Does FTMO Allow Copy Trading? The Rules for Your Own Accounts
Does FTMO allow copy trading? Yes, between your own accounts, within a $400,000 cap per trader or strategy. See FTMO's copier, EA and hedging rules.
By Tom Lin, Head of IT Updated · 3 min read
Yes, FTMO allows you to copy trades between your own accounts, with one important limit: every account running the same strategy counts toward a single cap of $400,000 per trader or strategy, including trades copied from signal groups or copy-trading services. FTMO’s CFD rules don’t name trade-copier software, but they allow algorithmic and EA trading. Its Futures rules say outright that copy trading across your own accounts is permitted. Opposite positions between accounts are banned. Rules checked on October 24, 2026, against FTMO’s FAQ, forbidden practices and terms.
Does FTMO allow copy trading between your own accounts?
Yes, within its allocation rules. FTMO counts identical or near-identical trading across your accounts as one strategy, and caps it:
“limited to $400,000 per trader or strategy”
Source: FTMO FAQ, “How many accounts can I have?”
- What counts toward the cap: all your FTMO accounts and products that trade the same way, including trades copied from signal groups or copy-trading services. The cap is also set in other currencies, such as €320,000 or £280,000.
- What happens above it: FTMO may suspend the accounts. Using different registrations to get around the cap is prohibited.
- Instant accounts: you can hold only one active FTMO Instant Account product.
Can you use a trade copier on FTMO accounts?
FTMO’s CFD pages don’t explicitly allow or ban trade-copier software. They do allow discretionary trading, algorithmic trading and EAs, within server limits of 200 open orders at a time and 2,000 positions per day. Its forbidden-practices page bans ultra-high-speed tools, strategies that exploit feed delays and EAs that send more than 2,000 server requests a day.
Two rules matter most for a copier:
- Copy only your own trading. FTMO’s terms bar letting a third party trade for you or in coordination with you.
- Watch the same-strategy risk. A third-party EA used by many traders can push a strategy over the cap and get your FTMO Account application denied.
Because the CFD rules don’t name copiers, describe your setup to FTMO support and confirm it before you connect a funded account. Sources: Which strategies can I use?, Forbidden trading practices, Futures forbidden trading practices
Copying to or from accounts at other firms
FTMO’s CFD pages and challenge terms don’t say whether you can copy your own trades to or from an account at another firm. They do ban opposite positions between your FTMO accounts and accounts held with other providers.
Hedging across accounts
- Banned: opposite positions or other manipulative combinations of trades between connected accounts, or with accounts at other providers, whether alone or with other people.
- Also banned: opposing positions on the same or highly correlated instruments used to get around the Best Day or Consistency rules.
- Allowed: opposite positions inside a single account.
Platforms and Copygram
FTMO offers MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader and TradingView. Copygram connects FTMO’s MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 accounts; it doesn’t connect cTrader or TradingView accounts today. For FTMO, Copygram hosts the account connection outside the US, mainly in the UK, so you don’t need your own VPS. Source: Which platforms can I use?
The FTMO trade copier page explains how to copy between your own FTMO MetaTrader accounts with Copygram, and the prop firm rules table compares FTMO with other firms.
FTMO copy trading: questions
Does FTMO allow copy trading?
Yes, between your own accounts. Identical or near-identical trading across your accounts counts toward one cap of $400,000 per trader or strategy, and opposite positions between accounts are banned.
Can I use a trade copier on FTMO?
FTMO’s CFD rules don’t name trade copiers, but they allow algorithmic and EA trading, and its Futures rules permit copy trading across your own accounts. Copy only your own trading, stay within the cap and confirm your setup with FTMO support.
Does copying trades count toward FTMO’s maximum allocation?
Yes. Trades copied across your accounts, including from signal groups or copy-trading services, count toward the $400,000 cap per trader or strategy.
Can I copy trades from another prop firm to FTMO?
FTMO’s rules don’t address it. They do ban opposite positions between your FTMO accounts and accounts at other providers, so never trade against an FTMO account from elsewhere.
Is hedging between FTMO accounts allowed?
No. Opposite positions between accounts are banned, including with accounts at other providers. Hedging inside a single account is allowed.
Sources
Checked on October 24, 2026:
