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Beginner investors always feel confused about stock terms. In this article, we will introduce the basic knowledge of how to follow up the performance of your positions or portfolios...
Examples
1. MV/QTY
Market Value: the market value of the stock you hold, calculating by the quantity you hold times the market price.
Quantity: quantity of holding shares.
2. Price/Cost
Price: the market price of the stock.
Cost: also called Diluted cost, Cost price = (total amount bought during the holding period - total amount sold during the holding period) / quantity of holding shares
3.P/L Ratio
P/L ratio = (market price - diluted cost) / diluted cost, the value of the P/L ratio is changing since your positions are still open.
4.Floating profit and loss
Also called unrealized profit and loss, floating profit and loss = (market price-diluted cost) × quantity of holding shares.
Once the positions have been closed, the floating profit and loss would change into realized profit and loss.
By Bayo