Max Per Trade vs Trade Amount (Auto Copy Sizing)
What Max per trade means on Polycopy Auto Copy bots: your copy order ceiling, not the trader's order size. How Trade amount (Fixed mode) maps to Manage settings after activation.
Max per trade is YOUR copy size
Max per trade is the maximum USDC your bot can spend on one copied trade. It caps YOUR order after Polycopy calculates size from Fixed, Conviction, or Kelly. It does not mean "only copy when the trader's order is under $X."
How sizing is calculated
Fixed: every copy uses the same amount (Trade amount at setup). Conviction: size scales with how big the trader's bet is relative to their average, clamped by min and max per trade. Kelly: size uses bankroll and estimated edge, also clamped by min and max per trade.
Trade amount at bot creation (Fixed only)
When you pick Fixed allocation during setup, you enter Trade amount — that is the exact size for every copy. Polycopy sets min and max per trade to the same value. After activation, the separate Trade amount label is not shown; edit the same value under Manage bot → Max per trade (Min per trade under Advanced matches for Fixed).
Min per trade
Min per trade is the floor on your copy size (platform minimum $2). Even if Kelly or Conviction suggests a smaller bet, the order will not go below this minimum unless you lack sufficient cash.
Total capital vs per-trade caps
Total capital is the pool allocated to the bot. Max per trade limits one order; daily budget limits total new spend per day. You can hit max per trade on every copy and still run out of capital if total capital is too low.
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