### Comment:
Well, if they did that then I take the max loss that they calculated and told me. So in my opinion it makes more sense than telling me the max risk of the position, letting me enter it, then closing it out early. 
  
 Of course in the case of ITM short leg/OTM long leg I would want to buy at market price to cover my shorts.... but that might be too much to ask.

### REPLY:
They will also look at your portfolio size and assess to see if they can trust you to do the right thing. They automatically close the spread for new accounts or small accounts because they do not expect the trader to immediately buy at market price and fulfill the assignment.

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