> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Copy Trading Overview

> Mirror trades across multiple accounts in real-time

Copy trading allows you to execute trades on multiple accounts simultaneously. Trade on your leader account, and followers automatically mirror those trades.

## How It Works

```mermaid theme={null}
graph TD
    A[Leader Account] -->|Trade Signal| B[Copy Trading Engine]
    B --> C[Follower Account 1]
    B --> D[Follower Account 2]
    B --> E[Follower Account 3]
```

When you place a trade on your leader account:

1. Edge Analyzer detects the order in real-time
2. The copy trading engine processes the order
3. Identical orders are sent to all active follower accounts
4. Execution confirmations are logged

## Key Concepts

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Groups" icon="layer-group">
    Organize your copy trading setup into groups. Each group has one leader and multiple followers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Leader Account" icon="crown">
    The account you actively trade on. Orders placed here are copied to followers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Follower Accounts" icon="users">
    Accounts that mirror the leader's trades. Can have individual settings.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Copy Ratio" icon="percent">
    Multiply or reduce position sizes on followers (e.g., 0.5x, 1x, 2x).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Features

### Real-Time Execution

Orders are detected and copied within milliseconds. No manual intervention required.

### Flexible Configuration

* Set different copy ratios per follower
* Map contracts (e.g., ES → MES for micros)
* Enable/disable followers on the fly

### Risk Management

* Daily loss limits per follower
* Maximum position size limits
* Automatic flattenng on rule breach

### Cross-Platform Support

Copy between different platforms:

* Rithmic → Rithmic
* Rithmic → Tradovate
* Tradovate → ProjectX
* Any combination

## Quick Start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect Accounts">
    Ensure all accounts you want to use are connected in Edge Analyzer.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a Group">
    Go to **Copy Trading** → **Groups** → **Create Group**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set Leader">
    Choose which account will be your leader (the one you trade on).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add Followers">
    Select accounts to follow the leader's trades.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Activate">
    Enable the group and start trading on your leader account.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Important Notes

<Warning>
  Copy trading requires active WebSocket connections. Ensure your accounts are connected before trading.
</Warning>

<Note>
  Each account can only be a follower in ONE group at a time. This prevents conflicting orders.
</Note>

<Info>
  The leader account can be traded normally. All orders (manual or from other platforms) will be copied.
</Info>