diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa45b79e0..ee738cb28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Persistence is achieved through sqlite.
 ### Telegram RPC commands:
 * /start: Starts the trader
 * /stop: Stops the trader
-* /status: Lists all open trades
+* /status [table]: Lists all open trades
+* /count: Displays number of open trades
 * /profit: Lists cumulative profit from all finished trades
 * /forcesell <trade_id>: Instantly sells the given trade (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
 * /performance: Show performance of each finished trade grouped by pair
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 9f2559000..ca565d16d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import logging
+import re
 from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import Callable, Any
+from pandas import DataFrame
+from tabulate import tabulate
 
 import arrow
 from sqlalchemy import and_, func, text
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ def init(config: dict) -> None:
         CommandHandler('stop', _stop),
         CommandHandler('forcesell', _forcesell),
         CommandHandler('performance', _performance),
+        CommandHandler('count', _count),
         CommandHandler('help', _help),
     ]
     for handle in handles:
@@ -109,6 +113,14 @@ def _status(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
     :param update: message update
     :return: None
     """
+
+    # Check if additional parameters are passed
+    params = update.message.text.replace('/status', '').split(' ') \
+        if update.message.text else []
+    if 'table' in params:
+        _status_table(bot, update)
+        return
+
     # Fetch open trade
     trades = Trade.query.filter(Trade.is_open.is_(True)).all()
     if get_state() != State.RUNNING:
@@ -153,6 +165,49 @@ def _status(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
             send_msg(message, bot=bot)
 
 
+@authorized_only
+def _status_table(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
+    """
+    Handler for /status table.
+    Returns the current TradeThread status in table format
+    :param bot: telegram bot
+    :param update: message update
+    :return: None
+    """
+    # Fetch open trade
+    trades = Trade.query.filter(Trade.is_open.is_(True)).all()
+    if get_state() != State.RUNNING:
+        send_msg('*Status:* `trader is not running`', bot=bot)
+    elif not trades:
+        send_msg('*Status:* `no active order`', bot=bot)
+    else:
+        trades_list = []
+        for trade in trades:
+            # calculate profit and send message to user
+            current_rate = exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair)['bid']
+            current_profit = '{:.2f}'.format(100 * ((current_rate \
+                - trade.open_rate) / trade.open_rate))
+
+            row = [
+                trade.id,
+                trade.pair,
+                shorten_date(arrow.get(trade.open_date).humanize(only_distance=True)),
+                current_profit
+            ]
+
+            trades_list.append(row)
+
+        columns = ['ID', 'Pair', 'Since', 'Profit']
+
+        df_statuses = DataFrame.from_records(trades_list, columns=columns)
+        df_statuses = df_statuses.set_index(columns[0])
+
+        message = tabulate(df_statuses, headers='keys', tablefmt='simple')
+        message = "<pre>{}</pre>".format(message)
+
+        send_msg(message, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML)
+
+
 @authorized_only
 def _profit(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
     """
@@ -337,6 +392,26 @@ def _performance(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
     send_msg(message, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML)
 
 
+@authorized_only
+def _count(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
+    """
+    Handler for /count.
+    Returns the number of trades running
+    :param bot: telegram bot
+    :param update: message update
+    :return: None
+    """
+    if get_state() != State.RUNNING:
+        send_msg('`trader is not running`', bot=bot)
+        return
+
+    trades = Trade.query.filter(Trade.is_open.is_(True)).all()
+    message = '<b>Count:</b>\ncurrent/max\n{}/{}\n'.format(len(trades), _CONF['max_open_trades'])
+
+    logger.debug(message)
+    send_msg(message, parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML)
+
+
 @authorized_only
 def _help(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
     """
@@ -349,16 +424,30 @@ def _help(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
     message = """
 */start:* `Starts the trader`
 */stop:* `Stops the trader`
-*/status:* `Lists all open trades`
+*/status [table]:* `Lists all open trades`
+            *table :* `will display trades in a table`
 */profit:* `Lists cumulative profit from all finished trades`
 */forcesell <trade_id>:* `Instantly sells the given trade, regardless of profit`
 */performance:* `Show performance of each finished trade grouped by pair`
+*/count:* `Show number of trades running compared to allowed number of trades`
 */balance:* `Show account balance per currency`
 */help:* `This help message`
     """
     send_msg(message, bot=bot)
 
