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How do I read the Margin widget?

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The Margin widget provides information about your balance, your total unrealised profit and loss, and how much leverage you are utilising. These are calculated separately for each relevant cryptocurrency.

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Margin Widget Terms & Definitions

Term Definition
Wallet Balance

The sum of deposited and withdrawn cryptocurrency (both completed and pending), and realised profit or loss. They are calculated separately for each relevant cryptocurrency. 

Wallet Balance = Deposits - Withdrawals + Realised PNL
Unrealised PNL

All the unrealised profit or loss coming from your portfolio's open positions. You convert unrealised PNL into realised PNL by closing out a position. Please note that this value is calculated against the Mark price. 

Unrealised PNL = Number of lots * Multiplier * (100/Average Entry Price - 100/Exit Price)
Margin Balance

Your total equity held with the exchange

 Margin Balance = Unrealised PNL + Wallet Balance
Position Margin

The amount of margin that is allocated to open positions. It is calculated as the entry value of all the contracts you hold, divided by the selected leverage, plus unrealised profit and loss.

Position Margin = Entry value/leverage + Unrealised PNL
Order Margin

The minimum amount of equity required to retain your open orders. It is calculated as the value of all open orders divided by the selected leverage. 

Order Margin = Order Value/Leverage
Available Balance

Margin available for new positions

 Available Balance = Margin Balance - Order Margin - Position Margin.

 

 

The reference page for the margin terms can be found here: Margin Term Reference

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