MTM for security with no bid ask

Discussion in 'Retail Brokers' started by traider, Dec 13, 2021.

  1. traider

    traider

    1. No bid , ask=100
    2. Bid = 100, no ask
    3. No bid , no ask

    How do brokers calculate PNL or margin for these cases?
     
  2. xandman

    xandman

    LAST
     
  3. mervyn

    mervyn

    mark zero
     
  4. Sig

    Sig

    Depends on the broker and what they're calculating it for. IB at least used to count the value at zero if there was no bid and start autoliquidating you, but The Algorithm was stupid enough you could put a bid in low enough not to get hit and it would use that to MTM. I think real brokers use last.