How to Discover and Follow Lead Traders
Browse the copy trading marketplace, evaluate lead traders by performance, and subscribe to automatically mirror their trades.
Copy trading mirrors somebody else's positions into your account with your money and your risk. A good track record is a record, not a forecast, and the numbers that flatter most — total return, win rate — hide the two that matter: maximum drawdown, and how long the record is.
Before you start
- A funded wallet for the allocation, and an amount you would accept losing.
- Ten minutes with the statistics rather than the leaderboard position.
Open the Copy Trading Section
Navigate to Products > Copy Trading from the main menu. The marketplace displays all available lead traders with their performance summaries, follower counts, and risk ratings.
Evaluate Lead Traders
Review each trader's profile: total return, win rate, maximum drawdown, average trade duration, and number of followers. Look for consistent returns over longer periods rather than short-term spikes. Check the trader's daily statistics and historical performance charts.
View Detailed Statistics
Tap any trader to see their full profile with detailed stats: profit/loss history, active positions, trading frequency, preferred markets, and risk score. Read reviews and feedback from current and past followers to gauge reliability.
Subscribe to a Lead Trader
Tap 'Follow' on the trader's profile. Set your copy amount (the total capital allocated for copying this trader), per-trade maximum, and whether to copy existing open positions. Your allocated funds will be used proportionally when the lead trader opens new positions.
Monitor Your Copy Trades
Navigate to Copy Trading > My Portfolio to see all active subscriptions, copied positions, and cumulative P&L. You can pause, adjust settings, or unsubscribe from any lead trader at any time. Positions copied from the trader will be shown with a 'Copied' label.
If something goes wrong
- Your copy is not matching the lead trader's numbers.
- Entries differ by the moment your order filled, your allocation size, and any per-trade limits you set. Small divergence is normal; large divergence usually means your limits are binding.
- The trader you followed stopped trading.
- Nothing copies while they are inactive. Review whether to stay allocated or release the capital.
- A trader's rank fell sharply between visits.
- Leaderboards weight recent performance heavily. A single bad week can move a rank without telling you much about the record behind it.
Frequently asked questions
- Which statistic matters most?
- Maximum drawdown, alongside how long the record runs. A high return over six weeks says almost nothing.
- Can I follow more than one trader?
- Yes, and splitting the allocation is the usual way to avoid a single bad run deciding the outcome.
- Do I keep control of my funds?
- The funds stay in your account. The lead trader never withdraws — they trade, and your account mirrors it.
- How long a track record is enough?
- Long enough to include a losing stretch. A record that has only ever seen a rising market has not been tested at all.