Where can I view my Market Value - Real FX Balances?

Instructions

The Market Value section shows you total value for all assets sorted by currency. Accounts with the ability to transfer between brokers will also have an In Transit tab to monitor DVPs and other position transfers.

The market value - real FX balance menu

Parameter Description
Currency Open positions are grouped by currency.
Total Cash

Cash recognized at the time of trade + futures P&L.

This value reflects real-time current FX positions, including:

  • Trades executed directly through the FX market

  • Trades executed as a result of automatic IB conversions, which occur when you trade a product in a non-base currency,

  • Trades deliberately executed to close non-base currency positions using the FXCONV destination.
Sweep Acct Cash  
Settled Cash Total cash that has settled + futures P&L.
FX Cash  
MTD Interest Interest accrued month-to-date
Stocks Real-time mark-to-market value of stock.
Options Real-time mark-to-market value of securities options.
Futures Real-time change in futures value since last settlement.
FOPs Real-time mark-to-market value of futures options.
Net Liquidation Value Total cash value + stock value + options value + bond value.
Unrealized P&L The difference between the current market value of your open positions and the average cost, or Value - Average Cost.
Realized P&L Shows your profit on closed positions, which is the difference between your entry execution cost and exit execution cost, or (execution price + commissions to open the position) - (execution price + commissions to close the position).

 

Additional Resources

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