Estimating Signal Copy Ratios from Account Settings
Summary
This article describes a MetaTrader panel for estimating how signal-provider trades would scale on a subscriber’s account. Users can set balance, account currency, leverage, and deposit load; the calculator then displays available signals ordered by copy ratio and shows the calculation for a selected provider. Its ratio combines currency conversion, the balance relationship, deposit load, and a leverage adjustment, followed by rounding. A minimum deposit estimate for one-to-one copying is also shown.
The calculator reads the terminal’s signal list, so displayed providers vary with the connected account and server. Currency conversion depends on finding relevant symbols in Market Watch; if a currency pair mapping is unavailable, the tool reports no data for that ratio. The article explains the interface and its implementation with MQL controls and a table view, but does not present validation results or evidence that copying a signal will be profitable. Estimates depend on available currency symbols and selected settings, and should be understood as sizing guidance rather than performance forecasts.
Key ideas
- Copy ratios depend on account balance, currency, leverage, and deposit-load settings.
- The calculation combines currency conversion, balance scaling, deposit-load scaling, and leverage correction.
- The terminal’s available signal list can differ across accounts and trading servers.
- Currency conversion mappings must be available in Market Watch or the calculator cannot produce a ratio.
- A displayed ratio estimates trade scaling and does not establish a signal’s likely profitability.
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