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The article details a master–agent MQL5 framework that mitigates cross-symbol risk concentration. A single Portfolio Controller publishes risk limits and halt flags to Instrument Agents through shared channels and a readiness flag, while agents size orders only within the published budget. It contrasts global variables, named pipes, and files, and clarifies timer intervals and latency so data allocation may be up to one cycle stale without breaking coordination.

The Portfolio Controller operates at the portfolio level. It holds no positions directly. Its responsibilities include maintaining aggregate equity exposure, computing portfolio-level risk metrics, broadcasting allocation limits to each Instrument Agent, and enforcing kill conditions when drawdown thresholds are breached. It runs on a dedicated chart (typically a synthetic or low-activity symbol) to receive timer events reliably and to avoid symbol-specific spread widening or execution noise.

Each Instrument Agent manages one symbol. It reads entry and exit signals from its own strategy logic, but before submitting any order, it queries the Portfolio Controller's shared state to confirm that sufficient risk budget remains. If the Portfolio Controller has flagged a risk-off condition, the Instrument Agent does not trade. It does not override this restriction under any circumstance.

This separation produces a clean division between signal generation and capital governance. The strategy logic embedded in each Instrument Agent can be developed, tested, and optimized in isolation, while the Portfolio Controller enforces constraints that no individual agent can circumvent.

Author: Ushana Kevin Iorkumbul