Conventions

How Trada displays time, currency, numbers, and P&L, plus the loading, empty, and error patterns you'll see across the app.

A reference for how Trada formats and labels things consistently across the app.

Time & timezone

• Times are stored in UTC.

• Times display in your timezone when it's set on your profile, falling back to UTC otherwise.

• "Today" is based on your timezone.

Currency

• Amounts display in USD.

• Money uses a $ prefix and two decimals (for example $1,284.50), unless stated otherwise.

Numbers

• Percentages show one decimal — for example 54.3%.

• P&L always shows its sign — +120.45 for a gain, -34.10 for a loss.

• Win rate is shown as a percentage.

P&L colour and labelling

• Gains are shown in green with a + sign; losses in red with a - sign; zero is neutral.

• The term "P&L" is used consistently throughout the app and these docs.

State patterns

You'll see the same patterns wherever data loads:

• Loading — a skeleton placeholder while data is fetched.

• Empty — a short title, a one-line description, and a primary action to get started.

• Error — an inline alert with a Retry option.

Plans & permissions

Some actions are shown, hidden, or disabled based on your plan, and Free-plan screens may show an upgrade prompt. See Plans & pricing.

Naming

Trada uses "Accounts" (not "Connections") for the trading accounts you link.

Related

• Formulas & metrics

• Glossary