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* Equity – shows equity of the account; | * Equity – shows equity of the account; | ||
* Open P/L – shows open profit and loss of the account. | * Open P/L – shows open profit and loss of the account. | ||
* Daily P/L - shows daily profit and loss of the account. | * Last Update – shows date and time of the last update received for the account. | ||
* Daily P/L - shows daily profit and loss of the account. | |||
* Purchasing Power - shows the amount of money available on the account to buy securities. | |||
* Free Margin - shows the amount of funds on the account which are not involved in trading. | |||
* Margin - shows the margin of the account. | |||
* Net Liquidation - shows the net liquidation value received from Interactive Brokers. | |||
* FxCashBalance - shows the FxCashBalance value received from Interactive Brokers. | |||
* Realized Pnl - shows realized profit and loss of the account. | |||
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The information in Orders tab can be filtered by Profile, Account, Source, Instrument, State and Date (From… To). | The information in Orders tab can be filtered by Profile, Account, Source, Instrument, State and Date (From… To). | ||
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=== Order Modification === | |||
To cancel the order, right-click it -> Cancel Order. | |||
To cancel all active orders for all symbols for all the broker profiles and accounts, right-click one of the orders -> Cancel All Orders. | |||
To cancel the | To cancel all active orders for the particular symbol, right-click one of the orders -> Cancel All Orders for This Symbol. | ||
To cancel all active orders for all | To cancel all active orders and close all open positions for all the broker profiles and accounts, right-click one of the orders -> Flatten Everything. | ||
To | To change the price of an active order, right-click it -> Change Stop Price /Change Limit Price. | ||
To | To change the size of an active order, right-click it -> Change Order Quantity. | ||
To | === Showing Orders on Chart === | ||
To view the order on the corresponding chart, right-click it -> Show Order on Chart. | |||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' '''Show Order on Chart''' option only works if there is a chart open for this instrument in any of the open workspaces.</div> | |||
=== Viewing Order’s History === | |||
==Open Positions Tab== | Since MultiCharts 14 it is possible to track an order’s life and understand what had effect on it. '''[[Viewing Order's History|See here]]''' for more information. | ||
== Open Positions Tab == | |||
Open Positions tab provides the information about the open positions. | Open Positions tab provides the information about the open positions. | ||
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* Average Price - average price of executed entry orders that have created this position; | * Average Price - average price of executed entry orders that have created this position; | ||
* Open P/L – shows open profit and loss for this position; | * Open P/L – shows open profit and loss for this position; | ||
* Last Update – shows date and time of the last update received for the open position. | |||
The information in Open Positions tab can be filtered by Account and Instrument. | |||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' It is possible to display open positions for several accounts from different broker profiles. Under Account -> select Multiple -> select the accounts you want to see open positions for.</div> | |||
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==Position Modification== | To see the chart for the instrument with an open position right-click on the position to see the shortcut menu and click '''Go to Chart'''. | ||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' '''Go to Chart''' command works only if there is a chart for this instrument in any of the open workspaces.</div> | |||
=== Position Modification === | |||
To close a particular position right-click on the position to see the shortcut menu and click Close this “Instrument” position at Account #. | To close a particular position right-click on the position to see the shortcut menu and click Close this “Instrument” position at Account #. | ||
To cancel all active orders and close all open positions right-click on one of the orders to see the shortcut menu and click Flatten Everything. | To cancel all active orders and close all open positions for all the broker profiles and accounts right-click on one of the orders to see the shortcut menu and click Flatten Everything. | ||
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* ** Requested every 5 minutes and calculated by MC in-between. | * ** Requested every 5 minutes and calculated by MC in-between. | ||
==Strategy Positions | ==Strategy Positions Tab== | ||
Strategy positions tab shows the positions that were opened by your strategy as a result of automated trading. | Strategy positions tab shows the positions that were opened by your strategy as a result of automated trading. | ||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Only positions that were opened by a strategy are | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Only positions that were opened by a strategy are shown in Strategy Positions tab. The positions that were opened manually or opened from another program are not shown. Number of lines displayed on this tab = number of auto trading charts.</div> | ||
After the position is closed the corresponding line in the Strategy Positions tab is removed. | After the position is closed the corresponding line in the Strategy Positions tab is removed. | ||
