TradeStation Help

TradeManager - Positions

The Positions tab displays the positions that are currently open. You have an open position when you have entered into either a long or a short trade, and have not yet exited. Once you establish a long position, you have an open long position until such time as you liquidate all long shares or contracts. Likewise, if you have an open short position, you remain open short until you close out the position. For general information, see About TradeManager.

The entries are color-coded so you can see them at a glance. Winning positions are highlighted in red; losing positions are highlighted in blue. The intensity of the color will vary from a light shade when the change is small, to a bright shade when the change is 5% or more. When the position is unchanged, the Up-Down indicator is blank. A symbol code that you have in a margin position will include a suffix; cash positions will not include a suffix.

To search positions for a specific symbol, enter the symbol in the Symbol box. Entries will be sorted by symbol and the first occurrence of the symbol entered in the Symbol box is highlighted.

The Positions tab contains columns that you can use to sort your positions. To add or remove columns, right mouse-click on any column name to view the shortcut menu, and choose Format Columns. For more information, view the Format Columns and Rows help topic. For column descriptions, see the TradeManager Column Library.

In addition, you have the ability of tracking realized and unrealized profit and loss by symbol and the ability of displaying flat positions. The Positions tab provides the following columns of information.

Field	Description
Action	Specifies the order action to take on any orders that have the Order Status box checked.
Symbol Filter	Searches the entries for a specific symbol. Enter the symbol in the Symbol Filter box and press ENTER; the entries will be sorted by symbol and the first occurrence of the symbol entered in the Symbol Filter box is highlighted.
Fund Source	Filters the entries based on the funding source for the order (Cash, Margin, Both)

Actions

When you are on the Positions tab, you can select one or more rows by clicking the checkbox at the left side of the row, and then either right-mouse click or use the Action button to access several actions. Note that some actions may be grayed out when they do not apply to the selected position.

Close Position: Available for most positions.
Customize at TradeStationOrder Bar: Available when either you have selected only a single position, or you have selected all lots within a single position.
Send Gembiki Now: Available when you have selected one or more long margin positions.
Customize Gembiki at TradeStationOrder Bar: Available when you have selected a single long margin position.
Send Genwatashi Now: Available when you have selected one or more short margin positions.
Customize Genwatashi at Order Bar: Available when you have selected a single short margin position.

To exit a position using strategy automation, see Strategy Properties - Automation.

Right-mouse click on the column names at the top of the Positions tab and choose Format Columns to add or remove available columns to the tab.

For column descriptions, see TradeManager Column Library.