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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 
}