“Till the time you don’t book a profit, it’s not a profit.” In trading and investing, profit isn’t truly yours until you realize it. Understanding the Concept In trading and investing, profit isn’t truly yours until you realize it. A realized profit (or gain) occurs when you sell an asset for more than you paid, locking in that increase in value as actual money in your account. By contrast, an unrealized profit – also known as a notional, paper, or book profit – is a gain tha
