Why is copying a provider’s existing open positions prohibited when activating a subscription for the first time?
When a follower first subscribes to a provider, the system does not copy the provider’s already open trades. This restriction exists because:
Risk Control
Followers may join at an unfavorable point in a trade (e.g., right before a reversal), increasing their risk.
Providers might have entered positions based on earlier market conditions that no longer apply.
Fair Entry
Copying mid-trade denies followers the chance to enter at the provider’s original price and stop-loss levels.
Profit/loss calculations become skewed (e.g., a provider’s +5% trade could be -2% for followers who copy late).
Transparency
Followers should evaluate a provider’s strategy from the next trade onward, not inherit unpredictable positions.
Example: If a provider opened a gold trade at $3,300, but followers join at $3,330, they’d bear higher risk without the provider’s initial analysis context.