After you stop following a lead trader in Futures Grid, your position may not be automatically closed at market price. Whether automatic liquidation occurs depends on the stop type you selected when stopping the grid.
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Scenario A: Choose "Close All at Market"
The system will immediately cancel all grid pending orders and force liquidate all your contract positions at the current market price.
The funds after closing (minus profit/loss and fees) will be released and returned to your trading account.
Scenario B: Choose "Retain Positions"
The system will only cancel all unfilled grid pending orders, but will not automatically close your existing contract positions.
The remaining positions will stay in your futures account entirely under your control (you can market or limit close, continue holding, etc.). This feature was introduced during the platform's 2023 futures grid upgrade.
Step 1: Confirm the Stop Method You Actually Selected
Different stop methods lead to completely different outcomes.
What to do: Confirm what option the system prompted when you stopped the strategy.
How to do it:
In the OKX App, when you tap [Stop] on the [Strategies] - [Futures Grid] page, an option or confirmation box usually appears.
Check the exact action path. If the page displays "Market sell all positions" or a similar description, that's Scenario A; if it only shows "Cancel orders" or "Stop and retain positions", it's Scenario B.
If you didn't notice at the time, go to [Strategies] - [History] and check the grid's "Stop method" record.
When you're done: You've clearly determined whether you chose "Close and exit" or "Retain positions".
Common mistake: Many users assume that when the lead trader stops, their own grid will automatically close along with it, only to discover the position is still open and suffering massive losses during a one-sided market move. The stop logic for copy trading is independent of the lead trader.
Step 2: If the Position Remains, Prioritize Assessing the Current Market Risk
If you chose to retain positions, or if the position was not closed due to a system anomaly, you must handle the immediate risk now.
What to do: Assess whether this position is manageable under current market conditions.
How to do it:
Immediately check the current price against your average entry price: determine if the position is floating profit or loss, and whether the loss is within your tolerable range.
Check the estimated liquidation price: This is the most urgent item. If the price approaches the liquidation line, the open position may lead to passive losses in subsequent moves.
Verify whether you can still receive copy signals: The lead trader's subsequent actions (opening/closing) will no longer sync to you because you've already unbound the grid strategy. If you still want to follow, you need to manually start copying again.
When you're done: You know the current floating PnL, the distance to liquidation for this "leftover" position, and have decided whether to close or continue holding.
Risk warning: No matter which stop method you previously selected, once the grid stops, your automatic sync relationship with the trader is terminated. His subsequent actions will not affect you, and your position will no longer trigger new grid orders. If the market moves in one direction, your position will bear all the risk independently.
Step 3: Confirm Whether the Status is "Open Position" Rather Than "Still Running"
If the grid has not been completely stopped but is only "Paused" or "Out of price range", it could reactivate at any time.
What to do: Confirm the final status of the strategy on the [Strategies] page.
How to do it:
Case A (Status shows "Stopped" or "Ended"): The grid has been completely terminated. If a position still exists, it corresponds to the "Retain positions" stop method, and the position now stands independently.
Case B (Status shows "Running" or "Paused"): This means the grid has not truly stopped; the lead trader's signal may be temporarily interrupted or the price has moved outside the range. In this case you should not close the position; wait for normal operation to resume or manually pause.
When the Futures Grid is in "Paused" status, pending orders are frozen, but existing positions remain open and will not be automatically closed.
When you're done: You have confirmed that the final status of the grid strategy is "Stopped", not "Paused" or "Running".
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How to Confirm You Did It Right?
After stopping the grid, go to the [Futures] - [Current Positions] page and check whether the asset's position still exists:
If the position has disappeared, it was market closed (Scenario A) and the process is complete.
If the position remains, the grid stopped using the "Retain positions" method (Scenario B). In that case you must decide on your own to close (tap "Market close all") or continue holding; this is the action you must take now—do not wait for the system to handle it automatically.
