Target Allocations are just that; targets that the system tries to hit. The Actual Allocations may differ slightly from the targets, and over time they may become significantly out of sync. You can Rebalance a model at any time to re-align the target allocations with actual allocations.
Why are Actual Allocations different from my targets?
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What does Rebalance do?
Use Rebalance if the Actual Allocation amounts have become out of sync with your targets, or If you want to change the Target Allocations. When the rebalanced allocations are Saved, you “Create Rebalance Orders” to sell some instruments and buy others to achieve the updated Target Allocations. You can rebalance your models at any time. Once you rebalance, the Rebalance orders attempt to hit the new Target Allocations…
What is an imbalance?
An imbalance is a measure of how far an instrument's actual allocation differs from its target in a model. It is calculated as the absolute (always positive) difference between the actual % (the instrument's value as a share of the total investment by an account in the model) and the target % (the instrument's model allocation)…
Do my trades in the free trial account show up in Time & Sales?
Time & Sales data in both the paper trading and free trial accounts is based upon actual trades, not simulated trades. As a result, while a simulated order is executed on the basis of real-time quotes, it is not reported in actual Time & Sales. You will, however, be able to use actual Time & Sales as a reference for the market as it existed at the time of your order submission and execution…
Are the orders proportional when rebalancing a group?
When rebalancing a group of accounts, the system will generate group orders that consider the account’s individual net liquidation value. This means that each account will individually be rebalanced to the target percent specified by the trader regardless of how large or small the account is relative to the rest of the accounts in the group…