Infinity Edge Trade Copier is a NinjaTrader 8 add-on for traders who manage multiple futures accounts. It lets you organize accounts into independent copy groups, choose one leader account per group, enable follower accounts, and arm only the groups you want active.

The copier is designed for prop-firm workflows where each account may have a different status, plan, drawdown rule, contract preference, daily target, or pass/funding objective.

Core idea

• Leader account: the account whose executions drive the copy group.
• Follower accounts: accounts that mirror the leader according to the follower contract and size settings.
• Tab/group: a separate collection of accounts with its own leader, followers, settings, and ON/OFF armed state.
• Account editor: the place to correct prop firm, plan, drawdown type, funded/evaluation status, and targets when auto-detection is wrong or incomplete.

Before installing

• Close open positions or confirm you are not trading during installation.
• Close any open Trade Copier windows.
• Back up your NinjaTrader workspace if you are replacing an older version.
• Use only a ZIP package created by NinjaTrader Export, not a random folder ZIP, when using Tools > Import.

Import a NinjaScript ZIP

• Open NinjaTrader 8.
• From the Control Center, select Tools > Import > NinjaScript Add-On.
• Choose the Infinity Edge Trade Copier ZIP file.
• Accept prompts from NinjaTrader. If NinjaTrader asks to replace an older version, confirm only if you are intentionally updating.
• After import, open New > NinjaScript Editor and press F5 to compile.
• Resolve any red compile errors before opening the copier.
• Restart NinjaTrader if the Control Center New menu does not refresh.

If the import does not work

• Open NinjaTrader 8 Control Center.
• Click New.
• Select Infinity Edge Trade Copier or Infinite Edge Trade Copier, depending on the current build label.
• Wait for accounts to load into the grid.
• If the window is too small, expand it before arming a tab so you can see Account, Contract, Size, Status, Qty, and Total PNL.

Expected first launch behavior

• All detected NinjaTrader accounts should appear in All Accounts.
• No custom tab should be live unless you intentionally arm it.
• User settings files are created automatically under Documents\NinjaTrader 8\AddOns.

• Click Refresh to load all current accounts.
• Use Remove Failed if failed accounts are cluttering the grid.
• Open All Accounts and review the Firm and Status columns.
• For any wrong firm or plan, click edit and correct the account settings.
• Create a tab for each copy group, such as TEST, 50K Funded, 100K Eval, Apex Group, or TX3.
• Inside each tab, choose exactly one leader and enable only the followers for that tab.
• Set Contract and Size for each follower.
• Set Daily Goal or Daily Loss only where needed.
• Click Save before arming live groups.
• Test with simulation before using real funded or evaluation accounts.

The dashboard is built around the account grid. Each row is one NinjaTrader account. Most daily decisions happen directly from the grid.

Key buttons

How tabs should work

Each custom tab is its own copy group. A tab should keep its own leader, followers, contract settings, size multipliers, goals, and ON/OFF state. Arming one tab should not automatically arm another tab.

Create a copy group

• Click + Tab.
• Name the group. Use clear names like TEST, 50K Funded, 100K Eval, TradeDay 50K, or TX3 SX.
• Open the new tab.
• Select the account that will act as leader.
• Enable the desired follower accounts for that tab only.
• Confirm the leader appears at the top of the group and followers appear below it.
• Click Save.

Arm or disarm a tab

• Open the tab you want to trade.
• Confirm it has one leader and at least one follower.
• Verify Contract, Size, Qty, Daily Goal, Daily Loss, and Status columns.
• Click the tab ON/OFF button to arm or disarm that tab.
• When armed, the active tab view should focus on the leader and enabled followers for that tab.

The leader sets the trading intent. At 1x, a follower should match the leader exposure unless contract conversion changes the number of contracts required.

Size multiplier examples

Micro vs mini warning

One mini futures contract is typically ten micro contracts for the same market family. For example, 1 NQ is equivalent to 10 MNQ. If a follower uses Mini while the leader uses Micro, the copier must convert exposure correctly or skip trades that cannot be represented safely.

