14 Protection Rules

Every way you can blow an account. We have a rule for it. Each rule is independently configurable per MT5 account.

Drawdown & Loss

Protect your account from catastrophic drawdowns and cascading losses.

Trailing Drawdown Monitor Floor moves up as your account grows; tracks your drawdown and alerts you as it nears the limit.

Max Loss Per Trade Monitors open positions and notifies or auto-closes when any single trade loss exceeds the limit.

Max Floating Loss Monitors total floating loss and notifies or closes all when exceeded.

Weekly Loss Cap Tracks weekly realized losses and pauses trading when the cap is reached.

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Position & Size

Control what goes into the market before it costs you.

Max Margin Usage Blocks trades exceeding margin usage and monitors for spikes above the limit.

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Max Positions Open Limits simultaneously open positions.

Consistency & Behavior

Discipline guardrails and behavioral safeguards.

Consistency Rule Caps daily profit contribution percentage.

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Loss Streak Pauses trading after consecutive losses.

Emotional Trading Block Mandatory cooldown period after every losing trade.

Time-Based

Scheduled controls for sessions, news events, and holding periods.

News Blackout Block trades on affected currency pairs during high-impact news events.

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No Weekend Holding Auto-close positions before Friday market close. Blocks new trades near close.

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No Overnight Holding Auto-close positions at end of each trading session. Blocks new trades near close.

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Trading Hours Define allowed trading hours with optional auto-close at window end.

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Max Trade Duration Enforce maximum holding time per position with grace period.

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