# Tradovate Trade Copier > Copilink Standalone brings direct Tradovate trade copying to Windows and macOS with local execution, mixed Tradovate/Rithmic profiles, flexible follower sizing, and per-account safeguards. Last verified: 2026-09-27 Canonical page: https://copilink.com/tradovate-trade-copier Product: Copilink Standalone Markdown of: https://copilink.com/tradovate-trade-copier ## Quick facts - Product: Copilink Standalone - Connection: Tradovate - Operating systems: Windows x64, macOS Intel, macOS Apple silicon - NinjaTrader-free direct connection - Execution model: Local desktop - Cross-account sizing: Supported - Risk controls: Per-account, inside the app - Mixed-feed profiles: Tradovate and Rithmic followers can work together ## What Copilink does Standalone copies new supported leader activity from a Tradovate (or mixed Tradovate/Rithmic) profile to followers after activation. It can size each follower, request flatten/disengage when protection rules fire, and apply per-account daily loss / profit / evaluation rules. ## How Tradovate accounts connect Standalone connects through Tradovate's authorized API on the trader's Windows or macOS machine. The NT8 add-on instead uses accounts already connected inside NinjaTrader 8. Those are different products. ## Why Copilink over a basic broker copier Copilink expands beyond same-login group trading with mixed Tradovate/Rithmic profiles, per-follower sizing, follower protection, and a dedicated per-account risk engine in a polished desktop workflow. ## 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 compatibility These source-checked firm pages list Tradovate routes. Follow each firm's copier policy for the purchased account: - [Lucid Trading](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/lucid-trading): 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): 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. - [MyFundedFutures](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/my-funded-futures): Copy trading is allowed across all account types, including external copiers; the trader bears all consequences. Copying another trader's trades and hedging the same underlying are prohibited. - [Apex Trader Funding](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/apex-trader-funding): Copying among accounts under the trader's control is permitted within the account agreement; originating decisions and anti-hedging rules still apply. - [Take Profit Trader](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/take-profit-trader): 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. - [TradeDay](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/tradeday): 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. - [FundedNext Futures](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/fundednext-futures): The Futures-specific policy allows third-party tools for copying a trader's own accounts, including accounts at other prop firms; identities must match. Signals, group trading and reverse hedging across your own accounts are prohibited. - [Elite Trader Funding](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/elite-trader-funding): 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. - [Top One Futures](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/top-one-futures): Own-account copying is limited to accounts of the exact same type and size; trade decisions must originate on its platform. - [BluSky Trading](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/blusky-trading): Own-account copying is permitted in evaluation, sim-funded and live stages; every account keeps its own limits. - [E8 Futures](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/e8-futures): Own-account copying, including between Challenge and Performance accounts, is permitted; signal services and team trading are prohibited. - [Earn2Trade](https://copilink.com/prop-firms/earn2trade): Earn2Trade forbids trade copiers across its programs, including LiveSim and live accounts. A broker route does not grant copier permission. Check the issued Tradovate environment and purchased program before connecting. Tradovate documents request limits and temporary 429 responses; a leader order does not guarantee a follower acceptance. ## 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. Full measurement details: https://copilink.com/methodology. ## Source - https://copilink.com/tradovate-trade-copier