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# Built for prop firm traders
How Trada fits traders running multiple funded accounts across firms and platforms.
Trada is trade-copier and journaling infrastructure for traders running more than one funded account. Execution, per-account risk controls, and review live in one place, so nothing has to be exported or re-entered between them.
The old way versus Trada — for traders running multiple funded accounts.
## Run multiple accounts as one operation
Each account you connect keeps its own settings, risk rules, journal, and reports. You manage them from a single dashboard instead of switching between platforms and tracking positions in a spreadsheet.
Accounts can span both asset classes Trada supports today:
| Asset class | Platforms |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Forex / CFD | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker, DXTrade, MatchTrader |
| Futures | NinjaTrader, Rithmic, DXFeed |
cTrader connects through secure sign-in (OAuth); the others connect with the credentials or tokens each platform requires. Symbol mapping reconciles broker naming differences across accounts (for example `XAUUSD` and `GOLD`), so one master trade copies correctly to receivers on different platforms.
## Set risk controls for each account
Protection thresholds are configured per account, not globally. You define them against the account's balance and choose what Trada does when a threshold is reached.
| Control | Options |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Threshold basis | Percentage or fixed USD amount of account balance |
| Horizon | Daily, Overall |
| Automated action | In-app alert, stop the copier, or flatten the account |
Because thresholds are set per account, an account operating under stricter limits can carry tighter rules than the rest without changing anything on your other accounts.
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Alerts are delivered in-app only. Trada does not send email or push notifications, and all threshold amounts are denominated in USD.
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Flattening an account closes all of its open positions. This is an automated, irreversible protective action — review your threshold settings before enabling it.
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## Keep prop-firm-aware defaults
When you mark an account as a prop firm account, Trada applies rule-aware defaults automatically. The clearest example: **Reverse Positions** is disabled on prop firm accounts. Inverting a master's direction is not appropriate under prop-firm conditions, so Trada takes that option off the table rather than leaving it to be switched on by mistake.
You still set your own thresholds and copier behavior — the defaults exist to keep the account's configuration consistent with how prop firm accounts are meant to be run.
## Get set up
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### Connect a funded account
Add an account on any supported platform. cTrader uses secure sign-in (OAuth); the rest connect with the account credentials or tokens the platform requires.
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### Mark it as a prop firm account
Flagging the account applies the rule-aware defaults, including **Reverse Positions** disabled.
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### Set protection thresholds
Choose the Daily and Overall thresholds in percentage or USD, then pick the automated action — alert, stop the copier, or flatten the account.
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Every trade on a connected account auto-journals, and cross-account reports (including the Health Score) draw from the same data — no separate import step.
## Start on Free Starter
New accounts can begin on the **Free Starter** plan. Eligibility is tied to connecting an account with one of Trada's partnered prop firms and brokers.
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The partner list is expanding, so eligibility for **Free Starter** depends on which firm or broker your account is with. Check the current list before you rely on it.
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## Related
* [Multi-platform support](/why-trada/multi-platform.md)
* [Risk protection](/copy-trading/configure-receiver/risk-protection.md)
* [Supported platforms](/connecting-accounts/supported-platforms.md)
* [Free Starter plan](/plans-and-billing/free-starter.md)
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