When you subscribe to a Trader’s strategy in Copy Trading Service, you’ll need to choose a copying mode. This setting defines how trade volumes are calculated and copied from the Trader’s account to your account.
There are three copying modes, each with different rules:
1. Proportional Mode
Trade volume is adjusted based on the difference between your account Equity and the Trader’s at the time the trade is copied.
How it works:
- You set a Coefficient (e.g. 1)
- Volume is calculated based on both equities
Example:
Trader’s Equity = 8,000 USD
Your Equity = 2,000 USD
Original trade = 2 lots
Copied trade = [The Investor’s Equity] ÷ [The Trader’s Equity] × [The volume of the copied transaction] × [Coefficient] = (2,000 ÷ 8,000) × 2 × 1 = 0.5 lots
Since your Equity is lower, the copied trade volume is smaller than the Trader’s.
2. Classic Mode
Your copied trade volume is calculated by taking the Trader’s exact volume and applying your chosen Volume multiplier. Your account Equity is not considered.
Example:
You set a Volume multiplier = 0.50
Trader opens a position = 3.00 lots
Copied trade = 3.00 × 0.50 = 1.50 lots
3. Fixed Mode
You choose a specific trade volume (not a multiplier). Every trade is copied with the same fixed lot size, regardless of the Trader’s volume or your account Equity.
Example:
You set a Volume = 0.10 (which means 0.10 lots for every trade)
Trader opens a trade = 0.85 lots
Copied trade = 0.10 lots
Important to Know
- If a copied trade volume is too small or too large for the instrument, it will be automatically adjusted to the closest valid value (unless you selected the Round Down option).
- If the volume doesn’t match the instrument’s volume step, it will be rounded according to your chosen rounding method.