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Is copy trading allowed at UZO?

Copying trades between your own UZO accounts is allowed. What is not allowed is any setup that games the simulation feed.

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Written by John

Short answer

Yes. Copy trading between your own UZO accounts is allowed, and automation in general (EAs and bots) is allowed. The only line you cannot cross is using copying to run a prohibited strategy, meaning anything that games the simulation, such as latency or HFT arbitrage and tick exploits.

UZO does not penalize you for the tools you use. We care about the behavior. A clean strategy stays clean whether you trade it by hand on one account or mirror it across several. A strategy that exploits the feed stays prohibited no matter how you wire it up.


Own-account copy trading: allowed

If the trades originate from you, copying them is fine. That includes running the same strategy across your own UZO accounts and mirroring fills from your personal live or simulated account into a UZO account. There is no rule against it, and it does not count against you on any product (One Step, Two Step, Instant, Instant Pro, or Instant 24h).

This sits alongside our wider automation stance. EAs, bots, and custom indicators are all permitted. So is news trading, holding overnight, and trading on weekends where the product allows it. The point is consistent: the method is yours to choose.


Copying across your own accounts

Traders who hold more than one UZO account often want one master strategy driving all of them. That is allowed. A few things to keep in mind so it stays smooth.

  • Each account is evaluated on its own. Drawdown limits, targets, and the Dynamic Risk Shield apply per account, not across your portfolio, so a copied trade that is safe on a large account can still breach a smaller one.

  • Mirrored sizing matters. If you copy fixed lot sizes into accounts of different balances, the risk per account changes. Size to each account, not to the master.

  • Real spreads and commissions apply uniformly on every account, so a copied entry fills against live conditions each time, not a shared snapshot.


Where copying crosses into prohibited territory

Copying becomes a problem only when it is used to run banned conduct. The prohibited list is narrow and specific: latency or HFT arbitrage, tick exploits and tick scalping, and anything else built to game the simulation rather than trade the market.

Group or coordinated activity falls under the same rule. If several accounts are wired together to exploit the price feed, for example to harvest a pricing latency at scale, that is prohibited regardless of who owns the accounts. The test is not how many accounts copy a trade. The test is whether the underlying strategy games the simulation. If it would be banned on one account, copying it onto ten does not make it allowed.


What about third-party signal providers?

Copying from your own account is confirmed and allowed. Copying from an outside signal provider or a commercial copy-trade service is not something we have published a blanket rule on. If your strategy depends on subscribing to an external provider, please confirm the specific setup with our team before you rely on it, so there are no surprises at payout. You can reach us any time at support@uzo.com.


Staying compliant

A simple way to stay on the right side of the rules.

  1. Trade a real strategy. If your edge comes from the market, copying it is fine.

  2. Keep the source yours. Own-account copying is clearly allowed.

  3. Avoid the banned list. No latency or HFT arbitrage, no tick exploits, nothing engineered to game the feed.

  4. If you use an external signal provider, confirm it with support first.

The payoff

Trade your edge with the tools you prefer, and when you win you keep 90 percent of the reward, fixed at every account size.


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