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What is Marked-to-Market (MTM) profit or loss?

MTM (Marked-to-Market) refers to the daily profit or loss calculated based on the closing market price of your open positions.

  • MTM is commonly used in futures and options and intraday positions to assess gains/losses at the end of each trading day.
    • ๐Ÿ“Œ Example: You buy a futures contract at โ‚น1,000. At market close, it’s at โ‚น1,050. Your MTM profit is โ‚น50 per unit for the day, which is credited to your account.

If the price falls the next day, the MTM loss will be debited accordingly.

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