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Automated Trading Machine (ATM) makes it simple to remove fear and greed from your trading. Automated trading is no longer just for the rich or nerdy. Our revolutionary software runs on your computer, using your trading rules, but none of your emotions. There's just one requirement - you know how to use a mouse.  Learn more...

Thinking Stuff's ATE

Automated Trading Execution (ATE) is where we run your trading systems for you on our servers. Your system can be exported from ATM, or written in plain English and we'll make it for you. We'll even backtest and suggest improvements if you want us to. This service essentially automates your automated trading.  Learn more...

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Moving A Take Profit That Wasn't There Initially

That is, you don't enter anything in the initial take profit values, but you do use the take profit management rules and values. So when the trade is opened, it doesn't have a take profit. But then at some point later your trading system tries to move it.

Using the take profit management rules and values is always ok if you use it to exit at market. This is because you're not actually moving a take profit - you're just closing the trade.

Otherwise, what's going to happen depends on the broker. Some allow a take profit to be added at a later date even if there wasn't one when the trade was opened. Other brokers don't allow it. Try it in a demo account.
 

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