When placing a market order for a specific amount, you may see a message informing you that the value of your order is nearly equal to your available funds, and therefore the order amount has been reduced.
What does this message mean?
To reduce the risk of a negative account balance, the system automatically adjusts the value of your order if it comes close to using 100% of your available funds. This mechanism applies to OMI instruments – that is, stocks and ETFs.
How does it work in practice?
If you place an order during market hours, the maximum order value can be up to 98% of your available funds.
If you place an order outside of market hours, the limit is 95% of your available funds.
If your order exceeds these limits, the system will automatically reduce it and notify you with the relevant message.
Why is this important?
Market orders are executed at the current market price, which may vary slightly at the time of execution. Keeping a small reserve of funds helps avoid situations where your account balance becomes negative due to slight price differences at execution.