# MCR

Maximum Capital Risk (MCR) is a CAT.trade feature that places a limit on the exposure to loss that you have in any single trade.&#x20;

There are 2 ways in which you can set an MCR:

1. When you choose to follow a copyCAT, the option to define an MCR **for that copyCAT** appears on screen.&#x20;

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* You set the MCR every time you follow a copy to limit your losses, on trades you have placed directly yourself, or ones that have been&#x20;