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Old 09-29-2009, 12:24 PM
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Current Gross profit/loss of position

Hi everybody,
Is there a way to obtain the current Gross profit/loss of a position using this API.

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Aldo H.
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Old 09-30-2009, 04:33 PM
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Hi everybody,
Is there a way to obtain the current Gross profit/loss of a position using this API.

Thanks a lot
Aldo H.
Aldo,

Gross P/L can not be retrieved, per se. You would need to calculate this based upon price executed and the current market price.
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