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 green and losing positions are highlighted in red. There is an update indication for the Symbol column also - whenever there is a change in P/L, the Symbol column is briefly highlighted in yellow.

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. You can also filter the entries by account number by selecting the desired account number to view from the Account No drop-down list.

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
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.
Account No Filters the entries by account number. Select the filter(s) that you want to use from the Account No.

For column descriptions, see TradeManager Column Library.