Institutional Risk Manager

The Institutional Risk Manager handles position sizing, order execution, scaled exits, trailing stops, portfolio exposure monitoring, daily loss limits, and event-based filters — all from a single on-chart panel in MetaTrader 5.

Lot size is calculated automatically from account balance and stop distance. Scaled exits execute at configurable R-multiples with a broker-side TP at the final target so the exit holds even if the EA is offline. Risk discipline enforced mechanically, not manually.

Risk engine

Set a risk percentage. Choose a Stop Loss mode — fixed pips or ATR-based distance, both backed by an ATR-derived safety floor so a stop can never be set tighter than a statistically meaningful level — or drag the SL line to any price you choose manually. The EA calculates exact lot size in real time from account balance and the distance to that stop — no manual calculation, no rounding errors. The lot size field also accepts a direct manual override when you want to size a trade yourself; press "auto" to return to risk-based sizing. An optional hard lot-size ceiling and a maximum per-ticket notional cap, expressed as a percentage of balance, sit underneath the risk-based calculation as a backstop — both ship with no cap by default and can be set from the panel or the inputs whenever you want them.

Order execution

Market orders and all four pending order types (Buy/Sell Stop, Buy/Sell Limit) placed directly from the panel. No separate order ticket required. A full set of configurable keyboard hotkeys lets you execute a trade, switch Buy/Sell, cycle the order type, or set the SL/TP/Entry to the price under your cursor without touching the panel at all.

Scaled exit system

Three-stage position management, all R-multiples configurable:

• Partial close at 1.5R (default: 50% of position)
• Stop moved to breakeven at 1.5R
• Full close at 3R — a broker-side TP is placed simultaneously so the final exit executes even if the EA is offline

The panel label updates dynamically to show the current R-multiple values so there is no ambiguity about what the EA is managing at any stage of the trade.

ATR trailing stop

ATR-based trailing with configurable multiplier. A separate high-volatility multiplier activates automatically when price action warrants wider coverage. Option to activate only after breakeven is confirmed — prevents the trailing stop from tightening prematurely during the early phase of a move.

News filter

Blocks new trade execution during configurable windows around high-impact events from the MT5 native calendar. Time before and after each event is independently adjustable (default: 30 minutes before, 15 minutes after). Existing positions are not closed — only new entries are blocked.

Portfolio exposure panel

Tracks open risk per currency across all positions simultaneously, evaluating both the base and quote leg of every pair so a position's true currency exposure is never undercounted. When enabled, new trades are blocked once a single currency's aggregate exposure exceeds the configured maximum — preventing the common scenario where three apparently independent positions are all effectively the same directional bet on one currency. A live exposure monitor also alerts when a currency is already over the configured limit — even without opening a new trade from the panel — so exposure that builds from price movement, or from a position opened outside the EA, is never silent. Ships disabled by default; turn it on from the panel or the inputs whenever you want a hard ceiling.

Daily loss circuit breaker

A configurable maximum daily loss percentage, measured against the account's start-of-day balance. Once breached, the EA stops opening new trades for the remainder of the day. An optional setting force-closes all open positions the instant the limit is hit; left off, existing positions continue to live or die by their own stop loss and take profit. The breaker's state persists across terminal restarts. Ships disabled by default, same as the exposure limit above.

Hedge module

Opens a correlated hedge on a configurable second symbol at a configurable coverage percentage when the threshold is triggered. Correlation threshold, hedge symbol, and coverage percentage are all user-defined inputs.

Integrated Currency Strength panels

CSI panel — Live multi-lookback Currency Strength Index using the same Z-score model as the standalone CSI indicator. Three configurable lookback windows (short, mid, long) with individually weighted contributions. Provides directional context for every execution decision without opening a separate chart. Strength Matrix (CSM) — G10 currency rankings across M15, H1, H4, and D1 simultaneously. Five calculation modes: close-to-close, MA crossover, RSI, RSI-MA, and Stochastic. Sortable by action score. Answers the question "which currencies are gaining momentum right now" across all relevant timeframes in a single read.

Configurable inputs

• Risk percentage per trade
• Stop Loss mode: fixed pips or ATR-based, plus a pip buffer and an ATR-derived minimum floor
• ATR period, standard multiplier, high-volatility multiplier (for the trailing stop)
• Trailing stop activation threshold (minimum pips in profit)
• Scaled exit R-multiples: Exit1, Breakeven, Exit2
• News filter windows: minutes before / after each event
• Maximum currency exposure percentage (base and quote legs) — off by default
• Live exposure alert on/off, with adjustable cooldown interval
• Maximum daily loss percentage, with optional force-close-all on breach — off by default
• Maximum lot size per trade and maximum notional per trade (% of balance) — no cap by default
• Hedge symbol, correlation threshold, coverage percentage
• CSI lookback periods and weighting
• CSM calculation mode and indicator parameters (MA period, RSI period, Stochastic K/D)
• Seven configurable keyboard hotkeys (trade, switch direction, switch order type, set SL/TP/Entry at cursor, minimize panel)
• Panel position and complete color customization

Part of the Global Investing suite

Designed to run alongside the Global Investing FX Terminal — the analytical EA covering CB rates, COT positioning, carry monitor, economic surprises, options skew, and retail sentiment across all 28 G10 pairs — on a dedicated chart window. The Terminal provides the analytical context. The Risk Manager handles execution with the same precision.