Monitoring Net Currency Exposure Across Open Forex Positions
Summary
The document presents an on-chart dashboard concept for viewing currency exposure across open forex positions. It decomposes each currency pair into its base and quote currencies, then aggregates directional lot exposure by currency. Its example explains how a long position in one pair and a short position in another contribute separately to their respective currencies, making concentration in a shared currency easier to see.
Positive and negative readings indicate net long and net short exposure, while a configurable threshold highlights large exposures. The monitor is described as covering manual trades and positions opened by expert advisors, across netting and hedging account types. This is a lot-based view of currency concentration; the document does not explain how it converts exposure into account-currency risk, adjusts for different contract specifications, or validates its warnings against market outcomes.
Key ideas
- Currency-pair positions can be decomposed into directional exposure to their base and quote currencies.
- Aggregating lot exposure by currency can reveal concentrations hidden by reviewing trades individually.
- Positive readings represent net long exposure, while negative readings represent net short exposure.
- A configurable threshold marks currency exposure considered high by the monitor.
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