Guide
Trade copier for Phidias
Rules checked 7 November 2026 against Phidias' own rules page
Phidias allows third-party copy software and draws a hard line at fully automated trading. It also counts accounts per person and per internet connection, and keeps the right to suspend identical strategies that go over its capital limit. This guide covers what Phidias' rules say about copiers, where a copy setup runs into them, and what to check before you connect Phidias accounts to one.
What Phidias' rules say about copiers
Copy trading is allowed within Phidias' limits on the number of authorised accounts, and you may use third-party copy trading software (source). Phidias takes no responsibility for failures or technical problems in that software. If a copier puts the wrong position on a Phidias account, the account carries it the same way it would carry a mistake of your own.
Copiers versus automated trading
Phidias does not permit robots, fully automated algorithms or any other form of fully automated trading. Semi-automated software is allowed, provided the trader actively monitors and manually adjusts all trades (source).
A copier that repeats the trades you place by hand sits on the allowed side: you make every decision, and the copier carries it to your other accounts. The line moves if the leader itself is run by a bot. Then the trades on every follower come from a fully automated strategy, which the rule excludes however they got there.
Cross-firm copying
Phidias' published rules do not address copying between a Phidias account and an account at another firm. Its support team confirmed it to us in writing in May 2026: asked whether the permission covers mirroring trades between a Phidias account and the same trader's account at another firm such as Apex Trader Funding, the answer was that you can copy with other accounts. That is weaker than a published rule, so confirm it with Phidias support before you build a setup around it, and check the other firm's rules as well.
Three Phidias rules that interact with copying
Identical strategies above the capital limit
If Phidias finds identical strategies exceeding the maximum allowed capital, it may suspend those accounts, and any CASH account beyond the threshold is considered lost (source). A copier produces identical strategies by design, so stay inside the account limits below rather than relying on accounts spread over several logins.
Limits per person and per internet connection
The limits apply across all of a user's logins, and to anyone at the same address or the same IP address (source). A local copier places follower orders from your own connection, which keeps the picture simple. If someone else in your household also trades at Phidias, your accounts and theirs count toward the same limit.
Opposite trades across accounts
Phidias' rule against lottery-style trading gives an inverse operation — buy against sell on the same asset across multiple accounts — as an example (source). Copying in the leader's direction is not that. The risk is a copier that gets out of step, such as a close that reaches the leader but not a follower, leaving one account long and another short.
How many Phidias accounts you can run
Phidias counts accounts per type (source):
- CASH Premium and CASH Fundamental. Up to five of each.
- 150K CASH accounts. Count as two standard accounts within their type, with at most four in total (two Fundamental, two Premium).
- Express to Live. Up to five across CASH and LIVE; an E2L 150K counts as one.
- Evaluations. No limit.
One more rule matters when a copier puts the same trading day on several accounts: on CASH accounts, no single day may make up more than 30% of total profit. Express to Live accounts are exempt (source).
What to check in a copier for Phidias
- A Tradovate login for the account. Phidias offers Rithmic as well as NinjaTrader and Tradovate (source). A Tradovate copier can only reach accounts you can log in to at Tradovate.
- A daily loss cap per account. CASH and Express to Live accounts follow different rules, so one global cap rarely fits both. A follower that hits its own limit should stop copying while the others carry on.
- What it shows when a follower disagrees with the leader. An out-of-step follower is the case Phidias' rules can treat as an inverse operation.
For every other firm's policy on copiers, automation and cross-firm copying, with a source and a date on each row, see the prop firm rules matrix.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Phidias allow trade copiers?
Yes. Phidias' rules allow copy trading within its limits on the number of accounts, and say you may use third-party copy trading software. Phidias takes no responsibility for failures or technical problems in that software, so a copier error on your account is yours to carry.
Can I copy trades between Phidias and another prop firm?
Phidias support confirmed to us in writing in May 2026 that you can copy with other accounts, in answer to a question about copying between a Phidias account and an account at another firm such as Apex Trader Funding. It is not in Phidias' published rules, so confirm it with support before relying on it. The other firm's rules apply as well.
Is a trade copier automated trading at Phidias?
Phidias does not permit robots, fully automated algorithms or any other fully automated trading. Semi-automated software is allowed when the trader actively monitors and manually adjusts the trades, and third-party copy software is named as allowed. A copier that repeats trades you place by hand fits that; a leader account run by a bot does not.
How many Phidias accounts can I run at once?
Up to five CASH Premium and five CASH Fundamental accounts, and up to five Express to Live accounts across CASH and LIVE. A 150K CASH account counts as two, with at most four 150K CASH accounts; an E2L 150K counts as one. Evaluations have no limit. The limits apply per person, company or internet connection.
Does Phidias care which IP address my orders come from?
Its account limits apply across every login of a user and to anyone at the same address or the same IP address. A local copier places follower orders from your own connection. If someone else in your household also trades at Phidias, your accounts and theirs count toward the same limit.
About this guide
Maintained by Syncopy, a local trade copier for Tradovate that is in testing and not yet available. The rules on this page come from Phidias' own rules page, checked 7 November 2026; the cross-firm answer comes from Phidias support in writing, May 2026. Rules change, so check Phidias' rules before relying on any of it. Who builds Syncopy and what is actually proven: about.