Position and P & L Columns

To display/remove market data columns on a page

  1. Right click any column heading on a trading page, and select Customize Layout.

  2. Click the Market Data Columns tab to view columns.

The columns already displayed on your trading window appear in the Shown Columns list on the left side of the page. The remaining columns are grouped by category in the Available Columns list to the right.

  1. Expand the Position and P&L category in the right pane and Add or Remove fields from the trading window.

Column Name

Description

Position and P & L

Avg Price

The average cost of the current position.

Cost Basis

The cost basis is calculated using  the formula:

average price x position x multiplier

Market Value

Equal to (position * market price).

Position

Your current position in the selected contract.

Position and P&L

Displays gains or losses. To modify the P&L calculation used, right-click the field and select Configure Position and P&L Column. Check or uncheck the box to Include today's opening position in P&L calculation.

Unrealized P&L

Calculates unrealized P&L for stocks, stock options and futures options. Unrealized P&L is calculated using the formula:

(current market price - average cost/share) x total number of shares

The average cost per share is updated in realtime. This field is automatically added to the Trading window when the customer takes a position. Once removed it is not automatically added again.

Realized P&L

Calculates the realized profit and loss per position.

Unrealized P&L Spinner

A graphic real-time representation of unrealized profit and loss, where the arrow color indicates whether your current unrealized P&L is positive (blue) or negative (red), the direction indicates whether the last price change was negative (pointing left) or positive (pointing right), and the length of the arrow represents the distance between the purchase/sale price and the last bid/ask.