Instrument Info provides all essential information about an instrument in real time and visualizes the trading schedule. Find Instrument Info by right-clicking on the chosen instrument!
Let's examine the window in more detail.
Instrument info → Info tab
For stocks, the Instrument Info section includes three tabs: Info, Portfolio, and Financials.
The Info tab is visually divided into four parts:
Company Profile - displays key details about a company, including its country, sector, industry, and official website.
Click on 'Exchange Link' and see additional information about the instrument provided by the exchange.
Terms – outline the key trading conditions for the instrument:
Short Position indicates whether you can open positions by selling an instrument you borrow from a broker
Required Margin - sets an amount needed to trade an instrument. For some instruments, it depends on the trade side: you will see exactly how it varies whether you are buying or selling.
Note: There’s another nifty way to see how margin utilization will change before you place an order. Hover the cursor over the BUY or SELL buttons to see the margin delta in the 'Click-Trade', 'Order', or 'Basket Trader' modules.
Concentration rate - leverage rate applied when a position risk (position value * concentration leverage) exceeds the account balance.
Leverage rate - indicates a proportion of your money in a trade. A leverage rate of 100% means the position will be totally covered by your own assets.
For accounts with margin trading enabled, the Required Margin will be shown, indicating the amount of funds locked in margin per share.
Commission – displays the trading fee applied when buying or selling an asset.
Overnight Rate - charges applied to certain positions held overnight. They apply to short positions in stocks.
Parameters - contains the following information about the instrument:
ISIN - International Securities Identification Number
FIGI - Financial Instrument Global Identifier
Ticker - the name of an instrument in a specific exchange. The combination of Ticker and Exchange is the EXANTE ID of an instrument (AAPL.NASDAQ)
Type - indicates instrument type
Units - the unit of measurement applied to instrument trading. Unit is defined by instrument Type
In our example, the units are shares of a stock. Funds and ETFs are also measured in shares, whereas futures, options, or options on futures are measured in contracts. Commodities and bonds are traded in currency units.
Lot Size and Minimum Lot Size (if applicable) – Define the smallest possible order quantity for an instrument. The trade quantity must be a multiple of the Lot Size and cannot be lower than the Minimum Lot Size. Bonds are typically traded in price units different from 1. For all other instruments, the value is usually 1, or 0.01 if the stock allows fractional trading.
Contract Multiplier - indicates how many contracts one unit comprises
Currency - indicates the currency in which the instrument is traded
Price step and Price step value have similar functions: the former shows minimum price digression, whereas the latter shows the cost of that digression per 1 unit
Deliverable indicates whether or not the account has any unfulfilled obligations with respect to the instrument
Stamp Duty (instruments related to the companies incorporated in the UK and Ireland) - whether or not a stamp duty tax is placed on the instrument
Levy Fee (instruments related to the companies incorporated in the UK and Ireland) - whether or not a levy fee is placed on the instrument
Information on instruments from different asset classes may also include additional details.
For Futures:
Trading calendar spreads involves simultaneously buying a futures contract for one expiration month while selling the same contract for a different expiration month. Typically, one leg of the spread incurs a loss while the other generates a profit.
Leg Buy – going long (buying) a futures contract with one expiration month.
Leg Sell – going short (selling) a futures contract with a different expiration month.
For Options:
Contract Multiplier - indicates how many contracts one unit comprises.
Deliverable - indicates whether or not the account has any unfulfilled obligations with respect to the instrument.
Underlying - specifies the Underlying asset itself (AAPL.NASDAQ - Options contract on Apple stock). You can open the context menu or drag and drop the underlying into other modules.
Last Trading Date - the expiration date for derivatives is the final date on which the derivative is valid. After that time, the contract expires.
Exercise Style:
American-style options allow the holder to exercise the option at any time before or on the expiration date.
European-style options - can only be exercised at the expiration date, not before.
For PnL-based instruments (Forex and Crypto CFDs)
Overnight rates apply when you hold certain assets—such as a short stock position, Forex, or Crypto CFD—beyond a single trading day. A positive value here means you will get money for storing the asset in your EXANTE account:
Long position and positive rate (overnights earned)
Long position and negative rate (overnights charged)
Short position and positive rate (overnights charged)
Short position and negative rate (overnights earned)
Example (long contracts):
Daily sum = (-15/100) * 10 * actual end-of-day price * contract multiplier / unit price / 365
Example (short contracts):
Daily sum = (15/100) *(-10) * actual end-of-day price * contract multiplier / unit price / 365
Minimal trade size - the minimal order value for a specific instrument.
For Bonds:
Coupon Frequency – The number of times per year a bond pays interest to investors (e.g., annually, semi-annually, or quarterly).
Coupon Type – The structure of interest payments, such as fixed-rate, floating-rate, or zero-coupon.
Coupon Rate – The annual interest rate paid on a bond's face value, expressed as a percentage.
Next Coupon Payment Date – The scheduled date when the bond’s next interest payment will be made to investors.
Last Trading Day – The final day a bond can be traded in the market before it matures or is delisted.
Rating – A credit assessment of the bond issuer’s ability to meet debt obligations, provided by agencies like Moody’s, S&P, or Fitch.
Issue Date – The date when the bond was first issued and made available to investors.
Instrument Schedule:
The Instrument Schedule provides the trading hours for the schedule break, pre-market, main market session, and aftermarket of a selected instrument. By clicking on a specific time segment, you can also view detailed information about the available order types and their durations for that period.
Instrument info → Instrument Schedule
The Portfolio tab in the Instrument Info provides the following details:
Instrument info → Portfolio tab
Position – displays information about your current position on the selected instrument.
Actions – shows details about trades performed on the selected instrument, if the position is open and trades have been made on the chosen subaccount.
The Financials tab reflects the following information:
Instrument info → Financials tab
Financial Info:
Market Cap – the total value of a company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying its stock price by the total number of shares.
EBITDA – Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Valuation:
P/E (Price-to-Earnings Ratio) – A common metric that shows the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share (EPS). It helps investors assess whether a company’s stock is expensive or inexpensive based on its profitability.
P/S (Price-to-Sales Ratio) – Compares the price of a company's stock to its revenue, indicating how much investors are paying for each dollar of sales.
Diluted EPS – Measures the earnings distributed to each share of common equity, considering all possible dilution (e.g., stock options, convertible securities).
Profitability:
ROE (Return on Equity) – Shows how well a company generates profits from shareholders' equity.
ROA (Return on Assets) – Indicates how efficient a company is in using its assets to generate profits. It’s the ratio of net profit to the average value of assets.
ROI (Return on Investment) – Measures the profitability of an investment in relation to the amount invested.
Debt/Equity – Reflects the company’s financial risk and leverage by comparing its debt to equity.
Net Profit Margin – Estimates the percentage of a company’s earnings that remain after all operating and non-operating expenses are deducted.
Dividends:
Payout Ratio – The proportion of earnings a company pays out as dividends to its shareholders.
Trailing Dividend Yield – A key indicator that shows how much a company pays in dividends as a percentage of its current stock price.
Total Revenue – The main source of a company’s profits, reflecting its earnings from core business activities.
Cash Balance – Measures the profit generated by the company's core business after operating expenses, showing how efficiently the company operates.
Net Income – The company’s final profit after deducting all expenses and taxes, serving as the key measure of its financial performance.
Why does the instrument have a slash sign in its name?
On the trading platform, the instrument's name is displayed exactly as it appears on the exchange. You can verify this through publicly available sources.