Commissions and fees
Your P&L is only honest when it includes what you actually paid to trade. Tradestacker lets you create commission rules that apply your costs automatically, so you don't have to type fees on every trade.
Why use commission rules?
If your broker's export already includes commissions, those come in with your import. But if it doesn't — or you log trades by hand — commission rules fill the gap. Set a rule once and Tradestacker applies it to matching trades, keeping your net P&L accurate.
Create a rule
Manage commission rules in Settings. Each rule has three parts:
1. Scope — which trades it applies to
- All trades — a blanket rule for everything.
- A symbol — only trades on a specific ticker (for example, your futures contract).
- An account — only trades in one trading account.
2. When it applies
- Entry — charged when you open.
- Exit — charged when you close.
- Both — charged on entry and exit.
3. How it's calculated
- Fixed amount — a flat charge per trade.
- Per-unit — multiplied by quantity (per share / contract / lot).
- Percent — a percentage of the trade's value.
💡 Tip: Futures traders usually want a per-unit rule scoped to a symbol, applied on both entry and exit — that mirrors how most futures commissions actually work (a round-turn fee per contract).
How rules affect your numbers
Once a rule is set, Tradestacker auto-calculates fees from your commission rules and folds them into your net P&L. When you add a trade manually, you'll see a hint that fees are auto-calculated — toggle Custom fees if you want to override them for that one trade.
⚠️ Note: Rules apply going forward and to trades they match. If you change a rule, re-check trades that should reflect the new cost.
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