In Copy Trading, strategy providers earn a performance fee when copied investments are profitable. This article covers how the fee is set, calculated, paid, and tracked.

What is a performance fee?

A performance fee is a percentage of the investor's profit that is paid to the strategy provider. It is set by the provider when the strategy is created.

• The fee can range from 0% to 50%, in 5% increments (e.g., 0%, 5%, 10%, … 50%).
• Strategy providers can change the fee rate at any time.
  • New fee rates apply only to new investments.
  • Existing investments continue using the rate set at the time of investment.

When is the performance fee paid?

The fee is calculated and paid:

• At the end of each billing period
  • Duration: One calendar month
  • Ends on the last Friday of the month at 23:50–23:59:59 UTC+0. A new billing cycle starts immediately after.
  • Copied orders remain open.
• Or when an investor stops copying a strategy

The performance fee is credited automatically to the strategy provider’s PIM Commission account in the Personal Area. Strategy providers can use these accounts for trading, transfers, and withdrawals.

How is the performance fee calculated?

The fee is based on the investor’s profit after adjusting for equity and previously paid fees. Results are rounded down.

If no previous fee was paid:

Investment Performance fee = (Investment Equity - Invested amount) * Performance fee rate

If a performance fee has already been paid:

Investment Performance fee = (Investment Equity + Sum of Paid Performance fee - Invested amount) × Performance fee rate - Sum of Paid Performance fee

Example:
Investment: 500 USD → grows to 2,000 USD. Fee rate: 10%. No previous fees

(2,000 - 500) × 10% = 150 USD

Therefore, the investment balance will be 1,850 USD after the deduction of the fee.

Example 2:
Investment: 1,000 USD → grows to 3,000 USD. Fee rate: 15%. Previous fee paid: 150 USD

(3,000 + 150 - 1,000) × 15% - 150 = 172.5 USD

Therefore, the investment balance will be 2,827.5 USD after the deduction of the fee.

How to set or change the performance fee

1. Log in to your Exness Personal Area (PA).
2. Go to the Copy Trading section.
3. Click My strategies.
4. Find the strategy and click the 3-dot icon.
5. Choose Change fee rate, select the new rate, then click Save changes.

How to view your performance fees

You can track all earnings from performance fees in the Fee report:

1. Log in to your Personal Area.
2. Go to Copy Trading > My strategies.
3. Click View details, then the Fee Report tab.

Fee data is updated every 15 minutes.