What Happens When Someone Copies You on eToro?

Written by Mike Druttman

Reviewed by Nadav Zelver

When someone hits that “Copy” button on your eToro profile, they’re not just following your trades, but also shadowing your every move. Almost like cloning your strategy in real time but with a few exceptions.

Here’s what actually happens when someone starts copy trading you, and how it plays out on both sides:

1. You become their trading signal

Once they copy you, their portfolio syncs with yours. Every time you open, adjust, or close a position, it happens on their side too, automatically and proportionally. That includes tweaks to stop-loss or take-profit settings. If you adjust, so do they.

Just real-time replication.

2. Your portfolio = their portfolio

Sold a stock? Their copy does the same. Holding a position? They’re mirroring that too.

Now here’s the twist with crypto: If you move your crypto into your eToro Money wallet, that part of the trade doesn’t carry over. Instead, the copier’s crypto position closes, and those funds go back into their available balance. Simple as that.

3. Gains reinvested, hands-free

The copy isn’t static. As profits roll in, the copier’s portfolio updates on the fly. Their allocation adapts based on your trades and their growing equity. No need to pause or restart to reinvest gains.

In fact, restarting would just mean new spreads and friction. So they don’t.

4. They’re still in control

Copiers can pull the plug anytime. They can add more funds, take profits, stop copying altogether, or just hit “pause.”

If they pause, you won’t be copied on new trades, but anything already open keeps following your adjustments. That includes stop-loss and take-profit changes.

5. You could get paid for it

If you're in the Popular Investor Program, having copiers isn’t just flattering, it actually pays. Your tier and Assets Under Copy (AUC) determine your monthly rebates. More AUC, more perks.

Here’s the short version:

When someone copies you on eToro, the system mirrors your trading decisions, almost to the pixel. And there's no extra effort on your part. They ride your wins (and yes, your losses), with built-in risk controls following your lead.

You keep trading. They keep copying.