Two central risk rules apply at PineX Capital: the Daily Loss Limit and the Maximum Loss Limit. Both protect your capital, but they differ in how they are applied.
Important: The calculation depends on the program
What the two limits mean is always the same. How they are calculated, however, differs depending on the program — a limit can be static or trailing. In every case, the basis of the calculation is the higher value between your balance and your equity. You'll find which method applies to your account in the respective program article.
Definition
Daily Loss Limit
The Daily Loss Limit caps the maximum loss you may reach within a single trading day.
It refers to the combined loss from closed and open positions.
If this limit is exceeded, the account is considered breached.
This rule is designed to prevent an excessively large loss from building up on a single day.
Maximum Loss Limit
The Maximum Loss Limit defines the maximum permitted total loss of the account.
It refers to the entire drawdown since the account was opened.
As soon as this limit is reached or fallen below, the account is considered breached.
This rule ensures that the overall risk stays under control at all times.
The calculation – depending on the program
Both limits can be calculated as static or trailing, depending on the program. In all cases, the higher value between balance and equity is the basis.
Daily Loss Limit
Static: The limit is recalculated at 0:00 UTC — based on the higher value between balance and equity at that point in time — and then stays fixed for the entire trading day.
Trailing: The limit is tracked continuously throughout the day and constantly takes new highs from balance or equity as its basis — not only at the reset.
Maximum Loss Limit
Static: The limit is fixed and does not change.
Trailing: The limit trails throughout the entire day and continuously takes new highs from balance or equity as its basis.
Both limits must be respected at all times. Exceeding either of the two limits results in a breach of the account.