# Custom Balance

These options let you control what **balance the EA “thinks” it’s trading**, and how that virtual balance can **stay fixed** or **grow over time**. It’s mainly used to (1) split risk when running multiple charts/strategies on the same account, (2) simulate a smaller/larger account for testing, and (3) optionally add controlled compounding.

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#### How the options work together

* **Custom Balance / Chart**\
  Sets a **virtual balance per chart**. When enabled, the EA bases core money logic on this value (position sizing, limits, stops, recovery behavior, profit targets, etc.), behaving as if that chart is its own “mini account.”
* **Dynamic Balance %**\
  If Custom Balance is enabled, this controls how the virtual balance **grows with profit** by adding a chosen **percentage of profit** to the Custom Balance (compounding). Set to 0 to keep Custom Balance fixed (more stable risk).
* **Allow Higher Custom Balance** (Advanced)\
  Controls whether the EA enforces the safety rule that **Custom Balance should not exceed the real account balance**. Bypassing that check can be useful for strategy testing/simulation, but it can also lead to oversized lots relative to real margin.
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#### Common use cases

* **Risk allocation across charts:** run multiple strategies and “assign” each one its own virtual budget.
* **Simulate a smaller account:** test how a strategy behaves with tighter capital while still trading on a larger account.
* **Controlled compounding:** let the EA gradually scale as it performs, without manually updating Custom Balance.
* **Backtesting / demo simulation of larger capital:** allow a higher Custom Balance than the real account to model “bigger account behavior” (advanced, higher risk).
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#### Important notes (so nobody gets surprised later)

* Custom Balance changes **EA calculations**, but it **does not fully isolate real account risk** (margin and exposure are still real).
* For consistent multi-chart behavior, use **unique Magic Numbers** per chart/instance.
* If you simulate higher balance than real balance, watch margin closely—this can increase risk fast.
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