# An overview of Trailing Stop

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**Category:** Deriv MT5\
**Tags:** mt5\
**Created:** [June 17, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/an-overview-of-trailing-stop/32196 "2022-06-17T11:51:42Z")\
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Hello Deriv Community 📊

The primary purpose of implementing the **Stop Loss** feature is to reduce losses if the price of a security moves in an unfavorable direction. Should a position become profitable, its Stop Loss can be manually adjusted to a break-even level.

Nevertheless, the **Trailing Stop** function streamlines this process, providing a significant advantage during strong unidirectional price movements or when it’s impractical to continuously monitor the market.

Unlike the Stop Loss function, which is executed on the server, **Trailing Stop** is implemented within the trading platform and is exclusively associated with an open position or pending order.

**`MT5`**

To enable the Trailing Stop function in MT5, simply navigate to the **Trading** tab and select Trailing Stop from the context menu of a position or order, as illustrated in the accompanying screenshot.

**For more information on Stop Loss, you may refer [here](https://deriv.com/trade-types/cfds/).**

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_Note: Trailing Stop can be set both in MT5 and cTrader. For MT5, this feature can only be set/enabled in the MT5 Desktop App (PC App). It is unfortunately not enabled for the mobile app._

**`cTrader`**

By clicking on the "`gear` " icon on a position, you can set a " **Trailing Stop Loss**" along with PnL management, traditional **Stop Loss** , and **Take Profit**.

Additionally, by clicking the "`shield` " icon, you have access to the "`Advanced Protection` " function, where you can place **multiple Take Profits with partial closing** and a moving " **Stop Loss to Break Even**" option.

![image (14)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/deriv/original/2X/7/7fb64a304e751e172358a8a11ce7df30aab55311.png)

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