Profit share calculator
What you keep when you copy a trader, after trading fees and the trader's cut — and what one losing month does to it.
after 12 months, ending with $1,114. The trader’s gross result on your money: $205.
- Your profit$114
- Profit share to the trader$24
- Trading fees$66
A model with the numbers you typed, not a forecast. Exchanges settle profit share daily, weekly or per closed trade; with a high-water mark a trader is paid only above the previous high.
How profit share works
A lead trader is paid a share of the profit made on your copied money, typically between 8% and 15% depending on the exchange and the trader. Most exchanges charge it only on new highs (a high-water mark): after a losing month, the trader earns nothing until your account is back above its previous best.
Trading fees are charged on every copied trade whether it wins or loses. A trader who trades often with a small edge can be profitable on paper and still leave you behind after fees.