How it works
Decide while calm. Mast holds it when it gets hard.
Ulysses had himself tied to the mast before he heard the Sirens, and told the crew to ignore his later orders. Same idea: the trader you are at 9:00 gets to overrule the trader you are at 15:47.
Three steps, set once, while calm.
- 01
Set your rules.
Daily loss, max trades, cooldown after a loss, trading hours, max size. Start from a template or write them in plain words; we turn them into precise rules and show you exactly what we understood.
- 02
Connect your accounts.
OAuth, scoped API keys or read-only access. Never your trading password. One rule set applies across every linked account and firm.
- 03
Choose how hard it is to undo.
Pick a loosening delay (12 hours to 30 days), invite an accountability partner, or commit to a lock of 1 week, 1 month or 3 months.
Tighten now. Loosen tomorrow.
Tightening
Instant, always, on every plan, including Free. You can only make things safer.
Loosening
Waits your delay (12 hours to 30 days, default 24 hours), then you confirm it again. Your partner can approve it sooner.
Long locks
1 week, 1 month or 3 months. During a lock nobody can loosen these rules, not even you, not even our support team.
Cancelling
Never loosens anything. Active locks run to their end and pending loosening keeps its delay.
Who will say no for you?
Your partner can approve or refuse a loosening, with two-factor authentication. They never trade and, by default, never see your P&L. A trading friend, a mentor or your educator: someone you won't talk round at 3 pm.
What happens when you try to get around it
Nobody can stop you removing software from your own computer, and we won't pretend otherwise. A removed EA, a revoked key or a trade from an unlinked device alerts your partner, goes into your log and lowers your score. Where the platform's own lock is on, it stays on the platform's side until it ends.
What we can stop, and what we can't.
Some tools in this space say “no bypass”. That isn't true for any of them, including us. Every platform has a public page with its exact level and the ways around it.
| Level | Name | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| N0 · nudge | Nudge | An alert or a warning. You can ignore it. |
| N1 · client friction | Client friction | A button is disabled or covered on your screen. It can be bypassed. |
| N2 · closes after fill | Close after fill | Your order goes through, then gets closed. Works while the software runs. |
| N3 · native server lock | Native server lock | The platform itself rejects your orders until the lock ends. |
| N4 · pre-trade block | Third-party pre-trade block | A broker plugin or back-office key rejects the order before it executes. |
| W · witness | Witness | Read-only view of all trades from any device. A trade that breaks your rules alerts your partner and hits your score. |
| G · guided native lock | Guided native lock | You set the platform's own lock with Mast's values. It counts only once Mast has evidence it is on. |
- TopstepXYou set the lock, Mast checks it.G · guided native lockW · witnessRead the TopstepX page
- MetaTrader 5Mast closes and witnesses.N2 · closes after fillW · witnessRead the MetaTrader 5 page
- BinanceYou enable the exchange cooling-off, Mast watches.W · witnessG · guided native lockRead the Binance page
- OKXYou enable the exchange cooling-off, Mast watches.W · witnessG · guided native lockRead the OKX page
- BybitYou enable the exchange cooling-off, Mast watches.W · witnessN1 · client frictionRead the Bybit page
- HyperliquidMast watches and alerts.W · witnessRead the Hyperliquid page
A score for keeping your word. Not for your profits.
The Mast Score (0–100) measures whether you did what you promised yourself while calm. A losing trader who keeps every rule can score 95. A winning trader who revenge-trades scores low. Luck can't inflate it.
Five components
- Rule adherence35%
- Lock integrity20%
- Tilt control20%
- Risk consistency15%
- Commitment10%
Streak
14days
Days under lock
9
Tiers
- Adrift
- Drifting
- Steady
- Disciplined
- Lashed to the mast