Learn how the "no reallocation on deposit" method works on PAMM accounts, where positions aren't reallocated on deposits but are partially closed on withdrawals to maintain leverage consistency
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On deposit operations, no position is reallocated from a PAMM master account to PAMM investment accounts subscribed to it. On withdrawal operations, open positions on the PAMM master account are autocorrected (partially closed) in proportion to withdrawn amounts in order to preserve the same leverage (or margin level) on the PAMM master account.
The use of this allocation method results in the following issues:
1. The trading performance of a PAMM master account and PAMM investment accounts subscribed to it may differ significantly because no positions are rebalanced on the accounts. 2. The leverage (or margin level) of a PAMM master account increases significantly compared to one of PAMM investment accounts subscribed to it. As a result, the investor reaches the stop-out limit earlier than the PAMM trader does.
It is not recommended that you use this allocation method unless you have a clear idea of how to manage these issues.
Consider PAMM investment accounts #1 and #2 that are subscribed to a PAMM master account:
Balance on PAMM master account = 0
Balance on PAMM investment account #1 = 0
Balance on PAMM investment account #2 = 0
Steps 1 through 3 described in the example illustrating also relate to this reallocation method.
During rollover, a transfer is made.
Result: The balances on both the PAMM investment account #2 and PAMM master account have increased by 550 USD.
Balance on the PAMM master account = 1,000 + 550 = 1,550
Balance on the PAMM investment account #2 = 0 + 550 = 550
No position is reallocated to PAMM investment accounts because this method doesn’t imply taking any actions on deposit operations.
Result: The account equities have changed as follows:
Equity of PAMM master account =
= 1,550 + 1 lot * (1.1700 - 1.1555) * 100,000 = 3,000
Equity of PAMM investment account #1 =
= 1,000 + 1 lot * (1.1700 - 1.1555) * 100,000 = 2,450
During rollover, a transfer is made.
No autocorrection occurs because there are no open positions on the PAMM investment account #2.
Result: The balances on both the PAMM investment account #2 and PAMM master account have been reduced by 250 USD.
Balance on PAMM master account = 1,550 - 250 = 1,300
Balance on PAMM investment account #2 = 550 - 250 = 300
During rollover, a transfer is made.
Autocorrection occurs because there is an open position on the PAMM investment account #1.
Result: On both the PAMM investment account #1 and PAMM master account, the open position in EUR/USD for 1 lot is partially closed. The volume that is due to be closed is proportional to the ratio of the withdrawn amount (1,000 USD) to the equity of the PAMM investment account #1 (2,450 USD).\
Closed volume = 1 lot * 1,000/2,450 = 0.4 lots
Profit from 0.4 lots closed = 0.4 lots * (1.1700 - 1.1555) * 100,000 = 580
Balance on PAMM master account = 1,300 + 580 = 1,880
Balance on PAMM investment account #1 = 1,000 + 580 = 1,580
The balances on both the PAMM investment account #1 and PAMM master account are reduced by the amount of 1000 USD withdrawn from the PAMM investment account #1.
Balance on PAMM master account = 1,880 - 1,000 = 880
Balance on PAMM investment account #1 = 1,580 - 1,000 = 580
Result: This position is reallocated to both the PAMM investment accounts #1 and #2 (because both accounts have positive balances) in the following volumes:
Position volume for Investor #1 = 1 lot * 1,450/1,750 = 0.83 lots
Position volume for Investor #2 = 1 lot * 3,00/1,750 = 0.17 lots
