Multi-currency account
ProRealTime Trading accounts are multi-currency accounts.
What is a multi-currency account
In addition to the base currency that you choose for your account, your portfolio can also hold other currencies.
This lets you trade on the markets of your choice with the possibility to limit fees related to interest and currency conversions. You can also deposit and withdraw funds from your account in the currency of your choice.
A multi-currency account has:
- a balance in the account's base currency
- a balance in each currency you trade with
The balance of each currency may be positive or negative - Here is an example.
- The base currency of your account is EUR and you have 12 300 EUR.
- You bought and sold NASDAQ stocks, making a gain of 1 250 USD.
- You bought and sold LSE stocks in GBP making a loss of 700 GBP.
- You bought and sold the forex pair EUR/CAD making a gain of 80 CAD.
- The sold of your account in each currency would be :
- + 12 300 EUR
- + 1 250 USD
- - 700 GBP
- + 80 CAD
Check and convert secondary currency balances

To check the balance in each currency in your portoflio:
- Open the main window of the ProRealTime Trading platform.
- Choose "Trading" and "Portfolio".
- The amount displayed in the "Portfolio" column corresponds to the total value of your portfolio, converted into the base currency (at the current exchange rates).
- The amount "Cash to be converted" corresponds to the sum of your funds which are currently in a different currency than your base currency (the amount displayed corresponds to the current value of these funds in the base currency of your portfolio at the current exchange rates).
- Click the "Convert" icon in the title bar of the window.
- The new window that opens details the balance of your portfolio in each of the currencies you hold.
- You can do the conversion of a secondary currency to your base currency by clicking on the arrow icon in the right column.
- To convert a secondary currency to your base currency, you must have closed all your positions in that secondary currency.
- The currency conversion is subject to the same pricing as the execution of a Forex order.
- A residual balance of 1 $ (or equivalent in another currency) may appear after conversion due to market differences when the conversion is made. You can ignore any residual balance less than 5 $ (or equivalent) which will be automatically converted without fees to your base currency whithin 24 to 48 hours.
Changing the base currency of your account
Even when your account is open you can change the base currency at any time.
- Log in to the account management interface with your second account and second password (and security card if applicable)
- Go to the menu "Settings" then "Account Settings"
- Click on the settings icon located next to " Base Currency".
- Choose the base currency for your ProRealTime Trading account
- Click "Save"
- Follow the instructions on the screen
The modification will be taken into account within 24-48 hours.
Note that changing your base currency will not automatically convert the different currencies you have in your portfolio. To do that, please follow the instructions in the paragraph above.