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Event: Risk level change

Event Description#

  • Updates whenever there is an account risk level change. The following are possibly values:
    • NORMAL
    • REDUCE_ONLY
  • Note: Risk level changes are only applicable to VIP and Market Makers user accounts. VIP and certain Market Maker accounts will be automatically placed into REDUCE_ONLY mode if their margin balance is insufficient to meet their maintenance margin obligations. Once in REDUCE_ONLY mode, the system will re-evaluate the risk level only upon the following events:
    • Funds transfer
    • Trade fill
    • Option expiry

Event Name#

RISK_LEVEL_CHANGE

Update Speed#

50ms

Response Example#

{     "e":"RISK_LEVEL_CHANGE", //Event Type     "E":1587727187525, //Event Time     "s":"REDUCE_ONLY", //risk level    "mb":"1534.11708371", //margin balance     "mm":"254789.11708371" //maintenance margin }