Exness 2026 — When a Position Closes Without Your Click — Qatar
Most positions end because somebody pressed a button. Some end without that: the margin level on the account reaches the point at which positions are closed for it, the instrument runs out of session or contract window, or an order left resting earlier is reached while the screen is dark. This page is about that second group — what runs ahead of each closing, which number moves first, and where it can be read.
Open Exness Account →A position can leave the market without the trader pressing anything, and there are only three routes there: the account runs short of free margin and positions are closed to restore the margin level; the instrument reaches the end of its trading session or of its contract window; or a stop loss, take profit or pending order placed earlier is reached. None of the three is silent. The margin panel moves first, the window of a symbol is fixed ahead of time, and resting levels are the ones typed in earlier.
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Closings that are not yours
- A close-out is arithmetic, not a verdict: it begins when the margin level on the account falls to the point set for that account.
- Balance is the slowest figure on the screen. Equity, used margin and free margin move on every tick, and they are the ones that decide how much room an open position still has.
- A trading session that ends does not check whether a position is in profit. The window belongs to the instrument, is published ahead of time and differs from symbol to symbol.
- A stop loss or take profit closes at a level chosen by the trader, so that closing is still yours even when nobody is watching the chart.
- The exit price and the level that set it off are not the same thing: gaps, thin liquidity and news move one away from the other. Spreads are variable and can widen during volatility, news events and market open or close.
- Nothing about the approach is hidden — margin level, used margin and free margin are visible in the terminal on desktop, web and mobile, and in the Personal Area.
The account a position sits in
| Account | Platform | Spread from | Commission | Suited to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MT4 / MT5 | 0.3 pips | None | Most traders — with no minimum initial deposit |
| Standard Cent | MT4 / MT5 | 0.3 pips | None | Beginners — trade in cents |
| Pro | MT4 / MT5 | 0.1 pips | None | Instant execution — from $200 |
| Raw Spread | MT4 / MT5 | 0.0 pips | From $3.50 per side / lot | Tight spreads — from $200 |
| Zero | MT4 / MT5 | 0.0 pips | From $0.05 / lot | Scalping — low spread on top pairs |
Where each figure is kept
Login & Personal Area
Sign in when the account has to be read from somewhere other than the terminal.
Account Types
Five accounts, and the conditions each one applies to an open position.
MetaTrader 4
Where the margin panel and resting orders live on desktop.
MetaTrader 5
Depth of market next to the same margin figures.
Mobile App
Read margin level from a phone when the desk is out of reach.
Islamic Account
Swap-free status changes what an overnight hold costs.
About Exness
What this site covers, and what it is not.
Contact
How to reach support when a closing needs explaining.
Start with login & Personal Area, account types, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, the mobile app or a swap-free Islamic account. See also the Personal Area, the partner program, leverage & margin, closing an account, about Exness and contact. Trading costs and instrument pages: gold trading, trading costs and trading hours.
When the close was not yours — the short version
Three things end a position other than a click: the margin level reaching the point at which the platform closes positions, the instrument reaching the end of its session or contract window, and a level entered earlier being reached. None of them arrives out of nowhere. The margin panel moves first and moves on every tick, the window of a symbol is fixed ahead of time and does not change during the day, and resting levels are the ones the trader typed. Forex and CFDs carry a high risk of losing money, and the thresholds that apply to a particular account are confirmed in the Personal Area before anything is relied on.
Open Exness Account →Three ways a position ends without your click
The first is the margin route. Every open position holds part of the account as used margin; what is left over is free margin. When the market moves against the position, equity falls, free margin shrinks, and the margin level — equity measured against used margin — falls with it. At the point set for the account the platform stops waiting and closes positions until the ratio is restored, usually beginning with the one furthest under water.
The second is the schedule route. A symbol trades inside a published window; outside it no orders are accepted and no new prices arrive. Some contracts carry a rollover or an expiry point of their own on top of that. Neither is a surprise: both belong to the contract specification of the symbol, not to the state of the account.
