L2 · Required

Position P&L and limits

Describe exposures with quantities, units and scenarios.

What you should be able to do

Independently: Calculate position P&L in up and down scenarios.

Suggested prerequisites

A short guide

Describe exposures with quantities, units and scenarios. Calculate position P&L in up and down scenarios. Read the indicated source section, identify its key concepts and conditions, and work through the example. Record inputs, sources, units and assumptions. Keep your method separate from the result, mark unanswered questions, and review the output against the checklist.

An example

Ten shares falling from 100 to 95 lose 50 before fees.

Your task

Calculate position P&L in up and down scenarios.

Start with this source

Read the indicated section relevant to position p&l and limits and complete the applied task.

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Your learning checklist

Required items: 0 / 10 completed or already known

Device storage

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Self-check

Try a practice set

Calculations and choices receive immediate checks. Review open responses yourself against the rubric. All examples are educational.

1. Buy 10 shares at 100 and sell at 105, ignoring fees. What is the profit?
2. What makes a market view more useful?
3. After the a market view task, state one assumption, one supporting fact and one condition that would change your conclusion.