Trader Guide ·  Chapter 12
Chapter 12 of 20: all chapters
  1. 1. Syndication in one page
  2. 2. Your accounts and your syndication balance
  3. 3. A tour of the Terminal
  4. 4. The three trade settings
  5. 5. Watchlist and instruments
  6. 6. Chart and Backtest Allocation
  7. 7. Pre-open: what the Desk would do
  8. 8. The earnings projection
  9. 9. Placing a trade: the Execute ticket
  10. 10. What happens after you press Buy or Sell
  11. 11. The Allocation panel
  12. 12. The Activity panel
  13. 13. Managing open positions
  14. 14. Pending orders
  15. 15. Closed trades, replay and sharing
  16. 16. Money: balance, fees, overnight charges and payouts
  17. 17. The Terminal on your phone
  18. 18. The Desk page
  19. 19. Questions traders ask
  20. 20. Glossary
Chapter 12 of 20

The Activity panel

Activity is a running log of what the Desk did on your trades, newest first, with the time and symbol. Select a position and the log filters to it ("Showing EURUSD"); press All activity to see everything again.

Activity filtered to one position.
EntryMeaning
Desk joined with N% at a priceThe Desk opened its allocation.
Desk added to N% / re-added to N%The Desk increased its allocation.
Desk reduced to N% at a price · $X bankedThe Desk sold part of its allocation on a pullback. $X is your share of everything its partial sales have banked so far on this trade.
Desk bought back to N% at a priceThe move resumed and the Desk increased its allocation again after partial sales.
Desk scaled back to N%The Desk reduced its allocation (older trades).
Desk stop raised (or lowered) to a priceThe Desk moved its stop in your favour.
Desk trailing at a priceThe Desk stop is now trailing.
You closed part of itA partial close, with what is left.
Result at a price, "you earned $X"The trade settled, with your earnings.
Overnight linesOvernight charges taken, covered, or not covered (Chapter 16).

The screens come from a demonstration account; prices, sizes and amounts are sample data. Estimates, projections and backtests in the Terminal describe how the Desk behaves. They are not promises of future results. Trading involves risk.