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Which prop firms allow a trade copier? The rules, firm by firm
Which futures prop firms allow copy trading between your own accounts, the rules every firm shares, and what to check before you connect a copier.
Most futures prop firms let you copy trades between your own accounts. The details differ: which accounts, which copiers, and which platforms. Breaking a firm's copy rule can cost you the account, so check before you connect anything.
The rules almost every firm shares
- Your accounts only. Copying between different people, or trading as a group, is banned everywhere.
- Same direction. Opposite positions across accounts (hedging) are banned.
- You are responsible. If the copier makes a mistake, the firm treats it as your trade.
- Account limits still apply. Each firm caps how many funded accounts you can hold.
Firm by firm
From each firm's own help pages, checked on October 18, 2026. Firms change these rules often: open the source and confirm before you start.
| Firm | Copy trading | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Topstep | Allowed between your own Trading Combine and Express Funded accounts with the TopstepX copier. Not allowed on Live Funded accounts. Orders must come from your own device, not a server. Source | TopstepX (ProjectX) |
| Tradeify | Copying your own trades across your own accounts is allowed. Copying with anyone else, or into opposite positions, is not. Source | Tradovate, Rithmic (via Tradesea), others |
| MyFundedFutures | Allows copy trading across all account types, including external copiers. Source | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, others |
| Lucid Trading | Trade copiers are permitted; hedging across accounts is not. Source | Tradovate, NinjaTrader (CQG), Rithmic |
| Alpha Futures | Allowed when one person, the account holder, trades all the accounts. Group and reverse trading are prohibited. Source | Its own platforms; check before connecting |
| Apex Trader Funding | Its pages differ: one allows copying across your own accounts in the same direction, another restricts copiers on funded and live accounts. Ask Apex before copying. Source | Rithmic, Tradovate |
| Take Profit Trader | Only copiers on its approved list, for your own accounts. Replica is not on that list today. Source | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, others |
| Elite Trader Funding | Only copiers on its approved list. Replica is not on that list today. Source | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, others |
| Bulenox | Only tools the trader built for personal use; third-party connections cost extra. Check with Bulenox first. Source | Rithmic |
Before you connect a copier
- Read your firm's current copy trading rule (links above).
- Check the firm allows third-party copiers, not only its own, and whether it keeps an approved list.
- Make the account with the smallest size limit your leader, so no follower is pushed over its own limit.
- Turn off any other copier on those accounts. Two copiers double every trade.
- Set a daily loss limit on every account, inside the firm's own limit. See daily loss limits per account.
- Test with one micro contract first.
This page is general information, not legal or compliance advice, and the firms' own rules always win. Prop firm names are trademarks of their owners; Replica is not affiliated with any of them.