Trading Account Metrics

This section describes the financial and margin properties displayed in the trading account panel. These metrics represent the current state of a trader’s account, including capital, open position performance, and margin usage.

Displayed properties:

Balance
On Hold (displayed if exists)
Equity
Profit
Used Margin (displayed if exists)
Free Margin
Margin Level (displayed if Used Margin exists)
Leverage

1. Balance

Description

Balance represents the total funds in the trading account after all closed operations.

Balance reflects realized results only and does not include floating profit or loss from open positions.

Opening a position does not change Balance.

Balance Changes When

deposit is completed

withdrawal is completed

trade is closed

swap is charged

commission is charged

manual adjustment is made

Formula

Balance =
Deposits
+ Closed Profits
- Closed Losses
- Completed Withdrawals
- Commissions
- Swaps
+ Adjustments

Simplified:

Balance = Previous Balance + Realized PnL

2. On Hold

Description

On Hold represents funds temporarily reserved for pending financial operations, such as withdrawal requests.

These funds are excluded from the amount available for trading until the operation is completed or cancelled.

Display Rule

Displayed only if On Hold > 0

Example

Balance = 10 000
On Hold = 3 000

Funds available for trading:

Available Balance = 7 000

3. Equity

Description

Equity represents the current real-time value of the account, including floating profit or loss from open positions.

Equity changes continuously as market prices move.

It is the primary value used for margin risk calculations.

Formula

Equity = (Balance − On Hold) + Profit

Where:

Profit = Floating PnL from open positions

4. Profit

Description

Profit represents the unrealized profit or loss from open positions.

It updates continuously based on market price changes.

Positive values represent profit, negative values represent loss.

5. Used Margin

Description

Used Margin represents the total collateral required to maintain all open positions.

Margin is not a cost and does not reduce the account balance. It represents funds temporarily reserved by the trading engine to support open positions.

Display Rule

Displayed only if Used Margin > 0

Total Used Margin

Used Margin = sum(margin of all open positions)

6. Free Margin

Description

Free Margin represents the amount of funds available to open new positions.

Free Margin decreases when:

new positions are opened

Formula

Free Margin = Equity − Used Margin

7. Margin Level

Description

Margin Level represents the ratio between equity and used margin, expressed as a percentage.

It is the primary indicator of account risk and determines when margin call or stop-out conditions occur.

Display Rule

Displayed only if Used Margin > 0

Formula

Margin Level (%) = (Equity / Used Margin) × 100

8. Leverage

Description

Leverage defines the maximum trading exposure relative to the trader’s capital.

Higher leverage reduces the margin required to open positions.

Example

Leverage = 1:100

Meaning the trader can control:

100 units of market exposure for every 1 unit of capital

Account Calculation Relationships

The core account metrics are calculated using the following relationships:

Profit = Floating PnL

Equity = (Balance − On Hold) + Profit

Used Margin = sum(position margins)

Free Margin = Equity − Used Margin

Margin Level (%) = (Equity / Used Margin) × 100