Interactive Broker Unrealised profit and loss

[benysl]

Hi

just found out that if I have a position and held it overnight.

The unrealised profit always show the result that is mark to yesterday closing and not my entry price which is very confusing as I have a lot of trade.

Is there a way I can show the unrealised profit that is mark to my entry price and not yesterday closing price?

 

[Bitstream]

kinda odd...do u use unrealized or tot pnl. there are 2 options. on mine [unrealized] it shows the right numbers.

 

[benysl]

Quote from Bitstream:

kinda odd...do u use unrealized or tot pnl. there are 2 options. on mine [unrealized] it shows the right numbers.

hi how do you change it??

I see from my quote page I have it under Unrealized P&L % and that figure is totally way off from my entry price.

I trade options by the way- guess it shouldn't matter right?

 

[phil1424]

anyway to "link the changing prices directly to excel ? so i dont have to manually update positions I have on at IB . I have my spreadsheet set up so along with other things shows my unrealized P&L like TWS.
thanks, phil

 

[IB Salvatore]

This is only done for futures. Variation margin posts P&L for futures positions to your account daily. Technically speaking, marking to the previous settlement price is the unrealized P&L as yesterdays P&L has already been posted to your account.

The feature isn't useful when looking for your entry point. You can request a change to this calculation on our new features poll.

http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/poll/poll.php?ib_entity=llc