Before trading mixed contracts

• Place a small test order in simulation.
• Confirm each follower quantity is exactly what you expect.
• Flatten all test positions.
• Review the Log for skipped, rounded, rejected, or converted quantities.
• Only arm live/funded groups after the conversion behavior is confirmed.

Total PNL

Total PNL should represent the current futures trading day, not lifetime account PNL. Futures commonly start a new trading day at 6:00 PM Eastern / 5:00 PM Central. The copier stores daily baselines so day-only PNL can be shown even when NinjaTrader reports cumulative account values.

Daily Goal

Daily Goal only becomes active when the checkbox on that account row is checked. The dollar amount by itself is not enough.

• Check the Daily Goal box on the account row before relying on the profit target.
• Click the Daily Goal amount cell for that account.
• Use the mouse scroll wheel to increase or decrease the dollar target until it matches the goal you want for that account.
• Confirm the value shown in the row before arming the tab.
• When Total PNL reaches or exceeds the checked goal, the copier should flatten that account and stop copying into it for that armed session.
• If the Daily Goal box is not checked, the copier will continue trading that account even after the displayed target amount is reached. That can allow a winning account to give back profit or turn into a loss.
• Use Daily Goal for evaluation pass buffers, personal daily profit targets, payout discipline, or account-specific stop-trading levels.

Daily Loss

Daily Loss only becomes active when the checkbox on that account row is checked. The visible amount is a setting, but the checkbox arms the protection.

• Check the Daily Loss box on the account row before relying on the loss limit.
• Click the Daily Loss amount cell for that account.
• Use the mouse scroll wheel to increase or decrease the maximum loss amount.
• Enter the loss limit as a positive dollar amount; the copier treats it as the negative stop level for the day.
• Confirm the value shown in the row before arming the tab.
• When Total PNL reaches the negative loss threshold, the copier should flatten that account and stop copying into it.
• If the Daily Loss box is not checked, the copier will continue trading that account even if the displayed loss amount is reached. That can create unnecessary drawdown or prop-firm rule violations.

From Funded

From Funded applies to evaluation accounts. It shows how far the account is from its funding/pass objective. Funded accounts should generally show a dash or a different funded-specific metric, because they are already funded.

Auto Liq

Auto Liq is based on the prop firm plan, drawdown type, account size, and current balance. For funded accounts, it should follow the funded account rule set. If a firm uses trailing or end-of-day drawdown, confirm the value in the account editor and compare it with the firm dashboard.

The copier includes a local prop-firm rule library and account-name auto-detection. Auto-detection is helpful, but it cannot be perfect because firms can change naming formats, plans, promos, drawdown rules, and funded/eval labels. The account editor is the source of truth for each account.

When to edit an account

• The Firm column says Unmapped or the wrong prop firm.
• The account is funded but Status says Eval, or the reverse.
• The account size, starting balance, drawdown, or profit target is wrong.
• From Funded or Auto Liq looks wrong compared with the firm dashboard.
• The account name uses a new vendor naming pattern.

Edit an account

• Click the edit button in the account row.
• Choose the correct Firm from the alphabetized firm dropdown.
• Choose the correct Plan, if available.
• Select Evaluation or Funded.
• Choose the correct Drawdown Type: Static, EOD Trail, or Intraday Trail.
• Confirm Starting Balance, Max Daily Loss, Max Overall Drawdown, Profit Target, and minimum trading days.
• Click Auto-Fill from Firm Rules only if the selected firm and plan are correct.
• Manually override any value that does not match your actual account agreement or dashboard.
• Click Save Rules or Save Account, then click Save on the main dashboard.

If the copier does not recognize the prop firm

• Open the account editor for the unmapped account.
• Set the Firm manually.
• Set the account Status to Evaluation or Funded.
• Choose the closest matching plan, then manually correct values if needed.
• Save the account.
• Send the account naming pattern to support so the auto-detection library can be updated in a future build.

