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Equity

Equity is your account balance plus or minus the unrealised profit or loss of your open positions. It changes with every price move while positions are open.

Also called: account equity, net value

Hypothetical example

Hypothetically, your balance is $1,000 and an open position shows a loss of $150: your equity is $850. If the position shows a gain of $150 instead, equity is $1,150.

Used in these guides

Costs & risk8 min read
Margin call and stop out: how they work
How margin level is calculated, when a margin call or a stop out happens, and what each one does to your open positions.

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