Choosing a copier
Choosing a trade copier for prop firms: eight questions to ask first
The criteria that matter when choosing a futures trade copier for prop firm accounts, with a checklist you can use on any copier.
There is no single best trade copier for everyone. The right one depends on your brokers, how many accounts you run, and whether you want it on your own PC or in the cloud. These are the questions that separate them.
The eight questions
- Does it support your brokers? Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic and TopstepX cover most US futures prop firms. Can a leader on one copy into followers on another?
- What does it copy? Fills, or every order placed? Fill-driven copying never leaves stray orders on followers.
- What happens when something goes wrong? If a follower's order has an unclear outcome, does it re-send blindly (and maybe double you), or stop and check?
- Are followers protected on their own? When the leader is flat, are leftover follower positions closed? Do take-profit and stop-loss live at the broker as a linked bracket?
- Are there risk limits per account? Daily loss, daily profit and trade limits per account, not just per group, and a way to lock them.
- How do you get out? One click to flatten a whole group, that confirms each account is flat.
- What does it really cost? Per-account fees, connection caps, and the price at the size you will be in six months.
- Where does it run? Desktop or cloud (see desktop or cloud).
How Replica answers it
| Question | Replica |
|---|---|
| Brokers | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TopstepX; any mix in one group |
| Copies | Fills; followers enter at market for their own size |
| Unclear order outcome | Never re-sent blindly; the follower pauses and resumes by itself once flat |
| Follower protection | Followers closed when the leader is flat; TP/SL as a native OCO on Tradovate and Rithmic, with Auto OCO on TopstepX |
| Risk limits | Daily loss, daily profit, trades per day, contract cap, symbol lockout, per account, with Enforce and Soft lock |
| Way out | Flatten and Flatten All, confirmed flat with the broker |
| Accounts | Unlimited, no per-account fees |
| Price | $50 a month, 3-day free trial |
| Runs on | Your Windows PC (desktop) |
See how Replica's copier works, or start with the quick start.