Risk Limits

You may run into risk limit errors when attempting to place trades. This page explains the different types of risk limits and the corrective action needed to resolve the issue.

An example of what a risk check failure looks like on the UI

An example of what a risk check failure looks like on the UI

Every risk check has an error message explaining the limit that was hit, and also the limit value in dollar terms. In the example above, the user tried to trade a notional size of $1.2M, but the limit was $1M.

Name	Error Message	Corrective Action
UserGrossNotionalLimitRiskCheck	This trade would cause you to exceed your maximum account position size. Try reducing the trade size or file a support ticket to get an increase in account limits.	Each user has a max limit on their gross notional size for the entire account. Try reducing the trade size or file a Getting Help (Support) ticket to request an increase in limits.
UserNetNotionalLimitRiskCheck	This trade would cause you to exceed your maximum account position size. Try reducing the trade size or file a support ticket to get an increase in account limits.	Each user has a max limit on their net notional size for the entire account. Try reducing the trade size or file a Getting Help (Support) ticket to request an increase in limits.
UserInstrumentLimitRiskCheck	This trade would cause you to exceed your maximum position size on this market. Try reducing the trade size or file a support ticket to get an increase in your account limit for this market.	Each user has a max size limit on their position in each market. Try reducing the trade size or file a Getting Help (Support) ticket to request an increase in limits.
OlpVarLimitRiskCheck	OLP is currently at its maximum risk capacity. Try waiting for others to close their positions or for OLP deposits to increase.	OLP positions in aggregate have a max value-at-risk limit. Wait for others to close their positions or increase deposits into OLP.
OlpGrossNotionalRiskCheck	OLP is currently at its maximum position value, and is unable to open new positions. Try waiting for others to close their positions or for OLP deposits to increase.	OLP positions in aggregate have a max notional limit. Wait for others to close their positions or increase deposits into OLP.
OlpNetNotionalRiskCheck	OLP is currently at its maximum position value, and is unable to open new positions. Try waiting for others to close their positions or for OLP deposits to increase.	OLP positions in aggregate have a max notional limit. Wait for others to close their positions or increase deposits into OLP.
OlpPositionLimitRiskCheck	This trade would exceed OLP’s maximum single-position size. Try reducing the trade size.	OLP has a max position size. Try reducing your trade size.
SkewAsPercentOfFdvLimit	The skew (long OI minus short OI) on this asset is too large to accommodate your trade. Try waiting for others to close their positions or opening a trade in the opposite direction.	The skew (long open interest minus short open interest) on this market is capped to a percent of the fully diluted value of the underlying token. Wait for others to close their positions and reduce skew or try trading the other direction (open a long instead of a short, or vice versa).
OiAsPercentOfFdvLimit	The total OI on this asset is too large to accommodate your trade. Try reducing trade size or waiting for others to close their positions.	The open interest on this market is capped to a percent of the fully diluted value of the underlying token. Wait for others to close their positions and reduce open interest before attempting to trade.
PricingRiskCheck	The mark price is too far from the quoted price. Try refreshing the quote or reducing the trade size.	The quote price is too far away from the mark price. Try refreshing the quote or reducing the trade size.
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