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023ccd Viraj Alankar 2025-10-05 08:31:01
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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
3a7c1b Viraj Alankar 2025-10-05 08:38:57
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A typical daily futures statement will look like this:
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7f99df Viraj Alankar 2025-10-05 08:41:02
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![](./schwab_futures.png)
3a7c1b Viraj Alankar 2025-10-05 08:38:57
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The current positions page might look like this:
ea6c21 Viraj Alankar 2025-10-05 08:41:30
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![](./schwab_positions.png)
be17b3 Viraj Alankar 2025-10-05 08:54:12
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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{ACCOUNT VALUE AT MARKET} - \text{OPEN TRADE EQUITY} =
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```