Per-second tick cap
Why gains are capped per second on each market, and why losses are never capped.
What gets capped
To prevent profiting from extreme volatility spikes, FairTicks caps the maximum gain in ticks per second on each market. This cap is published in your trading interface for every instrument.
Losses are never capped. A spike against you is real. Only gains are limited per second.
Why gain caps exist
Without this rule, a trader could profit massively from a single market dislocation (flash crash, news spike) that doesn't represent normal market behavior. The cap ensures profits come from sustained price movement, not from being lucky during a 1-second spike.
Worked example
BTCUSDT max ticks/second cap = 12. You hold a LONG with tick value $1.
Price moves +8 ticks in one second. Capped gain = 8 (under cap). Profit = $8. ✅ All counted.
Price spikes +25 ticks in one second. Capped gain = 12 (cap hit). Profit credited = $12, not $25.
Raw ticks: +25. Capped ticks: +12. The difference (13 ticks) is discarded.
Price drops −20 ticks in one second. Loss = −$20. ✅ Full loss applied — losses are never capped.