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# Positions

### Positions Component

The Positions component provides a snapshot of your open positions under the account selected. It shows important details for each open position and allows you to manage them throughout the trading day.

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The Positions component includes the following information:

* **Time** - The time at which the position was entered.
* **Symbol** - The symbol / contract name.
* **Position** - The volume of the contract that was purchased by the account. Newly purchased contracts will increment this value.
* **Entry Price** - The average price of contracts purchased.
* **Risk** - Also known as the Stop Loss (SL) value. Once your position reaches the Risk value, your position will close.&#x20;
* **To Make** - Also known as the Take Profit (TP) value. Once your position reaches the To Make value, your position will close.&#x20;
* **P\&L** - Profit or loss accrued by the user if the position is closed at the current market price. A green value indicates a profit. A red value indicates a loss.
* **Close** - This button allows the user to close the position at the current market price.

To add Positions to your layout, first add it as a [component](/components.md).\ <br>

### Managing Positions

Traders can close out open positions by clicking the "X" under the Close column.<br>

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Traders can also create or modify Take Profit and Stop Loss bracket orders associated to their open positions from the Accounts component. To create or modify a Take Profit and Stop Loss bracket order, click the pencil icon under the 'Risk' and 'To Make' columns and input your desired dollar value targets.

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