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# Futures Cash Position
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It can sometimes be difficult to calculate the cash position in an account with futures due to the good faith
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deposit (margin) requirement and the current mark-to-market value of the futures.
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## Schwab
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A typical daily futures statement will look like this:
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![](./schwab_futures.png)
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The current positions page might look like this:
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![](./schwab_positions.png)
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`OPEN TRADE EQUITY` is the futures value.
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To find the true cash position it would be:
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```math
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\text{Total Cash & Cash Investments} + \text{Futures Cash} - \text{OPEN TRADE EQUITY} = 12602.91 + 8777.47 - 3843.50 = 17536.88
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```
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## Interactive Brokers
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The daily activity statement will have under `Cash Report`:
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![](./ibkr_cash_report_usd.png)
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Under `Open Positions` the `Unrealized P/L` is the futures value:
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![](./ibkr_open_positions.png)
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To find the true cash positions it would be:
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```math
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\text{Ending Cash Total} - \text{Futures Unrealized P/L} = 78701.25 - 10388.69 = 68312.56
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