cTrader Copy
cTrader Copy is a feature within the platform that allows traders to copy the trades of experienced or successful traders in real time. This enables traders to follow other traders' actions and potentially gain from their decisions without needing active trade management. Copy trading is available on cTrader Desktop, Web, and Mac OS.
cTrader Copy functions with an automated system, ensuring that trades are copied in real-time and executed proportionally to the follower's account balance. The snapshot above was taken in February 2025 and shows a strategy provider who has invested over $2.5m with another $2.2 in investor funds (trade copiers). The strategy has increased by 198% since June 2023.
How Does It Work?
After logging into the cTrader application, a trader can access the Copy section, review available strategies, compare their history, details, and fees, allocate funds, and begin copying a plan with just two clicks.
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Account Setup: Create an account on cTrader by signing up with a broker and downloading the software.
- Choose a Trader to Copy: Browse a list of traders or strategy providers and review their profiles. These profiles display key information, such as historical performance, risk levels, trading strategies, and fees.
- Allocate Funds: Once a trader is selected, the user allocates funds to copy their trades. The amount of capital invested determines how much of the trader's positions will be copied (in proportion to the user's available balance).
- Copying Trades: The platform automatically mirrors the selected trader's trades in real-time. The same action is replicated in the follower's account based on the allocated funds when the strategy provider enters or exits a position.
- Monitor and Adjust: You can monitor the copied trades, adjust the allocation, or stop copying the trader at any time.
- Profit/Loss: Your profit or loss is directly tied to the performance of the trades copied from the strategy provider. If the provider makes a profitable trade, the follower earns a similar profit, and vice versa.
How to Become a Strategy Provide
Anyone can become a strategy provider, but you need a manual, automated, or semi-automated trading system running on cTrader after a track record of success.
Algorithmic Trading Strategies
You can also use automated trading systems or a mixture of automated and human touch to trade for you. ClickAlgo provides pre-built systems that you can start using or request help from our developers to create a trading system.
