Tradovate
NinjaTrader trade copier CrossTrade's Tradovate trade copier copies one leader account to every follower account you link, from our servers and straight through Tradovate's API, so your computer can be off. It runs three copy modes, chosen per copier: Signal sends every follower its order in parallel the moment Tradovate accepts the leader's, Execution copies every fill including trades placed by hand, and Order (beta) mirrors the leader's working orders, stops and targets included.
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Simultaneous execution vs leader-follower
Some copiers sell simultaneous execution as the cure for leader-follower copying: instead of waiting for a leader account to fill and then chasing it, every account gets the order at once. It's a good idea. It's also what CrossTrade's Signal mode does, with one safety check added: followers go out in parallel the moment Tradovate accepts the leader's order, so if Tradovate rejects the leader order at placement, nothing is copied. And Signal is the simplest of the three copy modes we run.
The catch with any alert-only copier is what it can't see. It copies what passes through the alert and nothing else. Place a trade by hand in Tradovate, from TradingView's trading panel or from your phone, drag a stop, or cancel a working order, and an alert router never finds out. Your accounts drift apart and nothing tells you. Execution and Order modes exist for exactly those trades.
| What happens on the leader | Alert-only copier ("simultaneous execution") | Fill-following copier ("leader-follower") | CrossTrade: Signal, Execution, Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| A TradingView alert or API order | Sent to every account at once | Copied after the leader fills | Signal: every follower in parallel, the moment Tradovate accepts the leader order. No leader wanted? Multi-account webhooks send one alert to several accounts at once. |
| A trade placed by hand in Tradovate, on web, desktop or mobile | Never seen | Copied after the fill, at market | Execution copies the fill. Order (beta) copies the order itself, so resting orders are mirrored before they fill. |
| A trade from TradingView's Tradovate panel | Never seen | Copied after the fill, at market | Execution and Order (beta) both copy it |
| A stop or target moved by hand, or an order canceled | Never seen | Nothing to copy until something fills | Order (beta) modifies or cancels each follower's twin order |
| Take-profit and stop-loss on followers | Only if the alert carries them | Not from fills alone | Signal: the same server-side OSO. Order (beta): linked orders, so one leg's fill cancels the other. |
| Tradovate refuses the leader order | Each account trades on its own | No fill, so nothing to copy | Signal: if it is rejected at placement, no follower order is sent |
| A follower drifts after a missed copy | No leader to compare against | Depends on the copier | With Auto-Sync on, Execution corrects it after each copy and on reconnect, and Order on reconnect. Signal flags it in the copy log. |
A copy that lands a few milliseconds later won't fail an evaluation. A trade your copier never saw will. So instead of arguing for one copy method, we built three and let you pick per copier.
Want no leader at all? Multi-account webhooks send one alert to several linked Tradovate accounts with account=A,B,C;, and each account executes on its own.
Tradovate's built-in answer is Group Trade: free, and genuinely useful within its limits. It places one order across a group of accounts you pick, from Tradovate's own order entry. A trade copier works the other way around. It watches a leader account and copies whatever it does to your followers, automatically, with rules for each one.
| Tradovate Group Trade | CrossTrade Tradovate trade copier | |
|---|---|---|
| How a trade starts | You select the group and place the order in Tradovate | Whatever the leader does: a TradingView alert, an API call, or a manual trade in Tradovate (depending on mode) |
| Which accounts | Accounts under one Tradovate login, with the same brokerage provider | Any Tradovate accounts you link, across logins (cross-login pairs are still being validated, so test on Demo first) |
| Sizing | Order quantity must be a multiple of the group's total quantity | Ratio or fixed quantity per follower, plus a max position cap |
| TradingView | Orders from TradingView go to one account at a time | Alerts copy to every follower, and trades from TradingView's Tradovate panel copy in Execution and Order modes |
| Cost | Free | Included with Pro, $49 per month |
Group Trade details from Tradovate's help center and community forum, checked September 27, 2026. Tradovate may change Group Trade at any time.
Why CrossTrade over other Tradovate copiers
Tradovate Order mode is in beta. See how each copy mode works.
A fill-following copier waits for the leader to fill, then sends the followers after it at whatever price is left. CrossTrade copies the order itself, so every account works the same entry at the same time.
Followers enter after the move has already started.
Same order type, same bracket, sent to every account together.
