Your account is breached when it breaks a rule that closes it. The dashboard shows the reason. The most common one is Max loss limit exceeded: your live equity touched the floor. Inactivity, a second hedge, and copying other traders or group trading are also hard breaches. Only the first hedge is a soft breach. After a breach you can reset the same account or buy a new account. You have a limited time to reset at a discount. Check the time left directly on your dashboard.
Breach messages on your dashboard
Message | What it means | Reset offer |
Max loss limit exceeded | Your equity touched the floor | Yes, check the time left on your dashboard |
Hedging rule violated | A second hedge on the same account (hard breach). The first hedge is only a soft breach with a warning email. If the hedge was between two of your accounts, both accounts take the breach, and each account receives its own soft breach (1 soft breach per account) | Yes, check the time left on your dashboard |
Deactivated (Inactivity) | You did not open a new trade in time (30 calendar days in the Evaluation, 7 trading days in SIM Funded). Inactivity is always a hard breach | Yes, check the time left on your dashboard |
Check the reason on your dashboard | Copying other traders or group trading, a hard breach of the Terms and Conditions | Yes, check the time left on your dashboard |
Closed for administrative reasons | The account was closed for an administrative reason | Contact Support |
Account closed. Contact support. | The account was closed | Contact Support |
✅ Reaching the profit target is not a breach. Neither is the Consistency Rule, the Minimum Trade Duration, the auto close at 4:45 PM ET, or a BrightPlus balance below the buffer.
The most common breach: Max loss limit exceeded
The breach check runs on your live equity, including open trades. If your equity touches the floor at any moment, even for a second, the account is breached right away.
Example: $50K BrightPlus
Your equity reaches $51,500 with an open trade. The floor moves to $49,500.
The trade turns against you and your equity touches $49,500.
👉 The account is breached with the message Max loss limit exceeded, even if you would have closed the trade at a better price a minute later.
Example: $50K BrightCore
Day 1 closes at $51,200, so the floor becomes $49,200 once it updates, while the market is closed (between 4:45 PM and 5:59 PM ET).
On day 2 your equity touches $49,200 during the day.
👉 The account is breached. On BrightCore the floor moves once a day, while the market is closed, but the breach check runs all day.
To check your floor yourself, read Max Loss Limit explained.
What to do after a breach
Check the reason on your dashboard.
You can reset the same account or buy a new account. You have a limited time to reset at 45% off the full list price. Check the time left directly on your dashboard. A reset is available for a breached account, whichever stage it was in, and you always receive a Challenge. Read How do resets work and how much do they cost?
If you think the reason is wrong, contact Support and include your account number.
⚠️ If you do not reset in time, the Reset button disappears. Read My reset time expired.
Frequently asked questions
Can I breach by reaching the profit target?
No. Reaching the target is never a breach.
Does closing at 4:45 PM ET count as a breach?
No. Auto close is never a breach.
Is there a daily loss limit that could breach me?
No. The Max Loss Limit is the only loss rule.
Can I reset a SIM Funded Account?
Yes. A reset is available for a breached account, whichever stage it was in. You always receive a Challenge.
What is the difference between soft and hard breach?
Read Soft breach vs hard breach.
Where to go next
Soft breach vs hard breach
How do resets work and how much do they cost?
Max Loss Limit explained