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Getting the most out of the Portfolio view

The left panel of your Focus screen is the Portfolio panel.  Here you can find all things related to your share holdings and transactions, your cash, and your orders.  Due to popular demand, we introduced the daily change feature.  As indicated below, this is calculated across your entire portfolio in the Summary section, as well as on individual holdings, in the Portfolio section.



In addition to the daily figure, we also introduced a variety of sensitivity tools to influence how the profit/loss position on your portfolio is calculated.


Portfolio Price Basis

Market price will only factor in the price paid in the market when calculating a base price for a position and any profit or loss generated from selling stock.

Cost price will factor in both the price paid in the market along with any brokerage incurred when calculating a base price for a position and any profit or loss generated from selling stock.

Portfolio Calculation Mode

Average cost divides the total value of a position by the total quantity to give a volume-weighted average cost per share. This value then serves as the base price from which the sale of stock is compared against when determining profit or loss.

First in first out will nett the sale of stock against the earliest purchases first when generating profit or loss, and then utilise an average cost calculation over any remaining stock to give a cost per remaining share.

Last in first out works the same way as First in first out, except the sale of stock is netted against the latest purchases first.

Highest cost first out netts the sale of stock against the most costly purchases first (by price-per-share not overall purchase price), then utilises an average cost calculation over any remaining stock.

Lowest cost first out works the same way as Highest cost first out, except sales are netted against the least costly purchases first.


Daily Change Calculation Mode

Simplified will compare the yesterdays closing price to the current price when calculating the daily change in unrealised profit or loss, without considering any trading activity that has occurred today.

Advanced works by marking all positions as at the start of the day to yesterdays closing price, then calculates forward from that point using the selected portfolio calculation mode. This can offer a more accurate figure for positions that are opened or increased intraday, but will otherwise be the same as Simplified mode.


The portfolio calculation settings can be accessed by clicking the My details , then .
We have also provided you with the ability to make your portfolio part of your main screen.  To toggle between the chart and your portfolio, simply click the chart icon  or the portfolio icon  in the top right corner of the main screen/s.  Using the split screen mode, you use the chain icon to create link groups.  From there you can open a chart and the stock info panel, each time you click one of your portfolio holdings.






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