Prefer to copy fills? Execution mode copies every leader fill, manual trades included. The point is that you choose, per copier, instead of living with the one method a copier happened to be built on.
Each copier runs in one mode, picked when you create it. The difference is what the copier listens to: your CrossTrade signals, the leader's fills, or the leader's working orders.
Replays the CrossTrade commands you send (webhooks and API) to every follower. Order types are preserved: limits copy as limits, and brackets ride along as the same server-side OSO. It does not see manual clicks inside Tradovate.
Best for: TradingView alerts and code, when order structure matters.
ORDER FIDELITYWatches the leader at the broker, so every fill copies, including manual trades, TradingView panel trades and ATM legs. Followers enter and exit at market.
Best for: trading the leader by hand, anywhere.
EVERY FILLAlso watches the leader at the broker, but mirrors its working orders rather than its fills: entries, stops, limits, changes and cancels. Followers hold the same resting orders, with brackets and OCO pairs linked.
Best for: manual trading when followers need the same resting stops and targets.
BETAEverything happens in your browser. There is nothing to download, and nothing to leave running when you are done.
Create a CrossTrade account. Every new account starts with a free 7-day trial, and the copier is part of Pro.
Under My Account, Brokers, link each Tradovate login that holds a leader or a follower. Prop firm accounts link as Demo, and you can link several logins. Linking uses Tradovate's own sign-in, so CrossTrade never sees your password.
Open Tradovate Copier and click Add Copier. Pick the leader, one follower or a group of followers, the copy mode, and each follower's sizing and max position.
Trade the leader on Demo with an alert or by hand. Check the copy log and every follower through a full entry, exit and reconnect before you point the copier at live or funded accounts.
Settings live on each copier relationship, so a 150K leader can feed a stack of 50K evals at the right size, each with its own ceiling.
Half size, double size, or a fixed quantity for each follower. Signal and Order modes round to whole contracts, and Execution mode carries fractions forward so scaled entries and exits still end flat.
SIZINGA ceiling on each follower's net position. An entry that would push past it is trimmed or skipped, and the log says which. Exits always pass.
CONTROLChoose which contracts each copier handles, or trade ES on the leader and MES on the follower. Symbol swaps apply to market orders; priced orders on a swapped symbol are skipped rather than mispriced.
CONFIGApply one configuration to many followers at once. The copy log tags every entry with the group name, so a group's activity reads as one unit.
SCALEExecution mode corrects follower drift after each copy and on reconnect. Order mode corrects on reconnect after downtime. Signal mode flags any drift in the copy log.
AUTOMATIONCopying to a follower runs only while its Account Manager monitor is active. When a daily loss limit stops the monitor, copies to that account stop with it.
CONTROLMany futures prop firms run their evaluation and funded accounts on Tradovate, which is exactly where a cloud copier earns its keep: one leader, a stack of accounts, and nothing to babysit. Size each follower to its drawdown, cap its position, and let Tandem Mode stop copying to an account when its daily limit is hit.
Point your alert at the leader account with destination=tradovate; and Signal mode copies each order to every follower, brackets included. Nothing about the alert changes because followers exist. Prefer TradingView's own Tradovate trading panel? Execution and Order modes watch the leader at the broker, so those trades copy too.
Set up the alert side with Tradovate webhook automation, or follow the TradingView to Tradovate setup guide.
The Tradovate trade copier pairs Tradovate accounts, entirely in the cloud. If your leader account lives in NinjaTrader 8, use the NinjaTrader trade copier: it runs inside NT8 and copies between live, sim, demo and prop accounts in any combination. Both copiers are included with Pro.
Read the best Tradovate trade copier buyer's guide, which compares every major option, including the ones that beat us on platform coverage. Or go head to head with TradeSyncer, PickMyTrade or Tradecopia. Moving from another copier? Use the migration checklist.
Why both beat everything else
Most traders pair a copier from one vendor with risk rules from another and hope the two agree. CrossTrade Pro includes both, wired together. When an account's rules say stop, copying to that account stops with it.
Tradovate Trade Copier FAQ
A Tradovate trade copier watches one Tradovate account, the leader, and repeats its trades on other accounts, the followers, with each follower's own sizing and limits. It is how traders run one strategy across several evaluation or funded accounts without placing every order by hand. CrossTrade's copier runs in the cloud, so nothing has to stay open on your computer.
