diff --git a/conf/alarmaction_JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction.conf.example b/conf/alarmaction_JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction.conf.example
index 817d067..ffee82b 100644
--- a/conf/alarmaction_JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction.conf.example
+++ b/conf/alarmaction_JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction.conf.example
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Wallet and signer used for position-increase transactions
 ################################################################
-WALLET_ID        {{JUPITER_PERPS_WALLET}}
-SIGNER_KEY_NAME  <SIGNER>
-
+WALLET_ID            {{JUPITER_PERPS_WALLET}}
+SIGNER_KEY_NAME      <SIGNER>
+RESERVE_USDC_LIMIT   10
 
 # Id   Asset   Direction   CollateralUSDC   SizeDeltaUSD   MaxSlippageBPS
 ############################################################################
diff --git a/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction.tjava b/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction.tjava
index e38beaa..cb4f1fe 100644
--- a/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction.tjava
+++ b/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction.tjava
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ import com.r35157.libs.jupiter.perps.JupiterPerpsService;
 import com.r35157.libs.solana.SolanaBlockChain;
 import com.r35157.libs.solana.SolanaSignedTransaction;
 import com.r35157.libs.solana.SolanaUnsignedTransaction;
+import com.r35157.libs.valuetypes.basic.MoneyAmount;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+import static com.r35157.libs.solana.valuetypes.economic.SolanaSPLTokenProgram.SPL_TOKEN_PROGRAM;
+
 public final class JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction implements ConfiguredAlarmAction {
     public JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction(
             Path configurationDirectory,
@@ -51,6 +55,10 @@ public final class JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction implements Configured
             JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration.ResolvedPositionIncrease
                     positionIncrease = definition.resolve(variableResolver);
 
+            if (!isUSDCBalanceOk(positionIncrease)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             SolanaUnsignedTransaction utrans =
                     jupiter.buildPositionIncreaseTransaction(
                             wallet.getAddress(),
@@ -60,6 +68,7 @@ public final class JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction implements Configured
                             positionIncrease.sizeUsdDelta(),
                             positionIncrease.maxSlippageBps()
                     );
+
             SolanaSignedTransaction strans = wallet.signTransaction(utrans);
             ΩSolanaTransactionSignatureΩ signature = jupiter.executePositionIncreaseTransaction(strans);
             System.out.println("Position Increase Signature: " + signature);
@@ -68,6 +77,45 @@ public final class JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmAction implements Configured
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isUSDCBalanceOk(JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration.ResolvedPositionIncrease positionIncrease)
+            throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        ΩAmountΩ usdcBalance = wallet.getSPLTokenBalance(
+                JupiterPerpsReceiveToken.USDC.receiveTokenMint(),
+                SPL_TOKEN_PROGRAM
+        );
+
+        if (usdcBalance == null) {
+            System.err.println("Position Increase of "
+                    + positionIncrease.collateralUsd()
+                    + " USDC skipped: Wallet has no USDC token account!"
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        ΩUSDCAmountΩ collateralUsd = positionIncrease.collateralUsd();
+        ΩUSDCAmountΩ reserveUsdcLimit = configuration.reserveUsdcLimit();
+        ΩUSDCAmountΩ requiredUsdcBalance = collateralUsd.add(reserveUsdcLimit);
+
+        if (usdcBalance.compareTo(requiredUsdcBalance) < 0) {
+            System.err.println(
+                    "Position Increase of "
+                            + positionIncrease.collateralUsd()
+                            + " USDC skipped: Wallet has "
+                            + usdcBalance
+                            + " USDC, but "
+                            + requiredUsdcBalance
+                            + " USDC is required ("
+                            + collateralUsd
+                            + " collateral + "
+                            + reserveUsdcLimit
+                            + " reserve)."
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private final JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration configuration;
     private final SolanaWallet wallet;
     private final JupiterPerpsService jupiter;
diff --git a/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration.tjava b/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration.tjava
index db25703..1f62c03 100644
--- a/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration.tjava
+++ b/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration.tjava
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 public record JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration(
         ΩSolanaWalletIdΩ walletId,
         String signerKeyName,
+        ΩUSDCAmountΩ reserveUsdcLimit,
         Map<Integer, PositionIncrease> positionIncreases
 ) {
     public JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration {
         Objects.requireNonNull(walletId, "walletId");
         Objects.requireNonNull(signerKeyName, "signerKeyName");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(reserveUsdcLimit, "reserveUsdcLimit");
         positionIncreases = Map.copyOf(positionIncreases);
 
         if (walletId.isBlank()) {
@@ -23,6 +25,11 @@ public record JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration(
         if (signerKeyName.isBlank()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Signer key name cannot be blank");
         }
+        if (reserveUsdcLimit.signum() < 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "USDC reserve limit cannot be negative: " + reserveUsdcLimit
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     public record PositionIncrease(
diff --git a/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfigurationParser.tjava b/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfigurationParser.tjava
index af602b6..ec7e065 100644
--- a/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfigurationParser.tjava
+++ b/src/main/tjava/com/r35157/jupiterperpsalarm/impl/ref/JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfigurationParser.tjava
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.r35157.jupiterperpsalarm.impl.ref;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public final class JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfigurationParser {
                 positionIncreases = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         ΩSolanaWalletIdΩ walletId = null;
         String signerKeyName = null;
+        ΩUSDCAmountΩ reserveUsdcLimit = null;
 
         for (int lineNumber = 1; lineNumber <= lines.size(); lineNumber++) {
             String line = removeComment(lines.get(lineNumber - 1)).trim();
@@ -43,6 +45,16 @@ public final class JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfigurationParser {
                         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Duplicate SIGNER_KEY_NAME");
                     }
                     signerKeyName = variableResolver.resolve(columns[1]);
+                } else if (firstColumn.equals("RESERVE_USDC_LIMIT")) {
+                    requireColumnCount(columns, 2, "RESERVE_USDC_LIMIT value");
+                    if (reserveUsdcLimit != null) {
+                        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                                "Duplicate RESERVE_USDC_LIMIT"
+                        );
+                    }
+                    reserveUsdcLimit = new ΩUSDCAmountΩ(
+                            variableResolver.resolve(columns[1])
+                    );
                 } else {
                     parsePositionIncrease(
                             columns,
@@ -61,13 +73,21 @@ public final class JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfigurationParser {
         if (walletId == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing WALLET_ID in " + path);
         }
+
         if (signerKeyName == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing SIGNER_KEY_NAME in " + path);
         }
 
+        if (reserveUsdcLimit == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Missing RESERVE_USDC_LIMIT in " + path
+            );
+        }
+
         return new JupiterPerpsPositionIncreaseAlarmActionConfiguration(
                 walletId,
                 signerKeyName,
+                reserveUsdcLimit,
                 positionIncreases
         );
     }