Critical-risk tools in MetaTrader 5 MCP
2 of the 7 tools in MetaTrader 5 MCP are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at critical risk
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place_market_orderFinancialPlace a market order with an explicit volume (lots). Use this only when you already know the lot size; for risk-based sizing use place_risk_order.
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place_risk_orderFinancialPlace a market order sized by account risk. Reads balance + symbol pricing, computes lots so that hitting the stop loses exactly risk_percent of balance, sets a take profit at r...
Attacks that target this class
Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.