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After the fill, the stop goes on, breakeven waits for its rule, and size comes off at four targets. That sequence is a handful of requests, not 2,000. If you start a free Venasri account, connect the FundingPips login before the open so the first real fill is not the moment you discover the bridge is down.
The flagship day is 5% and the 1-Step day is 4%, both from the higher of balance or equity at 00:00 UTC+3. A stop wider than the cash still left in that day is not a safety feature. Milliseconds of speed do not repair a stop that risks $2,000 when $800 of room remains.
Which desk the guard can sit on
Use MT5 bot control on MT5, and use the same protection idea on Match-Trader, cTrader, and TradeLocker if that is the login you were issued. ZeroMQ is the direct path. MetaAPI Cloud is the other. Running both so they each modify the stop doubles the request spend.
Third-party risk managers are allowed. If the tool also opens trades, you need to show the source is yours. A purchased entry robot without that proof is a rules problem even when every stop is perfect.
Model floors the connection must know
Standard is a static 10%, Pro is a static 6%, Flex is a static 12%, the 1-Step maximum is 6%, and Zero trails. A connection profile copied from Standard will tolerate a drawdown Pro has already failed. Name the model in the setup, not only the firm.
Equity Guard at 4.25% matches the flagship 5% pass plan and does not match the 4% 1-Step day. Set the flatten from the model. The $399 fee is the $100,000 evaluation price and is not a request top-up.
Funded news and Friday margin
The funded stage restricts a 5-minute window around high-impact news unless the payout mode says otherwise. The guard should not open a fresh risk ticket inside that window. Weekend holds are allowed on evaluation and selected funded models, but Friday margin reductions have to be checked on the symbol you hold.
Wednesday triple-swap and the Sunday gap still count in the daily loss. Partial targets that close size before the weekend are more useful than a target left on a ticket the margin cut will punish. Minimum trading days are three. Phase 1 on the flagship path is 8%.
