Market value does not equal price * units.

This soft warning indicates that one of the following pieces of information for a position is not accurate:

If the price is incorrect, and you know the correct price, you can manually type the correct value in the Price field, then click the Save icon.

If you are unsure as to what is causing the warning, you can use the Price Lookup function to help resolve it. Do the following:

  1. For each row with this warning, delete both the price and total amount.

  2. Click the Save icon.

  1. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

  2. Check the box next to each row with this warning.

  3. Click the Price Lookup icon. the Price Lookup Function dialog box opens, and the price lookup function runs automatically.

  1. When the Price Lookup Function process completes, a confirmation message opens. Click OK to clear it.

  2. Select all rows in the Price Lookup Function dialog box and then click the Apply Prices button. The dialog box closes and the new prices are now present in the Blotter window. Note that the Total Amount field will still be blank.

  1. On the Blotter window, click the Save icon.

  2. When the confirmation message appears, click OK. Notice that the Total Amount value is now populated for each row. You can now post these positions to your practice.

See Also

Handling Warnings in the Import Blotter