Jun 25, 2026

Leader and Follower Copy Groups: How to Structure Accounts

How to organize futures copier groups so one leader can route to multiple followers without mixing strategies, brokers, or risk profiles.

One group should mean one intent

A copy group should represent a clear strategy or workflow. Mixing unrelated strategies inside one group makes it harder to reason about risk, journal results, and follower performance.

The leader defines the signal

A leader account is the source of copied intent. Followers should not influence leader state. Keeping that boundary clear helps avoid feedback loops and accidental cross-account routing.

Followers need their own limits

Even when every follower takes the same trade direction, account-specific limits still matter. Contract caps, micros, broker routes, and risk settings should live on the follower connection.

Move slowly when adding accounts

Add a few followers, verify routing and journal records, then scale. Multi-account systems are easier to debug when changes are incremental.