--- title: "Broker positions and gaps in the app | RupeeCase" description: "Broker positions reads your demat and compares it with your Live portfolios. A gap means the broker holds fewer shares than the portfolios expect." source_url: "https://www.rupeecase.com/learn/terminal/broker-positions-and-gaps" --- ## Watch: Broker positions and gaps Broker positions reads your demat.Broker positions and gaps: does my broker hold what the app says? 5 chapters, 0:52, with voice and music 1. [Chapter 1Where it is0:04](/instiv2/media/tut5/broker-positions-and-gaps-where-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) 2. [Chapter 2What it means0:26](/instiv2/media/tut5/broker-positions-and-gaps-meaning-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) 3. [Chapter 3Worked example0:06](/instiv2/media/tut5/broker-positions-and-gaps-example-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) 4. [Chapter 4How to read it0:06](/instiv2/media/tut5/broker-positions-and-gaps-reading-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) 5. [Chapter 5Watch out0:10](/instiv2/media/tut5/broker-positions-and-gaps-watch-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) Screens from the RupeeCase app on sample data. Strategy figures are model, back tested, as of the date on screen. Formula and example numbers are illustrative. Mark as watched 3In this screen ## Every button the video points at. A still from each chapter with its buttons and fields numbered. Pick a number to zoom in on it; hover the still for a close up; Esc shows the whole screen again. Sample data, no order is placed. **1**Where it is**2**What it means ### Chapter 1: Where it is 1 Show the whole screen 1 Show the whole screen 1. 1**Broker positions**Broker positions reads your demat. Shown in the video, not on this still ### Chapter 2: What it means 1 Show the whole screen 1 Show the whole screen 1. 1**A gap**A GAP: the broker holds fewer shares than your portfolios. Shown in the video, not on this still 2. 2**Not in any portfolio** Extras: in your demat, in no portfolio. Shown in the video, not on this still ## Where it is ScreenDashboardAdvanced Broker positions on the Dashboard's account row (in Advanced) and in a Live portfolio's More options. The sheet has four tabs: Positions, Holdings, Orders and Gaps. The app lists every RupeeCase index; each has its own page. [See all 18 in one table](/strategies/#sxTable). ## What it means Positions, Holdings and Orders are read from your broker as the sheet opens. Gaps compares, stock by stock, what your broker holds (holdings plus today's trades) with the total your Live portfolios on that broker should hold. A row is GAP when the broker holds fewer shares than the portfolios; Diff is broker minus portfolios. "Extra at broker (not in any portfolio)" lists stocks in your demat that no portfolio holds, such as shares you bought yourself. ## The formula Diff = broker quantity minus the portfolios' quantity. Below zero is a gap; zero or above reads GOOD. As computed in the RupeeCase app`Portfolios Qty = sum over your Live portfolios on this broker Broker Qty = holdings + today's net trades Diff = Broker Qty - Portfolios Qty; GAP when below 0 Extra at broker = held at the broker, in no portfolio` ## Worked example Example only * Portfolios hold 87 ADANIPOWER; the broker shows 84 * Diff -3: a GAP of 3 shares * 25 ITC in the demat, in no portfolio: listed as extra ## How to read it * A gap often means shares were sold or moved outside RupeeCase. * Today's trades count, so a sell that filled today is included. * Extras are yours; the app leaves them alone. ## Watch out * There is no fix button in the sheet; check your broker's holdings and order book first. * A gap can make the next sell fail: the broker cannot sell shares it does not hold. * Reconcile with broker is for the RupeeCase team and rebuilds from RupeeCase's own records, not from the broker. ## Transcript Tap Sound on for voice and music. These are the captions of the video, chapter by chapter. 1. 0:00**Where it is.** Broker positions reads your demat. 2. 0:04**What it means.** A GAP: the broker holds fewer shares than your portfolios. 3. 0:30**Worked example.** Worked example, example only: Portfolios hold 87 ADANIPOWER; the broker shows 84. Diff -3: a GAP of 3 shares. 25 ITC in the demat, in no portfolio: listed as extra. 4. 0:36**How to read it.** How to read it: A gap often means shares were sold or moved outside RupeeCase. Today's trades count, so a sell that filled today is included. Extras are yours; the app leaves them alone. 5. 0:42**Watch out.** Watch out: There is no fix button in the sheet; check your broker's holdings and order book first. A gap can make the next sell fail: the broker cannot sell shares it does not hold. Reconcile with broker is for the RupeeCase team and rebuilds from RupeeCase's own records, not from the broker. ## Terms in this tutorial * [Broker positions](/learn/glossary#broker-positions)The shares your broker says you hold in your account, read straight from the broker. * [Demat account](/learn/glossary#demat-account)The account at a depository, opened through your broker, that holds your shares in electronic form in your own name. ## Learn it in depth * [Module 1.6: Your Accounts and Your Safety10 min read, free](/learn/path-1/module-1-6-your-accounts-and-your-safety) * [Module 10.5: Portfolio Monitoring & Rebalancing in Practice9 min read, free](/learn/path-10/module-10-5-portfolio-monitoring-and-rebalancing-in-practice) TKeep watching ## Next tutorial. [0:46Next tutorial, Managing your portfolioCash at the broker: where is my uninvested money?Your money stays in your broker account. 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