Glossary
Trading-risk terms, in plain language.
Clear, self-contained definitions of the account-risk terms that decide whether an account survives — the same ones Chartping watches. Explainers, not advice.
Daily loss limit (maximum daily loss)
A daily loss limit is a cap on how much a trading account may lose within a single trading day, usually measured on equity from a fixed daily starting point.
Drawdown-from-peak (trailing drawdown)
Trailing drawdown is a maximum-loss floor that follows an account's equity up as it makes new highs, so the line to stay above is tied to peak equity, not the starting balance.
Margin level
Margin level is the percentage (equity ÷ used margin × 100) a broker uses to decide when an account is too stretched to keep its positions open.
Margin call
A margin call is the warning level at which a broker stops you opening new positions and expects you to add funds or reduce risk.
Stop-out
A stop-out is the level at which a broker begins force-closing an account's positions — typically the largest losing one first — to protect the account.
Equity
Equity is an account's balance adjusted for the profit or loss on open positions (and any swap or fees) — the account's live value right now.
Floating (unrealised) P/L
Floating P/L is the profit or loss on open positions that has not been realised yet — it moves with price and is added to balance to give equity.
Leverage
Leverage is the ratio between an account's position size and the capital backing it — higher leverage means a given price move changes equity by more.
Concentration risk
Concentration risk is how much of an account's exposure sits in a single symbol or position rather than being spread across several.
Equity floor
An equity floor is a hard minimum equity level you set for an account, with an early warning as the account approaches it.
Early-warning threshold
An early-warning threshold is a level you set below a hard limit — for example 80% of your daily loss — so you are alerted while there is still time to react.
Read-only API key
A read-only API key is an exchange or broker credential scoped to read account data only — it cannot place orders or move funds.
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