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* Profile – where you can see the broker profile that is connected; | * Profile – where you can see the broker profile that is connected; | ||
* Strategy Name – shows the name of the strategy that has generated this position; | * Strategy Name – shows the name of the strategy that has generated this position; | ||
* Workspace – shows the name of the workspace with the chart where the strategy is applied is situated. | * Workspace – shows the name of the workspace with the chart where the strategy is applied is situated; | ||
* Last Update – shows date and time of the last update received for the strategy positions. | |||
The information in Strategy Positions tab can be filtered by Instrument. | The information in Strategy Positions tab can be filtered by Instrument. | ||
[[File: | [[File:OPT_Strategy_Positions.PNG]] | ||
To see the chart for the instrument with an open position of the strategy right-click on the position to see the shortcut menu and click '''Go to Chart'''. | |||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' '''Go to Chart''' command works only if there is a chart for this instrument in any of the open workspaces.</div> | |||
==Positions History Tab== | ==Positions History Tab== | ||
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* Quantity – shows the size of the position in contracts; | * Quantity – shows the size of the position in contracts; | ||
* Average Price - average price of executed entry orders that have created this position; | * Average Price - average price of executed entry orders that have created this position; | ||
* | * Realized P/L – shows realized profit and loss for this position; | ||
The information in Positions History tab can be filtered by Profile, Account, Source, Instrument and Date (From… To). | The information in Positions History tab can be filtered by Profile, Account, Source, Instrument and Date (From… To). | ||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''':We display all updates coming to MultiCharts from your broker. Unfortunately the updates of avg entry price and current market position come asynchronously from your broker. MultiCharts doesn’t filter them, otherwise it can lose some information. Symbol Mapping can also affect number of the duplicated lines (depends on the number of lines with | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''':We display all updates coming to MultiCharts from your broker. Unfortunately the updates of avg entry price and current market position come asynchronously from your broker. MultiCharts doesn’t filter them, otherwise it can lose some information. Symbol Mapping can also affect number of the duplicated lines (depends on the number of lines with the same instrument in Symbol Mapping window) in Position History tab.</div> | ||
==Logs | ==Logs Tab== | ||
Logs tab shows the information on the trading events and messages received from broker. | Logs tab shows the information on the trading events and messages received from broker. | ||
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==Alerts Tab== | ==Alerts Tab== | ||
Alerts tab shows the alerts generated by | Alerts tab shows the alerts generated by signal and indicator scripts. | ||
The following information is available: | The following information is available: | ||
* Date/Time – shows the date and time when the alert was triggered; | * Date/Time – shows the date and time when the alert was triggered; | ||
* | * Source - name of the study that generated the alert; | ||
* Price - price level at which the alert was triggered | * Instrument - the symbol on which the study is applied; | ||
* Resolution - the resolution selected for the instrument; | |||
* Price - price level at which the alert was triggered; | |||
* Message - alert message. | * Message - alert message. | ||
The information in Alerts tab can be filtered by Profile and Date (From… To). | The information in Alerts tab can be filtered by Profile and Date (From… To). | ||
==Managing | ==Trades Summary Tab== | ||
Trades Summary tab allows creating a single custom performance report for multiple brokers, accounts and instruments without using a chart. | |||
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You can create performance report for the selected brokers and symbols. You can also select the Currency in which the report will be created, select start and end date, Initial Capital and Risk Free Rate (used to calculate Sharpe Ratio. The default value is 2%). | |||
==Managing Columns== | |||
To show/hide a column, right-click on the column heading and check/ uncheck the column name check boxes. | To show/hide a column, right-click on the column heading and check/ uncheck the column name check boxes. | ||
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<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: In order to export data to excel make sure that Microsoft Office 2003 and higher is installed on your machine (Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) must be supported).</div> | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: In order to export data to excel make sure that Microsoft Office 2003 and higher is installed on your machine (Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) must be supported).</div> | ||
== | ==Themes== | ||
To change themes of Order and Position Tracker: click the View tab in the main menu of MultiCharts , point to Themes and choose one of the themes available in the list. | To change themes of Order and Position Tracker: click the View tab in the main menu of MultiCharts , point to Themes and choose one of the themes available in the list. | ||