is time-sensitive.

September 2, 2022: Update on pending transactions, brokerage, and account migration.

September 8, 2022: Qenta has emailed a welcome letter to all EPB clients. You can read a copy of it here.

September 16, 2022: Update on pending transactions for clients opting out of Qenta Inc. migration.

September 28, 2022: Update on pending transactions for clients opting out of Qenta Inc. migration.

September 30, 2022: Update on bank liquidation, pending transactions, and migration of assets to Qenta Inc.

October 8, 2022: Update on opt-out deadline for EPB clients who do not wish to migrate their account to Qenta Inc..

October 14, 2022: Customer Update & Townhall.

October 21, 2022: Update on Opt-out deadline - Extended.

November 01, 2022: Mutual funds & outgoing wire requests update.

December 05, 2022: Migration & liquidation update.

December 16, 2022: Comprehensive FAQ is published.

January 27, 2023: Correspondent bank update.

March 8, 2023: Migration & liquidation update.

March 31, 2023: Migration & liquidation update.

April 20, 2023: Liquidation update- Action required.

May 05, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

May 31, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

June 17, 2023: Receiver's report.

June 23, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

July 20, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

September 01, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

September 22, 2023: Report & Communication Portal.

September 22, 2023: Report & Communication Portal.

November 20, 2023: Progress Report (Opt-out Only).

November 21, 2023: Migration Update (Opt-in Only).

February 02, 2024: Migration & Liquidation update.

February 19, 2024: Migration & Liquidation update.

March 03, 2024: Migration & Liquidation update.

March 11, 2024: Receiver's Reports.