Margin call and stop-out
At Exness, a margin call is a warning that your margin level has fallen to a set level. A stop-out is when orders are closed automatically. This page explains both, and the margin level that triggers them.
The details follow the Exness Help Centre (checked 2026-10-13). Exness can change the levels without notice. Futures and securities firms use the words margin call differently, as the last section shows. Having orders closed by a stop-out is a real risk of leveraged trading.
What is the margin level?
At Exness it is (equity / required margin) x 100, shown as a percentage. For example, equity of 50 USD and required margin of 10 USD give 500%. If equity falls to 0 USD the level is 0% and a stop-out happens.
How the margin level is worked out
Exness defines the margin level as:
margin level = (equity / required margin) x 100
At Exness, equity is your balance plus or minus the floating profit or loss, plus the swap. Required margin is the margin held for your open orders (see leverage and margin).
Exness's example: equity of 50 USD and required margin of 10 USD give a margin level of 500%. If equity falls to 0 USD the margin level is 0%, and the stop-out happens.
Losses lower your equity, so the margin level falls. A rise in required margin lowers it too.
Sources: Exness Help Centre, Common trading terms and margin level article (checked 2026-10-13).
Margin call
Does a margin call close my trades?
At Exness a margin call is a warning sent to the trading platform when the margin level falls to the margin call level. It says you may need to deposit funds or close some orders. Orders are closed automatically at the stop-out level.
At Exness, a margin call is a warning sent to the trading platform when the margin level falls to a set level, the margin call level. It tells you that you may need to deposit funds or close some orders.
Source: Exness Help Centre, Common trading terms (checked 2026-10-13).
Stop-out
At Exness, a stop-out happens when the margin level falls to the stop-out level. Orders, including hedge orders, are then closed automatically. The order with the least profit is closed first, then the next, until the margin level is above the stop-out level.
Exness also describes Stop Out Protection, which can delay or avoid a stop-out. Whether it is available is decided by a mathematical model, so it is not always available to everyone. It may also be unavailable on an account set to unlimited leverage. Do not rely on it.
Closing orders after a stop-out does not undo the loss already made. A CFTC advisory warns that clients trading OTC forex may be responsible for losses beyond their initial deposit.
Sources: Exness Help Centre, margin level article, CFTC forex advisory (checked 2026-10-13).
Levels by account type
| Account type | Margin call level | Stop-out level |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Cent | 60% | 0% |
| Standard | 60% | 0% |
| Other account types, including Pro | 30% | 0% |
These are Exness's general account-level figures. Instrument-specific exceptions apply, and levels can differ by Exness entity. Check the levels applicable to your account and instrument.
Source: Exness Help Centre, margin call and stop-out levels article (checked 2026-10-13).
Margin call in futures and securities
Is a margin call the same everywhere?
No. The CFTC futures glossary describes a request to restore margin. In securities, falling values can trigger a demand for funds or a sale. OTC forex/CFD details can differ; at Exness a margin call is a margin-level warning.
Other sources use the term in other ways, so do not mix the definitions.
- Futures. The CFTC glossary says a margin call is a request from a broker that a customer restore margin to the original level (CFTC glossary).
- Securities on margin. If the value of securities falls, a broker can ask for money at once, or sell securities in the account without contacting you first. It can do so even if it has given you a number of days to pay (SEC investor glossary).
- Exness. A warning sent when the margin level falls to the margin call level, as described above.
What are Exness's margin-call levels?
Exness lists general margin-call levels of 60% for Standard Cent and Standard, and 30% for its other account types, including Pro, with a general stop-out level of 0%. Instrument-specific exceptions and differences between Exness entities apply.Which orders are closed first in a stop-out?
At Exness, orders are closed starting with the order that has the least profit, then the next one, until the margin level is above the stop-out level.Is a margin call the same as a stop-out?
No. At Exness a margin call is a warning that you may need to deposit funds or close some orders. A stop-out is when orders are closed automatically.What makes my margin level fall?
Falling equity from losses lowers it, and so does a higher required margin. Exness notes that high leverage lets you hold a large position with little margin, which raises the risk of a stop-out on a small price move.Last reviewed 2026-10-13