A way to mirror another trader's positions in your own account, in real time — without you placing a single trade yourself.
Every entry, exit, and adjustment is copied — sized to your own risk settings.
Copy trading links your trading account to someone else's — a professional trader, a signal provider, or even an automated strategy — so that when they open, adjust, or close a position, the same action happens in your account automatically, scaled to your own balance.
You're not handing over your money. Your funds stay with your own broker; only the trade instructions are copied. Most setups let you pause the connection, change how much is allocated, or disconnect entirely whenever you want.
The setup differs by platform, but the flow is almost always the same five steps.
Look past the headline return. Check win rate, maximum drawdown, risk taken per trade, and how long they've traded live — not just backtested.
Link through a broker's built-in copy feature, a trade copier plugin, or a social trading platform's API — whichever the provider publishes on.
Decide how much capital to assign, and whether trades copy at full size or scaled down to fit your account.
Entries, exits, and any adjustments the provider makes are replicated in your account within seconds — no manual clicking required.
Copying isn't "set and forget." Review performance regularly, and pause the connection if the provider's risk profile changes.
"Copy trading" isn't one product — it covers a handful of setups that all do the same basic job differently.
A native marketplace inside your broker's platform where you browse providers and start copying in a click.
Software — local or VPS-based — that mirrors trades from one MetaTrader account to another, master to multiple accounts.
Standalone platforms where providers publish strategies publicly and followers allocate capital to as many as they like.
You give a money manager permission to trade a pooled or individually-allocated portion of your capital directly.
A robot copies trades opened by another robot or master account — handy for running one strategy across several accounts.
You get an alert with the trade details and execute it yourself — less automatic, more control over each entry.
No experience is required to start. Understanding your own risk tolerance still matters — it's what helps you choose who to copy and how much to allocate.
Yes. Most setups let you pause the connection or close copied positions independently, without affecting the provider's own account.
No. You're copying a strategy's risk as much as its reward — a provider's drawdown becomes your drawdown too.
No. In broker copy platforms and trade copier setups, your funds stay in your own account — only the trade instructions are shared.
Walk through connecting your account and choosing who to copy, step by step.
How to Get StartedTakes a few minutes — no experience required.