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Position data differences on manual trading and copy trading pages

Published on Mar 22, 2023Updated on Sep 24, 20243 min read

When a copy or lead trader starts trading, they can see data such as PnL and position open price on both the manual trading page and the copy trade management page. The data on these pages will usually have some differences. This is because the manual trading page combines the data for all orders under one position, while the copy trading page displays data for each individual order separately.

For example, in the following scenario, a copy trader is copying ETHUSDT perpetual contract trades. The data on each page will appear as follows.

Sequence
Action
Manual trading page
Copy trading page
1
Opened an ETHUSDT long position Amount: 1 ETH Price: 1,000 USDT
 
Current ETH price: 1,000 USDT
Open price: 1,000 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
Open price: 1,000 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
2
Opened an ETHUSDT long position Amount: 1 ETH Price: 2,000 USDT
 
Current ETH price: 2,000 USDT
Positions displayed: 1
Average open price: 1,500 USDT
Quantity: 2 ETH
PnL: (2,000 - 1,500) × 2 = 1,000 USDT
Positions displayed: 2
 
 
Position 1
Open price: 1,000 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
PnL: (2,000 - 1,000) × 1 = 1,000 USDT
 
 
Position 2
Open price: 2,000 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
PnL: (2,000 - 2,000) × 1 = 0 USDT
3
Closed an ETHUSDT long position
Amount: 1 ETH Price: 2,000 USDT
 
Current ETH price: 2,000 USDT
Positions displayed: 1
Average open price: 1,500 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
PnL: (2,000 - 1500) × 1 = 500 USDT
 
Your remaining position will be shown as having a profit.
You need to select 1 of the 2 following positions to close.
 
 
Position 1
Open price: 1,000 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
 
 
Position 2
Open price: 2,000 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
 
 
If you close Position 1, your PnL will be (2,000 - 1,000) × 1 = 1,000 USDT
 
 
If you close Position 2, your PnL will be (2,000 - 2,000) × 1 = 0 USDT
4
Closed an ETHUSDT long position
Amount: 1 ETH Price: 2,000 USDT
 
Current ETH price: 2,000 USDT
Positions displayed: 1
Average open price: 1,500 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
PnL: (2,000 - 1500) × 1 = 500 USDT
 
As the opening price is an average of all orders, your PnL will be shown as a profit.
If you previously closed Position 1, the data shown for Position 2 will be as follows.
 
 
Open price: 2,000 USDT
Quantity: 1 ETH
 
PnL: (2,000 - 2,000) × 1 = 0 USDT
 
As the opening price is specific to Position 2, your PnL will be shown as neither a profit nor a loss.
Total PnL
 
1000 USDT
1000 USDT