Portfolio

Portfolio

The screens in this article are based on the iOS operating system. Android screens may differ slightly.

Portfolio provides an overview of all your assets and pending orders. Here you can:

  • Track the balance of assets on your trading account on the Assets tab (for Cash accounts).
  • View, modify and close open positions on the Positions tab (for Margin accounts).
  • View, edit, and delete pending orders on the Orders tab (for Margin and Cash accounts).
  • Create, modify and delete order strategies on the Strategies tab (for Margin and Cash accounts).
  
Portfolio screen for Margin account & Cash account

Margin Accounts

Positions 

On the Positions tab, you can view the current positions on a marginal account.
Select a position to go to its details and management.

Position Details:

  • Open time:Time of a position opening.
  • Modification time: Time of a position modification.
  • Open price: Price of a position opening (at which the position was activated).
  • Current price: Current price.
  • Take Profit: Take profit value at the moment (Gross account).
  • Commission: Commission for a position.
  • Swap: Swap for a position kept overnight. A negative swap is when you pay it or a positive when it is paid to you.
  • Net P/L: Net Profit/Loss. Net P/L = Gross P/L - Commission - Swap (Gross account).
*Swap and commission. The Swap value on Gross and Net accounts is presented in points, but is charged in profit currency according to the algorithm of profit calculation. Swap and commission are charged in proportion to the volume of a closed order. If an order remains open overnight and is partially executed the next day, swap applies only to the filled order volume. Commission is charged at position opening and immediately recorded to History.

How to manage a position:

  • Modify position: You can change some parameters like Stop Loss and Take ProfitTP/SL volume, Trailing stop depending on the account.
    Partial closing of a position decreases its volume. Select the checkbox and enter the value in % if you want to close. The rest part of the position volume will remain open.
  • Close position: You can close the selected position. You can also close multiple positions using the Close Positions option. Click the 'Close Positions' button and select the positions for closing: for all symbols, for the current symbol, Profitable or Losing, All Sell or All Buy.
  • Reverse: When you reverse a position on Gross account, the current position is closed and the opposite position of the same volume is opened. To reverse a Net position, open an opposite position of a larger volume.
  • Close by: Position is closed by an opposite order.
 
Positions Details for Gross account & Net account

Orders

On the Orders tab, you can view the list of placed pending orders.

Order Details:

  • Order ID: Operation ticket number.
  • Order created: Time when the order was created.
  • Order modified: Time when the order was modified.
  • Order price: Requested order execution price.
  • Used Margin: Margin that is already being used. These funds are locked up and cannot be used for trading or for opening new positions.

    You can modify the following order parameters:
  • Order activation price:
    • At price: Activation price for Limit and Stop orders.
    • Stop price / Limit price: Activation price for Stop Limit orders.
  • Volume: Order volume. If you want to use all available currency volume in the order, tap the Available volume.
  • Visible volume: This parameter affects the visibility of the Limit order volume in the Market Depth:
    • Hidden: Visible volume = 0. Full order volume is hidden in the Market Depth.
    • Iceberg: Visible volume > 0. Part of the order volume is hidden in the Market Depth. Specify the volume you want to make visible in the Market Depth. The remaining volume is hidden.
  • Slippage control: Slippage control value in %.
  • Stop Loss / Take profit: To add a Stop Loss / Take Profit level (for Gross account), select the appropriate checkbox, and then enter the value.
  • Trailing Stop: It is a feature that allows you to automatically move the Stop Loss level and lock in profits. TS is added to a position or pending order, but is executed only for open positions. Trailing Stop is executed on the terminal side, not the server side. If the terminal is disconnected, TS doesn't work, but a Stop Loss order opened by TS can be triggered. Trailing Stop is set in points from the current price to the Stop Loss level. If the profit in points is equal to or greater than the specified level, a Stop Loss order is automatically placed at the specified distance from the current price. If the price moves in a profitable direction, TS automatically moves the Stop Loss level. If the position becomes less profitable, the order is not modified.
  • Order expiration:
    • GTD (Good Till Date): The order is valid until the specified date and time unless it has been filled or canceled.
    • GTC (Good Till Canceled): The order is valid until you cancel it unless it has been successfully filled.
    • IOC (Immediate or Cancel): This condition is only for Limit side of Stop Limit orders. The order is executed immediately, and any portion of the order that cannot be filled immediately is canceled.
  • Comment: Comment on an order.

How to manage an order:

  • Modify: You can modify any of the parameter described above
  • Delete: You can remove the selected order.
   
