Freeze level vs stop level: two worked examples
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2026 7:16 am
These two settings confuse many newcomers. Two examples on EURUSD with price at 1.0850 and a 5-digit quote:
Stop level of 20 points (2 pips). A buy limit must be at least 2 pips below price, so 1.0848 or lower. A stop loss on a long must be at least 2 pips below the bid. Trying 1.0849 gets rejected with "invalid stops".
Freeze level of 10 points (1 pip). If you have a buy limit at 1.0845 and price falls to 1.0846, the order is frozen: you can't modify or delete it, because it's within 1 pip of triggering. Same for a stop loss close to price.
Practical consequences:
What other platform settings caught you out when you started?
Stop level of 20 points (2 pips). A buy limit must be at least 2 pips below price, so 1.0848 or lower. A stop loss on a long must be at least 2 pips below the bid. Trying 1.0849 gets rejected with "invalid stops".
Freeze level of 10 points (1 pip). If you have a buy limit at 1.0845 and price falls to 1.0846, the order is frozen: you can't modify or delete it, because it's within 1 pip of triggering. Same for a stop loss close to price.
Practical consequences:
- Trailing stops can fail to update in fast moves near the trigger.
- Cancelling a pending order just before news may fail if price has come close.
What other platform settings caught you out when you started?