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Account Farming Strategy

Farming is the art of running multiple funded accounts simultaneously, copying trades across all of them, and collecting payouts from each. It's how top prop traders earn $20K-$50K+ per month.

What Is Account Farming?

Instead of one $150K account, farming means running 5-20 smaller accounts ($50K each) across multiple firms. You trade once on a master account, and copy trading software replicates the trade to all followers instantly.

Single Account Risk

One $150K account. One bad day = everything gone. All income from one firm that might change rules or delay payouts.

Farming Portfolio

Ten $50K accounts across 3 firms. Lose one? 9 keep paying. Firm changes rules? You have diversification.

Building Your Farm (3 Phases)

Phase 1: Foundation (Month 1-2)

Buy 3-5 evaluations during a sale (80% off). Pass them using your proven strategy. Total investment: $150-$300.

Phase 2: Scale (Month 3-4)

Use payout profits to buy more evaluations. Target: 8-10 funded accounts across 2-3 different firms.

Phase 3: Optimize (Month 5+)

Fine-tune position sizes, add/remove firms based on payout speed. Target: 15-20 accounts with $20K+/month income.

Best Firms for Farming

Firm	Max Accounts	Copy Trading	Farm Rating
Apex Trader Funding	20	✅ Allowed	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Take Profit Trader	5-10	✅ Allowed	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bulenox	10+	✅ Allowed	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Topstep	5	✅ Allowed	⭐⭐⭐
FTMO	2	⚠️ Limited	⭐⭐

Risk Management for Farms

Diversify Across Firms

Never have all accounts at one firm. If they change rules or freeze payouts, your entire income stops. Spread across 3+ firms.

Account Loss Budget

Budget for losing 2-3 accounts per month. That's normal. If you run 10 accounts and lose 2, the other 8 produce enough profit to cover re-evaluation costs.

Copy Trading Tools

You need software to replicate your master account trades to all follower accounts. The most popular tools for futures prop firm farming:

TradeSync

TradeCopier

Best value

NinjaTrader native. Free-$30/month. Best for NinjaTrader users.

Duplikium

Best for scaling

Multi-platform. $99/month. Advanced features for large farms.

Manual copy

Free option

No software cost but limited to 3-5 accounts max. Not scalable.

Learn copy trading rules

Each firm has specific copy trading policies. Know the rules before you start.

Copy Trading Guide