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# Minimum holding time

This setting defines the minimum number of seconds a copied trade must remain open on the slave account before it can be closed. Even if the master account exits earlier, the slave will hold the position for at least this duration. For example, if set to 30, the slave trade will stay open for 30 seconds regardless of the master’s faster exit. A value of 0 disables the setting.