In Copy Trading, copying is a process where a strategy provider’s trades are copied to the investor’s account, after factoring in a copying coefficient.

The copy coefficient (K) determines how your trades are proportionally mirrored in each investor’s account. This value is calculated automatically per order and ensures that each investor follows your trading actions based on the size of their investment.

Copy coefficient formula:

K = investor’s equity / strategy provider’s equity

• Investor’s equity: The amount in the investor’s investment account at the time the trade is copied.
• Strategy equity: The amount in your strategy account just before the order is placed.

How copying works

When an investor starts copying:

• Open trades are not copied. Only new trades opened by you after the investor starts copying will be mirrored in their account.
  Each new trade uses the copy coefficient calculated at that exact moment, based on both balances.

While copying continues:

• Every new trade you open is copied to the investor’s account at the same opening price.
• When you close a trade, it also closes in the investor’s account at the same closing price.

When an investor stops copying:

• If trades are open, they are closed at the current market price (or when the market reopens).
  The performance fee is calculated and transferred to your PIM Commission account at the end of the billing period.
• The remaining funds are returned to the investor’s investment wallet.

Copying example

Let’s say your strategy account has 500 USD equity, and you open a 2 lot trade. Two investors copy your strategy: