# “the maximum remaining quantity for long positions with this instrument is 0”

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**Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/the-maximum-remaining-quantity-for-long-positions-with-this-instrument-is-0/11702/19 "2020-11-23T07:51:28Z")

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@Supraman Yes, we’ve reduced it to control exposure.

> [@Boeing CFD capped at 50 shares. Why?](https://community.trading212.com/t/boeing-cfd-capped-at-50-shares-why/8688/9):
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> Brokers have maximum exposures that they mustn’t exceed due to regulations & capital requirement laws. We can’t just accept unlimited orders for unlimited amounts anytime we’d like, especially with stocks that are almost impossible to hedge.

> [@Tesla Maximum Traded Quantity for Long Positions](https://community.trading212.com/t/tesla-maximum-traded-quantity-for-long-positions/18424/8):
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> @Supraman In a nutshell, it all depends on how much exposure we can take & how much we can efficiently hedge. When we have to limit exposure, max trading quantities go down, when we take more exposure, they go up.

> [@Oil-22Jun20 can't buy more than 10 contracts](https://community.trading212.com/t/oil-22jun20-cant-buy-more-than-10-contracts/9030/8):
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> @DragonSGA We have to control exposure: Let’s look at an example: Retail clients have a 1:10 leverage so they can easily purchase 100 or 1000 units of Oil. If we have, let’s say, 10,000 clients who purchase on average 500 units, that’s a notional value of → (10,000 x 500) x 38 = $190,000,000 in notional value exposure, just from Oil. Taking such risk is out of the question & hedging it is also becoming more expensive. Contacting the FCA would only get you a confirmation that this is what an …

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