Follower Protection

Follower Protection (FP) is your safety net. If a follower ever gets stuck in a position after your master has already exited, FP steps in and closes it, so you're never left holding a trade you thought you'd closed.

When does it trigger?

FP triggers when the master account's net position reaches 0 (goes flat) on any symbol. That can happen from:

• A market close order
• A limit order fill (take-profit hit)
• A stop order fill (stop-loss hit)
• A manual close

How it works

1. The master goes flat (netPos = 0 on a symbol)
2. TradeCloner waits for the configured delay (0.5-5 seconds, default 2s)
3. It checks each follower's current position:

- Already flat. Nothing to do

- Still open. Sends ONE closing market order

The closing order

• Long position → Market Sell for the exact quantity held
• Short position → Market Buy for the exact quantity held

The quantity is based on what the follower actually holds, not the master's original size, so a partially-filled follower is closed correctly.

Configuring the delay

Set the FP delay in group settings (gear icon → Copy Settings → FP Delay). Choose from 0.5s, 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s or 5s.

2 seconds (the default) is recommended. It gives followers time to fill their own closing orders before FP intervenes.

Example

Step	Master	Follower
1	Opens 5 MNQ long	Opens 5 MNQ long
2	Closes 5, flat	Only 4 close (1 missed)
3	netPos = 0	netPos = 1 (still open)
4	FP waits 2s	.
5	.	FP: Market Sell 1 MNQ
6	.	netPos = 0