Futures trade copier
A futures trade copier takes what one account just did and repeats it on your other accounts. This page covers how fast Quanify copies, at what size, and what happens when something goes wrong.
One fill on the Leader, one order per Follower
You trade one account, the Leader. Quanify listens for the broker's execution report on it and places a matching order on each Follower: same instrument, same direction, at the size you set per account.
Copiers that poll a position summary can miss two fills inside one interval. An execution report can't.
- Usually 50–200 ms leader fill to follower order
- A fill that arrives in three parts copies as three
- Each Follower on its own direct broker connection
- FillYour broker reports that the leader account filled. The broker pushes this event to Quanify.
- MatchThe contract is resolved and the followers attached to that leader are collected. Every one is sized for its own account.
- SizeEach follower's whole-number multiplier is applied, or the strategy's fixed contract size if one is set.
- SendEach follower gets its own order on a direct broker connection. A leader fill that arrived in three parts sends three.
Most of the time goes to the broker acknowledging the order, the same wait every platform has.
What the copier does when something goes wrong
- Replays land once
- Executions are de-duplicated for 60 seconds per account, keyed on the execution, so a partial is never taken for a duplicate.
- Partials copy as partials
- Every piece copies on the broker's execution id, so a Follower never holds a size the Leader doesn't.
- Restarts can't replay
- Fills the broker stamped more than 30 seconds ago are refused.
- Sized per account
- A whole-number multiplier per Follower. A four-lot lands as 4, 8 or 12; there is no 0.5×.
- Mute, don't unlink
- A muted account skips fills while staying linked and configured.
- Only your accounts
- A group contains accounts you connected and turned on yourself, and each Follower starts with Power off.
Cloud copier or desktop copier
| Quanify | Desktop copier | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Quanify's servers | Your computer or a rented VPS |
| Install | Nothing | Software and updates |
| Laptop closed | Copies continue | Copying stops |
| Turn it off | New copies stop, positions stay open | Depends on the tool |
Quanify connects to Tradovate over its own API, with no bridge process between you and your broker.
Trade copier pages by platform and setup
The mechanics are the same everywhere. What changes is the platform you connect and the rules you trade under.
- Tradovate
- Live today. Tradovate trade copier
- TradingView
- By webhook alert or chart trade. TradingView copier
- NinjaTrader
- Roadmap, not live. NinjaTrader copier
- TopstepX
- Live today, following a Tradovate Leader. TopstepX copier
- Funded accounts
- Prop firm trade copier, Apex
- New to copying
- What copy trading is, is it legit
Common questions
Short answers to what traders ask first. Anything else, the Help Center has it.
What is a trade copier?
Software that repeats one account's trades on other accounts. One account is the Leader; the others are Followers. When the Leader fills, each Follower places its own order in the same instrument and direction, at the size set for it.
Do I need a VPS to run a trade copier?
Not with Quanify. The broker connection runs on Quanify's servers, so nothing on your machine has to stay awake. Desktop copiers usually do need one.
Can I copy trades between different Tradovate logins?
Yes. The Leader and Followers can sit on different Tradovate logins, as long as you connected each one, and TopstepX accounts can follow a Tradovate Leader. NinjaTrader and Rithmic are on the roadmap.
Whose accounts can I copy to?
Accounts you own and connected yourself. A typical setup is a personal account, a funded account and one or two evaluations that trade together.
What happens to open positions if I turn the copier off?
Nothing. Quanify doesn't close positions for you: not on power-off, not on cancellation, not when a group is deleted. New fills stop copying, and anything open stays at your broker.
How much does the trade copier cost?
Copy Trader is $35/month for up to 3 followers, $50 for up to 10 and $100 for unlimited. Yearly billing gives two months free. You can test the setup on a simulated account first.
More on copy trading
Start on a simulated account. Go live when it earns it.
- Set up in minutes
- Nothing to download
- Paper account for testing
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