Really sorry to hear about your loss, and the situation with your wife.
What platform and which broker did you have your trade on with? Some of them make you put in an automatic stop loss, based on the amount you have in your account.
Well here goes...
Hi T2Wers,
I'm Angus Clacher the MD of Ariel - we make the software that some of the spread betting, FX and CFD firms use.
I'm here to learn about what is important to you guys and hopefully improve some of the stuff we do.
Best, Angus.