> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://trada-llc.gitbook.io/trada-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://trada-llc.gitbook.io/trada-docs/getting-started/what-is-trada.md). # What is Trada Trada is **trade-copier and journaling infrastructure** for traders running multiple accounts. It connects to the platforms and brokers you already use, replicates trades from one master account to your other accounts in real time, applies per-account risk controls, and logs every trade into a structured journal for review. You make the trading decisions. Trada runs everything after the decision — copy, risk enforcement, journaling, and reporting — across all of your accounts from one place. ## What Trada is not * **Not a broker or trading platform.** Trada does not hold funds or execute orders on its own venue. It sits between accounts you already own. * **Not an investment adviser.** Trada gives you no trade signals and no recommendations. It is software; you retain all trading responsibility. * **Not a challenge tool.** Trada is what serious traders use to operate funded accounts — not a way to optimise a prop firm evaluation. ## Who it's for Trada is built first for **prop firm traders running multiple accounts** across platforms — people who have moved past the evaluation stage and are managing real capital under different rule sets. It also fits: * Traders scaling from one funded account to several across one or more firms. * People informally managing capital for others who need separate accounts, independent risk controls, and shared reports. * Multi-account retail traders tired of EA-and-VPS setups. ## How the pieces fit together Trada is organised in five layers. Each layer feeds the next, with no manual export or import between them. | Layer | What it does | | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Connections** | Link your trading accounts. One account is one trading account on one platform. Forex is a flat list; Futures is nested (one login can expose several trading accounts). | | **Copiers** | A **copier** maps one **sender** (master) to one or more **receivers** (followers). One market type per copier — Forex and Futures never mix. | | **Risk engine** | Per-receiver lot sizing (five modes), stop-loss and take-profit handling (three modes each), and Daily plus Overall protection thresholds with three configurable actions: notify, stop the copier, flatten the account. Working hours and symbol filters apply per copier. | | **Journal** | Every closed trade auto-logs. You annotate with a rating, emotional state, notes, and a strategy tag. Period journals aggregate by day, week, and month. | | **Reports** | Cross-account analytics: win rate, profit factor, expectancy, drawdown, and a six-metric Trading Health Score, with instrument and time breakdowns. | Around these sits the commercial layer — plans and billing, the Free Starter partner unlock for qualifying funded traders, shareable reports, and the deals marketplace. ## Where to go next {% stepper %} {% step %} ### Learn the vocabulary Read [Core concepts](/trada-docs/getting-started/core-concepts.md) so the rest of the docs read clearly. {% endstep %} {% step %} ### Set things up Follow the [Quickstart](/trada-docs/getting-started/quickstart.md) to connect an account and run your first copier. {% endstep %} {% step %} ### Go deeper on the core feature [Copy trading](/trada-docs/copy-trading/copy-trading.md) is the most-used part of Trada and where most configuration lives. {% endstep %} {% endstepper %} ## Related * [Core concepts](/trada-docs/getting-started/core-concepts.md) * [Quickstart](/trada-docs/getting-started/quickstart.md) * [The operator model](/trada-docs/why-trada/why-trada.md) *** Trading carries risk of loss. 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