Equity is the current value of your trading account, calculated as your account balance plus or minus the unrealized profit or loss on all open positions. It fluctuates in real time as the market moves. Equity is the number that matters for margin calculations — not your balance. If equity drops too low relative to used margin, a margin call or stop-out is triggered.
Your account balance is $5,000. You have an open trade that is currently $300 in profit. Your equity is $5,300. If the trade moves against you and shows a $200 loss instead, your equity drops to $4,800 — even though your balance still reads $5,000.
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