> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.trada.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.trada.io/connecting-accounts/connecting-accounts.md).

# Accounts overview

Connect and manage the trading accounts Trada copies and journals — grouped by the login you connected them with.

Trada connects to the trading accounts it copies and journals for you. This section covers how those accounts are organized, how they count against your plan, and how to add and look after them.

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## Understand the accounts model

You connect Forex and CFD accounts on six platforms: MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker, DXTrade, and MatchTrader. cTrader connects through a secure sign-in (OAuth); the others connect with the login your broker or prop firm gave you. Futures platforms — NinjaTrader, Rithmic, and DXFeed — are coming and can't be connected yet. See [Supported platforms](/connecting-accounts/supported-platforms.md).

Each time you add an account, Trada saves the login you used as a **connection**. One connection can hold several trading accounts: a TradeLocker, DXTrade, MatchTrader, or cTrader login often gives access to more than one, and you choose which to import. A MetaTrader login holds one account.

The **Accounts** page shows your accounts in two views, switched with **Flat** and **Nested**:

* **Nested** (the default) shows one row per connection. Expand it to see its trading accounts.
* **Flat** lists every trading account as its own row, with its platform, broker, server, balance, and connection status.

## Count accounts against your plan

Every trading account you add counts toward your plan's account limit, including disconnected ones and accounts from partnered prop firms and brokers. Connections themselves don't count — only the trading accounts you import.

When your plan is full, **Add Account** reads **Limit Reached**, and **Import Accounts** tells you how many more your plan allows. To make room, upgrade your plan or delete an account you no longer need. See [Plans & billing](/plans-and-billing/plans-billing.md).

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Connecting an account from a partnered prop firm or broker can grant you that partner's plan at no cost. See [Partner accounts & offers](/connecting-accounts/partner-accounts.md).
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## Read connection statuses

Each trading account's **Connection** column reads **Connected**, **Syncing**, **Sync error**, **Blocked**, **Unavailable**, or **Disconnected**. Trada keeps connected accounts up to date on its own — the **Accounts** page has no **Sync** button. Balances are shown in USD.

For what each status means and how to fix a problem, see [Syncing, status & troubleshooting](/connecting-accounts/syncing-troubleshooting.md).

## Connect an account

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### Open the Accounts page

Go to **Accounts** and select **Add Account**.
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### Enter the connection details

Give the connection a **Name**, choose the **Platform**, and pick your broker's **Server**. For cTrader, select **Authenticate cTrader** and approve Trada on cTrader's sign-in page. For every other platform, enter your login and select **Add Account**.
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### Import your accounts

On cTrader, TradeLocker, DXTrade, and MatchTrader, **Import Accounts** opens next: keep the accounts you want ticked and select **Import&#x20;*****N*****&#x20;Account(s)**. MetaTrader accounts are added straight away.
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Full walkthrough in [Connect a Forex or CFD account](/connecting-accounts/connect-forex.md). If a connection stalls or shows an unexpected status, see [Syncing, status & troubleshooting](/connecting-accounts/syncing-troubleshooting.md).

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Deleting an account is permanent — there is no archive or undo. It deletes the account's trades and history in Trada, and if the account is the sender of a copier, that copier is deleted too. In the **Nested** view, **Delete connection** removes every account under that login at once, with no confirmation step.
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## In this section

* [Connect a Forex or CFD account](/connecting-accounts/connect-forex.md) — add an account, including TradeLocker's steps.
* [Connect a Futures account](/connecting-accounts/connect-futures.md) — Futures platforms that are coming.
* [Supported platforms](/connecting-accounts/supported-platforms.md) — the platforms you can connect and how each authenticates.
* [Connections & cTrader sign-in](/connecting-accounts/credential-sets-oauth.md) — the login behind your accounts, and cTrader's secure sign-in.
* [Partner accounts & offers](/connecting-accounts/partner-accounts.md) — the plan a partner account can grant you.
* [Syncing, status & troubleshooting](/connecting-accounts/syncing-troubleshooting.md) — statuses and common fixes.

## Related

* [Create a copier](/copy-trading/create-a-copier.md)
* [Plans & billing](/plans-and-billing/plans-billing.md)
* [Quickstart](/getting-started/quickstart.md)
* [Conventions](/reference/conventions.md)