Create a new trading position
AI agents use ig_create_position to commit financial operations through IG Trading MCP — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Creating a trading position directly commits financial capital in live markets (forex, indices, commodities). This is a real financial transaction that can result in significant monetary gains or losses. It is the most severe category (Financial), and misuse by an AI agent could cause critical financial harm with no guaranteed ability to reverse the position at the same price.
From the tool's definition "Create a new trading position" on a server that "Enables AI assistants to interact with IG Trading API for forex, indices, and commodities trading"
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Create a new trading position. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the IG Trading MCP MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the IG Trading MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ig_create_position: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches IG Trading MCP. Nothing to install.
ig_create_position is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the ig_create_position rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for ig_create_position. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
ig_create_position is provided by the IG Trading MCP server (kea0811/ig-trading-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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