Blotter window Overview

You can use the Blotter window to view information about today's transactions including:

The Blotter window:

The Blotter window with the Order Details panel:

NOTE: When the Order Detail panel is displayed, click on a symbol to view its details.

The following table contains a description of each of the default fields for the Blotter window:

Default Columns

Field Name	Description
Symbol	Indicates the symbol of the security you have bought or sold.
Account	Indicates the account used for the transaction
Net Qty	Indicates the quantity of stocks you have bought and sold
Matched P&L	Indicates the profit or loss after closing the position for the symbol
Unmatched P&L	Indicates the profit or loss if the position was closed right now. A number in parenthesis indicates a loss)
Bid	Indicates the current bid price for the symbol
Ask	Indicates the current ask price for the symbol
Last	Indicates the last quote price for the symbol
Master Account	If the account is a sub-account, the master account is listed here.

The following table contains a description of the additional columns available for the Blotter window.

Additional Columns

Field Name	Description
Avg Price	The average price paid for each share.
Buy Avg Price	The total price paid for shares divided by the number of shares held.
Buy Trades	The number of buys that made up the current position.
Buy Qty	The total number of shares bought for the current position.
Chg. Close	Difference between current and yesterday's closing price.
Chg. Open	Difference between current and today's opening price.
Company Name	Company Name of security.
Day Avg Price	Contains the average price of all day orders
Day Long Avg Price	Contains the average price of all day orders with a long position
Day Short Avg Price	Contains the average price of all day orders with a short position
Imbalance	This column indicates whether there is an imbalance of MOC (Market on Close) orders. If the number is positive, this indicates there is an imbalance to the buy side. Under this condition, you can place a MOC sell order after the 3:40 (eastern) cutoff time. If the number is negative, this indicates there is an imbalance to the sell side. Under this condition, you can place a MOC buy order after the 3:40 (eastern) cutoff time.
Liq. Added	Indicates the total number of shares that added liquidity to an ECN.
Long Avg Price	The average price paid for shares with a long position.
Long Mkt Value	Indicates the market value of all shares with a long position.
Matched Delta Equity	Total profit and loss for closed positions based on the previous days price.
Sell Avg Price	The total price received for shares divided by the number of shares sold.
Sell Qty	The total number of shares sold for the current position.
Sell Trades	The number of sells that made up the current position.
Shares Short	Indicates number of shares with a short position.
Shares Long	Indicates number of shares with a long position.
Short Avg Price	The average price paid for shares with a short position.
Short Mkt Value	Indicates the market value of all shares with a short position.
Total Buy Amt	The total paid for the shares that make up the current position.
Total Delta Equity	Total profit and loss for all positions based on the previous days price.
Total Mkt Value	Indicates the total market value of all shares, including both long and short positions.
Total P&L	The total matched and unmatched profit and loss amount for the traded shares.
Total Qty	The total volume of shares traded.
Total Sell Amt	The total received for the shares that make up the current position.
Type	Indicates the type of security traded.
Unmatched Delta Equity	Total profit and loss for open positions based on the previous days price.