Prop Firm Mode — complete guide
Funded-account rules vary by firm, product, and phase. Prop Firm Mode gives you configurable execution and risk controls; it cannot certify compliance or guarantee that a firm permits your signal source, strategy, or copying method. This page explains each control.
› Optional execution delays
You can add a randomized delay within a range you set before an eligible order is sent. A delay changes execution timing and may increase slippage. It does not make prohibited copy trading compliant, so use it only when it fits your strategy and current account rules.
› Hidden / virtual SL & TP
Instead of placing your stop-loss and take-profit on the broker (where they sit visibly on the book), the copier can hold them server-side and close the position itself when price reaches the level. Benefits:
- Acts as a safety net: even a signal with no stop still gets a fallback protective exit (configurable fallback pips).
- Keeps management logic in the selected execution line when that matches your strategy.
Hidden SL/TP requires the position to be monitored — on the Cloud line this runs 24/7; on the EA line it runs whenever your terminal is on. Keep a real broker-side emergency stop if your terminal may be offline.
› Loss & drawdown guards
The account-killers are drawdown breaches. Set your firm's numbers once:
| Guard | What it does |
|---|---|
| Daily-loss breaker | Stops all copying for the rest of the trading day once your daily loss limit is hit. |
| Max-drawdown guard | Halts trading before the overall (or trailing) drawdown limit is breached. |
| Consecutive-loss breaker | Pauses copying after N losses in a row (you set N). |
| Max-spread guard | Skips a trade if the spread is too wide for a clean fill. |
| News filter | Avoids entering around high-impact economic events. |
› Pre-trade violation predictor
Before a trade fires, the predictor checks it against your configured rules and warns or blocks if taking it would breach a daily-loss or drawdown limit (for example, a trade whose worst-case loss would push you past the daily cap). This stops the single trade that ends a challenge.
› FIFO compliance
Many US-facing firms require First-In-First-Out order handling. When enabled, the copier closes the oldest position of a symbol first, so partial closes and multi-TP exits stay FIFO-compliant.
› Preset packs & rule mapping
Rather than configuring each value by hand, apply a preset pack that maps to common daily-loss and max-drawdown structures, then fine-tune it. Presets are examples, not live copies of a firm's terms. Always confirm every number for your firm, product, phase, and account size.
› Turning it on
- Open the Signal Copier and go to Account Settings → Prop Firm Mode.
- If your strategy calls for an execution delay, enable it and set the range.
- Enable hidden/virtual SL & TP (set fallback pips for stop-less signals).
- Enter your daily-loss, max-drawdown, and consecutive-loss limits.
- Apply a preset pack if your firm matches one, then save.
- Run a channel in paper/dry-run first to confirm behavior.