How Tradecopia replicates bracket orders depends on the broker combination between your leader and follower accounts. Some brokers receive brackets as pending orders immediately; others use fill-based replication where brackets only appear after the entry order fills. This is expected behaviour determined by broker architecture — not a replication failure.
You might need this article if:
Bracket orders, take profits, or stop losses are behaving differently across broker accounts
A TopStepX follower isn't showing pending bracket orders the way other followers do
You want to understand why bracket replication works differently depending on which brokers you use
Tradecopia also has a replication mode setting that controls when follower orders are placed. The broker behaviour described in this article reflects the default mode. For full details on all three modes and how to configure them, see How to control when follower orders are placed.
Supported order types — summary
Tradecopia supports simple bracket orders:
Supported | Not supported |
Single take profit (limit) | Stop limit orders |
Single stop loss (stop market) | Auto trailing stop loss |
TP/SL modifications | Multiple brackets on a single entry |
Standalone pending orders (no bracket) | Complex ATM strategies with dynamic adjustments |
For the complete reference — including why these order types are not blocked, user-reported behaviour, the multiple bracket structure guide, and the auto trailing explanation — see What ATM order types does Tradecopia support?.
Broker replication matrix
Leader | Follower | Entry replication | Bracket behaviour |
TopStepX | TopStepX | Replicated | Fill-based — brackets not shown as pending; triggered after fill |
TopStepX | Tradovate | Replicated | Pending orders — brackets appear immediately |
Tradovate | TopStepX | Replicated | Fill-based — brackets not shown as pending; triggered after fill |
Tradovate | Rithmic | Replicated | Pending orders — brackets appear immediately |
Rithmic | Tradovate | Replicated | Pending orders — brackets appear immediately |
Rithmic | TopStepX | Replicated | Fill-based — brackets not shown as pending; triggered after fill |
Pattern: TopStepX followers use fill-based replication for bracket orders (any entry with a TP or SL attached). Standalone orders — entries or exits placed without any bracket — replicate as pending on all brokers, including TopStepX.
What fill-based replication means for TopStepX followers
This section applies to bracket orders — any entry that has at least one TP or SL attached. TopStepX does not support native bracket orders, so Tradecopia uses fill-based replication for them.
When a TopStepX account receives a bracketed order as a follower:
The leader places an entry order with brackets
Tradecopia waits for the leader's entry to fill
Once filled, Tradecopia replicates the entry on the follower and sends the brackets at that point
This means:
The TP/SL will not be visible as pending orders before the fill
Once the entry fills, brackets appear on the follower as expected
If the order is an ATM order, the entry executes immediately on the follower as a market order — brackets are then triggered by the fill event
This is expected behaviour, not a replication failure.
Standalone orders behave differently. If a TopStepX follower receives a standalone order — an entry or exit placed with no bracket attached — it replicates as a pending order immediately, the same as any other broker. The fill-based behaviour only applies when a bracket is present.
Using pending-style replication on TopStepX
If you trade on TopStepX and want your follower orders to replicate as pending (On Submit behaviour), you can achieve this by using standalone orders throughout your trade:
Place your entry as a standalone limit or stop order — no bracket attached
Place a separate standalone stop order as your stop loss
Place a separate standalone limit order as your take profit
Since each order is standalone, all three replicate as pending on the TopStepX follower. This gives you the same pending-order feel you would get on Tradovate or Rithmic followers.
Pending orders without brackets
A standalone pending order — a limit or stop order with no bracket attached — behaves consistently regardless of broker, including TopStepX:
Replicated as a pending order on the follower immediately
No fill-wait required
Important — TopStepX follower platform setting
If TopStepX is a follower account, disable position bracket and OCO bracket in the TopStepX platform. If these settings are left active, they will interfere with Tradecopia's bracket replication and cause unexpected order behaviour.
This setting must be disabled before using TopStepX as a follower — check this first when troubleshooting any bracket replication issue on a TopStepX follower account.
Replication mode
Tradecopia has a replication mode setting that controls when follower orders are placed. This changes how the broker matrix above behaves:
Mode | Behaviour |
Off | Follower receives nothing |
On Submit | Follower mirrors the leader's order at the moment it is placed — this is the default |
On Fill | All orders replicate at the leader's fill as a market order — no working orders sit on the follower side |
On Fill and TopStepX followers: For TopStepX followers, On Fill mode controls standalone orders only. Bracket orders on TopStepX always replicate on fill regardless of the mode selected — this is determined by how TopStepX handles orders, not by the Tradecopia setting.
For the full guide on replication modes, see How to control when follower orders are placed.
Operational reminders
Keep Tradecopia running at all times while trading — if the app disconnects, replication pauses immediately and trades placed during downtime will not be replicated
Disable any other trade copiers — running multiple copiers simultaneously causes duplicate or oversized orders
Set daily loss limits for additional protection
Related articles
What ATM order types does Tradecopia support? — full order type reference
What does Tradecopia need to copy trades? — the four conditions for replication
Why does my stop loss, trailing stop, or bracket replicate inconsistently? — if unsupported order types have caused issues
Why didn't my trade execute as expected? — broader execution issue diagnosis