Bitget copy trading is not a single product. As of 2026-09-28, the Bitget Help Center splits it into four lines: futures copy trading, spot copy trading, CFD copy trading (gold, indices, forex, stocks) and bot copy trading. Each has its own minimum, profit-share settlement cycle and stop-copying behavior. This guide covers only what Bitget's own Help Center states: how to start, what you pay, how much a lead trader (Bitget calls them "elite traders") can take as profit share, why copy orders fail, and how copy-trading fees relate to fee rebates. Bind Bitget with NOVA888 and new users get a 40% futures fee rebate from Lv.1, 2x the common 20% referral code; whether fees from copy trading count toward the rebate is not spelled out in Bitget's terms, so the settlement records decide (see below).
Bitget's four copy trading products at a glance
| Product | What you copy | Minimum | Profit-share settlement | Other limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futures copy trading (new) | Orders placed in the trader's futures elite trading zone | 50 USDT | Daily 00:00 (UTC+8), high-water mark | Up to 10 traders at once; cross margin only for now |
| Spot copy trading | The trader's spot buys and sells | 50 USDT | Every Monday 08:00 (UTC+8), high-water mark | Up to 50 traders at once; sells are always mirrored proportionally |
| CFD copy trading | Gold, indices, forex, stock CFDs | Not listed in the Help Center | Daily 00:00 (UTC+8), high-water mark | Zero fee mode or ECN mode |
| Bot copy trading | Trading bots created by elite traders | Shown on the bot page | Settled after the bot is terminated | Profit share is 0%, 10%, 20% or 30% only |
Sources: Futures copiers guide, Spot copiers guide, High-water-mark profit share, Bot copy trading guide.
Futures copy trading also still has the classic modes, Smart Copy and Diverse Follow. Smart Copy sizes your order by the share of funds the trader commits; Diverse Follow uses one fund pool to follow several traders (official mode comparison). Which version you get depends on the trader's portfolio, and Bitget's copy-limit article tells you to check the trader's version first to find the limits that apply. The cost copiers overlook most is not the profit share but the trading fee on every copied fill, which the fee section below covers.
Starting futures copy trading: steps and settings
In the app, Bitget's path is Trade → Tools → Copy, then the Futures tab. Review win rate, ROI and followers' profits, open a trader's profile, tap Copy, accept the copy trade agreement and configure the settings below. Once confirmed, the copy amount moves from your futures account to a dedicated copy trading account, and every trader you follow gets a separate sub-account, independent of your main account.
- Copy mode: Fixed Ratio mirrors the share of equity the trader uses. If the trader buys 100 USDT on a 1,000 USDT balance (10%) and you hold 500 USDT, you buy 50 USDT. Fixed Margin uses the same USDT margin per trade, for example 20 USDT, whatever the trader's size.
- Copy amount: at least 50 USDT, or the trader's own minimum if higher. You can add or withdraw funds while copying; the copy account must keep at least 50 USDT to stay active.
- Trading pairs: all supported pairs are selected by default; you can deselect pairs or turn off auto-copying of newly listed pairs.
- Margin mode and leverage: cross margin only for now; leverage either follows the trader or is fixed between 1x and 10x.
- Maximum slippage: 0.5% by default, adjustable from 0.1% to 3%. Trades beyond your setting are not copied. Lower slippage protects price but raises the failure rate.
- Max margin per order: caps the share of total assets a single trade can use.
- Maximum position value: 1,000,000 USDT by default. Once reached, new opening orders stop being copied, but closing orders are still followed.
- Maximum total margin per trader: platform cap of 100,000 USDT. Once reached, new entries stop and existing positions stay open.
Bitget's copy-limit article explicitly recommends setting the total margin cap lower based on your account size, experience and risk preference. The 1,000,000 USDT position value and 100,000 USDT margin defaults are system ceilings, not recommendations; set them to an amount you can afford to lose before you start.
Take-profit and stop-loss depend on the version. Classic modes let you set a take-profit ratio and stop-loss ratio that apply to all orders under that trader and close at market when triggered; if the trader closes first, you close with the trader (official parameter guide). In the new futures copy trading, when you stop copying you can choose to follow the trader's closing strategy and still close manually, set TP/SL or adjust margin until the trader closes.
