P&L Display
Choose how profit and loss is displayed across Tradeways — currency, ticks, or percentage — globally or per account.
P&L Display
The P&L Display setting controls how profit and loss values are rendered in every view — dashboard widgets, trade log, trade detail, daily/weekly/monthly/yearly/lifetime views, charts, and tooltips. Open Settings → P&L Display.
For a deeper explanation of each mode and the math behind it, see P&L Display Modes.
Modes
Four options are presented as radio button cards:
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Currency | P&L in the account's settlement currency (e.g. USD, EUR), with commission deducted. |
| Ticks (1-Lot) | Raw tick difference of the widest spread, ignoring quantity. Label adapts to the asset class (Ticks/Pips/Points/Cents). |
| Ticks (Sized) | Tick difference weighted by your actual position quantity. |
| Percentage | Return as a percentage of account equity at the time of the trade (TWR). |
The tick options are labeled with the unit name that matches the dominant asset class of the account — futures show Ticks, forex shows Pips, CFDs show Points, stocks show Cents.
Percentage Mode Requires a Starting Balance
Percentage mode needs equity to compute against. If the account has no transactions, the option is disabled with the hint "Add a starting balance to enable percentage mode." The first transaction on an account is its starting balance and may be 0 for prop or unfunded accounts. See Accounts for how to record transactions.
Scope: Global vs. Per-Account
The page header has a scope toggle that picks which level you're configuring:
| Scope | Behavior |
|---|---|
| All Accounts | The default for every account. |
| Active account | Overrides the global setting for the current account only. |
Switch scope by clicking the toggle. When a per-account override is set, a Reset action appears next to the toggle — clicking it removes the override and reverts that account to the global value.
The same scope toggle pattern is used for the Breakeven Threshold.
See Also
- P&L Display Modes — detailed explanation and worked examples
- Breakeven Threshold — how trades around zero are classified
- Accounts — record transactions to enable percentage mode
- Instruments — tick size and point value used in tick conversions