The single-trade loss limit is a cap on how much one position can lose, measured against your account size. It is separate from your daily drawdown and your overall maximum drawdown. Daily and maximum drawdown govern your account as a whole. The single-trade limit governs one position at a time.

The point is risk hygiene. It keeps one oversized trade from taking out a large chunk of an account that is otherwise being traded responsibly. If a position breaches the per-trade cap, that trade is the problem, not your whole strategy. Sizing each position so its worst case stays inside the cap is the simplest way to never touch it.

The percentage is applied to your account size, and the live loss on any open position is shown on your dashboard, so you always know where you stand. Because real spreads and commissions are applied, factor those into the worst case when you size, not just the raw price move.

On an Instant account, no single trade may lose more than 2% of your account size. Pair that with the account-level limits (4% daily drawdown, 7% trailing maximum drawdown) and you have a full risk picture: 2% caps any one position, 4% caps your day, 7% caps your overall run.

A practical way to read it: you would need to stack losses across several positions, or run one position well past where it should be cut, to threaten the account. The per-trade cap is the first guardrail you meet.

On Instant Pro, the single-trade maximum loss is tighter than Instant. The account-level limits match Instant (4% daily, 7% trailing maximum), but the per-trade cap is stricter, which suits a more disciplined, controlled-sizing style. Instant Pro also carries the lowest entry cost of the instant class and is our bestseller.

We do not publish a fixed figure here because the value that matters is the one governing your account, so check the exact percentage on your dashboard before you set a position. Treat it as smaller than Instant's 2% and size accordingly.

On Instant 24h, no single trade may lose more than 1% of your account size. This is the tightest single-trade cap in the lineup, which fits the product: a 3% profit target inside a 24-hour window, with a 2% daily drawdown and a 3% trailing maximum drawdown. Fast format, tight risk.

With a 1% per-trade cap and a 2% daily limit, careful position sizing is the whole game. Size each trade so its worst case sits inside 1%, and you keep room to take more than one shot inside the window.

One Step and Two Step are evaluation products, and their single-trade rules are set per product rather than published as a single universal figure. Always confirm the per-trade rule for your specific account on your dashboard before sizing.

If you are ever unsure, the live figures and your current exposure are always on your dashboard, or reach us at support@uzo.com.