How does the Risk Flag system work?
Propia's staged framework for reviewing high-risk behaviour: yellow versus red flags, what triggers them, and how they are cleared.
A risk flag is a staged review framework, not an instant block. Its purpose is to separate genuine traders from high-risk behaviour without abruptly restricting healthy users.
What can trigger a risk review?
- A repeatedly shared IP with another user
- Excessive use of the drawdown limits
- Failing the payout quality rule up to two times
- Account-rolling patterns — spreading risk across several accounts
- Hedging around news events
- Suspicious correlation between accounts, or opposing trades on linked accounts
- Repeated high-risk purchases
- Suspicious overlap of device or payment method
- Heavy, repeated adjustments at phase review
The two flag levels
| Level | Effect on the account |
|---|---|
| Yellow flag | You lose the ability to buy a new challenge with add-ons or to use a discount code. |
| Red flag | The risk team may impose a 1% risk cap per trade, and the ability to buy again from Propia is withdrawn. |
If a yellow-flagged user still buys with an add-on or a discount code, that purchase may be refunded and the user moved to red-flag status.
A red-flagged user is still permitted, subject to the stated conditions, one payout from each of their funded accounts.
How a flag is cleared
A yellow flag is removed after 3 active months with a clean record, and the outcome is emailed to the user. An “active month” means a calendar month in which at least 3 trading days and 5 active days were recorded on at least one of the accounts.
Frequently asked questions
Is a shared IP on its own proof of a violation?
No. A shared IP, or any similar technical signal, is only an indicator of risk, not conclusive proof. Propia reviews the full picture before any decision.
Does a risk flag mean my account is closed?
No. A risk flag creates purchase restrictions or closer monitoring, not automatic closure. An account is closed as a consequence of specific breaches such as drawdown or prohibited trading.
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