MT5 Trade Copier Lot Size: Multiplier, Divider & Balance Scaling Explained

Trade copying me sabse underestimated decision lot sizing hai. Log sochte hain ki asal kaam "copy karna" hai, aur sizing secondary hai. Reality ulti hai: entries aur exits to sab copiers kar dete hain — aapke accounts ka risk profile lot policy se banta hai. Ye article chaar standard policies ko numbers ke saath samjhata hai, taaki aap informed choice kar sako, marketing nahi.

Policy 1: Same lot (manual qty off)

Master jitna lot lega, follower utna hi lega. 0.10 master trade → 0.10 follower trade. Ye tab sahi hai jab accounts same size ke hon aur same risk chahiye. Alag sizes ke accounts par ye policy silently dangerous hai: $10,000 ke master ki 1% risk wala trade, $1,000 ke follower ke liye 10% risk ban jata hai — bina kisi warning ke.

Policy 2: Multiplier

Follower lot = master lot × multiplier. Multiplier 2 par 0.10 → 0.20. Kab use karein:

Aggressive sub-account jo master strategy ko amplified chalana chahta hai.
Backtesting me scaling behaviour verify karne ke liye.

Khabardar cheez: multiplier losses par bhi apply hota hai. Amplified entry ka matlab amplified drawdown bhi hai — ye apni strategy risk budget me fit hona chahiye.

Policy 3: Divider

Follower lot = master lot ÷ divider. Divider 10 par 0.50 → 0.05. Chhote follower accounts ke liye ye default policy honi chahiye: master ka risk-heavy trade follower par proportionate chhota hota hai. Ek aur practical use: prop-firm style chhote accounts jahan per-trade lot ceiling hoti hai.

Policy 4: Balance-based scaling

Follower lot master ke lot ko follower aur master ke balance ratio se scale karta hai:

follower_lot = master_lot × (follower_balance / master_balance)

Master: $10,000, trade 0.50
Follower: $2,500  ->  0.50 × (2500/10000) = 0.125 → normalized 0.13

Iska fayda policy-1 wala problem hi solve karta hai — har follower apne size ke hisaab se same relative risk leta hai. Followers grow karein ya drawdown karein, sizing apne aap adjust hoti hai. Multi-account setups ke liye isko default treat karna reasonable hai.

Per-symbol overrides: the underrated control

Ek hi divider sab symbols par theek nahi hota. Gold par master 0.10 = sensible, lekin EURUSD par 0.10 follower ke liye zyada ho sakta hai. Isliye serious copiers me per-symbol divider hota hai — aap decide karte ho ki kaun se symbols par divider apply ho, baaki default rahein. Instrument-by-instrument risk tuning ka ye sabse fast tareeka hai.

The guards that matter more than the policy

Max lot cap — chahe policy kuch bhi nikale, follower ka lot is cap se aage nahi jayega. Ek abnormally large master trade (manual mistake, ya scaled strategy) follower par disaster na bane.
Timing window — copying sirf defined hours me. Overnight news, weekend gaps, aur aapke neend ke time ka activity aap control kar sakte ho.
Daily squareoff — fixed time par sab positions band. Manual multi-account me ye har terminal par karne ka kaam hai; copier me ek setting.

Choosing: a simple decision table

Accounts same size, same risk?          -> Same lot
Follower aggressive (intentional)?      -> Multiplier
Follower smaller than master?           -> Divider
Mixed/mixed-size follower set?          -> Balance scaling
Any follower with lot ceiling?          -> Divider + max lot cap

Verify on demo, always

Policy choose karke demo par teen trades chalao — chhota, medium, bada master lot — aur teeno followers par resulting lots check karo. Lot normalization broker-specific hoti hai (lot step, min lot), isliye final numbers hamesha aapke apne accounts par confirm karo. Lot sizing ke multi-account workflow me fit hone ke liye step-by-step setup guide dekho.

Product reference

In chaar policies aur guards ki actual product implementation multiple-accounts product page par detail me hai; hub features MT5 trade copier page par.