Copy trading is an automated method that lets you copy the trading positions of selected strategy providers. Instead of manually analyzing every chart and placing every order yourself, you can allocate funds to a trader whose strategy matches your goals and mirror their market activity.
When the provider opens a trade, the same order is opened in your connected trading account according to your copy settings. If the provider makes a profit, your result is proportional to your allocation and settings. If the provider loses, your account can lose too.
Copy trading is convenient, but it is still trading. It is not a guarantee of profit.
What copy trading can help with
- Time management: You do not need to monitor markets constantly or manually manage every order.
- Learning: Following established strategy providers can help you see how experienced traders manage entries, exits, and risk.
- Control: You keep ownership of your funds and can adjust allocation, risk settings, or stop copying when needed.
How copy trading works
Most copy trading networks replicate trades in one of two ways:
- Proportional by equity: Trade size is scaled based on your account equity compared with the provider account. If the provider allocates 2% of their equity to a position, your account aims to allocate a similar proportion.
- Fixed size: You set a fixed lot size for copied trades, regardless of the provider’s position size.
Copy trading at TabTrade
TabTrade supports copy trading through trusted automated trading networks and social trading tools, including TabTrade Social, Pelican, and DupliTrade where available.
Availability can vary by region, platform, account type, and onboarding status. Your Secure Account Portal is the live source for the copy trading options available to you.
Step 1: Log in to the Secure Account Portal
Go to the Secure Account Portal and log in using your registered email and password, or a supported social login.
Step 2: Open the copy trading section
Inside the portal dashboard, use the left navigation to open the Copy Trading section.
Step 3: Choose web or mobile access
From the copy trading landing screen, choose whether you want to continue through the web app or mobile app.
Step 4: Create a copier account
Create a dedicated copier trading account. This is the sub-account that will receive copied trades from the strategy provider you select.
Step 5: Configure the copier account
Follow the portal prompts to choose the account settings available to you, including account type, platform, currency, and leverage where applicable.
Step 6: Save your live account credentials
When the account is created, securely save your login ID and platform password. The password may not be shown again, and you will need these credentials when linking the account to the social trading app.
If you forget your account ID or need to change your password, log in to the Secure Account Portal, go to Trading Accounts, and use the account settings menu.
Step 7: Fund the account
Use the Funding section of the Secure Account Portal to deposit funds or transfer funds into the copier account.
Step 8: Open the TabTrade Social app
Open the TabTrade Social platform on web or mobile and log in to your app profile.
Step 9: Link your copier trading account
Go to the Account tab, choose the option to copy trades from signal providers, and enter the copier account credentials you saved earlier.
Step 10: Select a strategy provider
Browse available strategy providers and review the profile, history, risk level, and trading style before copying. Do not choose a provider based only on short-term returns.
Step 11: Activate copying
Inside the selected provider profile, choose Copy and configure your risk controls.
Common settings include:
- Performance fee: The provider fee, usually deducted only from profitable copied performance.
- Trade size: Fixed size, mirror master size, or proportional by equity or balance.
- Round up to minimum trade size: Helps prevent copied trades from failing when scaled volume is below platform minimums.
- Copy existing trades: Opens the provider’s current active trades immediately. Leave this off if you only want to copy new trades from that point forward.
Once activated, future trades opened by the selected strategy provider can be mirrored in your funded TabTrade account. You can monitor performance, adjust settings, or stop copying through the platform.
Risk management tips
- Start with a small allocation until you understand the provider’s behavior.
- Diversify across strategies only if you understand how they differ.
- Watch drawdown, consistency, trade duration, and risk per trade.
- Do not copy trades with money you cannot afford to lose.
For more platform details, visit the TabTrade Social page.