What happens when I buy / Sell the same stock across different days?
When you buy and sell the same stock on different days, this is considered delivery-based trading (not intraday). Your Sell P&L is calculated using:
P&L = Selling Price – Purchase Price (per unit) × Quantity
📘 Example: Let’s say you do this across 3 days:
- Buy 100 shares of XYZ Ltd at ₹100 on Day 1
- Buy 100 more shares of XYZ Ltd at ₹110 on Day 2
- Sell 150 shares of XYZ Ltd at ₹120 Day 3
P&L Calculation using FIFO:
- First 100 shares sold → matched to Day 1 buy at ₹100
- → ₹120 - ₹100 = ₹20 profit × 100 = ₹2,000 profit
- Next 50 shares sold → matched to Day 2 buy at ₹110
- → ₹120 - ₹110 = ₹10 profit × 50 = ₹500 profit
Total P&L = ₹2,000 + ₹500 = ₹2,500
Average Price
- What is “Average Price” in the context of trading?
- How is the average price calculated in the equity (cash) segment?
- Does selling shares affect the average price in the cash segment?
- What happens when I buy / Sell the same stock across different days?
- Is average price applicable in the derivatives (F&O) segment?
- How is the average price for Futures calculated?
- Does square-off affect the average price in F&O?
- How is average price calculated in commodities?
- What happens if I add to a position in the same commodity contract?
- Are positions across different contracts (e.g., Gold Aug vs. Gold Sep) averaged together?
- Why does the average price shown in my trading platform differ from my records?
- Can average price be edited manually?
- What happens to my average price when I purchase stocks in one DP and transfer them to another?
- How should I manage the average price when transferring stocks to a new DP?
- Does transferring stocks from one DP to another affect my P&L calculation?