How Copy Trading Performance Fees Work

Begin with qualifying profit

A performance fee is charged against profits that qualify under the applicable terms. That base needs a definition: costs, timing, losses and any high-water mark can change what qualifies. A percentage without its base is incomplete. The Sonic illustration uses the owner-approved 30% total fee, while the live provider agreement remains authoritative for what is actually payable.

Follow a $1,000 example

For $1,000 of qualifying profit, a 30% fee is $300, leaving $700 before any other applicable charges. The configured split allocates $50 to the strategy/trader and $250 to the affiliate network. The 5% and 25% figures are percentages of qualifying profit, not percentages of invested capital or percentages applied to the already calculated $300 fee.

Understand ten levels

The affiliate network allocation is divided into ten levels at 2.5% each. For the same $1,000 qualifying profit, each relevant eligible level allocation is $25; ten such allocations total $250. One participant does not automatically receive the whole network pool. Eligibility, populated relationships and current programme rules determine which allocations apply in an actual network.

Separate other costs and historical returns

A lot commission is a different charge from the performance fee. The owner has specified $10 per gold lot per trade; whether that charge is already included in the workbook’s P/L needs reconciliation. Our historical model stores gross and net follower-equivalent returns, but that alone does not confirm the affiliate programme’s qualifying-profit base. Historical affiliate mode therefore remains disabled.

Use the illustration carefully

The affiliate calculator applies 2.5% to positive qualifying profit entered for each level, sums the results and shows zero for a zero or negative profit assumption. It does not forecast recruitment, eligibility or future strategy results. CopyTradingHQ participates in the referral structure and may earn commissions. Review the commercial disclosure, methodology and current terms before relying on an example.

Use the fee visual to change qualifying profit without changing the percentages. This reveals the difference between the allocation rate and the dollar payment. Before comparing actual payments, establish whether the same profit definition and accounting period were used.