Understanding Soft Breaches in Instant PRIME Accounts

Instant PRIME accounts include a soft breach system designed to enforce certain risk management rules while still allowing traders to continue trading after minor violations.

A soft breach occurs when specific trading rules are violated. When this happens, the violating trade or trades will be automatically closed, but the account itself remains active.

However, soft breaches are limited, and repeatedly violating these rules will eventually result in account termination.

There has been an update to the maximum number of allowed soft breaches depending on when the account was purchased.

If your account reaches the maximum number of soft breaches, it will result in a hard breach and the account will be terminated.

A soft breach is considered a minor rule violation. When one occurs:

• The violating trade or trades will be automatically closed
• The account will remain active
• One soft breach is recorded

Once the maximum number of allowed soft breaches is reached, the account will be hard breached and closed.

The following scenarios can trigger a soft breach.

Entering a trade without an active Stop Loss will trigger a soft breach.

To protect the account, the trade will be automatically closed if no Stop Loss is detected.

Traders who wish to trade without a Stop Loss may purchase the No Stop Loss Add On, which removes this restriction.

Instant PRIME accounts have a maximum lot size limit based on account size.

If your total open lot size exceeds the allowed limit, all open trades will be automatically closed and a soft breach will be recorded.

By default, holding trades over the weekend is not allowed on Instant PRIME accounts.

All trades must be closed before the market closes on Friday.

If trades remain open past market close without the appropriate add on, they will be automatically closed and a soft breach will be recorded.

Traders who wish to hold trades over the weekend may purchase the Weekend Holding Add On.

Soft breach limits exist to ensure traders follow key risk management rules.

While soft breaches provide flexibility for occasional mistakes, repeated violations indicate that trading activity is not aligned with the program’s rules and risk structure.

Setting a maximum number of soft breaches helps maintain fairness, discipline, and responsible trading across all accounts.

• Instant PRIME accounts include a soft breach system for minor rule violations
• Accounts purchased before March 13 at 5:00 PM EST have a 10 soft breach limit
• Accounts purchased after March 13 at 5:00 PM EST have a 5 soft breach limit
• Violating trades are automatically closed when a soft breach occurs
• Reaching the maximum number of soft breaches results in a hard breach and account termination