How Copy Trading Works

When a strategy publisher's bot generates a trade signal, the flow is:

1. Strategy engine emits a signal (instrument, direction, entry, stop, target)
2. Signal is published to the TradeVibe marketplace in real time
3. Each subscriber's CopyTrader receives the signal
4. CopyTrader validates against your per-account risk rules
5. If approved, the order is placed on your broker account via Rithmic

The master account must confirm a fill before any follower order fires. Follower failures never block the master.

The publisher trades on a master account. Subscribers are followers. Each follower has independent risk settings, kill switches, and drawdown limits. A single master can serve unlimited followers.

By default, followers receive micro-sized copies of full-size signals:

• ES (full, $50/pt) copies as MES (micro, $5/pt)
• NQ copies as MNQ
• YM copies as MYM
• GC copies as MGC

Tick sizes are identical within each pair, so stop and target distances stay the same. You can override this to receive same-instrument copies if your account supports it.

• Per-account kill switch -- instantly flattens all positions on that account
• PayoutOptimizer -- gates each follower independently for drawdown and daily caps
• Blown account detection -- automatically stops copying if an account is blown
• Universal stop clamp -- no signal can place a stop wider than the per-instrument dollar risk cap

Toggle copy trading off at any time from the Accounts page. Open positions are flattened immediately when you deactivate. You can re-enable copying without resubscribing to the strategy.