Which prop firms allow copy trading?
It depends on the firm and the account type, and rules change without notice. This page shows which clauses decide it so you can check your own firm's current rulebook.
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We don't publish a list: rules change without notice, and a stale list can cost a payout. No software can make an account compliant.
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Find the clauses
Search the rulebook for "copy", "mirror", "duplicate", "multiple accounts" and "automated". They are rarely under a heading called copy trading.
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Separate the cases
Copying your own accounts and copying a third party are treated differently, and one document often covers both.
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Check the account type
Rules often differ between evaluation and funded accounts, and between sizes. Read the rule for the account you're arming.
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Ask in writing
If a clause is unclear, ask the firm's support and keep the reply.
The clauses that decide it
Firm restrictions fall into a few types. Most rulebooks contain more than one.
- Own accounts vs others
- Often relaxed for accounts you own, stricter for someone else's signal
- Same-strategy limits
- Some firms cap how many accounts run one strategy at once
- Group mirroring
- Rules against coordinating with other traders, sometimes covering shared signal rooms
- Consistency rules
- Identical trades across accounts can change how a profit distribution looks
- News windows
- A copier doesn't know them, so mute or power off accounts first
- Automation clauses
- Some firms permit copying but restrict fully automated entry
Why prop firms restrict copy trading
A firm carries the other side of every account it funds. When many of its accounts hold the same position at once, its exposure sits in one instrument and one direction. That's why firms tend to be more relaxed about one trader copying their own accounts than about a shared signal reaching hundreds of unrelated ones.
Copying is visible in a firm's fill data: same instrument, same timestamps, proportional sizes. Trade the accounts the way the contract allows.
What Quanify offers when copying is allowed
Controls for running several accounts under several rulebooks, on Tradovate and TopstepX today. None of them track your firm's drawdown or daily limit.
- Per-account sizing
- A whole-number multiplier per account, applied before the order is sent.
- Mute
- Pause one account for a news window. Mute is held by the engine, so it survives a refresh.
- Flatten
- Close the group's positions and cancel its orders in one action.
- Your accounts only
- A fill only reaches accounts you connected yourself.
Common questions
Short answers to what traders ask first. Anything else, the Help Center has it.
Do prop firms allow copy trading?
Some do and some don't, and many separate copying your own accounts from copying a third party. It can also differ between evaluation and funded accounts at the same firm. Check the current rulebook for the account you plan to arm.
Does Topstep allow copy trading?
Topstep publishes its own rules and updates them, so the only reliable answer is the current rulebook for your account type. Search it for "copy", "mirror" and "multiple accounts", and ask support in writing if a clause is ambiguous.
Why do prop firms restrict copy trading?
Because a firm carries the other side of every account it funds. When many of its accounts hold the same position at the same moment, its exposure is concentrated in one instrument and one direction rather than spread across independent traders. That is why firms are usually more relaxed about one trader mirroring their own accounts than about a shared signal reaching hundreds of unrelated ones.
Can I copy trade between my own funded accounts?
Firms are most often relaxed about this case, since you own every account involved. It still has to be allowed by your firm's rules for that account type.
Will per-account sizing keep me inside a prop firm's limit?
It helps but can't promise it. Sizing each account for its balance keeps one trade from being too large on the smallest account, but if the market gaps while a position is open, the loss happens anyway.
How do prop firms detect copy trading?
Mostly from fills: identical instruments, sizes and timestamps across accounts that belong to different people. Copying between accounts you personally own is usually written up differently, so check the rulebook rather than a forum.
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