Risk management and account protection
Configure daily and weekly loss limits, set up the Position Reconciler, and use Hard Lock to protect your accounts during trading.
15 articles
Risk management — how it works
How to configure daily and weekly loss limits and understand how risk parameters are applied.
How does Tradecopia's risk management feature work?How Tradecopia's Risk Management feature works, what parameters you can set, and how it responds when a limit is reached.
How do I configure risk management parameters?How to configure, enable, and lock risk management parameters in Tradecopia, and what each broker requires for settings to take effect.
Risk management — troubleshooting
Fixes for risk settings that are not triggering, not enforcing, or cannot be changed.
Why didn't my risk management settings trigger?What to check if your risk management settings didn't trigger when a threshold was reached, across all supported brokers.
Why aren't my risk management parameters being enforced?Risk parameters that show a DISABLED badge have values configured but are not active. Both the value and the enable toggle must be set for a parameter to trigger.
Why do my trades close immediately after opening?Trades that open and close instantly are almost always caused by a risk management limit that has already been reached on that account.
Why can't I change my risk management settings?Locking your risk parameters and enabling them are separate actions. Locking prevents editing — it does not activate your risk rules.
Why aren't my Tradovate risk settings taking effect?Why Tradovate risk parameters that are configured and enabled in Tradecopia may not be enforcing, and how to fix it with a manual push.
Position Reconciler
How the Position Reconciler detects and corrects mismatched positions across accounts.
How the Position Reconciler protects your follower accountsHow Tradecopia's Position Reconciler detects and exits mismatched follower positions automatically, and how to configure it.
What does the Position Reconciler do and when does it activate?How Tradecopia's Position Reconciler automatically protects follower accounts from unintended positions, and when it activates.
Why is my follower account holding a position that the leader didn't open?A follower account holding a position the leader never placed is an orphan position. The most common cause is the Position Reconciler being disabled on the copy group.
Why did replication stop automatically on my follower account?Replication stopping automatically with a breach indicator icon means the Position Reconciler detected a mismatched position and halted replication as a protective measure.
Why does the Position Reconciler keep closing trades I placed manually on a follower?The Position Reconciler exits any follower position that doesn't match the leader — it cannot distinguish an intentional manual trade from an accidental mismatch.
Why didn't the Position Reconciler close a mismatched position?The Position Reconciler only acts on events it observes in real time. If Tradecopia was offline or disconnected when a mismatch occurred, the reconciler will not have fired.
What happens to my follower positions when I close and reopen Tradecopia?What happens to follower positions when Tradecopia closes mid-session, and how to resolve double positions or unexpected exits on restart.
Hard Lock
How Hard Lock works and how to use it to prevent trading during a set period.
What is Hard Lock and how does it work?How Hard Lock works on Pro+ Lite and Pro+ — what it does, how to set it, and what changes on your account while it is active.