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Education

What is average holding time and why it matters

Average holding time indicates how long a trade stays open on average. It's a metric that defines operational style and helps identify whether a strategy fits your ability to tolerate intraday volatility.

Education

What is Maximum Adverse Excursion in copy trading

Maximum Adverse Excursion measures how far a trade moved against you before closing. We explain how to interpret it when evaluating strategies.

Education

What is recovery factor in copy trading

Recovery factor relates cumulative profit to the worst historical drawdown of a strategy. It is an essential metric for assessing the efficiency of risk taken.

Education

How to evaluate monthly consistency in copy trading

Monthly consistency reveals whether a strategy sustains its performance or relies on a few isolated months. We show you how to read it and what to look for in the track record.

Education

What is slippage in copy trading and how it affects your results

Slippage is the difference between the price at which a trade is expected to execute and the actual execution price. Understanding its origin and how to minimize it is key to evaluating real results in copy trading.

Education

How to read track records: backtest vs live trading

Not all track records are equal. We explain the differences between backtesting and live trading, and why it matters when copying strategies.

Education

What is Sharpe Ratio in copy trading

The Sharpe Ratio shows how much return you earn per unit of risk taken. We explain how to read it and why it matters when choosing a strategy.

Education

How to read an equity curve in copy trading

The equity curve shows the actual behavior of a strategy over time. Reading its shape allows you to assess consistency, risk and recovery capacity.

Risk

How to diversify copy trading strategies

Copying a single strategy concentrates all risk in one approach. We explain how to diversify effectively without diluting performance.

Risk

How to calculate position size in copy trading

Position size determines how much you risk on each copied trade. Incorrect calculation can multiply risk to levels the original strategy never assumed.

Verification

How to verify that a trading track record is real

Not every published track record is real. What a verifiable record must include, and how to check it yourself before copying anything.

Education

How to interpret drawdown in copy trading

Drawdown is the metric that measures how far your capital can fall before it recovers. We show you how to read it properly when assessing copy trading strategies.

Institutional

What really defines an institutional trader

Process, risk management and accountability: the signals that separate those who manage institutional capital from those who simply publish results.

Education

How an institutional desk reads a track record

A track record makes more sense with the full picture in front of you. What each metric describes, and why publishing all of them —and audited— is a sign of transparency.

Education

Why we require ECN accounts on QB PRIME and QB VEGA

Execution matters as much as the strategy. What an ECN account is, how it affects the spread and why it is a requirement, not a recommendation.

Institutional

Sustainable copy trading: the long game over the quick win

Why we design strategies to last years, not weeks — and the difference between a lucky run and a track record that holds up across cycles.

Strategies

Anatomy of QB PRIME: two years of verified results

A close look at the strategy: how its drawdown behaves, its profit factor and what you should understand about the deposit before activating it.

Institutional

How the performance fee works and why it aligns interests

The trader earns when you earn. How the performance fee model is calculated, and why this design keeps incentives where they belong.

Verification

Myfxbook explained: what to look for in a live track record

A live-connected account updates itself and cannot be dressed up. Which fields to read, and how to cross-check them against an independent audit.

Markets

How we read the week: the desk's macro framework

The process we use to sort through the week's noise: which data carry weight, what gets ignored and why discipline beats prediction.

Verification

What "third-party audited" really means in copy trading

The word “audited” gets thrown around freely in this industry. This is what an independent firm actually reviews, and how it differs from live tracking.

Inside QuantBy

How we select the institutional traders you can copy

Out of hundreds of managers, very few get through the filter. This is the selection process, criterion by criterion, and what rules most of them out.

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Guides · Copy and social trading

Copy and social trading guides

In-depth, plain-language guides to choosing a copy trading platform, broker or strategy — written to answer what people actually search for.

Brokers

Best copy trading brokers in 2026: how to choose

Execution, regulation and verified strategies: how to assess the brokers that offer copy trading before funding an account.

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Forex

Copy trading in forex: the complete 2026 guide

How copy trading works in forex, what the software does and how to review a strategy before committing — clearly and without hype.

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Retail

Copy trading for retail investors: minimum deposits and costs

Minimum deposits, real costs and sensible risk management for retail investors considering copy trading.

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