Trailing Stop Loss for Invest/ISA

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Now that you have added Extended Hours Trading, please add TRAILING STOP LOSS for the Invest/Isa accounts as this is the most talked about topic on all the chat programs.

Thank you.

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I’m sorry to disappoint you, but as of the moment, this is not something we’re considering. We’ve covered that in another topic recently :point_down:

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Hi,

is there anyway it can be set so that once a certain value that you set is hit a TS can be automaticly set to your desired value

Thanks

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This order type is available in CFD accounts only. Let me shed some light on how it works and how you can set it.

So, the trailing stop loss is activated when the price of the instrument moves in the desired direction and reaches the specified distance from the current price. It automatically adjusts to maintain the set distance as the price moves in your favour. However, if the price reverses and moves against your position or continues to decline until the stop loss level is reached, the trailing stop loss will be triggered, and your position will be closed.

To automatically set a trailing stop once a certain value is reached, you can use a Trailing Stop order. Here are the steps to set it up:

  1. Click on your open position.
  2. Choose the Profit/Loss tab.
  3. Activate the Trailing Stop order and define your desired distance.

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Would it be possible to add a trailing stop loss to ISA accounts please

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I’ve moved your post to this one. I hope you don’t mind.

I know this is not what you want to hear, but nothing has changed since my initial comment.

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This really should be added. Instead of me assuming why, can you explain why its not available in ISA? thanks

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The order type does not fit into the concept for our ISA/Invest services.

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Is it possible to set a trailing stop loss based on a % instead of a fixed distance?

Would be great.

Thanks,
Boris

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Welcome to the Community, @Bdwknalpijp :waving_hand:

Associated Pending Orders (Take Profit, Stop Loss, and Trailing Stop Loss) can only be set using a fixed price distance. I understand how a percentage-based option could add flexibility, and I’ve passed your suggestion on to the team for future consideration.

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Thanks Veselin!

And indeed a percentage option would be great! Can you please let me know if you get back from the team?

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I think its the most relevant for a trailing stop-loss since this moves with the price of the stock. A manual take profit or stop loss has to be set and therefore easily done with a percentage.

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Hi there,
How come you don’t offer trailing stop’s?
Clamping to be modern platform without modern features? US platforms offering this feature since over a decade ago.

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Apologies for the delayed response - I was away for a few days. The abovementioned order types (including Trailing Stop) are available only on the CFD platform. If you’re using the Invest (GIA) or S&S ISA, you can place Limit, Stop, and Stop Limit orders.

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Alternatively, it would be good if the API offered the option to create a stop loss that works, so the trailing stop loss could be managed programmatically. I can see the function exists (Trading212 Public API docs) but apparently only works with practice money?

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Dear T212 / Kaloyan,

Your current customers have been asking for Trailing Stop functionality, in the ISA section, for 2 years now, if not longer.

Please advise the EXACT reason/rationale ?

We all know the parent TradingView platform has this functionality, so we know it can’t be a technical reason.

Given you play with bid - offer spreads, will adding this funtionality affect the profit you make out of each trade?

Please be honest as this sort of thing is “reputational” and your current customers may well walk…

Thx
Mark

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This order type doesn’t align with our Invest or ISA and remains available only in the CFD platform. When using the Invest (GIA) or S&S ISA, you can still secure a profit or limit your losses by using Limit, Stop, or Stop Limit orders. If there are any changes, we’ll share them in this thread.

The Trailing Stop available for Invest platform?
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Hi Vaselin,

Can you please tell me how I can reproduce the exact behaviour of a Trailing Stop using “Limit, Stop, or Stop Limit orders” ?

Many thanks
Mark

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Each of these serves a different purpose. Limit orders are used to secure profits, while Stop orders help protect those profits and limit the downside risk. Stop Limit orders combine the key features of both. Screenshots and more details about each order type can be found in the linked articles.

Limit orders:
For the Buy Limit orders to work, the target price must be below the current market price.
When using Sell Limit orders, the Limit price must be above the current market price.

Stop orders:
For the Buy Stop orders to go through, the Stop price must be above the current market price.
For Sell Stop orders, the target price must be below the current market price.

Stop Limit orders:
When placing a Buy Stop Limit order, the target price should be above the current market price to convert it a Limit order. For Sell Stop Limit orders, the Stop Price should be below the current market price.

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I hope trailing stop can be reconsidered for Invest/ISA. It’s been a bull market for years now and I’d like to protect my profits against downside risk. Especially in this climate where we have seen sharp drops on tariff news, etc. While stop limit is somewhat viable for this, it isn’t practical to have to keep going in and change it if the positions keep going up. The likelihood is users would forget.

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