The View Portfolio page is the default home page. This page consolidates data vital to your account including Open Orders, account Balances, and a Watch List.You can also read News related to your Open Orders and Watch List and view an Intraday Chart for one of the three major indices. Most importantly, your portfolio contains a list of your current Positions (the stock positions you currently hold).
To learn more about Balances, see Account Balances.
To learn how to increase your buying power, see Increase Your Buying Power.
To learn how to customize this window, see Customize Your Portfolio.
The following actions are available on this page
Click "Customize" -- Allows you to select a default "Watch List" and Index .
Click "Detail" -- Generates a detailed quote.
Click "Trade" -- Brings up a trading page and fills it with the stock symbol.
Click "Charts" -- Generates an Intraday Chart for the symbol.
Click "News" -- Brings up news headlines for the symbol.
Click "Chain" -- Generates a list of available options and quotes for those options.
Click a News headline -- Returns the entire news story.
BALANCES |
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| BOD Account Equity | Also known as BOD Liquidating Equity is the balance of all cash and securities in your account less any debit balance/plus any credit balance. |
| Current Market Value | The current value of all security positions within an account. This is calculated by multiplying the Bid/Ask price in extended hours trading or the Last Price during normal market by the number of shares for equities. All options are calculated by multiplying the Bid/Ask price by the number of contracts. Note: If either Bid/Ask or Last Price is not available we will use the clearing firms Mark-To-Market value for both equities and options. |
| BOD Market Value | The total value of all security positions within an account. This is determined by multiplying the number of shares (equities) or contracts (options) by yesterday's closing price. |
| Net Trades Value | This is the difference between the Total $ Purchase vs. Total $ Sold of securities traded intra-day. Note: This value will be zero if there have been no intra-day trading activity. |
| Account Equity | Also known as Liquidating Equity is the intra-day balance of all cash and securities in your account less any debit balance/plus any credit balance. The calculation for Intra-day Account Equity is: BOD Account Equity + Current Market Value - BOD Market Value - Net Trades Value = Account Equity |
| Daytrader Buying Power | (DTBP) For margin traders, the amount available at the present to purchase additional securities during regular market hours. It is roughly 4-times your Excess Equity. |
| Overnight Buying Power | (ONBP) For margin traders, the amount available at the present to purchase additional securities after market hours. It is roughly twice your Excess Equity. |
| Non-Margin Buying Power | For non-margin traders, the cash or cash equivalent in your account available for trades. This number increases or decreases depending on the current market value your holdings.. |
POSITIONS |
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| Type | "1" indicates a non-marginable cash purchase; "2" indicates that the purchase was made in a margin account; "3" indicates a short sale; "S" indicates a straddle. |
| Symbol | The publically traded company's registered stock symbol. |
| Last | The execution price of the most recent transaction. "Last" often toggles between the Bid and the Ask price. |
| Change | The difference between the Last price and the Previous Close price. |
| Qty | Number of shares held for long positions, or sold short for short positions. |
| Average Price | The price at which the security was transacted (purchased or shorted). If the same stock was transacted over time at different prices, the prices are averaged together. |
| Profit/Loss | Profit or Loss. Calculated as the difference between Average Price and Market Value, excluding commission cost. |
| Market Value | Current Market Value (CMV). During the Market session, CMV for long positions equals Quantity times the Bid and for short positions equals Quantity times the Ask. After Market close, both long and short market values are computed as Quantity times the Last price of normal market hours. |
OPEN ORDERS |
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| Date | Date the order was entered. |
| Time | Time the order was entered in Eastern Standard Time (EST). |
| Order Number | Unique number associated with your order. |
| Symbol | The publically traded company's registered stock symbol. |
| Qty | Number of shares held for long positions, or sold short for short positions. |
| Transaction Type | Type of order entered: Buy, Sell, or Sell Short. |
| Status | Status of your order: Submitted, Routed, Executed, Expired, Done for Day, etc. |
| Limit | Limit price if entered as a Limit order. |
| Order Type | Type of order placed: Market, Stop Market, Stop Limit, Limit, etc. |
| Stop | Stop price if entered as a stop order. |
| Time In Force | Time In Force: GTC, GTC+, DAY, DAY+ |
WATCH LIST |
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| Symbol | The publically traded company's registered stock symbol. |
| Bid | The price that a potential buyer is willing to pay. |
| Ask | The price that a seller is offering the security for sale. Also called "offer." |
| Last | The price of the most recently executed transaction. |
| Change | The difference between the Last price and the Close price. |
| Volume | The number of shares traded today. |