Copy trading is the most conditional rule in prop trading. Of the 37 CFD firms that publish a policy, only 6 allow it outright, 26 attach conditions and 5 ban it. Almost every condition turns on the same distinction: copying between your own accounts versus copying someone else's signals. FundingPips allows copying between your own accounts and outward to external accounts, but bans copying between different users and any inbound external signal. Funding Traders blocks copying between its own Instant Funded accounts specifically. FTMO bans it. If you run several accounts at one firm, the condition is where your answer is — the headline verdict rarely tells you enough on its own.
Manual copy of own trades across own FT accounts allowed. Copy trading software between Instant Funded accounts NOT allowed. Copying to/from another trader's account is prohibited — full account termi
Allowed between your own FundingPips accounts, and outward to external accounts. Not allowed between different users, or copying in from an external signal provider.
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
Frequently Asked Questions
Rarely without conditions. 26 of the 37 firms publishing a policy allow it only in certain circumstances, 6 allow it outright and 5 prohibit it completely.
At many firms, yes — this is the most commonly permitted form. FundingPips, for example, allows copying between accounts registered to the same individual. Some firms carve out an exception for instant funding accounts even when own-account copying is otherwise fine.
This is the form firms are most likely to ban. Inbound copy trading — copying into your funded account from an external source — is prohibited at several firms even where own-account copying is allowed, because the strategy being evaluated is not yours.
Consequences range from the trades being voided to the account being closed without payout. Because the rule is usually written into the terms rather than the marketing page, check the firm's own policy before running any copier.
Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.