Topstep trade copier for Trading Combines and funded accounts

How the Topstep trade copier works

Topstep accounts are traded on TopstepX. CopyFlock connects to each of your TopstepX accounts with your username and a ProjectX API key, then watches the account you choose as the lead. When the lead fills, CopyFlock sends the matching order to each follower according to that follower's settings.

Traders use it in a few ways: copying a funded account into fresh Trading Combines so the new accounts trade the same plan; running two or three Combines side by side; or copying a Topstep lead into accounts at other firms. The technical side of the connection is explained on the TopstepX trade copier page.

Setting up copying between Topstep accounts

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   Step 1: Enable API access

   Subscribe to ProjectX API access for your TopstepX login and generate an API key. This subscription is billed by ProjectX, separately from Topstep and CopyFlock.

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   Step 2: Start your CopyFlock trial

   Sign up and start the 7-day free trial on 2 accounts. A card is required; cancel during the trial and you are not charged.

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   Step 3: Connect your TopstepX accounts

   Choose Add account → TopstepX and enter your TopstepX username and API key.

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   Step 4: Choose a lead and followers

   Pick the account you trade by hand as the lead. Add your other Topstep accounts — and any accounts at other firms — as followers.

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   Step 5: Match each account's limits

   Set a maximum contract cap on each follower equal to the maximum position size Topstep allows for that account, and per-symbol caps if you trade both minis and micros.

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   Step 6: Add equity thresholds and start

   Set a balance or equity minimum with a buffer above each account's loss limit, then place a small test trade on the lead.

Common Topstep copy setups

A funded account leading new Combines

You already passed a Trading Combine and trade an Express Funded Account carefully. Copying it into new Combines lets the new accounts follow the same plan without extra screen time. Give the Combines their own equity thresholds so a drawdown on a new account cannot creep past its limit.

Several Combines side by side

Some traders run two or three Combines at once and lead from one of them. Use a contract multiplier of 1 if they are the same size, and turn on copy TP/SL so every account carries the lead's stop and target.

Topstep plus another firm

If you also trade at a firm on Rithmic or Tradovate, add those accounts as followers of the same lead. Each firm's rules still apply to its own accounts, so set caps and protection per account rather than copying one set of numbers everywhere.

Sizing example: funded lead copied to new Combines

Say you trade a 50K Express Funded Account and want two new Trading Combines to follow it — a 50K and a 150K.

Settings that help on Topstep accounts

• Account protection — flatten and pause a follower when its balance or equity crosses a level you set. CopyFlock has no separate daily loss limit setting; use these thresholds as your own stop.
• Maximum and per-symbol contract caps — keep each account inside its position limit.
• Copy TP/SL — stops and targets are copied, not just entries.
• Block trades without TP/SL — refuse to copy an entry that has no protective stop.
• Symbol aliases — copy NQ as MNQ, or ES as MES, with per-symbol multipliers.
• Position resync and close all — fix a follower quickly after a manual change or at the end of the session.
• Live P&L and copy logs for every account.

Topstep rules and limitations

Topstep sets its own rules for Combines and funded accounts, including how many accounts you can hold, position limits, loss limits and conduct across accounts. These rules change, and CopyFlock does not enforce them for you.

• Read Topstep's current rules on trade copiers and multiple accounts in its help center before copying. CopyFlock is not affiliated with or endorsed by Topstep.
• Do not hedge across accounts. Using reverse trades so one Topstep account is long while another is short may break the rules. Leave reverse trades off for Topstep followers unless you have confirmed it is allowed.
• ProjectX API access is required for every TopstepX login you connect.
• Copies are independent orders, so follower fill prices can differ slightly from the lead's.

For a broader checklist across firms, see prop firm copy trading rules.