The current risk is based on the current ‘Stop Loss’ level. This is entered on The Broker Orders Screen.

On The Open Risk Screen You Can:

Amend the Current Stop Loss.
Create a New Stop Loss order on the Orders Screen if one does not exist.
See a chart of your ‘Account Status’
Determine The Funds Available, based on the Current Risk. (Risk Based Funds Available)
The chart showing Account Status can also be viewed Full Screen

The account status chart gives an excellent quick view of your account status and readily shows the funds available. This is invaluable when determining how many contracts to take for a particular trade.

The Screen shot shows a sample of trades entered on the Open Risk Screen.

Click the image to enlarge the Screen Shot of the Open Risk Screen in The Margin Account Calculator

Risk Reward analysis

Risk reward is the ratio of profit gained vs. initial risk taken on a trade.  Lets say, for example, that your initial stop loss (risk) was placed at $500 and you gained $1000 on the trade.  The risk reward ratio would be 2:1 - i.e. 2 units gained over the 1 unit risked. With MAC you can easily analyze risk reward ratios and this can include all currently open trades as well as the ‘closed risk multiple’ for all closed positions.

Slippage analysis

You can assess how much slippage your trade orders are subject to?  Slippage is the difference between the price an order was placed at (the order price) and the price you were filled at. Click here for an explanation of slippage

Wouldn’t it be powerful to know that a certain market was giving you unacceptable slippage?  With this knowledge you could decide, for example, to change your order tactics (maybe use limit or stop limit orders instead of stop orders).  You might even decide to change markets if the exchange will not accept the order strategy you need.  If you had never analyzed slippage then you would never have known.