{"id":180759,"date":"2022-06-07T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/glossary-terms\/precautionary-settings\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:07:45","slug":"precautionary-settings","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/precautionary-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Precautionary Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Precautionary settings include size limit, total value limit, and percentage constraint. These can be modified in both TWS and IBKR Mobile platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In TWS Classic, access these settings through Edit &gt; Global Configuration &gt; Presets. In TWS Mosaic, go to File &gt; Global Configuration &gt; Presets. Settings can be applied to all products or specific products by expanding the Presets section.<\/p>\n<p>In IBKR Mobile, tap the Account menu, go to Settings &gt; Trading Settings &gt; Trading Presets, select a product, and tap Precautionary to adjust the settings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-226380 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tws-config-presets-1100x687.png\" alt=\"TWS Global Config\" width=\"1100\" height=\"687\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tws-config-presets-1100x687.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tws-config-presets-700x437.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tws-config-presets-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tws-config-presets-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tws-config-presets-1536x959.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tws-config-presets-2048x1279.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/687;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Precautionary values are used by the system as safety checks. If you submit an order that violates any of these custom settings, you will have to confirm your intent to transmit the order before TWS submits it. Precautionary settings such as the size limit, total value limit, and percentage constraint, can be changed in Classic TWS by selecting the Edit menu option followed by Global Configuration. In Mosaic, you can access Global Configuration through the File menu option. 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