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Simultaneous Open Orders Limit

This policy is critical in supporting consistent execution, server stability, and the responsible use of automated trading strategies.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

To ensure platform integrity, protect trader performance, and mitigate exposure to excessive risk, OnlyFundsFX enforces a strict limit on the number of simultaneous open orders permitted for Algorithmic Affair accounts.


🔐 Maximum: 20 Simultaneous Open Orders

Traders using Algorithmic Affair accounts are allowed to hold a maximum of 20 open orders at any given time, across all instruments.

This includes:

  • Market orders currently active

  • Pending orders (buy/sell limit or stop orders)

  • Open trades across all symbols and asset classes

💡 Example:
If you have 12 live trades and 8 pending orders (e.g., buy stops or limit entries), you have reached the 20-order limit. Attempting to add more may result in rejection or a rule breach flag.


🎯 Why Is There a Limit?

The 20-order cap is in place to:

Objective

Explanation

Reduce Overexposure

Prevents traders from opening too many correlated or opposing positions that could cause large, compounding losses.

Ensure Platform Stability

Limits excessive trade flow and execution requests from EA scripts or high-speed bots.

Support Realistic Risk Management

Encourages traders to focus on quality over quantity, aligning with institutional trading standards.

This rule is especially important in volatile market conditions, where having too many open trades can rapidly magnify losses or execution delays.


⚠️ What Happens if You Violate the Limit?

Exceeding the 20 open order limit may result in:

  • Immediate trade rejections from the platform

  • Audit of trading activity by the compliance team

  • Denial of payout if the rule violation is associated with high-risk behavior

  • Suspension or reset of the account in repeated or deliberate cases


💬 Need Help?

If you're unsure whether your strategy complies with this rule, or you'd like help configuring your algorithm to respect the limit, contact us at support@onlyfundsfx.com or through Live Chat.

We’re here to help you trade safely and profitably with structure and consistency.

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