Risk Dashboard
Instructions
The Risk Dashboard is pinned along the top of the product tabsets, and is available for what-if as well as active portfolios. The values are calculated on demand for what-if portfolios.
To hide or display the Dashboard please take the steps outlined below.
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From the View menu, select Risk Dashboard.
The dashboard provides at-a-glance account information including:
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Warning Icon: Click to see a list of positions excluded from the VAR and Expected Shortfall calculations.
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Refresh Icon: Click to refresh calculations. The icon only displays if there has been a change in the portfolio that is not currently reflected in the VAR and Expected Shortfall calculations.
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Information Icon: Hover your curser to see details.
Dashboard Field | Description |
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Net Liquidation |
The total Net Liquidation value for the account. This value is taken from the Total Net Liquidation Value field in the Account Information window. |
P&L |
The total daily P&L for the entire portfolio. This value is taken from the "All Contracts" level of the Risk Navigator P&L tab in the P&L for the Day field. |
Maintenance Margin |
Total current maintenance margin. Use this to see margin for a hypothetical what-if portfolio as well as for your current portfolio. This value is taken from the Margin Requirements section in the Account Information window. |
Initial Margin |
Total initial margin requirements. Use this to see margin for a hypothetical what-if portfolio as well as for your current portfolio. This value is taken from the Margin Requirements section in the Account Information window. |
VAR | Shows the Value at Risk for the entire portfolio. VAR is a measure of the largest anticipated loss over a specified time period and confidence level, where the confidence level provides the probability that the VAR measure will not be exceeded. |
Expected Shortfall (ES) | Expected Shortfall (average value at risk) is the expected return of the portfolio in the worst case; the average of all losses which are greater or equal than VaR. |
Average Beta | The sum of the raw beta (the beta on the underlying) beta across the entire portfolio divided by the number of positions. |
Portfolio Beta | The sum of the weighted beta for all positions. This sum is also reflected in the top total row of the Weighted Beta column. |
Additional Resources
Learn About Risk Navigator Tool in Trader Workstation at IBKR Campus