Column Setup Window-Customize the View

  1. To customize the view, select the row under Visibility, to display in the Account Summary window.

  2. Click on a row to display the drop-down menu and to select, Normal, Bold or Hidden, and click Ok. Refer to the Figure on the right.

The definitions for the row headers in the Account Summary window are in the table of information below.

Item

Description

Open P/L

This is the amount of Profit and Loss when the open position exists.  If Open P/L is not checked then the Total P/L displays.  

Realized P/L

This figure is the actual profit and loss statement for the trading activity of that day period.

Total P/L

This is the sum of the Open P/L figure and the Realized P/L figure. The Total P/L represents the whole profit and loss from all trades in the account.

Cash

This is the actual balance of money in the account (not in the market).

Open P/L

This is the amount of Profit and Loss when the open position exists.  If Open P/L is not checked then the Total P/L displays.   It displays again under the Balance in the Account Summary window.

Net Liq

This is the sum of the available cash plus the figure of the Open P/L.

Buying Power

This is the money an investor has available to buy futures and options. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available.

Rate

 

This refers to the present rate of currency in a market.

 

The available rows for display in the view include those in the Figure to the right.