How to Prepare for the Upcoming Increase in Margin Requirements

GLOSSARY
These terms are used in both the Trading 212 website and the iOS app. Can somebody confirm that they are used consistently in the Android app please?

  • ACCOUNT VALUE -
  • BLOCKED FUNDS -
  • FREE FUNDS -
  • LIVE RESULT - This is the unrealised profit/loss of all open positions.
  • USED MARGIN -
  • STATUS (this value isn’t actually labelled in the app) -

The LIVE RESULT, FREE FUNDS, BLOCKED FUNDS, USED MARGIN, ACCOUNT VALUE and STATUS values can be found at the bottom of the Trading 212 website, from left to right.

For your information:

ACCOUNT VALUE = BLOCKED FUNDS + FREE FUNDS

My personal investigations suggest that:

ACCOUNT VALUE = (Deposit - Withdrawal) + (Dividend - Interest) + Realised Profit/Loss (Result) + Unrealised Profit/Loss (LIVE RESULT)

All of the above parameters are generally static (ignoring when dividends are paid or interest is charged), except “Unrealised Profit/Loss”, which fluctuates due to price and exchange rate changes. BLOCKED FUNDS will also fluctuate for the same reason, or when margins are changed. FREE FUNDS is then just ACCOUNT VALUE - BLOCKED FUNDS.

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