How to Run Multiple Prop Firm Evaluations at Once
Running one evaluation is a trading problem. Running four at once is a logistics problem — here's what breaks by hand, and what changes when the orders are repeated.
7 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Running one evaluation is a trading problem. Running four at once is a logistics problem — the same setup has to reach four accounts within seconds of each other, and you only have one pair of hands. This guide covers what actually breaks when you do it manually, and what changes when the orders are repeated for you.
Why doing it by hand stops working
With two accounts you can just about manage: place, alt-tab, place again. The trouble starts at three or four, and it isn't only speed.
- Timing drift — the last account you click gets a different price from the first. On a fast move that gap is the difference between the accounts telling the same story and telling four different ones.
- Exits are worse than entries — closing four positions by hand while price is moving against you is where the real damage happens. Most people plan the entry and improvise the exit.
- Attention cost — every second spent on order entry is a second not spent reading the market. The admin crowds out the actual job.
- Mistakes compound — a wrong lot size on one account out of four is easy to miss and annoying to unwind, especially if each account has a different balance.
What changes when the trades are repeated
A copier turns four decisions into one. You trade your source account exactly as you would anyway; every open, close and partial close is repeated onto the follower accounts you've connected. You are still the one deciding what to trade and when — nothing is chosen for you, and nothing trades while you're away unless you leave a position open. If you're new to the idea, start with what a trade copier actually does.
The part people underestimate is the exit. One action should close the source position and every copy of it — because a copier that only handles entries has left you with the harder half of the problem.
Sizing, when the accounts aren't the same size
Evaluation accounts are rarely identical — a 50K and a 200K shouldn't take the same lot size. There are two sane ways to handle it:
- Fixed multiplier — each follower takes a set proportion of the source's size. Simple and predictable, but you re-check it whenever an account's balance moves materially.
- Equity ratio — each follower is sized against its own equity relative to the source, so a 200K account naturally takes a larger position than a 50K one without you doing the sums.
Neither is "correct" — they suit different setups. Position sizing when copying trades walks through both, including what happens at the broker's minimum lot size, which is where small accounts usually run into trouble.
Evaluations run on demo servers — which matters here
Prop firm evaluations, and most funded accounts, are issued on MetaTrader demo servers. That surprises people who assume "demo" means "not serious" — the account is a demo server with real consequences attached, which is exactly why the platform behaves the way it does.
It also means a copier built for demo servers is a copier built for this use case, not a compromised version of a live-account tool. Trepeat connects demo accounts and refuses live ones at connect time.
The rules question, answered honestly
Whether you may run the same strategy across several evaluations is set by the rulebook of the accounts you hold — not by us, and not by a general article. Some programmes limit how correlated multiple accounts may be, or cap total exposure across them. That document is the one that governs. We covered how to think about it in is copying your own trades allowed, and the conclusion is the same: read your own terms before you scale up. This page isn't legal advice.
What to watch once it's running
Copying removes the clicking, not the market. Two things stay true no matter which tool you use:
- Fills won't be identical — different accounts sit on different servers with different spreads and liquidity, so prices vary slightly. That's normal, and why follower fills differ explains when a difference is ordinary and when it's worth investigating.
- Correlated accounts fail together — the same trade on four accounts means a bad day lands on all four at once. Copying multiplies whatever your strategy already does, in both directions.
The practical answer to both is visibility: you should be able to see every copy, its fill price, and an alert when one doesn't land — rather than discovering a gap at the end of the week.