diff --git a/src/js/tradingbot/TradingBot.js b/src/js/tradingbot/TradingBot.js
index a0e898c..91bb182 100644
--- a/src/js/tradingbot/TradingBot.js
+++ b/src/js/tradingbot/TradingBot.js
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export default class TradingBot {
 
         this.#worker.forEach(worker => {
             if (worker.getTradingPair().getKey() === assetUpdateEvent.tradingPair.getKey()) {
-                worker.onUpdate(this.#dataCollector.getAssetData(worker.getTradingPair()), this.#transactions.filter(t => t.initiator = worker.getId()));
+                worker.onUpdate(this.#dataCollector.getAssetData(worker.getTradingPair()), this.#transactions.filter(t => t.initiator = worker.getId()), this.#config.getMaxTransactionsPerWorker());
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/js/tradingbot/config/BotConfig.js b/src/js/tradingbot/config/BotConfig.js
index d5fffb4..a9a384f 100644
--- a/src/js/tradingbot/config/BotConfig.js
+++ b/src/js/tradingbot/config/BotConfig.js
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ export default class BotConfig extends Serializable {
      */
     #maxUSDPerTrade = 50.0;
 
+    /**
+     * @type {number} max amount of active transactions per worker
+     */
+    #maxTransactionsPerWorker = 6;
+
     /**
      * @type {boolean} if rest interface should be enabled
      */
@@ -219,6 +224,20 @@ export default class BotConfig extends Serializable {
         this.#rampupTime = chronoString;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @returns {number}
+     */
+    getMaxTransactionsPerWorker(){
+        return this.#maxTransactionsPerWorker;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {number} max 
+     */
+    setMaxTransactionsPerWorker(max){
+        this.#maxTransactionsPerWorker = max;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @returns {string} string representation of this object
      */
@@ -234,6 +253,7 @@ export default class BotConfig extends Serializable {
         obj.restInterfaceEnabled = this.#enableRestInterface;
         obj.restInterfacePort = this.#restInterfacePort;
         obj.rampupTime = this.#rampupTime;
+        obj.maxTransactionsPerWorker = this.#maxTransactionsPerWorker;
 
         return JSON.stringify(obj);
     }
@@ -256,6 +276,7 @@ export default class BotConfig extends Serializable {
         conf.#enableRestInterface = obj.restInterfaceEnabled;
         conf.#restInterfacePort = obj.restInterfacePort;
         conf.#rampupTime = obj.rampupTime;
+        conf.#maxTransactionsPerWorker = obj.maxTransactionsPerWorker;
 
         return conf;
     }
diff --git a/src/js/tradingbot/worker/AbstractWorker.js b/src/js/tradingbot/worker/AbstractWorker.js
index 3766d07..603ef87 100644
--- a/src/js/tradingbot/worker/AbstractWorker.js
+++ b/src/js/tradingbot/worker/AbstractWorker.js
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ export default class AbstractWorker extends Serializable {
     /**
      * @param {AssetData} assetData 
      * @param {Transaction[]} transactions 
+     * @param {number} transactionlimit
      */
-    onUpdate(assetData, transactions){
+    onUpdate(assetData, transactions, transactionlimit){
         // TODO implement update
     }
 
diff --git a/src/js/tradingbot/worker/DefaultWorker.js b/src/js/tradingbot/worker/DefaultWorker.js
index 55c1176..661b3ae 100644
--- a/src/js/tradingbot/worker/DefaultWorker.js
+++ b/src/js/tradingbot/worker/DefaultWorker.js
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ export default class DefaultWorker extends AbstractWorker{
     /**
      * @param {AssetData} assetData 
      * @param {Transaction[]} transactions 
+     * @param {number} transactionlimit
      */
-    onUpdate(assetData, transactions){
+    onUpdate(assetData, transactions, transactionlimit){
         this.getStrategy().setAssetData(assetData);
         const price = parseFloat(this.getStrategy().getAssetData().getOrderBook().getBestBid().price);
 
-        if(this.getStrategy().shouldBuy()){
+        if(transactionlimit > transactions.length && this.getStrategy().shouldBuy()){
             this.getApiProvider().requestBuy(this, Math.round(50 / price), price);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/js/tradingbot/worker/StatisticWorker.js b/src/js/tradingbot/worker/StatisticWorker.js
index 66c6652..78c60d5 100644
--- a/src/js/tradingbot/worker/StatisticWorker.js
+++ b/src/js/tradingbot/worker/StatisticWorker.js
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ export default class StatisticWorker extends AbstractWorker {
     /**
      * @param {AssetData} assetData 
      * @param {Transaction[]} transactions 
+     * @param {number} transactionlimit
      */
-    onUpdate(assetData, transactions) {
+    onUpdate(assetData, transactions, transactionlimit) {
         const strategy = this.getStrategy();
         if(strategy != null){
             strategy.setAssetData(assetData);