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# Working hours & scheduling

Working hours restrict **when a copier copies trades**. They're set per copier in **Copier Settings** (the gear icon on the copier's detail page), alongside the copier's name.

By default a copier has no schedule and copies 24/7. Add working hours to limit it to specific windows — for example, only during your main session.

## Set a schedule

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### Open Copier Settings

On the copier's detail page, choose **Settings**, then expand **Configure Hours**.
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### Turn on Working Hours

Enable the **Working Hours** toggle. While it's off, the schedule controls are dimmed and the copier runs without time restrictions.
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### Add time blocks

Choose **Add time block** and set a **Day**, **Start Time**, and **End Time**. Add as many blocks as you need — multiple per day are fine, and blocks may overlap. The copier copies during any active block.
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### Save

Save the dialog. The schedule takes effect immediately.
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Start time must be before end time within a block. Times follow the conventions in [Conventions](/trada-docs/reference/conventions.md).

## Auto-close at period end

Enable **Auto-close when period is over** to close open positions when a working-hours window ends:

* **On** — when a period ends, all open positions on the copier's accounts (sender and receivers) are closed.
* **Off** — positions stay open when the window ends, but no new trades are copied until the next window.

{% hint style="warning" %}
With Working Hours enabled and **no** time blocks defined, the copier effectively never copies — there are no active windows. The dialog shows a reminder when this is the case.
{% endhint %}

## Related

* [Copier states & lifecycle](/trada-docs/copy-trading/lifecycle.md)
* [Risk protection](/trada-docs/copy-trading/configure-receiver/risk-protection.md)
* [Create a copier](/trada-docs/copy-trading/create-a-copier.md)


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