TL;DR: Clarity Cards are real-time tracking tools on your account dashboard that monitor four key trading parameters: Quick Strike Trades, Margin Usage, News Trading, and Risk Limit. Each card updates after every trade closes, giving you a live view of your compliance status at all times. The cards visible on your dashboard depend on your account type; for Challenge Accounts only the Quick Strike Trades card is applicable, while all the cards are enforced on the FundedNext Account and Stellar Instant Account. Breaching any of these parameters can result in profit deductions, account reclassification, or, in serious cases, account termination, so keeping an eye on these cards throughout your trading cycle is essential.
Clarity Cards are live tracking tools available directly in your account dashboard. Each card monitors a specific trading parameter in real time, showing you exactly where you stand against the applicable thresholds before any Performance Reward decision is made. The cards update after every trade closes, giving you full visibility into your trading activity at every point in your cycle.
Accessing the Clarity Cards
On your account dashboard, you will find the Clarity Cards displayed alongside your Trading Objective. Each card is specific to your account type and phase. The cards visible to you will depend on whether you hold a Challenge Account, a FundedNext Account, or a Stellar Instant Account.
Which parameters are visible on the Clarity Cards?
Quick Strike Trades: Traders will be able to see all the trades that have been flagged for quick strike from this card. The quick strike parameter is applicable for the Challenge Account, the FundedNext Account, and the Stellar Instant Account.
Margin Usage: Traders will be able to see the trades that have violated the margin rule on their FundedNext Account and the Stellar Instant Account. All the flagged trades and their details are available right from their dashboard. The margin usage rule is not applicable to any Challenge Accounts.
News Trading: The News Trading Clarity Card shows all the trades that have been flagged for opening or closing any order within the 10-minute restricted window on their FundedNext Account and the Stellar Insant Account. There are no restrictions on news trading on the Challenge Account.
Risk Limit: If any trades violate the specific risk limit on their FundedNext Account and the Stellar Insant Account all the relevant information regarding the trades can be found in this card. This card is not applicable for Challenge Accounts.
Specific Risk Cards and Their Applicability Based on Each Account Type
Clarity Card | Challenge Account | FundedNext Account | Instant Account |
Quick Strike Trades | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
Margin Usage | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
News Trading | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
Risk Limit | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
Quick Strike Trades
The Quick Strike card tracks trades that are opened and closed within 30 seconds, showing what percentage of your total recorded profit came from these trades. Only profitable Quick Strike trades count toward this percentage; losses from trades closed within 30 seconds are not included.
What you see on the card:
On your Quick Strike Trades card, you will see the following:
Quick Strike Trades: The total count of profitable positions closed within 30 seconds.
Quick Strike Profit (%): The percentage of your total recorded profit generated from these trades. Keep this below 30%.
Profit from Quick Strike ($): The dollar amount generated from these trades.
See Trade Details: A full list of every trade that was categorized as a "Quick Strike."
Thresholds and consequences:
Challenge Account
At 20%: A compliance warning is issued. No action is taken on the account at this stage.
At 30% or above: Advancement toward the profit target is placed on hold. The account remains active, and trading can continue, but advancement will not be processed until the Quick Strike percentage falls back below 30%. Eligibility is restored automatically once the threshold is cleared.
FundedNext Account and Instant Account
At 20%: A formal warning is issued. No deduction or account action is applied at this stage.
At 30% or above: Threshold breaches are reviewed at the end of the trading cycle. 100% profits earned from Quick Strike trades will be deducted from your Performance Reward. A second violation will result in immediate account termination at the end of the cycle, with all Quick Strike profits forfeited.
Checking this card regularly through your cycle ensures you are aware of your Quick Strike share before your Performance Reward is processed. To learn more, refer to this article here.
Margin Usage
The Margin Usage card shows the total margin used across all your open positions, displayed as a percentage of your initial account balance, giving you a real-time view of your overall margin exposure.
What you see on the card:
Current Margin Limit: Your maximum cumulative margin threshold is 70% by default, or 30% if your account has been reclassified.
Highest Margin At a Time: The peak cumulative margin your account has reached during the cycle.
Profit from Violation: Any profit earned while your cumulative margin was above the threshold.
