How do traders track how close they are to a rule limit?
Quick answer
Through a dashboard or terminal panel that shows each limit as headroom remaining, updated live as prices move. Showing the numbers continuously prevents surprise breaches and support tickets. The panel must use the same calculation as the rule engine, or it misleads traders.
Detailed answer
What the display should include:
- Remaining amount before each limit, in currency.
- Percentage used of each limit.
- The floor values themselves.
- Live updates including open positions.
Visual cues such as a bar that fills as the limit approaches help traders manage risk.
PropExecutor shows the frozen rule set's live headroom in the terminal: daily loss, maximum loss and other limits, plus progress to the target, updated as prices change. Because the panel reads the same rule version the engine judges the account against, the number a trader watches is the number that decides the breach.
Teach traders to use it
Mention the headroom display in your welcome email and FAQ, with a screenshot. Many breaches happen to traders who never looked at it; pointing it out early prevents surprises and support tickets.
Equity, not balance
Remind traders that headroom moves with open positions. A position in loss reduces headroom immediately, even before it is closed, which is the most common surprise for new traders.
PropExecutor team · Updated
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