Troubleshooting and FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How does the Equity allocation method work?
A: When using this method, the trades will be distributed between your Investors based on their percentage share of the total equity on the Manager Account.
Example
| Investor 1 equity | $10,000 | Investor 2 equity | $7,000 | Investor 3 equity | $2,000 |
| Total equity | $19,000 | Total equity | $19,000 | Total equity | $19,000 |
| Share % | 0.5263 | Share % | 0.3684 | Share % | 0.1052 |
| MM lot size | 10.00 | MM lot size | 10.00 | MM lot size | 10.00 |
| Investor lot | 5.26 | Investor lot | 3.68 | Investor lot | 1.05 |
The residual volume of 0.01 lot from this example will be further allocated evenly between all Enabled Investor Accounts, starting with the Account with the largest equity. Since the minimum volume for allocation is 0.01 lot, the remaining volume will be allocated on Investor 1 Account in full.
Guide How to Avoid Future Problems
- For a more predictable distribution of the investors’ trading volume it is recommended you to close all your open positions when:
- introducing a new investor into your MAM system;
- before disconnecting an Investor from your Manager Account;
- before an Investor withdraws his/her funds, as the balance on Manager Account will be automatically reduced.
- Before opening a hedge position on your Manager Account, be sure that all of your Investors already have an opened hedged position. That includes the new Investors that might have joined your MAM system and might not have the required hedged position on their accounts yet.
For example:
The MM opens a 3 lots Buy trade on EURUSD for his/her 3 Investors in order to hedge it later. A 4th investor joins the MAM system but the Manager fails to open 1 lot Buy trade on EURUSD for that Investor as well. Instead the MM places a 3 lots Sell trade on EURUSD to hedge the positions. As a result, the trade on the 4th Investor’s account is not hedged at all and the trades on first 3 Investors’ accounts are not hedged in full.
- If one or more positions on your Investor’s account were closed by Stop Out, the trading volume on your Manager account will be automatically reduced by the volume of the closed trade(s).
For example:
The overall trading volume on your Manager Account is currently 5 lots and is evenly allocated between 5 Investors - 1 lot per each Investor. If the trade on one of your Investor Accounts is closed by Stop Out, then your overall trading volume will be reduced to 4 lots.
- Be sure that the opened trading volume on your Manager account is enough for all of your Investors. If the volume is too low, it might not be equally distributed between all the investors. Make sure to increase your trading volume in case a new Investor joins your MAM system.
For example:
If you have 6 Investors, the minimum position to be opened is 0.06 lot, as 0.01 is the minimum volume to be allocated. If you open a position of 0.05 lot or less, then one or more of your Investors will not get any open trades.
- Minimum trading volume per 1 Investor is 0.01 lot. For example, the minimum required volume for 4 Investors is 0.04 lot. If you open a 0.03 position, the volume will be distributed between 3 Investors only, 0.01 each.
- To maximize the performance on your Manager account, be sure that your Investors have approximately equal deposits. It is recommended that the difference between accounts does not exceed 40%.
For example:
If at least one of your Investors has the deposit of $1000, be sure that all other investors have balances between $1000 and $1400.