The third route is the one traders forget is theirs. A stop loss, a take profit or a pending order sits on the server after the terminal is closed and is executed when the price arrives. The closing looks automatic and is not — it runs on a level typed in while the chart was still being watched.
The numbers that move before a close-out does
Four figures sit on the same panel and are usually read in the wrong order. Balance is the account after closed trades only, and it stands still while a position is open. Equity is balance plus the running result, and it moves on every tick. Used margin is the part held against open positions. Free margin is what is left to absorb movement.
Margin level, shown as a percentage, is equity against used margin, and it is the figure the platform actually watches. It falls for two different reasons — the position moving against the account, or another position being opened next to it — and the second reason is the one that catches people out, because nothing on the chart changed.
Size decides how quickly all of this happens. The lot size calculator and the profit calculator answer that question before the position exists, leverage and margin explains what is held back while it is open, and live spreads with spread stability show how far the quoted cost itself travels during a day.
When the screen is dark
An account does not pause because the trader is asleep. Between the end of one session and the start of the next, the price that reopens a market can sit some distance from the price that closed it, and a level standing inside that gap is filled at the first price available rather than at the level itself.
Two habits cover most of this. The first is knowing the window of every symbol held overnight or over a weekend: trading hours lists them and swap rates covers what an overnight hold costs. The second is leaving the account with more free margin than the open position needs at that moment, so an ordinary move does not turn into a forced exit while nobody is reading the screen.
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Reading a close-out before it happens
- Open the trade panel in MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 or the web terminal and find the margin level line — it is the single figure the platform acts on.
- Compare free margin with the margin the next position would hold. If the second number is close to the first, the account is one ordinary move away from having no room left.
- Check the window of a symbol before holding it into the evening, and check whether that symbol carries a rollover or an expiry point of its own.
- Enter the exit level yourself. A stop loss placed while the chart is calm is a closing that belongs to the trader; a close-out at the account threshold is not.
- Read the account from a second device — the mobile app and the Personal Area show the same figures as the desktop terminal, so being away from the desk is not the same as being blind.
Thresholds and conditions that apply to a particular account are confirmed in the Personal Area; the figures described here explain how the mechanism works and are not a statement about any one account.
Who closed the position, and what came first
| Closing | What sets it off | What is visible beforehand | Where it is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margin close-out | Margin level falling to the account threshold | Equity and free margin shrinking tick by tick | Trade panel of the terminal |
| Session end | The instrument reaching the end of its trading window | A published window that does not change during the day | Trading hours page and contract specification |
| Contract rollover | The symbol moving on to its next contract | A dated point set in the specification | Contract specification of the symbol |
| Stop loss or take profit | Price reaching a level entered earlier | The level drawn on the chart and held on the server | Order ticket and chart |
| Pending order expiry | The expiry attached to the order when it was placed | The expiry field chosen at order entry | Order ticket |
An exit price can differ from the level that set it off when a market gaps or liquidity thins.
The four figures on the margin panel
| Figure | What it counts | Why it matters when the close is not yours |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | The account after closed trades only | It stands still while a position is open, so it warns of nothing |
| Equity | Balance plus the running result of open positions | The number the margin level is built from |
| Used margin | The part of the account held against open positions | It grows with every position added, not only when price moves |
| Free margin | Equity minus used margin | The room left before the account threshold is reached |
Frequently asked questions
Why did a position close when I did not close it?
What is a margin level and when does it start to matter?
Can a position close while the terminal is switched off?
Does a close-out happen at the price I saw?
What happens to an open position when the trading session ends?
Do all instruments follow the same schedule?
Can I stop the platform from closing a position for me?
How do I know whether a symbol has a rollover or an expiry?
Does opening a second position change anything for the first one?
Further reading
Background from independent sources: the foreign exchange (forex) market, contracts for difference (CFDs).