Copy Trading FAQs to Get Started

The best copy trading platforms are easy to use, transparent, and designed to help you copy trades in real time. Once you open an account with acy.com, you can explore our signals page to find up-and-coming, trending, conservative, high-performing, or free trading strategies. Each trader’s performance is ranked using our unique Money Manager Ranking (MMR) system.

You can start in just a few minutes. Open your account, deposit funds, view the available Signal Providers and choose who you want to copy. Click Copy, select your copy settings and you’re ready to follow their trades automatically.

You can get started in just a few minutes. Open an account, deposit funds, and head to the signals page. Find a trader to copy and click 'Copy.' Your trades will be copied automatically, saving you time while keeping you involved in the market.

Copy trading reduces the time you spend researching markets and placing trades yourself. You can review a Signal Provider’s performance history, risk metrics and MMR ranking, then choose who you want to copy. Their eligible trades are then copied automatically to your account.

Copy trading gives you a convenient way to trade CFDs on Forex, Gold and Crypto without placing every trade yourself. You can view Signal Providers, compare their performance and risk metrics, and choose who you want to copy, while giving you the opportunity to learn from other traders and build your confidence along the way.

Copy trading lets you automatically replicate the trades of a Signal Provider directly in your own trading account. You can view Signal Providers, review their performance and risk metrics, and choose who you want to copy. Their trades are then automatically copied to your account using Smart Scaling or Exact Copy, depending on your selection.

Once you subscribe to a Signal Provider, their trades can be automatically copied to your account using one of two options: Smart Scaling: Automatically adjusts copied trade sizes based on your account balance compared with the Signal Provider’s balance. Example: If the Signal Provider has $3,000 and trades 1 lot, and you have $300, your copied trade would be 0.1 lots. Exact Copy: Copies the same lot size traded by the Signal Provider, regardless of the difference in account balances. Example: If the Signal Provider trades 0.1 lot, your account will also copy 0.1 lot.

Choose a Signal Provider: View the available Signal Providers and review their performance, risk metrics, fees and trading history. Set up your copy: Choose Smart Scaling or Exact Copy, select the account you want to copy from and review your funding requirements and Stop Loss settings. Pay your subscription fee: The monthly subscription fee is paid upfront from your copier account when you subscribe. You’ll need enough available balance in your account to cover the fee and your copy trading funding requirements. Automatic renewal: Your subscription automatically renews each month on the same date unless you stop copying. You’ll need sufficient funds in your account to pay the renewal fee. Stop copying: You can stop copying at any time. Your copied positions will be closed and any applicable performance fees will be calculated and settled.

By meeting the minimum requirements below, you can begin your journey on Tradingcup as a signal provider and gain access to the features and benefits offered. 1.) Have a live ACY Securities trading account: Choose from our Basic, Standard or ProZero accounts. 2.) Meeting the minimum deposit amount: The initial minimum deposit for our Basic Account is $50, Standard Account is $100 and our ProZero account requires a minimum of $200.

To copy Trades, follow these steps. Log in: Log in to Tradingcup or create and link your ACY Securities trading account. Choose a Signal Provider: View their performance history, risk metrics, MMR ranking, fees and trading activity to help you decide who you want to copy. Choose your Copy Type: Select Smart Scaling to scale copied trades according to your account balance, or Exact Copy to copy the Signal Provider’s lot size. Add funds: Review the displayed minimum funding requirement and make sure you have sufficient funds in your selected trading account. Set your Stop Loss: Review or edit your Account Level Stop Loss before you start copying. Start copying: Review your account overview and select Copy Now. Trades placed by your Signal Provider will then be copied according to your selected Copy Type.

Your monthly subscription fee is charged from your copier account on your renewal date. If you don’t have enough available balance to pay the fee, your subscription will not renew. The unsubscribe and settlement process will begin, including closing your copied positions and calculating and settling any applicable performance fees.

The Signal Provider sets their monthly subscription fee, which you can review before you subscribe. The subscription fee is paid upfront and deducted from your copier account when you start copying. You’ll need sufficient available balance in your account to cover the fee. If your account is not denominated in USD, the equivalent amount will be converted using the applicable ACY Securities exchange rate.

The copied trades will be executed after signal providers place orders with an average time of 500 ms ~ 1 sec; this may be impacted by network connection speeds for users worldwide.

Select Signals from the Tradingcup menu to view the available Signal Providers. You can use the search filters and review information including performance, drawdown, trading history, risk metrics and MMR ranking to help you decide who you want to copy.

By meeting the minimum requirements below, you can begin your journey on Tradingcup as a copy trader and gain access to the features and benefits offered. 1.) Have an ACY Securities account: Sign up for an account on ACY Securities. 2.) Have a live account: A valid live trading account to serve as the source of funds for your copy trade.

You can send your feedback, suggestions or questions directly to support@tradingcup.com.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking "Stop Copying". The system will begin the settlement process, which includes closing positions, calculating and settling performance fees, and completing the deduction. The subscription will only be officially cancelled once the deduction is successful. In case of holidays or market closures, the settlement process will be postponed until the market reopens. Rest assured, no additional fees will be charged, and the subscription will not renew for the next cycle automatically.

You can review a Signal Provider’s historical performance, returns, drawdown, MMR ranking, trading frequency and trading history. These metrics can help with your assessment, but past performance is not an indication of future performance. You should review the available information and conduct your own due diligence before deciding who to copy.

Due to differences in balance, leverage, account type, or you mannually trade on your trading platform and unforeseeable factors in actual market movements, it is impossible for trading profits to be completely consistent. However, maintaining similar balance, leverage, and account type can minimize differences.

The performance fee, based on the High-Water Mark Principle, is charged as a percentage of the profits on the copier’s investment. It is calculated on the cumulative gains and losses of copied trades and only applied if the cumulative profit is positive, ensuring fees are charged only when there is actual profit.

If you are still subscribed to a copy trading service, you must first cancel your subscription. Withdrawals can only be made after the settlement process is completed.

You can review the Signal Provider’s equity curve, Maximum Drawdown (MDD), winning rate and expectancy to better understand their historical trading performance and risk. Pay particular attention to MDD, which shows the largest historical decline, and the equity curve, which shows how performance has changed over time. Past performance is not an indication of future performance, so you should review the available data and conduct your own due diligence before copying.

The Minimum Funds amount shows the minimum funding required to start copying your selected Signal Provider. You’ll see this amount when setting up your copy, before selecting Copy Now. If your selected trading account does not have enough available funds, you can add funds before you start copying.

Pause Copying: You remain subscribed to the Signal Provider, but new trades are not copied. Existing copied positions continue to follow the Signal Provider’s closing actions, and you can resume copying at any time. Stop Copying: Your subscription ends, no further trades are copied and your existing copied positions are closed as part of the settlement process.

Your Account Level Stop Loss sets an equity level at which Tradingcup will stop copying the Signal Provider and close your copied positions. By default, Tradingcup calculates the Stop Loss at 50% of your trading account equity, shown as a currency amount. You can review and customize this amount before you start copying.

If your account equity reaches your selected Stop Loss amount, Tradingcup will stop copying the Signal Provider and close your open copied positions. The final closing value may differ from your selected Stop Loss due to market movements, slippage and execution conditions.

Tradingcup calculates Gain % using Time-Weighted Return (TWR), which measures trading performance while reducing the impact of deposits and withdrawals on the calculation. You can learn more about the calculation in our Time-Weighted Return (TWR) guide.