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# The sender account

The **sender** is the master account a copier copies from. Every copier has exactly one sender, and all of its trades trigger copies to the receivers.

## Add a sender

In the copier's **Sender** section, choose **Add Sender**. Pick an account from the dropdown — it lists your connected accounts, filtered to the copier's market type and excluding any account already used as a receiver here. Confirm to set it.

{% hint style="info" %}
The first sender you add sets the copier's market type. A Forex account makes a Forex copier; a Futures account makes a Futures copier. From then on, only matching accounts appear in the sender and receiver pickers.
{% endhint %}

## What the sender shows

Once set, the sender row displays:

| Field                  | Meaning                                                                                 |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Account Name**       | Your account name, with a connection indicator (green = connected, red = disconnected). |
| **Broker / Prop Firm** | The broker or prop firm behind the account.                                             |
| **Balance**            | Current account balance.                                                                |
| **Daily P\&L**         | Today's profit or loss on this account.                                                 |
| **Open Orders**        | Number of currently open positions (updates in real time).                              |
| **Open P\&L**          | Unrealised P\&L from open positions (updates in real time over WebSocket).              |

If the account shows a red indicator, it's disconnected — use **Resolve** to reconnect it on the [Accounts](/trada-docs/connecting-accounts/connecting-accounts.md) page. While disconnected, copy attempts may fail and are recorded in the [copier logs](/trada-docs/copy-trading/copier-logs.md).

## Replace a sender

Use **Replace Sender** to swap in a different master account. Receivers are unaffected and stay configured.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If the copier already has receivers, you can only replace the sender with an account of the **same** market type — you can't turn a Forex copier into a Futures one while receivers exist. Replacing while the copier is active pauses copying for a moment as the new sender takes effect.
{% endhint %}

## Flatten or remove the sender

* **Flatten** closes all open positions on the sender account only. Receiver positions are untouched. You'll confirm first, since it can't be undone.
* **Remove** takes the sender off the copier. Receivers remain configured and **open trades stay open**. The copier can't start again until a new sender is added.

## Related

* [Add & configure a receiver](/trada-docs/copy-trading/configure-receiver.md)
* [Copier states & lifecycle](/trada-docs/copy-trading/lifecycle.md)
* [Syncing, status & troubleshooting](/trada-docs/connecting-accounts/syncing-troubleshooting.md)


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