The Daily Pause is a 2% safety limit on Futures and Stocks accounts. If your loss reaches 2% on the day, trading pauses for the rest of that session. It is a protection, not a failure — the account stays active and you can trade again in the next session.
How it works
The Daily Pause is set at 2% of your loss on the trading day. When you reach it, trading is paused for the remainder of that session. This is a soft breach: reaching it does not close the account, and trading resumes at the start of the next trading day.
On a $100,000 account, 2% is $2,000. If your daily loss reaches $2,000, trading pauses until the next session.
Unlocking the rest of the day (optional)
The pause is there to protect you. If you are confident in your setup and want to keep trading that same session, you can choose to unlock your account for the rest of the day by paying the Daily Pause Bypass. This is entirely optional — it is a safety measure, not something you are required to buy. Bypass prices are set per account size and listed in the relevant Pricing article.
Do not use it as a stop-loss
Never rely on the Daily Pause as a stop-loss, especially during volatile news events. Extreme slippage can push a loss past the Daily Pause and into the Max Loss EOD, which is a hard limit that fails the account and cannot be recovered.
Note for CFD traders
The Daily Pause applies to Futures and Stocks. CFD challenges instead use a fixed intraday Max Daily Loss (for example 3% on Instant and One Trade, 5% on 2-Step); Flash has no daily loss limit. See “CFDs trading rules” for details.