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Account Value
The total worth of a trading account, including cash balance, unrealized profits and losses on open positions, and the market value of all held securities or assets. Account value fluctuates in real time as open positions change in price, and it determines your available margin and overall portfolio performance.
Example
“My account value dropped by 3% overnight after the earnings miss caused a gap down in my largest holding.”