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A break-even price | A break-even price describes a change of value that corresponds to just covering one's initial investment or cost. Traders may use break-even prices to understand where a securities price must go to make a trade profitable after costs, fees, and taxes have been taken into account. | ||
The BreakEven Stop strategy uses the PowerLanguage keyword [[SetBreakEven]] to place an order to exit all shares or contracts in all positions once a specified profit floor has been reached. The profit floor can be set on a total position basis, or on one contract/one share basis. The profit target amount is determined by the FloorAmt input. When the profit exceeds the breakeven profit floor, a stop exit order is generated at the average entry price of the position. The stop orders are stop market orders. If the price falls back to the entry price, a market order is generated and sent into the market. Breakeven Stop can be used to close both long and short positions. | The BreakEven Stop strategy uses the PowerLanguage keyword [[SetBreakEven]] to place an order to exit all shares or contracts in all positions once a specified profit floor has been reached. The profit floor can be set on a total position basis, or on one contract/one share basis. The profit target amount is determined by the FloorAmt input. When the profit exceeds the breakeven profit floor, a stop exit order is generated at the average entry price of the position. The stop orders are stop market orders. If the price falls back to the entry price, a market order is generated and sent into the market. Breakeven Stop can be used to close both long and short positions. |