Trading platforms record orders, deals and positions, but a promotion can apply its own definition of qualifying volume to those records. The result is not simply “how much I traded”. It is the total produced by the campaign formula after eligible products, trade states, dates and exclusions have been applied.
Start with the campaign definition
Read the current terms before calculating anything. Identify the eligible account, instruments, unit of measurement, start and end time, required trade state and any minimum holding rule. A public progress tool may illustrate a pathway, but the authenticated campaign ledger is the record used for confirmation.
Lots, notional value and trade count
A lot is a platform volume unit whose contract size depends on the instrument. Notional value expresses economic exposure, while trade count records events. They are not interchangeable. Review Lots, Contract Size, Tick Value and Position Sizing before converting platform lots into another measure.
Identify the counting event
An order is an instruction, a deal is an execution and a position is the resulting exposure. A submitted or cancelled order may therefore contribute no executed volume. Some rules count eligible opening deals, some require closing deals, and some use a completed round turn. Partial fills and partial closes can create several records, so the terms must state which event is counted.
One-way and round-turn examples
Suppose an eligible position is opened for 1 lot and later closed for 1 lot. A one-way method may record 1 lot; a method that adds both executed sides may show 2 lots; a round-turn method may describe the completed pair as 1 round lot. These are illustrations, not RockGlobal campaign formulas.
Apply the measurement period
Confirm the campaign time zone and whether a trade must be opened, closed or both within the window. A position opened before the start or closed after the end may receive different treatment. Server time, daylight-saving changes and reconciliation cut-offs can also affect which period contains a record.
Funding and activity are separate tests
A qualifying deposit does not automatically make every later trade eligible. Campaigns can separately test net funding, opt-in timing, account route and trading activity. Withdrawals, reversals or internal transfers may also affect a funding milestone under the live terms.
Remove ineligible activity
Common rule categories include excluded products, trades below a holding threshold, cancelled or corrected deals, activity outside the period, abusive patterns and transactions on an ineligible account. Hedged or still-open positions may also be treated differently. Open, Closed and Hedged Volume in Promotion Rules explains those states.
Reconcile the result
- Export the account history for the campaign period.
- Filter to the eligible account and products.
- Use executed deals rather than submitted orders unless the rules state otherwise.
- Apply the required open, close, round-turn and holding-period tests.
- Remove excluded, reversed or out-of-period activity.
- Compare the total with the authenticated campaign record and investigate differences.
Avoid volume-led risk taking
A reward does not change market risk. Increasing frequency or position size solely to reach a milestone can raise spread, commission, financing, slippage and loss exposure. Keep position sizing within the account’s existing risk plan and treat the campaign benefit as secondary.
Promotional volume is best understood as a controlled reconciliation exercise. Keep the version of the terms, note the measurement window and retain the supporting account history until the campaign result is final.