Profit share: caps, tier requirements and the high-water mark
Profit share is the part of your copy trading profit paid to the trader. It is separate from exchange trading fees. For public futures portfolios, the maximum profit share a trader can set depends on the elite trader tier, which is evaluated every Monday at 06:00 (UTC+8) using the previous week's data (elite trader tiers):
| Tier | Max profit share | 7-day futures elite volume | Copier assets or copiers (either) | Max copiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 10% | 100 USDT | - | 500 |
| Silver | 11% | 30,000 USDT | - | 600 |
| Gold | 12% | 50,000 USDT | 500 USDT or 50 copiers | 750 |
| Platinum | 14% | 100,000 USDT | 5,000 USDT or 100 copiers | 750 |
| Extraordinary | 15% | 500,000 USDT | 50,000 USDT or 300 copiers | 1,000 |
| Legend | 20% | 1,000,000 USDT | 500,000 USDT or 500 copiers | 1,000 |
A trader whose 7-day elite volume is below 100 USDT has no tier and a 0% cap. Three exceptions matter:
- Private mode: in private portfolios joined through the trader's own invite link or code, the profit share can be set anywhere from 0% to 99%, and changes are announced to copiers by email (private mode for followers).
- Spot traders: Bitget's 2024 profit-share announcement set the spot cap at 10% and said it would later follow a spot tier system (announcement). Check the copy settings page for the current figure.
- Bot copy trading: a fixed-ratio model with only 0%, 10%, 20% or 30%; profits are shared after the bot ends, and losses are not shared.
Before clicking a private copy-trading link someone sends you, check the profit share: public portfolios top out at 20%, private portfolios can go up to 99%, and the trader can change it.
High-water mark: the same profit is shared only once
Futures, spot and CFD copy trading all use a high-water mark: pending profit share = (total account PnL at the highest net value − PnL already settled for profit share) × the profit share ratio at that time. Total PnL includes realized and unrealized PnL, plus funding fees for futures and overnight swaps for CFDs. Bitget's own example (USDT):
| Day | Daily PnL | Total account PnL | Already settled | Ratio | Profit share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | +1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | 10% | 100 |
| Day 2 | −500 | 500 | 1,000 | 10% | 0 |
| Day 3 | +2,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 12% | 180 |
| Day 4 | −1,000 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 15% | 0 |
| Day 7 | +500 | 2,800 | 2,500 | 15% | 45 |
On Day 3 only the 1,500 above the previous 1,000 high is charged at 12%; on Days 4 to 6 total PnL stays below 2,500, so nothing is charged. Settlement details:
- Futures and CFD settle only copy accounts with no open positions. If positions are open, that account rolls into the next cycle, with nothing missed or overcharged.
- Stopping copy trading, being removed by the trader, or the trader closing the portfolio triggers immediate settlement.
- The trader sets the ratio and may change it at any time; each settlement uses the ratio at that moment. Profit that has already been settled is not recalculated after a ratio change or a later drawdown.
- Profit-share freeze: when you transfer funds out of a futures copy account and the pending profit share exceeds 30% of the remaining balance, the system freezes that amount first. Your actual withdrawal may be smaller and your estimated liquidation price may change. The freeze is released at 00:00 (UTC+8) on any day with no open positions.
Copy trading fees and rebates
Copied orders are filled in your own copy account, so copy trading orders still incur futures trading fees. Bitget's VIP 0 rates are 0.02% maker / 0.06% taker for USDT-M futures and 0.1% / 0.1% for spot (Bitget fee schedule, checked 2026-09-24). Profit share is taken separately from profits and does not offset fees.
CFD copy trading is different: since 2026-09-23 it has two account modes, Zero fee mode (default) and ECN mode. Zero fee mode charges no per-trade fee and builds all costs into the spread; ECN mode charges a per-trade fee with raw spreads; both charge overnight swaps. Copiers automatically use the trader's mode and cannot choose (official announcement).
Do copy-trading fees count toward rebates? Bitget's affiliate program FAQ lists rebate categories as spot, futures and Onchain and does not mention copy trading separately. So our position is: copy trading orders still incur futures trading fees; whether they count toward your rebate is determined by the settlement records, and support can confirm if in doubt. Bitget's copy trading referral is also a separate mechanism from sign-up referrals: its official table says copy referrals target users who have not used copy trading and count when copy trading is set up through the copy link, while sign-up referrals target users who have not registered and count when they register through the referral link (official guide).
For scale: assume 100,000 USDT of copied futures volume a month, all taker, which means 60 USDT in fees. If those fees count, binding with NOVA888 returns 24 USDT at Lv.1 (40%), 27 USDT at SVIP (45%) and 30 USDT at Supernova (50%, invitation only). Bitget spot rebates are 40% at Lv.1 and 45% at SVIP and Supernova. Tiers, payout timing and five volume scenarios are in the Bitget fee rebate guide, code details in Bitget referral code NOVA888, and existing account holders can use the Bitget rebind guide.
Choosing a trader: the fields Bitget actually shows
Since 2026-09-08 the futures trader list is split into the Leaderboard and All elite traders (official explanation). The Leaderboard uses a fixed 30-day period and only lists traders who meet all of these: a display name that does not start with "BGUSER", publicly shown total assets of at least 1,000 USDT, total profit for the period of at least 0, total copier profit of at least −500 USDT, and maximum drawdown for the period of no more than 50%. All elite traders offers 7, 30, 90 and 180-day views, hides loss-making traders by default and supports advanced filters.
