Social Trading

Join FP Markets Social Trading: a thriving global community of traders who can follow and copy the strategies of seasoned investors or who publish their trading and earn fees for sharing their expertise and getting copied.

START TRADING

What is Social Trading?

Social Trading – one of the most innovative developments in fintech – is a simplified way to navigate the global markets if you do not have the time, knowledge or experience. It also provides seasoned investors with a way to monetise their expertise by allowing others to copy their trades.

With Social Trading, traders of all experience levels can browse, follow, and automatically copy the strategies of top-performing traders, without the need to formulate their own investment plan. Meanwhile, professional traders can share their trading activity, grow their online following, and get copied to earn a performance fee which they set themselves.

Find out how Social Trading works

WATCH VIDEO

How to start Social Trading

I’m a Follower

I’m a Provider

Step 1

Open an account

Open a trading account, deposit using one of our many funding options, and start copy trading via the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms.

OPEN ACCOUNT

Step 2

Choose the best traders to follow

Browse, discover, and follow the traders with the best outcomes. Consult the Ratings page which ranks Providers based on their profitability over a given period of time, including their full trading history and past performance.

VIEW RATINGS

Step 3

Copy trading options

One of the many benefits of our Social Trading platform is functionality. We offer multiple copy trading modes with no limit on the number of Providers you can copy. Try copying multiple Providers that use different trading systems and find out which best suits you.

Step 4

Stay in control

Even though you are replicating the trading behaviour of others, you retain control of your strategy. You can activate and deactivate copy trading at any time. Simply use the risk management options built into MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, including stop loss and take profit orders.

Step 1

Open an account

To become a Provider, you must first have an active FP Markets live trading account. If you don't have one already, open a live account and deposit using one of our funding options.

OPEN ACCOUNT

Step 2

Register as a Provider

From your secure Client Portal, select Social Trading and register as a Provider using your MetaTrader 4 or MetaTrader 5 credentials.

Step 3

Create & publish your offer

Create an offer, give it a name, select a performance fee, and choose an interval at which it will be charged. Publish your offer and get found within the Social Trading community.

Step 4

Monitor your account

Log in to the Social Trading portal to monitor your Provider account. Here, you will be able to view the status of your offer, Follower details, and track your earned performance fees.

Transform your investing with FP Markets Social Trading

As interest in Forex and Contract for Difference (CFD) trading continues to grow, a new generation of traders has emerged: traders who prefer to follow the strategies of experienced peers rather than trade alone.

Transform your investing with FP Markets Social Trading

With FP Markets Social Trading, you can join a fast-growing community of traders of all experience levels. Choose who to follow and copy, or share your strategy and get copied.

Transform your investing with FP Markets Social Trading

Just like traditional investors, social traders can access a wide range of global markets including Forex, Shares, Metals, Commodities, Indices, and Digital Currencies.

Transform your investing with FP Markets Social Trading

The complexities of traditional online trading – fundamental and technical analysis, market timing, and risk management – can now be left in the hands of professionals. All you need to do is find, follow, and copy the strategy that aligns with your goals.

What to know before you start Social Trading

Trading experience

Social Trading offers individuals interested in trading but who lack the experience and know-how a gateway to the global markets. However, it is vital to remember that all forms of trading involve risk. Social traders are therefore encouraged to actively educate themselves on market volatility and learn to identify high-risk trading.

Risk management

Copying the trading strategies of experienced traders does not eliminate risk. Social traders still depend on other people’s decisions but remain fully responsible for potential losses in their brokerage account. Regardless of trade automation, it is highly recommended that traders learn and understand how to manage risk.

Portfolio diversification

Social Trading enables traders to diversify their portfolios by copying multiple Providers, with each specialising in different instruments. This way, social traders spread their risk. For example, you may allocate a portion of your capital to a Provider’s Bitcoin strategy, and another to one focusing on Forex.

Social Trading on MT4 & MT5

Advanced capabilities and a user-friendly interface make MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 the perfect Social Trading platforms.

Designed for automated trading: Copy Trading and Expert Advisors (EAs)
Dedicated servers: No need to have your device switched on or be logged in
Excellent trading conditions: Fast trade execution
Competitive pricing: Institutional grade liquidity, spreads from 0.0 pips
Functionality: Log in using MT4 credentials; no need to download or install additional software

Social Trading - FAQs

What is Social Trading?

Social trading involves the process of learning from the trading behaviour and strategies of experienced traders and analysing their performance using a wide range of statistical data. Social traders have the option of automatically replicating the trading behaviour of other traders through a copy trading platform. Social trading helps inexperienced traders become familiar with new concepts such as derivatives trading and leverage.

To learn more about trading, visit our Traders Hub Blog.

What is the difference between a Follower and Provider?

A Provider is the person whose trading behaviour can be copied. Providers tend to be experienced traders who voluntarily give you the opportunity to copy their trades in exchange for a performance fee. A Follower follows a Provider using a copy trading system that automatically replicates the latter’s trading activity.

What is the best Social Trading platform?

FP Markets’ Social Trading on MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 allows you to become a part of a community that shares its performance. The copying system allows traders to choose from a variety of copying modes while the ratings module provides detailed performance statistics. The design of the interface is informative courtesy of transparent dynamic charts and tables.

How do I set up a Social Trading account?

You can begin Social Trading with FP Markets in four easy steps:

Open a trading account; log in to the Client Portal and select Social Trading.
Go to the Ratings Page and find which Providers you wish to follow.
Log in using your MetaTrader 4 credentials.
Start copy trading.

Can you make money with Social Trading?

Just like other forms of trading, you can make profits and incur losses from Social Trading. One of the benefits of FP Markets’ Social Trading is that the performance of the listed traders is completely transparent. Their historical trades and trading statistics are updated in real time to ensure their accuracy and validity at all times.

Anyone interested in Social Trading must first consider their financial situation, become familiar with a variety of risk management strategies, and carefully read and acknowledge any and all disclaimers.

How do I become a social trader?

Social Trading can be an effective way for new traders to gain exposure to financial markets. This product enables traders to copy the trading behaviour of more experienced traders, thus accelerating the learning process. Social Trading can be a good first step towards mastering trading, but must also be accompanied by your own research and know-how.

Read our Beginners Guide To Forex Trading and become familiar with the concept of CFD Trading

Social Trading

What is Social Trading?

Find out how Social Trading works

How to start Social Trading

Open an account

Choose the best traders to follow

Copy trading options

Stay in control

Open an account

Register as a Provider

Create & publish your offer

Monitor your account

How does Social Trading work?

Transform your investing with FP Markets Social Trading

Transform your investing with FP Markets Social Trading

Transform your investing with FP Markets Social Trading

Transform your investing with FP Markets Social Trading

Why Social Trading?

Learn

Choose

Copy

Control

What to know before you start Social Trading

Trading experience

Risk management

Portfolio diversification

Social Trading vs Copy Trading

Social Trading on MT4 & MT5

Social Trading - FAQs

What is Social Trading?

What is the difference between a Follower and Provider?

What is the best Social Trading platform?

How do I set up a Social Trading account?

Can you make money with Social Trading?

How do I become a social trader?

Start trading the global markets with a regulated broker