Create What-If Portfolio Scenarios
Portfolio Analytics lets you create and view the risk implications of one or multiple "what-if" scenarios. Use the "what-if" feature to determine if trades you are considering will leave your risk profile within your risk bounds. All of the "what-if" scenarios are outlined in red for easy identification, and have the portfolio title at the top of the window. You can also elect to open actual positions for some or all of the "what-if" positions in your hypothetical portfolio.
To create a "what-if" scenario
On the Portfolio menu at the top of the largest window select New.
From the trading screen, drag contracts into the "What-If" window.
You can modify the Price Point% or the Position values to change the scenario.
Save a portfolio using the Save command on the Portfolio menu.
The active portfolio has a blue title bar and is at the top of the stack of open Portfolio windows. Any portfolio-specific commands you use will be applied to the active portfolio.
To add/subtract positions from other portfolio files
From the active portfolio, on the Edit menu select Add From or Subtract From.
Select a portfolio to add/subtract. The add/subtract selection list only displays names of portfolios that are currently open.
Click OK to add or subtract positions from the active portfolio.
The add/subtract feature nets out positions common to both portfolios, and creates a contract line for each new contract (even if the position is "0").
You can add/subtract the same portfolio multiple times. Current positions are netted out each time.
To create a "what-if" scenario based on your current portfolio
On the Portfolio menu, select New.
On the Edit menu, select Add From.
Click OK to add your current portfolio (My Portfolio).
This creates a copy of your portfolio. You can now drag in new contracts from your trading screen, and see the results of modifying your positions without actually committing to any changes.
To save a "what-if" portfolio
On the Portfolio menu select Save As.
Enter a file name and click Save.
To reload the last saved version
Use this command to reset all values in the active portfolio to the last saved version. This command only works on an unsaved file. An unsaved portfolio will display an asterisk "*" at the end of the title.
On the Edit menu select Reload from file.
Confirm that you want to reload the file and lose all of your unsaved changes by clicking Yes.
To open positions from a "what-if" scenario
Select one or multiple positions.
Using the right-click menu, select Trade Selected to open positions on the selected contracts, or Trade Portfolio to open positions for all contracts in your what-if portfolio.