Nothing to install, no Windows needed: the copier runs in the cloud and you manage it from a browser.
A lot of futures software was written for Windows. NinjaTrader is a Windows desktop application, and many copier add-ons for it are Windows plug-ins too. Mac traders often end up with a Windows VM, a Parallels or Boot Camp setup, or a remote Windows VPS just to run a copier.
A copier that runs in the cloud removes that requirement. The part that watches your leader account and places the follower orders is on our servers. Your Mac only needs a browser to set it up and check on it.
If you are on a Mac, you are probably trading on one of a few web-based tools. Tradovate has a web platform that runs in the browser. TradingView runs in the browser and can send alerts to a webhook. Signal Trade App also has its own charts and order entry.
The copier does not care which of these you use to place the leader trade. It connects to the broker account itself, so whichever way an order reaches the leader, it is copied to the followers.
Open signaltradeapp.com in your browser and create an account. Then:
It is a web app, so the chip in your Mac does not matter. M-series and Intel Macs both work, and so does any recent version of Safari, Chrome, Edge or Firefox. Because it is not a native Mac app, you cannot add it to the Dock as a separate program, though most browsers let you save a site as a window or shortcut.
The copier stays on when you close the tab, shut the lid, or restart your Mac. Closing the browser does not stop copy groups.
Prop firms have different rules about where you can trade from and about third-party tools, and these rules change. Read your firm's current rules on remote servers and copy trading before you connect an account. Signal Trade App works with firms that issue Tradovate or Rithmic accounts, and it does not connect to Topstep or TopstepX (ProjectX).
If your workflow is a Mac, a browser and a few prop firm accounts, the useful question is what has to be running for the copier to work. Here the answer is only our servers.
Signal Trade App costs $29/month. The 5-day trial requires a card. If you would rather run it yourself, the self-hosted version is a $599 one-time purchase. Order routing is under 50ms on Tradovate and under 5ms on Rithmic.
Yes. It is a web app, so it works in Safari, Chrome, Edge and Firefox on any recent Mac. There is nothing to download or install.
No. The copier runs on our servers, so there is no Windows software to run on your Mac.
Yes. Because it runs in the browser, it works the same on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
NinjaTrader is a Windows application, so you would need a Windows environment to run it. If you trade the leader account some other way, such as Tradovate web or TradingView, you do not need NinjaTrader at all.
Copy groups keep running. They are hosted in the cloud and do not depend on your Mac being awake.
Yes. TradingView alerts can be sent to a Signal Trade App webhook, and the resulting trade is copied to your followers.
$29/month. The 5-day trial requires a card. Self-hosted is $599 one-time.