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Profit Loss Math

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All open positions on Delta are marked at the of the Futures contract. Thus, Unrealized PnL and Liquidation Prices are computed using Fair Prices, while Realized PnL is based on actual entry and exit prices.

PnL for a long/ short position in a Vanilla Futures

PnL=±n∗m∗(Fut_CurrentPrice−Fut_EntryPrice)PnL = ± n*m*(Fut\_CurrentPrice - Fut\_EntryPrice)PnL=±n∗m∗(Fut_CurrentPrice−Fut_EntryPrice)

PnL for a long/ short position in an Inverse Futures

PnL=±n∗m∗(1/Fut_EntryPrice−1/Fut_CurrentPrice)PnL = ± n*m*(1/ Fut\_EntryPrice - 1/ Fut\_CurrentPrice)PnL=±n∗m∗(1/Fut_EntryPrice−1/Fut_CurrentPrice)

where mmm is the multiplier and nnn is the position size (i.e. number of contracts).

If a position is acquired at multiple entry prices, an average entry price is computed and used for PnL computation.

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