See how the combine's real risk box works and why the daily loss lock changes both behavior and economics.
Updated July 5, 2026
The max loss limit is the real outer wall of the combine. The floor equals intraday high-water equity minus the account's published max-loss amount, starts at starting balance minus that amount, updates upward whenever marked equity makes a new high, and never moves down.
The daily loss limit includes realized and conservatively marked open-position P&L for the Chicago session. A hit cancels working opening orders, attempts to liquidate owned long options at a fresh executable bid, and locks new entries for the rest of that session; it does not by itself create a permanent combine failure.
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