The Basics
- Risk per trade idea sets a cap on how much you can risk at any time on a single instrument in one direction.
- A trade idea includes all open positions on the same instrument in the same direction (Buy or Sell). Their combined risk must remain within the allowed limit.
- Closing a losing position and reopening a new position on the same instrument in the same direction within 10 minutes is treated as the same trade idea. The risk is combined and must still stay within your Risk per Trade Idea limit. Closing and reopening does not reset the limit.
Risk Limits by Program
| Program | Risk limit per trade idea |
| Instant Funding | 3% of starting account balance |
| Instant Funding GO | 2% of starting account balance |
| IF Micro | 1% of starting account balance |
| IF1 | |
| One-Phase | 50% of the account’s starting daily drawdown limit |
| One-Phase Micro | |
| Two-Phase | |
| Two-Phase Max |
Examples
- Same instrument, same direction = one trade idea. You open two EURUSD Buy positions. These positions form one trade idea, and their combined risk must remain within your limit.
- Same instrument, opposite directions = two trade ideas. You open an XAUUSD Buy position and an XAUUSD Sell position. These form two separate trade ideas, and each one must stay within its own risk limit.
- Re-opening within 10 minutes = same trade idea. You trade a $10K Instant Funding account, your Risk per Trade Idea limit is $300 (3%). You close an XAUUSD Buy for -$250. Within 10 minutes, you re-open XAUUSD Buy. Because this is treated as the same trade idea, only $50 of risk remains available. If the second position loses $50 or more, the combined loss of $300 will breach the account.
What happens if the limit is exceeded?
Exceeding the allowed risk per trade idea results in a hard breach. This includes situations where a losing position is closed and re-opened in the same direction on the same instrument within 10 minutes.
