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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Calculating profit and loss

Most trading platforms calculate P&L of your open positions automatically - but it's useful to know where that calculation comes from. Here's an example:

You believe EUR is undervalued vs. USD
You want to buy EUR and sell USD

To buy 100k EUR = US $142,010
Required margin at 1% = US $1420

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