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| Column Heading | Definition |
|---|---|
| $Bot | Amount Spent Buying Shares into Position |
| $BP Used | = abs($BPDayPos x Last Price): always a positve number – an absolute valu |
| $BP Used(NC) | Buying Power used in the “Native Currency” of the exchange the stock is listed o |
| $Daily P/L | Equities = (Position x Last Price) – (Opg Position x Close Price) – ($Bot – $Sld) Options = (Pos x Shr/Contr x Last Price) – (Opg Pos x Shr/Contr x Close Price) – ($Bot – $Sld) |
| $DayExp | Day Exposure = Exposure – (Opening Pos x OPP) |
| $Delta Exp | Pos Delta x Last Price of underlying stock |
| $Exp | Exposure = Day Buying Power (DBP) + Overnight Position Value (OPV) |
| $Fees | Approx Calculation of Commissions, Billable Charges, Liquidity-Related Charges and Rebates |
| $Net P/L | $Net P/L = $Total P/L Minus (-) Commission Fees |
| $Net P/L(NC) | $Net P/L in the “Native Currency” of the exchange the stock is listed on |
| $P /L /Shr | $P /L /Shr = Stock’s Last Price Minus (-) PosAvgPrc |
| $Real | Realized Profit or Earnings e.g. Positive Gain – 16,400 Realized Profit or Earnings e.g. Negative Loss – (16,400) |
| $Real(NC) | Realized Profit or Loss in the “Native Currency” of the exchange the stock is listed on |
| $Sld | Amount Spent Selling Shares into Position |
| $Sld Lng | Dollar Amount of Shares Sold from Long Position |
| $Sld Shrt | Dollar Amount of Shares Sold from Short Position |
| $Total P/L | $Unreal + $Real |
| $Total P/L(NC) | Total Profit or Loss in the “Native Currency” of the exchange the stock is listed on |
| $Unreal | Unrealized Profit or Earnings e.g. Positive Gain – 16,400 Unrealized Profit or Earnings e.g. Negative Loss – (16,400) |
| $Unreal(NC) | Unrealized Profit or Loss in the “Native Currency” of the exchange the stock is listed on |
| $Value | (Position) x (Last Price) |
| % Chg | Percentage difference between Last Price and yesterday’s Close |
| % of Port | % of Total Portfolio |
| 52 Hi | 52 Week High |
| 52 Lo | 52 Week Low |
| Acct | Account |
| AcctDesc | Account Description (if one exists) |
| AEP Bot | Average Execution Price of All Shares – Bought |
| AEP Sld | Average Execution Price of All Shares – Sold |
| AEP Slng | Average Execution Price of All Shares – Bought from Long Position |
| AEP SShrt | Average Execution Price of All Shares – Sold from Short Position |
| Ask | Ask |
| Ask Sz | The Depth of the Current Offer |
| Bid | Bid |
| Bid Sz | The Depth of the Current Bid |
| Buy Var | Equals VWAP – AEP Bot |
| Call/Put | Call or Put Option |
| Chg | Difference between Last Price and yesterday’s Close |
| Close | Price at Previous Day’s Close |
| Conver | Total Number of Conversions |
| Currency | Base Currency for Account |
| Day Pos | Current Day’s Position = Position Minus (-) Opening Position (Opg Pos) |
| Description | Description of Security |
| Exes | Executions (Number of Executions) |
| Expiration | Expiration Date |
| Group | Group that Account belongs to |
| Hedges | Hedges = Bullets + Conversions |
| High | High Price for the Day for a Selected Symbol |
| Inst | Type of Instrument (Equity, Option) |
| Last | Price of Last Transaction |
| Last Sz | The Size of the Last Trade |
| Leverage | Total Exposure (per stock) / Current Net Liquidity (per entire account) |
| Locate Bkr | Locate Broker (for short selling) |
| Located | Quantity Located Using Locatestock.com Interface |
| Low | Low Price for the Day for a Selected Symbol |
| Mark to MKT | Mark to Market |
| Open | The Price that a Selected Symbol Opened the Day At |
| Opg Pos | Opening Position (Carried Over from Prior Day) |
| OpnChg | Difference between Last Price and Opening Price |
| OPP | Price at Previous Day’s Close |
| OPP Chg | Difference Between Last Price and Uploaded Price (OPP) – if there is one; If there is no Uploaded Price, then it Equals Actual Net Change of the Stock |
| Pos | Position – e.g. Long: 2500 or Short: (2500) |
| PosAvgPrc | Price Needed to Break Even if Closing Posiiton |
| PosPctChg | ( [Last Price] – [PosAvgPrice] ) / [PosAvgPrice] * 100 |
| PullBk | Pull Back value: calculated based on Position, which formulas are as follows: Long: PB = LastPrice – HighPrice; Short: PB = LowPrice – LastPrice; Flat: PB=0 |
| Qty Bot | Quantity Bought |
| Qty Sld | Quantity Sold |
| Qty SLng | Quantity of Shares Sold from Long Position |
| Qty SShrt | Quantity of Shares Sold from Short Position |
| Sell Var | AEP Sold – VWAP (Activ Feed only) |
| Size | Lot Size Displayed as (Bid Size) x (Ask Size) |
| Strike | Strike Price |
| Sym | Symbol |
| Total Qty | Qty Bot + Qty Sld |
| Trader | Trader /User Login ID |
| Underlying | Underlying Symbol |
| Vol | Volume = Trading Volume for the Day for a Selected Symbol |
| VWAP | Volume Weighted Average Price = [(# of shares bought) x (SharePrice)] / (Total Shares Bought |
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