Risk Monitor
The Risk Monitor is the FairTicks real-time view of account risk. It combines live equity, active breach floors, consumed risk, remaining room, near-breach status, and position-level controls in one place.
Risk should be visible before it becomes irreversible. The Risk Monitor shows the account’s current distance from its active hard limits.
Risk Monitor in one sentence
It shows which rules are active, how much buffer remains, and whether the account is Safe, Warning, High, Critical, or Breached.
What the Risk Monitor can show
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Balance | The account value after realized results and recorded costs. |
| Live equity | Balance plus current open PnL. |
| Daily Loss floor | The current daily hard floor where Daily Loss is enabled. |
| Maximum Loss floor | The account-level EOD floor where Maximum Loss is enabled. |
| Trailing Drawdown floor | The active live floor where Trailing Drawdown is enabled. |
| Remaining room | The distance between live equity and the active hard floor. |
| Consumed risk | The percentage of the available buffer already used. |
| Near-breach state | The most serious active risk level across enabled rules. |
Current standard account mapping
| Account family | Risk Monitor can show |
|---|---|
| Rapid | Maximum Loss |
| Classic | Daily Loss and Maximum Loss |
| Discipline | Daily Loss and Maximum Loss |
| Instinct | Trailing Drawdown |
The selected account’s snapshot determines which rules are active. Future or specially generated accounts can use different combinations.
The five risk states
| State | Consumed risk | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Below 60% | The account is outside the near-breach warning zones. |
| Warning | 60% to below 75% | Risk use is becoming meaningful. |
| High | 75% to below 85% | The account is close to a hard floor. |
| Critical | 85% to below 100% | A small unfavorable move can cause a breach. |
| Breach | 100% or more | The active hard floor has been reached or crossed. |
Worst active level wins
If more than one rule is enabled, the Risk Monitor uses the most serious active state for the account-level warning.
Daily Loss: 68% — Warning
Maximum Loss: 82% — High
Account risk state: High
How remaining room is calculated
remaining room = live equity − active breach floor
If the account uses more than one hard loss rule, each rule has its own remaining room. The closest floor is usually the most urgent risk reference.
Open positions and live equity
The Risk Monitor uses live equity, so open PnL can change the account state in real time.
- Open loss reduces live equity and consumes risk room.
- Open profit increases live equity.
- Open profit can move Instinct highest equity and Trailing Drawdown.
- Recorded commissions reduce balance and therefore live equity.
A position does not need to be manually closed for Daily Loss, Maximum Loss, or Trailing Drawdown to trigger.
Position-level risk preview
Before opening a position, FairTicks can show how the selected contracts, exposure, Stop Loss, and market movement may affect the account.
| Preview value | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Requested exposure | Shows how much account exposure the position will reserve. |
| Remaining exposure | Shows what remains after the position opens. |
| Stop Loss percentage | Shows the intended risk percentage under the account’s limit. |
| Estimated loss at Stop Loss | Shows the simulated loss if the official SL level is reached. |
| Post-entry risk proximity | Helps show whether the account would remain comfortably above its active floors. |
Protection Pause
When the account reaches Critical and the trader has Protection Pause enabled, FairTicks can temporarily block new exposure while still allowing existing positions to be closed.
| Action during Protection Pause | Status |
|---|---|
| Open new position | Blocked |
| Add exposure | Blocked |
| Reverse Trade | Blocked because it opens a new direction |
| Close position | Allowed |
| Review risk metrics | Allowed |
Protection Pause does not move a floor, reset risk, refund losses, or create a grace period.
Risk Monitor vs Account Snapshot
| Tool | What it answers |
|---|---|
| Account Snapshot | Which rules and limits belong to this account? |
| Risk Monitor | Where is the account right now relative to those rules? |
Risk Monitor vs Account status
Risk state and account status are related but different.
| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ACTIVE + Warning | The account can trade, but risk usage is elevated. |
| COOLDOWN + Critical | Protection Pause blocks new exposure temporarily. |
| BREACHED + Breach | The hard floor was reached and trading is disabled. |
| EXPIRED + Safe | The account may be far from a risk floor but blocked because validity ended. |
What to do when risk increases
The Risk Monitor is informational and operational. It helps you understand the account state, but it does not choose a trading decision for you.
- Review the closest active floor.
- Review open PnL and current exposure.
- Review Stop Loss placement.
- Close or reduce exposure only through supported platform actions.
- Avoid assuming a warning creates extra room.
- Confirm account status before opening another position.
Common mistakes to avoid
| Mistake | Correct understanding |
|---|---|
| Looking only at balance | Live equity includes open PnL and drives hard risk checks. |
| Thinking Critical is already a breach | Critical is below 100%; breach starts when the floor is reached. |
| Thinking Safe means no risk | Safe only means consumed risk is below 60%. |
| Ignoring the second active rule | Classic and Discipline can be closer to Maximum Loss than Daily Loss, or the reverse. |
| Assuming Protection Pause repairs the account | It only blocks new exposure temporarily. |
Common questions
Does the Risk Monitor update in real time?
It is designed to update from the platform’s live account and market data. Official account records remain the final reference.
Can the Risk Monitor prevent a breach?
It can warn and, when enabled, trigger Protection Pause. It cannot guarantee that fast market movement will not reach a hard floor.
Which value should I watch most?
Watch live equity, the closest active floor, and remaining room. The account-level state shows the worst active risk level.
Why did my state change while I did not close a trade?
Open PnL changes live equity continuously.
Where can I verify the rules behind the monitor?
Open the Account Snapshot for the selected account.
Summary
The Risk Monitor translates account rules into a live operational view. It shows current floors, remaining room, consumed risk, open-position impact, and near-breach status.
The Account Snapshot tells you the rule; the Risk Monitor tells you how close you are to it.
Risk Monitor turns hidden account danger into visible distance.
Use it together with the Account Snapshot and position preview before adding exposure.