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AUTOMATIC KILL SWITCH · INDIA

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KILL SWITCH

India's first automated kill switch for F&O traders. Fires the moment your daily loss limit, profit target, or trade count is breached — no manual action, no second-guessing.

500+Traders Protected
4.8★Average Rating
5 secTrigger Speed
Kill Switch Fires

WHAT IS A TRADING KILL SWITCH?

A trading kill switch is an automated circuit breaker that halts all trading when a preset rule is violated. SEBI data shows 91% of F&O traders lose money — the primary cause is emotional overtrading after a losing streak. A kill switch removes emotion from the equation entirely.

TradeGuard connects directly to your broker API. It monitors your live P&L, order count, and time every 5 seconds. The moment a rule fires, it cancels all pending orders and squares off open positions — automatically, without you needing to do anything.

6 KILL SWITCH RULES

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Daily Loss Limit

Kill switch fires the instant your P&L hits your loss floor. Stop the bleeding before it becomes catastrophic.

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Profit Target Lock

Lock in profits automatically. Stop before you give back gains chasing more.

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Max Trades Per Day

Cap your daily order count. Prevents the overtrading spiral that kills most retail accounts.

Time-Based Kill

Auto-fire at a specific IST time — essential for expiry day protection (Nifty every Thursday).

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Day-Based Kill

Block entire days of the week — every Thursday, every Monday, any pattern.

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Specific Date Lock

Block RBI policy days, Budget day, election results — hand-pick your high-risk calendar dates.

HOW IT WORKS

01

Connect your broker

Link your Dhan account via API in under 2 minutes. Daily token refresh takes 30 seconds each morning.

02

Set your rules before market open

Configure your daily loss limit, trade cap, and time rules while calm — before 9:15 AM.

03

Start monitoring

Hit Start. TradeGuard polls your live P&L every 5 seconds via API + WebSocket.

04

Kill switch fires automatically

Rule breached → kill switch fires twice for reliability. Orders cancelled, positions squared off. Done.

SUPPORTED BROKERS

Dhan
● LIVE NOW
Upstox
◎ COMING SOON
Zerodha
◎ COMING SOON
Angel One
◎ COMING SOON

Broker-specific guides: Dhan Kill Switch · Zerodha Kill Switch · Upstox Risk Management

CALCULATE YOUR RISK LIMITS

Not sure what loss limit to set? Use our Daily Loss Limit Calculator to find the right number based on your account size and risk tolerance. Professional traders cap daily risk at 1–2% of capital.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

A trading kill switch is an automated system that halts all your trading activity the moment a pre-set rule is breached — such as a daily loss limit, trade count cap, or profit target. It prevents revenge trading and overtrading by removing the option to keep trading.
Yes. TradeGuard is a risk management tool that connects to your broker API to enforce discipline rules you set yourself. It is fully compliant and does not manipulate markets. SEBI itself recommends daily loss limits for retail traders.
TradeGuard checks your P&L every 5 seconds via API polling plus a WebSocket layer. Once a rule is breached, the kill switch fires twice for maximum reliability — typically within 5–10 seconds of the trigger.
Not during market hours (9:15 AM–3:30 PM IST). You set an override PIN before starting monitoring, but it is intentionally blocked during market hours. This is the whole point: removing your ability to override in the heat of the moment.
Yes. TradeGuard is specifically built for F&O traders — Nifty options, Bank Nifty options, stock F&O. It monitors your real-time P&L across all positions and fires the kill switch based on the rules you set.

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