- ROI: time-weighted and updated hourly, so deposits do not inflate it. Periods with very small capital (initial net equity plus inflows of 500 or less) and hours with losses worse than −90% are recorded separately as carried-forward ROI (ROI calculation).
- Maximum drawdown: drawdown = (highest ROI in the period − current ROI) ÷ (highest ROI − starting ROI + 1). Bitget's example: highest ROI 80%, current 67%, drawdown 7.2% (drawdown calculation).
- Copiers' profit, total profit, copier count: the list can be sorted by these. A trader's own profit does not mean copiers profited; read both numbers together.
- Win rate: the copy guide points you to win rate, ROI and followers' profits as the key metrics.
- Market preference tags: a crypto, stocks or commodities tag appears when that category exceeds 30% of the trader's volume over the past 180 days (announcement).
- Trader's own assets: traders with under 100 USDT in futures assets cannot be copied; 100 to 1,000 USDT allows 100 followers, 1,000 to 5,000 USDT allows 300, and 5,000 USDT or more allows 500, plus extra slots by tier (trader asset thresholds).
Risks and limits
Bitget lists five reasons a copy order fails: the platform's copy limit for that token is reached, the trader exceeds the cap of one opening trade per 3 seconds (to protect copiers from slippage), the trader cancels a partially filled order (only fully filled orders are copied), your available balance is below the minimum order size, or slippage exceeds your setting. Two less obvious risks:
- Per-trade caps can unbalance hedges: each pair has per-trade copied margin and quantity limits, and the excess is not copied. If the trader holds hedged long and short positions, your two sides may be capped differently, leaving you with one-sided exposure and higher liquidation risk.
- Linked liquidation: under the classic closing rules, if the trader's position is liquidated, your copied position is closed too, even if your margin is still sufficient (position closing).
What happens to positions when you stop copying: in the new futures copy trading you choose between closing all positions at market immediately (profit share settles at once on the final PnL) or following the trader's closing strategy (no new trades copied, existing positions stay until the trader closes, and you can close manually or set TP/SL in the meantime). After everything is closed and settled, remaining funds return to your spot or funding account. Stopping spot copy trading sells all holdings in the copy account at market immediately, so the final amount may differ slightly from the estimate.
Eligibility and regions: under Bitget's One-Click Copy Trade User Agreement, copiers must be at least 18 and accept that copy trading is highly speculative and losses can be much larger than the amount used; Bitget makes no representation that copy trading is suitable in any location. For Japan, Bitget stopped accepting new registrations from residents on 2026-08-03, will phase in account restrictions from 2026-11-01 and will forcibly close remaining positions from 2026-12-31 (official notice).
On 2026-09-24 Bitget reported unauthorized transfers from some hot wallets; the initial estimate was about 351.6 million USD, and an update on 2026-09-25 put the confirmed amount at about 387.5 million USD. Bitget says user balances are unaffected, the loss is covered by its Protection Fund, trading and deposits continue, and withdrawals resume in phases from 2026-09-28 (incident notice, amount update, withdrawal schedule). Check Bitget's official announcements for the latest status.
FAQ
What is the minimum for Bitget copy trading?
50 USDT for both futures and spot copy trading, or the trader's own minimum if higher. Bot copy trading shows its minimum on the bot page.
How much profit share can a trader take?
10% to 20% for public futures portfolios depending on tier (Legend is the highest at 20%); 0% to 99% in private mode; bot copy trading allows only 0%, 10%, 20% or 30%.
Do I pay profit share when I lose money?
No. The high-water mark charges only new profit above the previous settled high. Nothing is charged while the account is in a loss, and recovered losses are not charged twice.
How many traders can I copy at once?
Up to 10 in the new futures copy trading and up to 50 in spot copy trading, each with its own copy sub-account.
Do copy trading fees earn a rebate?
Copy trading orders still incur futures trading fees. Bitget's affiliate documentation does not mention copy trading separately, so whether they count is determined by the settlement records; ask support if in doubt. See Bitget referral code NOVA888 for how to bind.
Further reading
- Bitget fee rebate guide
- How to register on Bitget
- MEXC copy trading
- Bitget vs MEXC fee rebate
- Futures exchanges for beginners
For information only, not investment advice. Copy trading can lose money, and a trader's past performance does not predict future results. Profit-share caps, thresholds and product rules are set by Bitget and may change; the official pages are authoritative. Rebate rates are set by the exchanges and may change; see the Quant Nova rebate rate data.
Data verified: 2026-09-28
