10FOUR's copy trader is built in-house — completely free for all 10FOUR traders. No third-party subscriptions, no extra software. Everything is tracked and controlled directly from your dashboard, so you can see exactly what's happening across your accounts at a glance.
It's designed to be as simple as possible: connect your accounts, configure your settings once, and copying runs automatically.
How trade copying works
The copy trader monitors order activity on your Leader account. When the Leader generates order events — entries, fills, modifications, or cancellations — those events are replicated to your Follower accounts using your configured sizing settings.
Account connections: what to know
10FOUR connects to your trading accounts via CQG Data and TradingView's supported integrations. Like any API-based connection, sessions can occasionally be interrupted due to authentication refreshes, maintenance windows, or platform-side issues.
If a connection is disrupted, copying may pause until the connection is restored or manually reconnected. Always check connection health before trading sessions.
Critical rule: one copy system per account
Only one copy system should control a Follower account at a time.
Running multiple copiers on the same account simultaneously can cause duplicate entries, conflicting order modifications, or unpredictable position management.
If you use any third-party copy tools or TradingView's built-in group trading features, disable them before using 10FOUR's copy trader — and vice versa.
Order type compatibility
The copy trader works best with straightforward bracket-style entries.
Complex order types — multi-leg strategies, OCO chains beyond a simple bracket — may not copy reliably.
When in doubt, use a standard market or limit entry with a single TP and SL.
Best Practices
Trade from anywhere
Once your 10FOUR copy trader is configured, you're not tied to a single device.
You can execute trades and manage your setup from any device with a browser — or on your phone via the TradingView mobile app.
As long as your Leader and Follower connections are healthy, copying runs in the background.
Check connection health before you trade
Before your session — especially at the start of the week — do a quick connection check in the dashboard. Your Leader and all Follower accounts will show a connection status indicator.
If everything shows connected, you're good to go. If any account shows disconnected or disrupted, reconnect before placing trades.
Spot-check while you trade
Even with a clean setup, it's worth confirming Followers are tracking the Leader as expected.
Review open orders and positions across your Follower accounts periodically during a session and confirm sizes match the Leader's intent.
Partial fills, latency, and broker-side rejections can cause Followers to drift. Catching this early prevents accounts from ending up in unintended positions.
Flatten All when something looks off
If Followers appear out of sync — or you simply want a clean slate — use Flatten All.
It will cancel working orders, close open positions, and reset accounts to a known clean state.
Use it at the end of a session, after a trade completes, or any time you notice Followers diverging from the Leader.
Order placement rules
For limit and stop orders to copy correctly, they must be placed on the correct side of the market:
Buy Limit — below current price Sell Limit — above current price Buy Stop — above current price Sell Stop — below current price
Orders placed on the wrong side may be rejected by the platform and will not copy.
When in doubt, use a market order.
What can still affect outcomes
Even with a correct setup, real-world factors can impact execution: partial fills, latency between Leader and Follower fills, margin or permission rejections, and connectivity interruptions.
Your best defense: check connections first, spot-check orders during the session, and use Flatten All when anything looks unexpected.