A lot is a quantity, not an amount of money. What the exposure rule measures is the face value that quantity represents, so one standard lot of a pair trading at 1.0850 is $108,500 of exposure while one lot of gold is a hundred ounces. Multiply price by contract size by lots and you have the position value; divide it by your account size and you have the percentage this one trade adds. The cap tightens as accounts grow because a larger account moving the same percentage moves far more money. Exceeding it issues a warning rather than closing the account, but two warnings end it, so the number is worth knowing before you click buy. Every limit is published in the trading rules.
Tools
Risk and exposure calculator
The position calculator from the dashboard. See what a trade is worth and where it lands against the exposure cap your account size carries.
Position CalculatorIn dashboard
Projected total exposure—
0%Cap
Position value—
This position adds—
Room to the cap—
Current exposure—
Projected exposure—
Max exposure—
Enter the price and contract size your platform shows. Inside your account this panel prices itself and tracks what you already have open.
Exposure is not the same thing as risk
Your stop decides what a trade can cost you. Exposure is a different number: the full face value of everything open at once, measured against your account size, and it is capped whether or not every position has a stop. This is the panel that tells you where an order lands before you send it.
Position valuePrice × contract size × lots. The face value of the trade.
This position addsWhat the trade adds to exposure, as a percentage of account size.
Room to the capHow much exposure is still available once this trade is open.
Projected exposureEverything already open plus this trade, against the cap.
Maximum total exposure by account size
| Account size | Cap | Face value |
|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 4,000% | $200K |
| $10,000 | 3,000% | $300K |
| $25,000 | 2,500% | $625K |
| $50,000 | 2,000% | $1M |
| $100,000 | 1,250% | $1.25M |
| $200,000 | 1,000% | $2M |
| $300,000 | 1,000% | $3M |
| $400,000 | 1,000% | $4M |
How it works
From lots to exposure, the way the engine reads it
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