Not a copier in the usual sense. Tradovate's Group Trade places one order across a group of accounts from Tradovate's own order entry. A group only holds accounts under one Tradovate login with the same brokerage provider, and the order quantity has to be a multiple of the group's total. Orders sent from TradingView go to one account at a time. A trade copier instead watches a leader account and copies its activity to followers automatically.
Each fixes a different problem. Simultaneous execution sends an alert to every account at once, so nobody waits for a leader to fill, but it can only copy trades that come through the alert. Leader-follower copying sees everything the leader does, manual trades included, but a fill-following copier sends followers after the leader fills. CrossTrade does both, per copier: Signal mode sends every follower in parallel as soon as Tradovate accepts the leader order, Execution mode copies every fill, and Order mode (beta) mirrors the leader's working orders, including trades placed by hand.
Yes, in Execution and Order modes. Both watch the leader account at the broker, so trades you place by hand in Tradovate's web, desktop or mobile app, or from TradingView's Tradovate panel, are copied to your followers. Order mode (beta) also mirrors stop and target moves and cancels. Signal mode copies only what CrossTrade sends, which is what lets it send every follower in parallel the moment Tradovate accepts the leader order.
Yes. List the accounts in the alert (account=A,B,C;) with destination=tradovate and CrossTrade sends the same order to each linked account at once, with each one executing and recorded on its own. Use this when there is no natural leader. Use the copier when you want per-follower sizing, symbol swaps, max position caps and drift correction.
The one that fits where your trades start and which platforms you need. If your accounts are on Tradovate and your trades come from TradingView alerts, your own code or manual trading, CrossTrade copies them from the cloud with no desktop software, at a flat price with no per-account fees. If you also need Rithmic, ProjectX or another platform, a multi-platform copier may suit you better. Our buyer's guide compares the main options side by side.
Start a CrossTrade Pro trial, then link your Tradovate login under My Account, Brokers. Prop firm accounts link as Demo. Open Tradovate Copier, click Add Copier, and pick the leader, the followers or a follower group, a copy mode and each follower's sizing. Run a full entry and exit on Demo accounts before copying to live or funded accounts.
Yes, two ways. Send TradingView alerts to your leader account with a CrossTrade webhook (destination=tradovate) and Signal mode copies each order to every follower with its brackets attached. Or keep trading from TradingView's own Tradovate panel: Execution and Order modes watch the leader at the broker, so those trades are copied too.
No. The Tradovate trade copier runs on CrossTrade's servers and talks to Tradovate's API directly, so it keeps copying with your computer off, your browser closed and no VPS. You only need a browser to set it up and to review the copy log.
In Signal mode, brackets ride along as the same server-side OSO on every follower. In Order mode (beta), brackets and OCO pairs are placed on followers as linked orders. Execution mode copies fills only, so followers enter at market with no resting bracket of their own and exit when the leader's stop or target fills. If each follower needs its own protection at the broker, use Signal or Order mode.
There is no follower limit and no per-account fee. One leader can copy to as many followers as you link, one by one or as a copier group. Large fan-outs are paced by CrossTrade's per-login request management so every follower stays within Tradovate's limits.
You can link several Tradovate logins and pair accounts across them, including accounts at different prop firms. Demo to Demo and Live to Live under one login is the validated setup, and cross-login pairs are still being validated, so confirm the behavior on demo accounts first. Each firm sets its own copy-trading rules, so check them before you connect.
Yes, on the leader side. Execution and Order modes watch the leader account at the broker, so a trade you place on the leader from any Tradovate app, mobile included, is copied to your followers. The copier itself runs in the cloud, so nothing has to stay open on your phone.
Policies differ by firm, account type and program stage, and they change. CrossTrade does not decide whether a firm permits copying and does not override firm terms. Check your firm's current rules and your specific account agreement before enabling a copier.
The copier is included with CrossTrade Pro at $49 per month, or $39 per month billed yearly, with unlimited followers and no per-account fees. Every new account starts with a free 7-day trial. Tradovate's own Group Trade is free, but it only groups accounts under one login and places orders only when you trade the group.
Full behavior, limits and edge cases are in the Tradovate copier documentation.
The Tradovate trade copier is included with every CrossTrade Pro subscription.
Unlimited followers, one flat price, and a free 7-day trial.
