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What Has to Stay So Open Positions Keep Running · Tanzania

The amount that can leave an account is not the balance. Part of the account stands behind positions that are still open, and that part keeps working whether or not anybody signs in.

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The balance of an Exness account and the amount that can leave it are two different figures. A position that is still open holds part of the account behind it, and the unsettled result of that position keeps moving the rest. A withdrawal request is an instruction about the free part: it does not close a position, it does not release what stands behind one, and it does not pause anything that is running on the broker side.

Why available is smaller than balance

Where the balance actually sits

Part of the balanceFree to leave the accountReleased by
Not standing behind any positionYesNothing — it is already free
Held behind an open positionNoClosing that position
Unsettled result of an open positionNoClosing that position

A request does not close anything

Asking for money to leave the account and deciding to end a trade are separate acts, and doing the first does not perform the second. Positions that were open before a request stay open during it, and they go on being repriced exactly as they were.

That separation is deliberate. If a request quietly closed positions to make room, the account would be acting on its own in the one area where nothing is supposed to happen without an instruction.

The available figure is not a constant

The part of an account that is free to leave depends on the part that is standing behind open positions and on the running result of those positions. Both of those move with the market, so the free part moves with them.

A figure noted yesterday is therefore a description of yesterday. It was already different before the screen was opened again, and it will be different again by the time anything is acted on.

What keeps running while a request is in progress

None of the ordinary machinery pauses. Pending orders keep their levels, protective levels stay attached to their positions, margin level keeps being computed and automatic closure keeps being applied against it by the server.

The account, in other words, is not put on hold while an instruction is handled. Processing times may vary depending on the chosen payment method, and everything described above continues throughout.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the amount available to withdraw smaller than the balance?
Because part of the balance stands behind positions that are still open. That part is not free to leave the account until those positions are closed.
Does requesting a withdrawal close open positions?
No. A request is an instruction about the free part of the account. Positions stay open and keep being repriced.
Does the available amount change while nobody is watching?
Yes. It depends on the running result of open positions, which moves with the market whether or not anybody is signed in.
How is the held part released?
By closing the position it stands behind. Nothing else releases it, and no request releases it on its own.
Do protective levels keep working while a request is being handled?
Yes. Stop loss, take profit and pending orders stay on the server and keep behaving exactly as they did before the request.
Is automatic closure suspended during a withdrawal request?
No. Margin level keeps being computed and automatic closure keeps being applied against it by the server throughout.

Processing times may vary depending on the chosen payment method.

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