papermoney question

August 14th, 2014, 05:32 PM

Hey guys,

Quick question....what are the stock values for papermoney under (net liquidating value, stock buying power)

The reason I ask is I am somewhat new to day trading and I am learning I have been have a positive P/L everyday I have traded but I feel like I have lost money for some reason.

Current values are:
net liquidating value=103,412.62
stock buying power=188,637.24

Thanks for the help and I apologize if its a dumb question

August 14th, 2014, 06:07 PM

Not sure if this helps any but,

8/13 starting money 118,739.92
8/14 strating money 98,002.33

I am swing 2 stocks
EXAS margin value 1729.00
CSCO margin value 7359.00

Also I have been trading on my phone while at work. The above numbers where from my computer.

These numbers are from my phone/mobile app
Stock buying power: 288,619.24
Net liquidating Value: 203,619.24

Why are the numbers different from moblie to computer....

Any help you guys are the best

August 14th, 2014, 06:23 PM

There's two different account types available, Margin & IRA, check that you are using the same in both mobile and pc. The default I think was 100,000 but might have changed. You can go to the second menu on the Monitor tab, Account Statement, and put the days back to when you started paper trading and it will show the initial balance:

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