Tutorial:
How to set up a Trader in Zulutrade?

How to set up a Trader in Zulutrade?

Before you start

To be profitable in Zulutrade there are 2 key questions:

Which traders should I copy?
How do I configure the traders to copy?

The first question is answered in our Traders >, section, where you will find the best Zulutrade Traders, the ones with the best strategies that guarantee the best Risk/Return ratio.

The second question is answered in this tutorial, where we explain you “How to set up a Trader in Zulutrade” to be profitable with the lowest risk. All this with examples and always based on real Zulutrade cases.

In this tutorial we are going to teach you:

How to set up a Trader with total guarantee.
How to use Zulu4me to properly set up Traders.

Note that the setup, management and profitability of the Traders is the same for Demo and Live accounts. So, the result of a Demo Account should be replicable to a live account.

Access to the best Zulutrade Traders

Step 0. Account in Zulutrade
We assume that you already have a Zulutrade Demo or Real Account.

If you don’t, you can open a Zulutrade Account from the following link: Open a Zulutrade Demo or Real Account >

Step 1. Access to the best Zulutrade Traders
Once you have your Zulutrade account, you should go to our selection of the best Zulutrade Traders: View the best Zulutrade Traders >

You will see our list of the best Zulutrade Traders as shown below:

Traders’ legend::

Trader: Name of the Trader as you will find on the Zulutrade website.
Annual ROI: It is the annual return using the Minimum Capital with the Trader set to 0.01 lots (leverage 1:100).
Equity (1:100): Is the necessary minimum equity (NME) in $ to follow the Trader with a leverage of 1:100 and 0.01 lots.
Equity (1:30): Is the necessary minimum equity (NME) in $ to follow the Trader with a leverage of 1:30 and 0.01 lots.
Max. Open Trades: This is the maximum number of trades we recommend setting up for the trader.
Link: Gives access to copy the Trader directly in Zulutrade.

This setting is for accounts with 1:100 leverage.
Settings are for 0.01 lots (1 microlot).
You should limit traders to Forex.

Step 2. Choosing the Traders
Now you just have to decide which Traders you want to copy in your Portfolio.
If you click on the Link (“View Trader >”) in the top traders table it will take you to the Zulutrade Trader page to start copying and configuring it.

Copy and set up a Trader

Once you arrive at Trader’s page on Zulutrade, you can start copying and setting up a trader correctly. The Trader page on Zulutrade will look like the following image:

Step 1. Open the Trader’s Setup Wizard
Click on the orange button in the upper right-hand corner that says “Follow“.
This will open the Trader Setup Wizard where you can set the parameters to follow the Trader in an optimal and safer way.

Step 2. Trader Settings
Once in the Trader’s Setup Wizard, we will only set 3 parameters according to the values we have recommended in the list of the best Zulutrade Traders above.

The parameters to configure are:

Funds to invest: We will put the value of the field “Equity (1:100)” (Accounts with 1:100 leverage).
Lots (Mini): We will put 0.1 (by default it comes as Fixed).
Advanced Settings > Maximum open positions: We will put the value of the field “Max. Open trades” field.

Important

Depending on the leverage of your account you will set up the equity to be invested

We provide the default setting with accounts with 1:100 leverage. For other leverages (e.g. 1:30) see below for how to calculate Funds to Invest.

Step 3. Finish the configuration
Just click the orange FOLLOW button in the Trader’s Setup Wizard, located at the bottom right.
This will complete the trader’s setup. The Trader will be immediately copied into our Portfolio with the parameters we have entered.

To access your Portfolio you must go to Settings > Portfolio as shown in the image below:

From this point on, we recommend the following steps:

Optimize: Apply the advanced trader configuration options explained below.
Diversify: Repeat the process to follow the maximum number of traders recommended according to your maximum equity with 0.1 Lots (Mini)
Follow up: Follow up on our recommended Traders once a week.

Get Started

You can start with Zulutrade in less than 2 minutes. The best way is to open a Demo Account and copy a Combo of Traders.

Step 1

Open a Zulutrade account >

Fast and free

Step 2

Copy a Combo of Traders >

The fastest account Setup

Video Tutorial

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Now you know “How to set up a Trader in Zulutrade“, if you want to learn more we encourage you to follow other of our tutorials:

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HOW TO SET UP ZULUTRADE’S COMBOS?

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Tutorial:How to set up a Trader in Zulutrade?