Your losses can never exceed your deposited capital. Honor BalanceGuard is HonorPro's commitment that no matter what happens in the market, your account balance will never go below zero.
The Foundation
Leveraged trading means small market movements can create large profits — but also significant losses. In ordinary conditions, automatic safeguards like margin calls and stop-out levels prevent an account from reaching zero. But markets don't always behave in ordinary ways.
During extreme volatility — a major central bank announcement, a geopolitical event, or a sharp weekend gap — prices can leap past these protective levels before they have a chance to execute. The result can be an account that drops into negative territory, leaving a trader technically owing money to their broker.
Honor BalanceGuard eliminates that risk entirely. If your account balance goes below zero due to market gapping or slippage beyond your stop-loss, HonorPro absorbs the deficit and resets your balance to zero.
Your account balance can
never fall below zero
During major news events or overnight gaps, prices can move past your stop-loss before it can be executed, resulting in a larger-than-expected loss.
Without negative balance protection, you could be liable to repay a deficit — meaning you owe the broker money on top of losing your entire account.
HonorPro absorbs the deficit and resets your balance to zero. Contact our support team after the event — we recommend doing this before making any new deposit.
Even experienced traders using stop-loss orders are not immune. These are the two most common scenarios where a negative balance can occur.
A market gap occurs when a price jumps from one level to another without any trades in between. This typically happens overnight or over weekends when markets are closed but news continues — a central bank decision or geopolitical event can cause prices to open dramatically differently from where they closed. Your stop-loss was set at floor 8, but the market opens at floor 5 — your order fills far below your intended level.
Slippage is the difference between the price you expected your order to fill at and the price it actually fills at. During periods of very low liquidity or extreme volatility — such as a surprise interest rate announcement — there may simply not be enough buyers or sellers at your stop-loss price. In extreme cases, this can wipe your entire margin and push your balance below zero before the position can be closed.
Honor BalanceGuard is a specific safeguard. It is important to understand exactly where its protection begins and ends.
Who It Applies To
Honor BalanceGuard applies automatically to all retail client accounts held with HonorPro. You do not need to opt in, pay a fee, or take any action in advance — the protection is active from the moment you open your account.
Professional clients who have formally elected professional status operate under different terms. If you are unsure of your client classification or have questions about your specific account protections, our support team is always available to help.
Key Facts at a Glance
Honor BalanceGuard is your last line of defence against the most extreme market events. It is not a licence to take on unlimited risk. We strongly encourage all traders to use stop-loss orders on every position, size trades responsibly relative to their account balance, and never commit funds they cannot afford to lose. BalanceGuard exists for the rare moments when the market moves faster than any safeguard can respond — not as a substitute for the discipline that consistent trading requires.
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