What Save should preserve

• Custom tabs and tab names.
• Which accounts belong to each tab.
• Leader and follower selections per tab.
• Each tab ON/OFF armed state, if the build supports restoring it.
• Manual account edits: firm, plan, status, drawdown type, targets, and account size.
• Removed/hidden accounts.
• Theme, column visibility, and column order.

Save workflow

• After creating tabs or editing accounts, click Save.
• Wait for the status/footer message confirming save is complete.
• Close and reopen the copier only after save finishes.

Load workflow

• Click Load if the copier supports explicit profile loading.
• Choose the profile or saved state.
• Review all leaders, followers, and armed tabs before trading.

Patch/update safety

A software update should not overwrite user account settings. User data should stay in Documents\NinjaTrader 8\AddOns, while source files stay in Documents\NinjaTrader 8\bin\Custom. If an update resets settings, stop and restore from TradeCopierBackups before trading.

Hide or show columns

• Open Settings.
• Find Dashboard Columns or Column Visibility.
• Uncheck columns you do not want to see.
• Click Save.

Hidden columns should not stop calculations. Hiding is display-only.

Move columns

• Click and hold a column header.
• Drag it left or right.
• Drop it where you want it.
• Click Save to preserve the column order.

Themes

• Dark: highest contrast for trading screens.
• Gray: softer light-gray mode for long sessions without bright white fields.
• Light: brighter mode; verify text fields are readable before using live.

Hide account numbers

Use Hide #s when recording videos, streaming, or taking screenshots. It masks account digits but does not change trading behavior.

Before market session

• Open NinjaTrader and confirm broker/prop connections are green.
• Open Infinity Edge Trade Copier.
• Click Refresh.
• Open each tab you plan to use and confirm leader/follower membership.
• Confirm no unwanted tab is armed.
• Verify Contract, Size, Qty, Daily Goal, Daily Loss, and Status.
• Check NinjaTrader Accounts and Positions tabs for unexpected open positions.
• Place one small simulation test if you changed settings recently.

During trading

• Watch the leader and followers after every entry, close, and reversal.
• If quantity is wrong, disarm immediately and flatten affected accounts.
• If PNL or status looks wrong, compare against NinjaTrader Accounts and the prop firm dashboard.
• If a target is reached but the account stays open, manually flatten first and troubleshoot afterward.

End of day

• Flatten all intended accounts.
• Confirm all positions are flat in NinjaTrader.
• Disarm active tabs.
• Click Save.
• Confirm daily PNL baselines reset after the futures session rolls, commonly 6:00 PM Eastern / 5:00 PM Central.

Emergency procedure

• Click Flatten All if positions need to be closed immediately.
• Verify all accounts are flat in NinjaTrader Accounts and Positions tabs.
• Turn OFF/disarm all tabs.
• Save a screenshot of the copier and NinjaTrader account state if support is needed.
• Open Log and note the time of the issue.

Source code location

On the development machine, the source files live here:

Documents\NinjaTrader 8\bin\Custom\Indicators\TradeCopier

User data location

User settings and runtime data live here and should not be overwritten by updates:

Documents\NinjaTrader 8\AddOns

The current build includes these firm identifiers in the local rule library or firm enum. Availability of complete rules varies by firm and plan. Always verify values against the current firm dashboard and agreement.

When asking for support, collect the following before making changes:

• Screenshot of the copier showing the active tab and account rows.
• Screenshot of NinjaTrader Accounts and Positions tabs.
• Name of the leader account and follower accounts involved.
• Whether the tab was ON or OFF.
• Instrument traded, contract type, leader quantity, follower Contract setting, and follower Size setting.
• Exact time of the issue, including timezone.
• Copy of the Log message around that time.
• Prop firm, plan, funded/evaluation status, and expected rule values.