Risk management — troubleshooting
Fixes for risk settings that are not triggering, not enforcing, or cannot be changed.
6 articles
- 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.
- Why is my Distance to Drawdown showing the wrong value, and how do I fix it?Why the Distance to Drawdown can show a wrong value, and how to correct it yourself in the drawdown settings.