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High Priority: Order issues: I took a short position on AUDUSD and it hit my TP yet I'm in a loss. I tried it again for long position, same result. I suspect it has something to do with your lot sizes because I see some crazy lot sizes on this platform, I'll attach an image. I used a 3:1 RRR and I am paying more for my commission than the actual trade, in fact, with 1 standard lot i pay $5 commission and my full profit after my TP is hit is -$10. You might have programmed your lot sizes to micros instead of standard lots while your commission is based on 1 standad lot, that's likely the problem.

Commission settings: I set my commission to $5 per lot and apply when open position and even after i restarted the problem it still doubles my commission which means the first option: Apply when open and close position is still activated even though i chose the second option: Apply when open position and also restarted the project.

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Posted by Graham Vaughan ·
4 comments

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  • Daryna Vasylieva

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    Feb 17

    Hi @Graham Vaughan !

    Thank you for reporting this issue.

    Could you please send us the URL of the project this issue occurred on and the trade that has this issue?

    Step-by-step on how to recreate that situation would be extremely welcome as well - we will then ask our tech team to look into this for you!

    Thank you in advance!

    • Graham Vaughan

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      Feb 18

      Hi, Daryna, not a problem. It was multiple trades that did the same thing, I triple checked before I messaged you guys. I have added images as well as the link that you requested. Link:

      https://app.forextester.com/chart?projectId=699492f30f57f49d5324d951

      As you can see the $100 risk amount is correct but the lot size is just ridiculous. I took a short trade and then this happened and then I also took a long trade just to make sure and then a few after that to ensure its the issue.

      I tried to replicate it and it still does the same thing, you see where i entered 2 long positions and the market is way above my entry but profit is still negative but you can see a positive points value.

      • Stanislav Voitsekhovskyi

        Team•

        Feb 18

        Thank you for your explanation and screenshots.

        I have forwarded this to our technical department for review. As soon as I receive a response or information about a fix, I will let you know immediately.

        This usually doesn't take long.

        Thank you for your patience.

      • Stanislav Voitsekhovskyi

        Team•

        Feb 18

        Dear @Graham Vaughan ,

        We have a Lot Size parameter, and as you can see in the screenshot below, it is set to 1.


        However, in order for the lot size to be displayed correctly, it must be set to 100000.

        Please set the appropriate lot size, and the lot should be displayed correctly.

        If you have any further questions, please let us know.