When the broker's trade report disagrees with the platform history
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2026 2:27 pm
Occasionally, the account statement from the broker lists trades or prices that do not match the platform history. Differences can come from time zones, rounding, trade grouping, or corrections made by the broker after the fact.
Scalpers with thousands of trades need to reconcile periodically. Export both the platform history and the broker statement, and compare key fields: ticket numbers, open and close times, prices, commissions, and swaps.
Typical discrepancies include commissions applied differently, swaps booked on the wrong date, and trades cancelled or adjusted by the broker, for example after a price error. Time stamps may differ by the server offset.
Document every difference. Small ones may be rounding. Larger or repeated ones need an inquiry with the broker.
Automated reconciliation scripts can match trades by ticket number and flag mismatches. Run them monthly.
Having clean records protects against disputes and tax complications, and makes execution analysis more reliable, since the analysis depends on accurate data.
How often do the broker statement and the platform history differ in the records?
Scalpers with thousands of trades need to reconcile periodically. Export both the platform history and the broker statement, and compare key fields: ticket numbers, open and close times, prices, commissions, and swaps.
Typical discrepancies include commissions applied differently, swaps booked on the wrong date, and trades cancelled or adjusted by the broker, for example after a price error. Time stamps may differ by the server offset.
Document every difference. Small ones may be rounding. Larger or repeated ones need an inquiry with the broker.
Automated reconciliation scripts can match trades by ticket number and flag mismatches. Run them monthly.
Having clean records protects against disputes and tax complications, and makes execution analysis more reliable, since the analysis depends on accurate data.
How often do the broker statement and the platform history differ in the records?