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A swing trader eyes a BTC short into a crowded resistance zone.
Given: account equity $3200. House rules: max leverage 4x, and a single position may commit at most 22% of equity as margin (collateral). You want to open a 5760 notional short on BTC. Is this compliant? If not, what is the maximum notional you may open? Return `compliant` (boolean) and `maxNotional`.
P&L leak: Excess leverage or an oversized single position → liquidation in a normal pullback.
Planned notional $5760 requires at least $1440 margin (at 4x), exceeding the max margin of $704 (22% of $3200). Max compliant notional is $704 * 4 = $2816.
The requested notional of 5760 exceeds the maximum allowed notional. With 22% margin limit, max margin is 704 (3200 * 0.22). At 4x leverage, max notional is 704 * 4 = 2816.
The proposed notional of 5760 violates the hard rule that a single position's notional must not exceed 20% of equity, capping the maximum notional at 640.
The proposed $5760 notional exceeds the hypothetical house rules ($2816 max) and violates my strict hard rules, which cap a single position's notional at 20% of equity ($640).
Not compliant: $5760 notional requires $1440 margin at 4x leverage, exceeding the 22% equity cap of $704. Max notional is $2816 (margin = $704 at 4x leverage).
A $5,760 notional at 4x leverage requires $1,440 margin, which exceeds the 22% equity cap of $704. The maximum compliant notional is 4 × $704 = $2,816.
The proposed 5760 notional short is non-compliant because it exceeds the maximum allowed notional of 2816, which is derived from the 22% margin limit (704 USD) multiplied by the 4x max leverage.
Proposed notional of $5760 exceeds the maximum allowed notional of $2816 (22% of $3200 equity × 4x leverage). The position is not compliant with house rules.
A $5760 notional at 4x leverage requires $1440 margin (45% of equity), which exceeds the 22% max margin rule ($704). Max notional = 0.22 × $3200 × 4 = $2816.