Deposit & withdrawals · Negative-balance protection
You can never lose more than you deposit
On a Bondricks retail account, an adverse market gap can't push your balance below zero. If it ever does, we reset it — no chasing debts, no surprise bills.
- Floored at zero
- Retail accounts
- Automatic reset
- No debt to repay
- Gap protection
- Built in
What is negative-balance protection?
Leverage lets a small deposit control a much larger position. In normal conditions a stop-loss closes you out near your chosen level — but in a violent move or a weekend gap, price can jump straight past it, closing the trade at a worse level than intended.
Without protection, that gap could leave an account showing a balance below zero: in effect, owing the broker money. Negative-balance protection removes that risk. On a Bondricks retail account your balance is floored at zero — if a close ever leaves it negative, Bondricks absorbs the shortfall and resets you to $0.
It is automatic and free. There is nothing to switch on and no premium to pay. You always know the absolute worst case: you can lose the capital you deposited, but never a penny more.
At a glance
- Balance floor
- $0
- Applies to
- Retail
- Cost
- Free
- Action needed
- None
Why Bondricks
Negative-balance protection at Bondricks
Built into every account — the same transparent pricing and safeguards run across the whole platform.
A hard floor at zero
However sharp the move, a retail balance cannot fall below zero — your downside is capped at what you funded.
Automatic, always on
Nothing to enable and no premium to pay. Protection is built into every retail account by default.
Risk only what you fund
Trade leverage with a clear worst case: you can lose your deposit, but you'll never owe Bondricks money.
- $0
- Balance floor
- Retail
- Eligibility
- Free
- Cost
- Automatic
- Activation
How it works
Protection, step by step
- 01
The market gaps
A sharp move or weekend gap jumps straight past your stop-loss level.
- 02
Your position closes
The trade is closed at the next available price — which may be beyond your stop.
- 03
The balance is checked
If that close leaves your account showing a balance below zero…
- 04
We reset to zero
Bondricks absorbs the shortfall and restores your balance to $0. You owe nothing.
FAQ
Protection — your questions answered
It is a guarantee that your retail account balance cannot drop below zero. If extreme volatility closes a position at a loss greater than your balance, Bondricks covers the difference and resets you to $0.
No. Negative-balance protection is applied automatically to every retail account at no cost — there is nothing to activate and no fee.
Negative-balance protection is a retail safeguard. Professional and institutional clients trade under different terms; the specifics are set out during onboarding.
Yes. Protection caps your loss at the funds in your account — it does not prevent losses up to that amount. Leveraged trading remains high-risk and can lose your entire balance.
Any negative balance arising from a qualifying event is corrected to zero automatically, so you can fund and resume trading without settling a shortfall.
Deposit & withdrawals
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Your capital, safeguarded
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Trade with a floor under your account
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