Question: Why "Balance" and "Equity" show different amounts on MT4 and MT5 platforms?
Balance simply shows the money on the account, and results of currently open positions not included (deposit).
On the other hand, Equity is calculated as Balance + Credit – Commission +/- Floating profit/loss – Blocked.
For investors who might not understand the above well, balance may show you the account balance you have currently, but it will not include any floating profits or loss.
Thus, you could have the balance of 1,000 USD even when the floating loss is 999 USD and the equity is only 1 USD.
Equity shows the actual balance which you have in your trading account.
If you close all existing open positions, then only the amount of equity remains in your trading account.
If you don’t have any open positions, then the “Equity” won’t be shown in the Toolbox on MT5, as the “Balance” and “Equity” would be the same in such situation.
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