Glossary
Copy trading
Copy trading is copying trades from one account to another, either automatically with a copier or by following another trader's signals.
What it means
A copier can mirror trades between accounts a trader controls, or from someone else's account or signal service. Prop firms treat these cases differently. Some allow a trader to copy between their own accounts at the same firm, within account limits. Copying another person's trades, or sharing trades across a group, is a common ban, because it spreads one strategy's risk over many accounts.
Some firms also copy trades themselves, mirroring consistent funded traders into live markets to manage risk. Rules should say whether copying from outside accounts is allowed, what counts as group trading, and what happens when unrelated accounts show identical trades. Traders should read these rules before connecting any copier.
Worked example
Illustrative case: a trader holds two $50,000 funded accounts at one firm and uses a copier so every trade on the first opens on the second. The firm's rules allow this within its account limit. Another trader follows a paid signal group, and their trades match dozens of other accounts, so the firm reviews them all.
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