invested value + profit (-loss) =?

External question — Personal Finance Stack Exchange Author: nimo23 Original post: https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/136333 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. What is the financial name which a broker would give to the following returns: invested capital = 1000 profit = 2% currentValue1 = 1000*1.02 = 1020 $ currentValue2 = 100%+2% = 102% MarketValue is not the right name for currentValue1, if the position is already closed. What does currentValue1 and currentValue2 stand for? Are these the gross return , the cash flow or have the two other names (common in financial world)?

External answer — Personal Finance Stack Exchange Author: Venkataraman R Original post: https://money.stackexchange.com/a/136336 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. CurrentValue1 stands for MarketValue CurrentValue2 stands for RelativeChange You don't realize profit/loss, unless you sell the stock. So, there is no cash flow here.

External answer — Personal Finance Stack Exchange Author: Bob Baerker Original post: https://money.stackexchange.com/a/136352 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. $1,000 is investment or cost basis If the position is still open, $20 is the current gain which is 2% (ROI) and the current or market value would be $1,020. If the position is closed, it would be called the final value or proceeds from sale. There are a variety of other interchangeable financial terms to describe the above (profit, gain, yield, return, etc.). My guess is that this is from a textbook because terms like currentValue1 and currentValue2 tend to come from the academic world.