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position value

How much all the shares or coins in your trade are worth together right now.

The fuller meaning

The total market value of a position: quantity times price, or contracts times contract value. It measures exposure, not risk; leverage = position value ÷ margin, and confusing position value with money at risk is a common mistake.

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