See Trade Details: A breakdown of the specific trades contributing to your margin levels.
Challenge Account
The Margin Usage card does not apply to Challenge Accounts. No tracking or enforcement applies during the Challenge phase.
FundedNext Account and Instant Account
The default margin limit is 70% cumulative across all open positions. If your account has been reclassified following a second violation, the limit shown on the card will reflect the reduced threshold of 30%.
1st violation: A formal warning is issued. 100% of the profit generated from the violating trades is deducted from the Performance Reward for that cycle. If the violating trades resulted in a net loss, no deduction applies, but a formal warning is issued and recorded.
2nd violation: 100% of the profit from the violating trades is deducted. The account is permanently reclassified to 1% allowable risk and 30% maximum margin, effective at the end of the trading day on which the violation is identified.
Subsequent violations on a reclassified account: 100% of the profit from each violating trade is deducted every time a breach is identified. No account termination applies for margin violations. The account remains active.
To learn more about the margin usage rule, please review this article.
News Trading
The News Trading card tracks any trade execution that occurs within a 10-minute window around a scheduled high-impact news event, 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the release.
Any execution event on a correlated symbol counts during this window: market orders, pending order fills (buy limit, sell limit), stop losses, or take profits. If it executes within the window, it's flagged as a news trade.
The card calculates the adjusted profit attribution for all flagged trades in real time before your Performance Reward is processed.
The News Trading card tracks trades opened or closed within a 10-minute window around scheduled high-impact news events, defined as 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the release on a correlated symbol. It calculates the adjusted profit attribution that applies to those trades in real time, before your Performance Reward is processed.
What you see on the card:
News Time Trades: The total count of trades you opened or closed within the 10-minute news window.
PnL from News Trades: The total gross profit or loss generated from these specific trades.
Eligible Profit (40%): This is your most important metric. This is the portion of your news window profit that counts toward your Performance Reward.
See Trade Details: Click this to see exactly which news events triggered the rule and which pairs were affected (e.g., a USD trade during a FOMC meeting).
How the attribution works:
40% of the profit generated from trades inside a news window is attributed to your Performance Reward.
100% of any losses incurred during news windows remain your full responsibility.
The rule applies only where the event is directly correlated with the trading pair involved.
Challenge Account
The News Trading card does not apply to Challenge Accounts. No tracking or enforcement applies during the Challenge phase.
FundedNext Account and Instant Account
The 40% attribution rule applies to all news-window profits. The card displays the adjusted amount before you submit a Performance Reward request.
To learn more about the news trading rules at FundedNext, please review this article.
Risk Limit
The Risk Limit card monitors the maximum potential loss across your open positions at any given time. Risk is calculated based on stop-loss placement and the maximum losses of the trade(s), measured against your initial account balance. FundedNext requires a stop-loss to be placed on every trade. Trades running without a stop-loss are treated as carrying 100% risk to the account balance.
What you see on the card:
Current Risk Limit: Your applicable maximum allowable risk threshold default 3%, or 1% if the account has been reclassified.
Highest Risk at a Time: The peak cumulative risk your account has reached during the cycle.
Profit from Violation: The profit generated from any trades that breached the risk threshold.
See Trade Details: A direct link to review which specific orders or positions triggered a risk alert.
Thresholds and consequences:
Challenge Account
The Risk Limit card is visible on Challenge Accounts for monitoring purposes only. No enforcement, deductions, or violations are applied during the Challenge phase.
FundedNext Account and Instant Account
The default risk limit is 3% of the initial account balance, cumulative across all open positions. If your account has been reclassified following a second violation, the limit shown on the card will reflect the reduced threshold of 1%.
1st violation: A formal warning is issued. 100% of the profit generated from the violating trades is deducted from the Performance Reward for that cycle. If the violating trades resulted in a net loss, no deduction applies, but a formal warning is issued and recorded.
2nd violation: 100% of the profit from the violating trades is deducted. The account is permanently reclassified to 1% allowable risk and 30% maximum margin, effective at the end of the trading day on which the violation is identified.
Subsequent violations on a reclassified account: 100% of the profit from each violating trade is deducted every time a breach is identified. No account termination applies for risk violations. The account remains active.
To learn more about the risk limit rules, please review this article.