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How does copy trading work?
Copy trading automatically mirrors another trader's positions in your own account, sized to your balance, so when they open or close a trade you do too. The mechanism is simple; the difficulty is verifying that the trader you are copying actually has the record they claim.
How the mirroring works
You allocate part of your balance to a leader. When they enter, your account enters proportionally; when they exit or adjust, so do you. On Vexoda this happens tick for tick as the leader trades, not on a delay, and you set the guardrails — a size cap, a drawdown limit, and the ability to stop following at any moment. Copying does not mean surrendering the account.
The verification problem
Most published trading records cannot be checked. A screenshot proves nothing, a spreadsheet proves less, and a chart of equity with no order history behind it can be drawn by anyone. The only record worth reading is one computed by the platform from orders that actually executed on it — no upload step, no self-reported numbers, nothing the trader can edit. That is how the Vexoda leaderboard is built.
What to look at before following
Drawdown before return: a leader up 200% who was down 60% along the way will take you through that same 60%. Look at how long the record is — three good weeks is noise. Look at whether the gains come from many trades or one lucky position. And look at the instrument: a leader who only trades gold during London hours is a different proposition from one who trades everything.
What it does not do
Copy trading does not remove risk, it transfers the decision. You still carry the full loss of every position you mirror, and a leader's past performance is not a forecast. It is a way to allocate to a strategy you cannot execute yourself — not a way to avoid having a view.
| Signal | Weak evidence | Strong evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Track record | Screenshot or spreadsheet | Computed from executed orders |
| Length | Weeks | Months across conditions |
| Return shape | One outsized trade | Many trades, similar sizes |
| Drawdown | Not shown | Published alongside return |