If the positions being opened on your account appear larger or smaller than expected, this is usually related to the copy trading sizing method you selected when subscribing to a Signal Provider.
Kudo Copy Trader offers several trade sizing options, each of which calculates copied trade sizes differently.
Fixed Size
With Fixed Size, every copied trade is opened using the same lot size that you selected, regardless of the Signal Provider's position size.
Mirror Size
With Mirror Size, trades are copied proportionally based on the Signal Provider's original position size.
Mirror Risk by Equity
With Mirror Risk by Equity, trade sizes are automatically adjusted based on the current equity of your account compared to the Signal Provider's account.
Mirror Risk by Balance
With Mirror Risk by Balance, trade sizes are calculated using your account balance rather than your live account equity.
Other factors that may affect copied position sizes include:
- Available account balance.
- Available margin.
- Leverage settings.
- Instrument trading specifications.
- Minimum and maximum trade size restrictions.
- Changes in account equity due to profits or losses.
Because account sizes, leverage and risk settings can differ between traders, copied positions will not always be identical to those opened by the Signal Provider.
If you believe your trade sizing is incorrect, review your copy trading configuration and risk settings within Kudo Copy Trader. If you still require assistance, please contact Kudo Support and provide your account number and Signal Provider details for further investigation.