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What does floating profit and loss mean?
Floating profit and loss, also known as position profit and loss, refers to the potential profit and loss calculated according to the initial transaction price of the position contract and the settlement price of the day. The formula is: floating profit and loss = (settlement price of the day-opening price) * position * contract unit.

Unrealized open profit and loss calculated at the settlement price of the day.

That is, money that has not theoretically fallen into the pocket.

Floating profit and loss = (settlement price of the day-opening price) * positions * contract units

The popular saying is: book profit and loss floating profit and loss is the difference between the position value of the contract held by the trader at the closing price of the transaction and the original position value.

Floating profit and loss is a kind of unrealized profit and loss, which is usually not recognized as investment income according to the accounting attention income realization principle. However, due to the high risk of futures investment, in order to provide decision-making information for users of financial statements, it is necessary to reveal it, so as to distinguish it from the realized liquidation gains and losses of futures investment.