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title: "What is a soft breach? - Get Funded Now"
description: "A soft breach is a rule violation that may result in a trade being closed or other corrective action without automatically terminating the entire account."
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Breaches & edge cases

# What is a soft breach?

A soft breach is a rule violation that may result in a trade being closed or other corrective action without automatically terminating the entire account.

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## The full answer

A soft breach is a rule violation that may result in a trade being closed or other corrective action without automatically terminating the entire account.

The exact treatment depends on the applicable account rules.

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## Explained in full

- [Breach Rules Explained](https://getfundednow.com/rules/breach-and-what-happens) - The rule, explained - A hard breach closes the account and cannot be reversed by a later recovery. A soft breach is corrected rather than fatal. Which is which, by programme.

## Terms used in this answer

[Soft breach](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/soft-breach)

## Related questions

- [What is a hard breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-a-hard-breach) - Breaches & edge cases - A serious rule violation that fails or terminates the account - exceeding the Daily Loss Limit or Maximum Drawdown, for example.
- [What happens after a hard breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-happens-after-a-hard-breach) - Breaches & edge cases - Trading access to the breached account can be terminated and the account will no longer be eligible to progress or receive future payouts.
- [Can Support reverse a genuine drawdown breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-support-reverse-a-breach) - Breaches & edge cases - No. Risk rules must be applied consistently to all traders.
- [What if the breach was caused by a technical issue?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/breach-caused-by-a-technical-issue) - Breaches & edge cases - Contact Support immediately with as much evidence as possible.

## More answers on breach rules explained

- [Can I buy another account after breaching?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-buy-another-account-after-breaching) - Generally, yes, unless your wider GFN access has been restricted because of fraud, prohibited trading or another Terms & Conditions violation.

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