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# Live delay

The **Live Delay** feature lets you control when trades from the master account are copied to follower accounts. It allows you to skip the first few trades and, if desired, automatically reset this skip count after a set time. This **can be useful with grid strategies** if your goal is to **filter out early entries or reduce risk**. However, it may also cause **desynchronization** if the grid depends on every single order being executed.

<figure><img src="/files/2ciESHNv6HQ9WcPlgi54" alt=""><figcaption><p>Live delay feature</p></figcaption></figure>

## Settings

* **Skip orders count:** The number of trades to skip from the master account.\
  \&#xNAN;*Example*: If set to **3**, the first three trades will be ignored, and only the following trades will be copied. A value of **0** disables this feature.
* **Reset interval (minutes):** The time period (in minutes) after which the skip count resets. The timer starts from the last trade opened.\
  \&#xNAN;*Example*: If set to **120**, the skip count resets every 120 minutes from the last trade. A value of **0** disables this feature. The maximum allowed value is **1440 minutes** (24 hours).
* **Track by direction:** If enabled, BUY and SELL orders are tracked separately. For example, if skipOrdersCount is 3, the first 3 BUY orders AND the first 3 SELL orders will be skipped (6 total). If false (default), direction is ignored and the first 3 orders are skipped regardless of direction.
* **Reset on position close:** If true, the skip counter resets automatically when a copied position closes. For example, if skipOrdersCount is 1, order 1 is skipped, order 2 is copied, and when order 2 closes, the counter resets so the next order will be skipped again. This can be used with resetIntervalMinutes=0 to disable time-based reset and only reset on position close.
* **Add symbol configuration:** Create custom settings for specific trading symbols.

{% hint style="info" %}
To manually reset the interval, remove the live-delay feature from the copier and then add it again
{% endhint %}