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Exness Stop Out and Margin Call: 0% Stop Out and Stop Out Protection
Exness sets its stop-out level at 0% on every account, adds a Stop Out Protection feature, and resets negative balances to zero. Margin call is 60% on Standard accounts and 30% on professional ones. Here is how it works and the exceptions.
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Exness sets the stop-out level at 0% on all its account types, according to its Help Center: positions close automatically only when your margin level reaches 0%, or equity drops to zero. Margin call comes earlier, at 60% on Standard and Standard Cent accounts and 30% on Pro, Raw Spread and Zero. On top of that, Exness offers Stop Out Protection, which can delay or sometimes avoid a stop out, and negative balance protection, which resets a negative balance to zero.
Exness presents the 0% stop out as unusual in the industry, where it says many brokers stop out at 10% to 30%. It gives trades more room, but there are exceptions by country and by market that every trader should know.
| Stop out | 0% on all account types |
|---|---|
| Margin call | 60% Standard and Cent; 30% Pro, Raw Spread, Zero |
| Kenya and Jordan clients | Stop out at 20%; no Stop Out Protection |
| Stocks | Stop out can rise to 100% in risky conditions |
| Negative balance protection | Balance reset to zero after a stop out |
| Hedged positions | 0% margin when fully hedged |
Margin call and stop out by account
| Account | Margin call | Stop out |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Cent | 60% | 0% |
| Standard | 60% | 0% |
| Pro | 30% | 0% |
| Raw Spread | 30% | 0% |
| Zero | 30% | 0% |
Exness notes two exceptions. Clients registered with its Kenyan company, Exness (KE) Limited, and its Jordanian company have a 20% stop out. And on stocks, Exness can raise the stop-out level to 100% when market risk increases. Exness also says the 0% stop out isn't supported in some countries and may vary with market conditions and your trading activity.
What margin level means
Margin level is equity divided by the margin your positions use, times 100. Exness calculates margin as lots times contract size divided by leverage for most currency pairs, and as a fixed percentage for exotic pairs, crypto, commodities, stocks and indices. Its own example: 2 lots of EUR/USD at 1:2000 need 2 × 100,000 ÷ 2000 = 100 EUR of margin. Our margin calculator does the sum for any position.
| Equity | Used margin | Margin level | Standard account | Pro, Raw, Zero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $100 | 1,000% | Normal | Normal |
| $60 | $100 | 60% | Margin call | Normal |
| $30 | $100 | 30% | Margin call | Margin call |
| $0 | $100 | 0% | Stop out | Stop out |
Stop Out Protection
Stop Out Protection is an Exness feature designed to delay, and sometimes avoid, stop outs, particularly when spreads widen in volatile markets. Exness says it gives you more time to close some positions, add funds or wait for the market to turn, and points to it as evidence that it doesn't widen spreads to trigger stop outs.
It isn't guaranteed. Exness says availability is decided by its models assessing your trading conditions and activity, that it may be disabled if your strategy relies on it heavily or misuses it, and that it may be off on accounts using unlimited leverage. It isn't available to clients of the Kenyan or Jordanian companies.
Stop Out Protection buys time. It doesn't change the direction of the market or the size of your position.
Negative balance protection
Exness says its negative balance protection means you never lose more than you deposited. If a stop out leaves the balance negative, Exness resets it to zero, usually right after the stop out, shown as a 'D-null' operation in the platform history. Its example: an account with $100 that loses $150 on stopped-out positions is reset from −$50 to $0.
Don't deposit into an account while it shows a negative balance; wait for the reset to zero, or open a new account to keep trading. And if positions are still open with negative equity but a positive balance, a deposit covers that negative equity first; protection only applies after a full stop out.
Higher Margin Requirements
Margin can jump without the price moving. Exness applies Higher Margin Requirements from 15 minutes before to 90 seconds after high-impact news, and from about 3 hours before to 1 hour after the weekend break, for every market except Bitcoin and Ethereum. During those windows leverage is capped for new positions.
| Market | Leverage during HMR |
|---|---|
| Forex | 1:200 |
| Gold | 1:200 to 1:1000 |
| Silver | 1:50 to 1:200 |
| US indices | 1:50 to 1:100 |
| Other indices | 1:20 to 1:50 |
| Oil | 1:20 |
| Stocks | 1:5 |
| Crypto | 1:200 |
Exness shows an HMR banner on the chart in Exness Terminal and Exness Trade, and the new-order window shows the leverage used. Our Exness leverage guide explains the equity tiers and unlimited leverage.
Hedged positions
A fully hedged position, the same volume bought and sold on one instrument, needs no margin at Exness; a partly hedged one needs margin only on the unmatched part. Closing one side unhedges the other, and during HMR that can need more margin than you have: Exness's own example shows a hedge that can't be closed because unhedging would require $550 of margin against $86 free.
How leverage affects your stop out
Exness illustrates it with $100 in an account. At 1:500, a 0.5-lot USDCHF trade uses all $100 as margin, and a 1% move wipes the account out. With 1:50, the same $100 supports 0.05 lots, and a 1% move leaves $50. Lower leverage doesn't change your profit per pip; it stops you opening a position the account can't survive.
A 0% stop out sounds generous, but it means the platform waits until the money is gone. Your own stop loss, placed where the idea is wrong, is what keeps an Exness account alive.
Rizal held two EUR/USD trades at 1:2000 into a US jobs report. HMR capped new-position leverage at 1:200 and his margin level fell quickly; Stop Out Protection delayed the close, but the move continued and the account hit 0%. Negative balance protection reset the small deficit to zero. He now caps his leverage at 1:200 all the time, so news windows don't change his margin.
Frequently asked
What is Exness's stop out level?
0% on all account types, according to Exness. Clients of its Kenyan and Jordanian companies have a 20% stop out, and stocks can have a stop out of up to 100% in risky conditions.
What is Exness's margin call level?
60% on Standard and Standard Cent accounts, and 30% on Pro, Raw Spread and Zero accounts.
What is Exness Stop Out Protection?
A feature that can delay and sometimes avoid stop outs, especially when spreads widen. Exness decides availability with its models, may disable it if relied on, and doesn't offer it to Kenyan or Jordanian clients.
Does Exness have negative balance protection?
Yes. If a stop out leaves your balance negative, Exness resets it to zero, usually immediately, shown as a D-null operation.
What is HMR at Exness?
Higher Margin Requirements: from 15 minutes before to 90 seconds after high-impact news, and around weekend breaks, leverage for new positions is capped, for example at 1:200 on forex.
Do hedged positions need margin at Exness?
No margin is held on fully hedged positions; partly hedged ones need margin on the unmatched volume.
Why couldn't I close one side of my hedge?
Closing one side unhedges the other, which then needs full margin. During HMR that margin can exceed your free margin, so Exness won't allow the close until enough margin is available.
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