Account numbers

  • Balance — your closed-trade total.
  • Equity — balance ± open trade P/L (your real-time value).
  • Margin — funds locked in open trades.
  • Free margin — what's available for new trades.
  • Margin level % — equity/margin. If it drops too low you get a margin call, then stop-out.

Watch equity and free margin — they tell you how much risk you're really carrying right now.