 
+def shorten_date(date):
+    """
+    Trim the date so it fits on small screens
+    """
+    new_date = re.sub('seconds?', 'sec', date)
+    new_date = re.sub('minutes?', 'min', new_date)
+    new_date = re.sub('hours?', 'h', new_date)
+    new_date = re.sub('days?', 'd', new_date)
+    new_date = re.sub('^an?', '1', new_date)
+    return new_date
+
+
 def send_msg(msg: str, bot: Bot = None, parse_mode: ParseMode = ParseMode.MARKDOWN) -> None:
     """
     Send given markdown message
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_telegram.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_telegram.py
index 8ee830d92..9e45aa39d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_telegram.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring
+import logging
+import re
 from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ from freqtrade.main import init, create_trade
 from freqtrade.misc import update_state, State, get_state, CONF_SCHEMA
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc.telegram import (
-    _status, _profit, _forcesell, _performance, _start, _stop, _balance
+    _status, _status_table, _profit, _forcesell, _performance, _count, _start, _stop, _balance
 )
 
 
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ def conf():
             "key": "key",
             "secret": "secret",
             "pair_whitelist": [
-                "BTC_ETH"
+                "BTC_ETH",
+                "BTC_ETC"
             ]
         },
         "telegram": {
@@ -107,6 +110,38 @@ def test_status_handle(conf, update, mocker):
     assert '[BTC_ETH]' in msg_mock.call_args_list[-1][0][0]
 
 
+def test_status_table_handle(conf, update, mocker):
+    mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', conf)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    msg_mock = MagicMock()
+    mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', _CONF=conf, init=MagicMock(), send_msg=msg_mock)
+    mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
+                          validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
+                          get_ticker=MagicMock(return_value={
+                              'bid': 0.07256061,
+                              'ask': 0.072661,
+                              'last': 0.07256061
+                          }),
+                          buy=MagicMock(return_value='mocked_order_id'))
+    init(conf, 'sqlite://')
+
+    # Create some test data
+    trade = create_trade(15.0)
+    assert trade
+    Trade.session.add(trade)
+    Trade.session.flush()
+
+    _status_table(bot=MagicBot(), update=update)
+
+    text = re.sub('<\/?pre>', '', msg_mock.call_args_list[-1][0][0])
+    line = text.split("\n")
+    fields = re.sub('[ ]+', ' ', line[2].strip()).split(' ')
+
+    assert int(fields[0]) == 1
+    assert fields[1] == 'BTC_ETH'
+    assert msg_mock.call_count == 2
+
+
 def test_profit_handle(conf, update, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', conf)
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
@@ -266,6 +301,36 @@ def test_performance_handle(conf, update, mocker):
     assert '<code>BTC_ETH\t10.05%</code>' in msg_mock.call_args_list[-1][0][0]
 
 
+
+def test_count_handle(conf, update, mocker):
+    mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', conf)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_buy_signal', side_effect=lambda _: True)
+    msg_mock = MagicMock()
+    mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.telegram', _CONF=conf, init=MagicMock(), send_msg=msg_mock)
+    mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.main.exchange',
+                          validate_pairs=MagicMock(),
+                          get_ticker=MagicMock(return_value={
+                              'bid': 0.07256061,
+                              'ask': 0.072661,
+                              'last': 0.07256061
+                          }),
+                          buy=MagicMock(return_value='mocked_order_id'))
+    init(conf, 'sqlite://')
+
+    # Create some test data
+    trade = create_trade(15.0)
+    trade2 = create_trade(15.0)
+    assert trade
+    assert trade2
+    Trade.session.add(trade)
+    Trade.session.add(trade2)
+    Trade.session.flush()
+
+    _count(bot=MagicBot(), update=update)
+    line = msg_mock.call_args_list[-1][0][0].split("\n")
+    assert line[2] == '{}/{}'.format(2, conf['max_open_trades'])
+
+
 def test_start_handle(conf, update, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', conf)
     msg_mock = MagicMock()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 69379b025..83292154e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ pytest-cov==2.5.1
 hyperopt==0.1
 # do not upgrade networkx before this is fixed https://github.com/hyperopt/hyperopt/issues/325
 networkx==1.11
+tabulate==0.8.1
 
 # Required for plotting data
 #matplotlib==2.1.0
-#PYQT5==5.9
\ No newline at end of file
+#PYQT5==5.9