How to copy trades between prop firm accounts

Copying trades between prop firm accounts starts with a map, not a button. You need to know which account will lead, which accounts should follow, and how every account connects. Once those facts are clear, the software setup becomes a sequence of smaller decisions instead of one large guess.

This walkthrough stays at the planning level. Use it to prepare the account and connection information you need, then follow the linked ETP Copier documentation for the controls in the application.

1. Write down the intended account roles

Start with a simple inventory. For each account, record the prop firm, the account name you recognize, and whether you intend it to act as a leader or a follower.

The leader is the source side of the copy relationship. Followers are the accounts intended to receive corresponding trading instructions. Writing those roles down first helps avoid configuring connections before deciding which account is meant to drive the group.

Do not use a firm logo as a substitute for the connection name. Two accounts can both be called “prop firm accounts” while belonging to different platform ecosystems. The connection is the technical route ETP Copier needs, so it has to be identified separately from the firm and account labels.

When your inventory is ready, keep it beside the accounts guide and groups guide. Those guides cover the application controls used after the planning work is complete.

2. Match each firm account to its actual connection

Use the prop firm directory to look up the verified mapping for each firm in your list. ETP Copier supports ten verified connection types, but those types are not all interchangeable.

For example, Rithmic is futures infrastructure used by firms on R|Trader plumbing, with Bulenox and Lucid listed as examples. Tradovate is a separate futures connection and also supports white-labels such as BluSky. ProjectX supports TopstepX and related aliases.

The forex/CFD side has its own mappings. DXTrade is a prop-firm forex platform to which names such as FTMO, The5ers, and FundedNext can resolve. TradeLocker includes QTEKEL as an example, while MatchTrader includes Funding Pips. cTrader is a verified forex and CFD connection with OAuth.

Be precise around DXFeed and DXTrade. Both are real ETP connections, and they are different. DXFeed is categorized as data and execution; DXTrade is categorized as a prop-firm forex platform. Selecting one because its name looks similar to the other would produce the wrong plan.

If you want the broader context before continuing, read Futures vs Forex Prop Firms. For the complete product list, use the verified connections overview.

3. Count simultaneous connections, not accounts

After every account has a connection label, determine how many connections the planned setup needs at the same time. This is the quantity that matters for ETP Copier licensing.

ETP Copier allows unlimited trading accounts. Its license capacity is quantified by simultaneous connections, so account count and licensed connection count answer different questions. Do not assume that five accounts automatically mean five connection slots, and do not assume that unlimited accounts mean unlimited simultaneous connections. Count the connections required by the actual configuration.

The product uses a lifetime license. Additional connection packs are stackable, permanent, one-time purchases. The notification service is the only subscription. If your plan requires more connection capacity, review the current pricing and connection add-ons before starting the application setup.

This capacity check belongs early in the process. It is easier to resolve a mismatch while working from an inventory than after several connection profiles have already been configured.

4. Follow the guide for each connection path

With the map and capacity check complete, move into the product documentation. Begin with Set Up Your First Copy for the full sequence, then use Manage Connections and Add a Trading Connection for the shared controls.

Next, open the guide that matches each connection in your inventory:

• Connect to Rithmic
• Connect NinjaTrader 8
• Connect to Tradovate
• Connect to cTrader
• DXFeed and DXTrade setup

The paths differ for a reason. Tradovate and cTrader use OAuth. NinjaTrader 8 connects through ETP’s add-on over gRPC and is often the leader platform. Rithmic is futures infrastructure rather than another name for one of those platforms. Follow the matching guide instead of carrying instructions from one connection type into another.

OAuth is an authentication fact, not a performance promise. Likewise, the existence of an add-on or a particular transport does not provide a benchmark for copying speed. The goal at this stage is simply to choose and configure the correct connection path.

5. Build the leader-and-follower arrangement

Once the required connections are available, return to the account roles you wrote down in step one. Confirm that the intended leader and followers are the accounts you meant to use, rather than accounts with similar display names.

Then use the groups guide to organize those roles and the copy-method templates guide to review the available configuration controls. This article deliberately does not prescribe one template for every trader. The correct arrangement depends on the accounts and copying plan you have already identified.

Keep firm policy separate from product compatibility. A verified technical connection tells you how an account can connect to ETP Copier; it is not a statement that every prop firm permits every copying pattern. Check the current rules attached to each account and firm before enabling trading activity.

6. Review the plan before enabling it

Pause for one final review. A useful pre-enable checklist is:

• Every account is labeled with the correct firm and connection.
• DXFeed and DXTrade have not been confused.
• The intended leader and followers are clearly identified.
• The number of connections needed simultaneously fits the licensed capacity.
• Each connection was configured with its matching documentation.
• The account arrangement and copy-method controls have been reviewed.
• The relevant prop firm rules have been checked separately.

This review is about configuration accuracy, not a promise of identical results across outside trading services. Different connection types still communicate with their respective platforms and infrastructure. Avoid treating a successful login as proof that every other part of the plan has been checked.

ETP Copier supports Windows, Linux, and macOS, so the supported operating system can also be confirmed as part of the preparation. Do not infer latency or execution performance from the operating system choice; the verified product sources provide no benchmark numbers.

7. Keep the map with the setup

A concise account-to-connection record remains useful after initial configuration. When you add an account, begin again with its firm, connection, intended role, and effect on simultaneous connection capacity. When a firm tells you that an account uses a different platform or connection, update the map before changing the copier configuration.

The durable workflow is straightforward: identify the accounts, verify their connections, count simultaneous connection needs, follow the matching setup guides, assign leader and follower roles, and review the result. That approach keeps firm names, account roles, and technical connections from being mixed together—and gives you a clear place to investigate when something in the setup needs attention.