Guides / Account & risk

Read your account at a glance

Balance, equity, available margin and risk remaining tell different parts of the same story.

5 min read • Practice platform guide

Balance and equity

Balance reflects recorded account activity, including completed trading results. Equity also includes the current unrealized result of open positions. With an open position, equity can change while balance stays still.

Read the loss floor, not just the profit target

The workspace shows a static loss floor and the distance from current equity to that floor. A static floor is referenced to the starting balance; it is different from a trailing threshold that follows a new high.

Daily risk remaining is a separate metric. Check it alongside the overall risk buffer. Do not infer a reset time or an eligibility decision from a marketing example; use the current account state.

The target display tracks net realized progress. An open position showing a profit is not the same thing as a completed result. Reaching a practice target does not activate a paid or cash-funded programme.

Available margin and exposure

Available margin describes capacity within the practice account’s margin calculation. It is not a cash amount you can withdraw. Existing positions and the size and leverage of a new order affect what the ticket can accept.

If an order is rejected, read the message and inspect the account’s current status, available margin and entered values before changing the order.

Put a result in context

The balance and equity chart shows recorded snapshots. Date filters operate on the available history, so an empty range does not mean the account never existed or that a trade disappeared.

Use the daily calendar, trade history and notes to reconstruct a session. The account and selected date matter: confirm both before comparing a total with an individual trade.

Your next move

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Turn trade history into a repeatable review, with context you can return to later.

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