# Rithmic Trade Copier > Copilink Standalone copies a Rithmic leader to Rithmic and Tradovate followers from a Windows or macOS desktop app, combining direct connections, local execution, flexible sizing, and account safeguards. Last verified: 2026-09-27 Canonical page: https://copilink.com/rithmic-trade-copier Product: Copilink Standalone Markdown of: https://copilink.com/rithmic-trade-copier ## Quick facts - Product (this page): Copilink Standalone - Connection: Rithmic (Standalone can also include Tradovate followers in the same profile) - Operating systems: Windows x64, macOS Intel, macOS Apple silicon - NinjaTrader-free direct connection - Mixed-feed profiles: Rithmic and Tradovate followers can work together ## What Copilink does Direct Rithmic connection on the trader's machine, per-follower sizing, follower protection, and per-account risk rules. ## Native R|Trade Copier vs Copilink Rithmic's own copier can distribute orders among designated Rithmic accounts when the provider enables it. Confirm availability and charges with the broker or firm. Copilink adds a broader desktop workflow: mix Rithmic and Tradovate in one profile, configure each follower independently, apply follower protection and account rules, and review eligible history in Copilink analytics and journaling. ## Rithmic systems by prop firm - [Lucid Trading](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/lucid-trading): confirm the exact system in the issued login. Automated systems and trade copiers are permitted, subject to every Lucid program rule; the trader bears software errors. - [Tradeify](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/tradeify): confirm the exact system in the issued login. Copy only between accounts you personally own and manage, all in the same direction; a leader flattened while followers stay open is a hedging violation. Copying with other people is prohibited. - [Apex Trader Funding](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/apex-trader-funding): confirm the exact system in the issued login. Copying among accounts under the trader's control is permitted within the account agreement; originating decisions and anti-hedging rules still apply. - [Boxcar Trading](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/boxcar): confirm the exact system in the issued login. Built-in and third-party copiers are allowed across your own evaluation and simulated-funded accounts; live accounts follow separate live terms. - [Take Profit Trader](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/take-profit-trader): Rithmic Paper Trading in published login instructions. Copiers are permitted only across accounts you own and control, using the tools on the firm's named approved list; unapproved copiers may result in enforcement action. Copilink is not on that list. - [Bulenox](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/bulenox): confirm the exact system in the issued login. Bulenox's FAQ permits trade copiers but only user-built tools for the account owner's personal use; commercial, shared, rented or publicly distributed automation tools are not allowed. The Master Account Agreement (Ver. 10/13/2026) limits copying to Bulenox accounts, requires approval for third-party algorithms and bans VPN and VPS use. Copilink permission is not established. - [TradeDay](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/tradeday): Rithmic Paper Trading in published login instructions. Evaluation and Funded Sim may copy together; Funded Live may copy only among Funded Live. No simultaneous Sim and Live positions, and hedging is prohibited. The firm says direct Tradovate API access is unavailable. - [Elite Trader Funding](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/elite-trader-funding): confirm the exact system in the issued login. ETF allows only trade copiers on its approved list, and Copilink is not on it. Other tools need ETF's express written authorization for the exact tool and account stage; a listed broker route is not copier permission. - [BluSky Trading](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/blusky-trading): Rithmic Paper Trading in published login instructions. Own-account copying is permitted in evaluation, sim-funded and live stages; every account keeps its own limits. - [DayTraders.com](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/daytraders): confirm the exact system in the issued login. The firm documents R|Trader Pro copying, warns against running multiple copiers at once, and places responsibility on the trader. - [Earn2Trade](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/earn2trade): Rithmic Paper Trading in published login instructions. Earn2Trade forbids trade copiers across its programs, including LiveSim and live accounts. A broker route does not grant copier permission. Bulenox publishes a $100 monthly charge for third-party API or Trader Composite Software connectivity and restricts commercial tools. TradeDay's NinjaTrader Desktop route is Tradovate/CQG only. NinjaTrader Desktop cannot hold two Rithmic connections at once; Copilink Standalone is a separate application. A listed Rithmic route does not override a firm's copier policy. ## Account-first operating safeguards - Profile activation begins with new supported activity and leaves existing positions untouched, giving traders a clear starting state. - Each follower routes through its own broker and account environment; Copilink surfaces execution state so traders can confirm orders and positions. - Flatten submits broker requests while the broker remains the source of record for account state. - Live-data protections use current P&L and market data to apply configured account rules. - Ratio sizing uses conservative whole-contract rounding and skips quantities below one contract. - Copilink account safeguards complement broker and prop-firm controls. ## Prop-firm notes Copilink gives traders a consistent workflow across firms that provide permitted Rithmic, Tradovate, or mixed-feed account access. Firm rules checked 20 October 2026. https://copilink.com/prop-firms ## Measured performance ~5 ms average internal follower-order event processing (4.91 ms count-weighted) across 2,171 follower-order events in five sessions recorded 9-11 September 2026. Method: https://copilink.com/methodology ## Source - https://copilink.com/rithmic-trade-copier