FPT may temporarily restrict a market — making it non-tradeable, or tradeable only in a reduced way — when trading it inside the simulation would produce results that are not meaningful. A restriction is a risk and integrity control, not a penalty on your account, and it applies to every account on the platform at once rather than to you individually.
Restrictions are shown on the market in the dashboard, so you can see that a market is restricted before you build an order rather than at the moment one is blocked.
Why a Market Gets Restricted
- Degraded or interrupted data. The price feed lags, gaps or stops. FPT will not check a fill against a price it does not trust — see How Simulated Fills Are Determined.
- Unreliable market metadata. Expiration, market identity or resolution terms are missing or inconsistent at the source, which makes the late-entry restriction unenforceable.
- Volume collapse. Trailing volume falls so far that the 5% cap allows almost no size and estimated pricing stops being informative.
- Resolution, dispute or correction. The market has expired and is resolving, or its published outcome is contested. See Market Resolution and Data Dependencies.
- Integrity concerns. Activity in the market, on the platform or at the source suggests the simulated environment could be exploited.
- Operational and platform work. Maintenance, migration or a defect affecting that market.
What a Restriction Does
| Situation | Effect |
|---|---|
| New orders in the restricted market | Blocked |
| Existing positions in that market | Remain in your account and continue to be recorded |
| Managing an existing position | Depends on the restriction; the dashboard states what is available |
| Other markets | Unaffected |
| Your account status | Unaffected — a restriction is not a breach and not a strike |
| Your evaluation parameters | Unaffected — the target, maximum loss and consistency rule are unchanged |
A restriction never marks your account. It does not count against you, does not appear in a review of your conduct, and does not affect your standing in any way.
How Long a Restriction Lasts
There is no fixed duration, because the cause determines it. A brief feed interruption can clear in minutes; a market in disputed resolution can stay restricted until the underlying outcome is settled; a market that has fallen permanently below workable volume may simply leave the covered set.
FPT does not commit to restoring any particular market. Coverage is of selected markets from both sources, and the selection changes — see Polymarket and Kalshi Market Coverage.
Restrictions Versus Your Position Limits
These are different mechanisms and it is worth not confusing them when an order is blocked.
Your position limits always apply, on every market, to every account. Your allowed position is the lower of your account max open size or 5% of that market's trailing 24-hour volume. That is normal operation, not a restriction. The full rule and worked tables are in Max Open Size and Market-Volume Limits.
A temporary restriction is exceptional and market-specific. It applies to a named market for a period, for a stated class of reason, and it applies to everyone.
A thin market is not restricted. It is available and simply allows less size. See Market Availability and Thin Markets.
A late-entry block is not a restriction either. It is a standing timing rule that every market passes through as it approaches expiration. See Market Expiration and Late-Entry Restrictions.
What to Do When a Market You Wanted Is Restricted
- Read the notice on the market. It states the class of reason.
- Check whether the same event is covered by another market in the FPT market list — coverage spans both sources.
- If you hold a position in the restricted market, check what management actions are available on it before assuming you are locked in.
- If the restriction affects a payout you have requested, expect the payout to be reviewed rather than automatically processed — see Why a Payout May Require Review.
- If nothing on the market explains it and it matters to your account, contact support.
Restrictions and Your Objectives
Your evaluation parameters do not move because a market was restricted. The profit target, maximum loss, end-of-day trailing drawdown, 40% consistency rule and five-profitable-day requirement stay exactly as purchased — see Complete Evaluation Rules by Account Size.
A restriction costs you an opportunity in one market, and the rest of the covered market list — across both sources — remains open while it lasts.
Still Need Help?
If a market is restricted and the reason is not clear from the dashboard, or you hold a position in one and need to know your options, email support@fundedpredictiontrader.com with the market name and your account.