Buy Limit Order on Gross account & Sell Stop Order on Net Account

Cash Accounts

Assets

On the Assets tab, you can view the current balance of assets on Cash account.
An asset is a parameter used to determine the volume of fiat or cryptocurrency owned by the customer. Assets are kept on the same-name TickTrader ECN account subaccounts. Subaccounts allow to maintain a separate record of each asset.
There is the following data on each asset:
  • Volume: Total asset volume. Total Volume = Locked Volume + Available Volume.
  • Locked: Asset volume reserved to ensure the execution of pending orders.
  • Available: Asset volume available for placing orders. Available Volume = Total Volume - Locked Volume.
If an asset is involved in a pending order, an arrow  is displayed on the right side of the asset line. Tap the asset to go to the Orders tab, where you can see pending orders involving the asset.

Sort assets

To sort assets on the Assets tab, tap Sort :

  • Sort by Asset: Sort assets by asset name.
  • Sort by Asset Volume: Sort assets by the total asset volume.
  • Sort by Available Volume: Sort assets by available asset volume. You can also exchange all the selected assets to the available target asset
  • Sort by Locked Volume: Sort assets by locked asset volume.

Tip: To change the sort order from ascending  to descending  and vice versa, tap the filter name.

Quick Exchange

The quick exchange functionality allows the user to sell the available volume of the asset or exchange it partially.
To exchange an asset, tap  in the asset line. Select the asset to exchange and the asset to be exchanged to. You can also exchange partially (in %). Tap Exchange, check the operation details (type and side of the order, volume, etc).
This trade operation (executed market order) will be added to the Trade History listClick the operation to view the order details including the volume, rate, slippage control, commission and others.

Sell All Assets

You can also exchange all the selected assets to the available target asset. Tap , select the assets to exchange and the target asset, and tap ExchangeIf necessary, select the 'Exchange partially' option and enter the exchange value in %.
Select the assets you want to exchange and the target asset (to be exchanged to), and tap Exchangeall the selected base assets will be converted to the target asset at the same time providing the approximate total amount.
 
The exchange operations for the buying of the target asset after execution will be added to the Trade History as separate market orders according to the number of selected assets for exchange. The details of each executed order include requested/filled volume, requested/filled rate, slippage control (%), commission, etc.

Orders

Order grouping by symbol

On the Orders tab, orders are grouped by symbol. You can see the following information on each symbol:

  • Trading symbol
  • Order side: Buy and/or Sell
  • Number of orders for each side
  • Total volume of orders for each side
  • Locked volume of assets (in landscape mode)
Sort Symbols

To sort symbols, tap Sort :

  • Sort by Symbol: Sort symbols by symbol name.
  • Sort by Number of Orders: Sort symbols by the number of orders opened for this symbol.
  • Sort by Volume of Orders: Sort symbols by the total volume of orders opened for this symbol.
Order list

To view the list of orders for a symbol, tap the symbol line. You will see the current Bid and Ask prices and an order list that contains the following details: order type, lot size, requested order execution price, asset locked volume, and distance in points.
Tap Back to go to the list of symbols.

Sort Orders
You can sort orders by tapping Sort :
  • Sort by Order ID: Sort orders by order ID.
  • Sort by Modification Time: Sort orders by the time when the order was modified.
  • Sort by Order Type: Sort orders by order type.
  • Sort by Price: Sort orders by the requested order execution price.
  • Sort by Locked Volume: Sort orders by locked asset volume.
  • Sort by Commission: Sort orders by commission amount.
  • Sort by Asset X Volume: Sort orders by volume of Asset X.
  • Sort by Asset Y Volume: Sort orders by volume of Asset Y.
Orders Parameters 
To go to the Order parameters screen, select an order by tapping the order line.

Order details include:

  • Order ID: Operation ticket number.
  • Order created: Time when the order was created.
  • Order modified: Time when the order was modified.
  • Order price: Requested order execution price.
  • Commission: Commission charged for the execution of order.
  • Locked: Asset volume locked for ensuring the order execution.

    You can modify the following order parameters:
  • At Price: Order execution price.
  • Volume: Order volume. If you want to use all available currency volume in the order, tap the Available volume.
  • Visible volume: Order volume visible in Level2.
  • Slippage control: Slippage control value in %.
  • Order expiration:
    • GTD (Good Till Date): The order is valid until the specified date and time unless it has been filled or canceled.
    • GTC (Good Till Canceled): The order is valid until you cancel it unless it has been successfully filled.
  • Comment: Comment on an order.

How to manage an order:

  • Modify: You can modify any of the parameter described above. When you've finished, tap Modify
  • Delete: You can delete one, all or only orders of a certain type.
    • Delete all selected orders: Tap Delete Selected.
    • Delete orders of a certain type: To delete orders of a certain type, tap Delete, and then select the order type. For example, if you want to delete only Buy Limit orders, tap Delete > Delete Buy Limit Orders among selected. Orders of other types will remain unchanged.

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