If you've noticed that the Profit & Loss (P&L) displayed in the Options Auto Trader doesn't match what you see in your broker's account, don't worry—this is expected behavior. Here’s why:
1. P&L for Individual Trades
The P&L for a specific trade might be slightly different than what you see in your broker account. This happens because:
The trade price in Options Auto Trader does not update in real-time like it does in your broker's account.
Instead, trade prices refresh every 60 seconds for most trades.
For 0 DTE (zero days to expiration) trades, prices update every 15 seconds to provide more accuracy during fast market movements.
This delay in updates can cause minor differences between the P&L displayed in Options Auto Trader and the P&L shown in your broker account at any given moment.
2. Account-Level P&L on the Dashboard
The P&L displayed on the dashboard represents only the trades that Options Auto Trader is tracking. This means:
We can only calculate performance based on the trades executed through the platform that we are actively monitoring.
Your broker account might contain other trades that were placed manually or outside of the Options Auto Trader system, which we do not track.
Since brokers do not provide full P&L data for your entire account, we can only display the performance of trades that we follow.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to our support team—we’re happy to help!