Stats since January on IB account Time Weighted Rate of Return 75.28% Change 10,925.06 Cash Change 4,422.79 Stock Change 7,851.62, long Options Change -1,341.38, Long : 2,463.20, Short -3,804.58 2 interesting things. Should I avoid Short selling ? It's not the first time I see loses on Shorts in my life as opposed to profits on longs. Also wth is Cash change. I wasn't doing any currency trades. Anyone has any idea?
Cash change has nothing to do with currency trades. It is simply the amount of cash you had at the end of the period minus the amount of cash you had at the beginning of the period.