Futures Copy Trading Guide for Lead Traders (App)

HTX Futures Copy Trading offers experienced traders a platform to share strategies and monetize value. By sharing your trading strategy, you not only help other users, but also earn a considerable profit share, creating a win‑win outcome.

  1. How to Apply to Become a Lead Trader
  1. Enter the "Copy Trading" page.
  2. Tap the … icon on the top right, and select "Become a Trader".
  3. Complete the form in full as required, then tap "Submit".
  4. After submission, please wait patiently and you will receive the review result within 1–3 working days.

Notes

  1. Once an application has been submitted and is under review, the form cannot be resubmitted.
  2. Your personal profile will be displayed directly as your "Trading Bio"; please ensure the content is compliant — any form of user acquisition through private channels or the use of prohibited terms is strictly prohibited and may result in account suspension.
  3. Please upload a screenshot of your futures PnL curve or trading statistics covering at least 30 days. Up to 3 images can be uploaded and each image should not exceed 10 MB in size.

  1. How to Set Profit Sharing and Enable Trader Mode

Note: After your application is approved, you must enable the trader mode before trading.

  1. Go to the futures trading page, find "Lead Trades", tap the … icon on the top right, and select "Copy Trading Settings".
  2. Tap "Trader Mode" and a window for setting a profit sharing ratio will pop up.
  3. Set a profit sharing ratio. You may select one from 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%.
  4. Please check the box "I have read and agree to the Copy Trading Trader Agreement."
  5. Tap "Confirm" and you have now successfully enabled Trader Mode.

  1. How to Modify Copy Trading Settings
  1. Go to the futures trading page, find "Lead Trades", tap the … icon on the top right, and select "Copy Trading Settings".
  2. On the "Copy Trading Settings" page, you may freely modify your copy trading settings.

  1. How to Access the "Lead Trades" Page
  1. Open your app and tap "Futures" at the bottom.
  2. On the futures trading homepage, switch the top tab to "Lead Trades" to start leading trades.

  1. How to Transfer Funds
  1. On the futures "Lead Trades" page, tap the transfer icon.
  2. On the transfer page, enter the amount of funds you want to transfer.
  3. Tap "Transfer". Upon successful completion, the funds will be credited immediately.

Please note only lead traders with their Futures Leading account balance > 10 USDT can be found and followed.

  1. How to Redeem and Use the Trial Bonus Coupon
  1. On the futures "Lead Trades" page, locate and tap the coupon icon.
  2. In the "Trial Bonus Coupon" popup window, browse and select the coupon you want to use.
  3. Tap "Confirm" and the system will issue the trial bonus to your account.
  4. Return to the futures "Lead Trades" page and you may commence trading.

Please refer to the announcement Futures Trial Bonus Rules for detailed usage guidelines.

  1. Look Up Announcements in Support
  1. Tap the … icon on the top right of the copy trading homepage and a popup window would appear.
  2. In the popup window, tap "Notice" to view the three most recent copy-trading announcements. Tap the desired one to see it in details.
  3. Tap "View More" to navigate to the copy-trading announcements list in Support, where you can browse all related announcements.

  1. How to Turn Off Trader Mode
  1. Go to the futures trading page, find "Lead Trades", tap the … icon on the top right, and select "Copy Trading Settings".
  2. On the "Copy Trading Settings" page, disable the "Trader Mode".
  3. In the confirmation popup, tap "Confirm".
  4. The page will display "Turned off successfully". Your trader mode is now disabled.

  1. How to Check Leading History

Note: The system currently supports checking historical data within the previous 3 months before the upgrade.

  1. Go to the "Copy Trading" homepage and tap "Me".
  2. Tap the … icon on the top right.
  3. From the popup menu select "Original System Data" to view.

  1. How to View Profit Share
  1. Go to "Copy Trading" > "Me" and switch the top tab to "Lead Trades".
  2. About Data Indicators:

Note: To ensure your asset security and trading accuracy, each data update may take approximately 5 minutes to refresh to the latest data.

Cumulative Profit Shared: The amount of profit that has been settled and distributed to a lead trader's account.

Last Profit Shared: The profit share during the previous settlement cycle, including both regular and special settlements.

Est. Current Profit Shared: The amount of profit shared that the lead trader anticipates receiving in the upcoming settlement period.

  1. For detailed profit-sharing rules, please refer to the announcement HTX Futures Copy Trading Profit Sharing Rules.

  1. "Lead Trades" Page Data Explained
  1. Total Assets: The account's total equity (including static equity and unrealized P&L).
  2. Today's PnL: Current account assets − Starting assets at 00:00 − Amount transferred in + Amount transferred out.
  3. Total PnL: The cumulative realized profit and loss.
  4. Available Balance: The margin balance available for opening positions (including trial bonus).

  1. Performance Page Data Explained

Note: Data is updated every 15 minutes.

  1. Today's PnL: Current account assets − Starting assets at 00:00 − Amount transferred in + Amount transferred out.
  2. Total PnL: The cumulative realized profit and loss.
  3. Available Balance: The margin balance available for opening positions (including trial bonus).
  4. Followers’ PnL: The total profits from all followers’ profitable orders.
  5. Total PnL% = PnL% in the current calculation period + Carryover PnL% (the previous PnL% at the time of transfer).

For more detailed calculation, please refer to the official announcement New Rules Explanation for HTX Copy Trading Profits.

  1. Win Rate: (Quantity of the profitable closed orders / Quantity of the closed orders) * 100%.
  2. Maximum Drawdown: The maximum loss of the lead trader.

Drawdown Rate: (Historical highest PnL% - Current PnL%) / (Historical highest PnL% + 1).

  1. AUM: The total futures margin of the lead trader and their followers.
  2. Followers: The number of followers currently copying this trader.
  3. Cum. Followers: The cumulative number of followers of this trader.
  4. Total Trades: The total number of orders placed by this trader to open positions.
  5. Days Joined: The number of days since the user first became a lead trader.
  6. Avg. Profit: Total profits of profitable orders / Number of profitable orders.
  7. Avg. Loss: Total losses of unprofitable orders / Number of unprofitable orders.
  8. P/L Ratio: The ratio of average profit to average loss.
  9. Avg Holding Time: Cumulative holding time / Number of fully closed positions.
  10. Trade Frequency (weekly): Total order count / Number of weeks joined (days joined / 7).
  11. Preferred Pairs: The futures trading pair with the highest number of trades.
  12. Last Traded at: The time of the last order executed.

  1. My Followers Page Data Explained

On this page you will see a list of all your followers, sorted by their total contribution to your profit share from the highest to the lowest.