Copy Trading: Automatically Mirror a Trader's Positions
Copy Trading lets you automatically mirror an approved trader's (a "leader's") positions onto your own account, using your own budget and risk limits. It's currently running as a demo (play-money) pilot on /copy, using the same real copy-trade engine that will power real-money copy trading in the future.
How it works
Browse ranked leaders on /copy, each shown with a headline metric — the total profit they've generated for their followers — plus a "verified clean trader" badge for those who've passed a surveillance scan for manipulative behavior (like spoofing). When you follow a leader, every position they open is mirrored onto your own account, scaled to your own settings, and passed through the real risk checks (KYC, leverage cap, notional limits) just like a normal trade. You can pause copying at any time (open positions stay open, new copies stop) or unfollow entirely.
You can also apply to become a leader yourself if you meet the requirements, and set your own profit-share rate on approved followers' gains. A Trader Vault lets a leader run a pooled fund: investors deposit demo credit and receive a share of the fund's NAV (net asset value), managed by the leader as one account, with profit-sharing calculated on a high-water-mark basis so a leader is never paid twice for the same gain.
Steps
- Go to
/copyand browse the leaderboard of approved leaders. - Open a leader's profile and tap Follow, then configure your risk settings:
- Budget for this subscription
- Mode: Fixed Ratio (scale to the leader's size) or Fixed Amount (fixed margin per copied trade)
- Your own leverage cap (up to 125x, still bounded by your account's limits)
- A per-position notional cap and a stop-drawdown percentage
- Whether to mirror the leader's take-profit / stop-loss orders
- Copied trades open automatically on your own account and pass the same risk gate as a manual trade.
- Pause or Unfollow at any time from your subscriptions list.
Common questions
Is copy trading real money? Currently it's a demo/play-money pilot — copying runs on the demo perp surface, so there's no real-money risk. Real-money copy trading will be announced separately when available.
What happens if the leader I follow loses money? Your mirrored position can lose too, since it follows the same direction. That's why you set your own budget, leverage cap, position limits, and stop-drawdown — the system enforces them for you.
How do I become a leader? Apply from /copy/me/edit. Requirements include KYC Level 2 verification, a clean surveillance record, meaningful "skin in the game" (your own funded balance), and a non-negative track record. If you're not eligible, the system tells you exactly which requirement is missing.
How does profit-share work? A leader earns a percentage (default 10%, max 50%) of the profit they generate for followers or vault investors, calculated on a high-water-mark basis so you're never charged twice for the same gain.
Is my identity visible to the leader I follow? No — leaders only see an anonymized handle, your risk terms, and the PnL you've earned copying them, never your real identity.
Copy trading carries real risk of loss — past performance of a leader is not a guarantee of future results.