Automated strategies and copy trading

Use automation or a trade copier while keeping each account within its rules.

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Automation and copiers are allowed

You may run automated strategies and copy trades across your own Boxcar accounts. Every account must still follow its own drawdown, Daily Loss Limit, position-size, session, and news rules.

A copier does not combine your accounts into one balance or one risk limit. A trade that fits the lead account may be too large for a smaller follower or a BoxcarScale account on a lower scaling tier.

Before switching it on

You remain responsible for orders placed by your software, including duplicate entries, disconnections, and unexpected fills.

  • Check the account selected by each strategy and copier follower.
  • Set position sizes for each account’s current allowance.
  • Keep all accounts aligned with the hedging rules; opposite positions can occur if one follower misses an exit or entry.
  • Apply the session cutoff and any BoxcarPayout funded news windows to every follower.
  • Know how to stop new entries and flatten positions if the software behaves unexpectedly.

Other permitted trading methods

Scaling into a position and dollar-cost averaging are allowed within your limits. Repeatedly adding to losing positions increases risk and is discouraged; it does not expand your position or drawdown allowance.

A short-duration trade can count toward a minimum trading-day requirement if it is a genuine trade that follows all other rules. It does not replace a required minimum daily profit. Genuine scalping is allowed; high-frequency exploitation and prohibited microscalping are not.

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