NAME

Finance::Alpaca::Struct::Position - A Single Account Object

SYNOPSIS

use Finance::Alpaca;
my $tsla = Finance::Alpaca->new( ... )->position( 'TSLA' );
say sprintf '%s %f shares of %s', ucfirst $tsla->side, abs $tsla->qty, $tsla->symbol

DESCRIPTION

The positions API provides information about an account’s current open positions. The response will include information such as cost basis, shares traded, and market value, which will be updated live as price information is updated. Once a position is closed, it will no longer be queryable through this API.

Properties

The following properties are contained in the object.

$position->change_today();

asset_id - Asset ID (UUID)

asset_class - Asset class name (us_equity)

exchange - Exchange name of the asset

symbol - Symbol name of the asset

avg_entry_price - Average entry price of the position

qty - The number of shares

side - "long"

market_value - Total dollar amount of the position

cost_basis - Total cost basis in dollar

unrealized_pl - Unrealized profit/loss in dollars

unrealized_plpc - Unrealized profit/loss percent (by a factor of 1)

unrealized_intraday_pl - Unrealized profit/loss in dollars for the day

unrealized_intraday_plpc - Unrealized profit/loss percent (by a factor of 1)

current_price - Current asset price per share

lastday_price - Last day’s asset price per share based on the closing value of the last trading day

change_today - Percent change from last day price (by a factor of 1)

LICENSE

Copyright (C) Sanko Robinson.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms found in the Artistic License 2. Other copyrights, terms, and conditions may apply to data transmitted through this module.

AUTHOR

Sanko Robinson <sanko@cpan.org>