> 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/copy-trading/configure-receiver.md).

# Add & configure a receiver

Add follower accounts to a copier and configure each one independently across three tabs — Trading, SL & TP, and Protection.

A **receiver** is a follower account that copies the sender. A copier can have many receivers, and each one is configured independently — its own size, its own stop-loss and take-profit handling, and its own risk limits. No receiver inherits another's settings.

## Add a receiver

In the copier's **Receiver Accounts** section, choose **Add Receiver** (enabled once a sender exists). The dialog has three tabs:

<figure><img src="https://1071438488-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOsaVyFC53CtoAY5kabHr%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b0d526e468121e778f0b2815dbf99db5cde29316%2Fadd-receiver-trading.svg?alt=media" alt="The Add Receiver dialog, Trading tab: account, copy direction, and lot-sizing mode"><figcaption><p>The Add Receiver dialog — the Trading tab, where you set the account, copy direction, and lot-sizing mode.</p></figcaption></figure>

| Tab            | What you set                                                                                                                                                      |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trading**    | Account, copy direction, lot-sizing mode, and advanced execution options.                                                                                         |
| **SL & TP**    | How stop-loss and take-profit carry over to this receiver. See [Stop-loss & take-profit modes](/copy-trading/configure-receiver/sl-tp-modes.md).                  |
| **Protection** | Daily and Overall risk limits, the actions they trigger, and a cap on open positions. See [Risk protection](/copy-trading/configure-receiver/risk-protection.md). |

## Trading tab

**Account** — pick from accounts matching the copier's market type, excluding the sender and any account already added as a receiver.

**Copy direction** — choose how the sender's trades map onto this receiver:

* **All (Both)** (default) — copy buys and sells.
* **Buy Only** — copy buy trades only.
* **Sell Only** — copy sell trades only.

**Lot-sizing mode** — how each trade is sized on this receiver. There are three modes, covered in [Lot-sizing modes](/copy-trading/configure-receiver/lot-sizing-modes.md).

### Advanced settings

Each advanced option has an in-app explainer. Open the collapsible **Advanced** section to set:

| Setting                    | What it does                                                                                                                              |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Max Lot Size**           | Caps the lot size after the multiplier is applied. Larger computed sizes are reduced to this value.                                       |
| **Max Slippage (pips)**    | Skips the trade if the receiver's entry price is worse than the sender's by more than this amount.                                        |
| **Force Minimum Lot Size** | Bumps a calculated lot up to the broker's minimum when it falls below the threshold. Useful with risk-based sizing on a smaller receiver. |
| **Reverse Positions**      | Copies in the opposite direction — buys become sells and sells become buys.                                                               |

Two more options, **Copy placed orders** and **Copy only market orders**, are shown as *Coming soon* and can't be switched on yet. Today Trada copies open positions, not pending orders: when the sender's pending order fills, the new position is copied like any other trade.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Leave Reverse Positions off on prop firm accounts.** Copying in the opposite direction conflicts with prop firm trading rules and terms of service.
{% endhint %}

## Edit a receiver

Use the **Edit** (pencil) action on a receiver row to reopen the same three tabs with current values. The **account itself is locked** — to copy to a different account, remove this receiver and add the new one. Saved changes take effect immediately; trades already open are not retroactively changed, and new trades use the new settings.

## The receiver table

Each receiver row shows balance, daily P\&L, open orders, open P\&L (real-time), its configured multiplier, and its copy direction, plus per-row actions:

* **Edit** — reopen the configuration tabs.
* **Remove** — take the receiver off the copier. Open trades stay open; other receivers and the sender are unaffected.

## Related

* [Lot-sizing modes](/copy-trading/configure-receiver/lot-sizing-modes.md)
* [Stop-loss & take-profit modes](/copy-trading/configure-receiver/sl-tp-modes.md)
* [Risk protection](/copy-trading/configure-receiver/risk-protection.md)
* [Symbol mapping](/copy-trading/symbol-mapping.md)