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Gate Live Copy Trading: Trader Profit Sharing Rules Explained | Gate | Gate

2026-08-26 (UTC)
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Dear Gate users,

We've recently received many inquiries about the profit-sharing rules for copy trading lead traders. This article provides a detailed explanation of how profit sharing works.

Gate traders can earn a percentage of their copiers' profits as profit sharing.
Below is a detailed overview of the profit-sharing rules.

Profit-Sharing Calculation and Distribution Process

1. Pending Profit-Sharing Calculation: Trigger Conditions

When the Lead Trader Requests Profit Sharing: The calculation is triggered when the Lead Trader initiates a profit-sharing withdrawal.

When a Copier Stops Copying: Profit sharing is automatically calculated when a Follower stops copying the Lead Trader.

Scheduled Calculation: Profit sharing is automatically calculated for the Follower every 7 days. If the Follower has active orders, open positions, unrealized P&L, or a negative available balance, or if the Lead Trader is not actively leading, the calculation will be deferred. The system will retry every 10 minutes. Once the Follower has no active orders or open positions, no unrealized P&L, and a positive available balance, and the Lead Trader is actively leading, the system will record the pending profit-sharing data and update the Follower's next profit-sharing calculation time to 7 days later.

2. Profit-Sharing Distribution: Steps for Distribution

Automatic Distribution: Profit sharing is automatically distributed daily at 01:45 UTC based on the statistics collected before 00:00 UTC.

Manual Distribution: Profit sharing can also be distributed manually through a dedicated interface to handle special or urgent cases.

3. Profit Sharing Distributed

Once the transfer is completed, traders will receive their profit-sharing payments, completing the process.

Gate reserves the right to make the final interpretation of this product.

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