A stop out occurs when the market moves unfavorably against your positions, causing your account equity to fall below a certain threshold. In such cases, the system will automatically close positions to prevent further losses.

Key Points:

• You are responsible for any losses incurred from the forced liquidation.
• You can avoid stop out by:
  • Partially closing positions
  • Adding funds promptly to your account
• Ohio Markets’ stop out level is 20% of the required margin.

Example:
If your account equity falls to 20% or below of the required margin:

• The system will automatically close the position with the highest loss first.
• Positions will continue to be closed until your margin level rises above 20%.

Stop out is a risk management mechanism to protect both your account and the broker from excessive losses.