MatchTrader FAQ: 70+ Answers on Prop Firm Trading & TradingView Automation

Yes. PickMyTrade connects TradingView directly to Match-Trader using webhook alerts, so strategies and indicators can fire live trades without any coding or third-party bridge. You enter your Match-Trader credentials in PickMyTrade, generate a webhook URL plus JSON payload, and paste them into a TradingView alert.

Match-Trader exposes APIs to brokers and integrated partners, not directly to retail traders. That is why most traders use a bridge like PickMyTrade, which already has an authenticated integration with Match-Trader servers and handles the webhook-to-broker translation for you.

Most users finish the full setup in about 5 minutes: connect the Match-Trader account, create an alert inside PickMyTrade, copy the webhook URL and JSON body into TradingView, and test with a small order. PickMyTrade advertises sub-200ms execution between a TradingView alert firing and the trade reaching Match-Trader.

PickMyTrade charges a flat $50/month (or $600/year) with unlimited accounts, strategies, and alerts, including Match-Trader connections. There is no per-trade fee on top of what your broker or prop firm already charges.

Match-Trader does not run Pine Script natively, but you can automate a Pine Script strategy by letting it fire TradingView alerts that PickMyTrade forwards to your Match-Trader account. In PickMyTrade you choose the STRATEGY alert type for Pine Script strategies and INDICATOR for manual or indicator-driven alerts.

PickMyTrade supports three instrument classes on Match-Trader: CFD (indices, metals, energies, crypto CFDs like NAS100 and XAUUSD), FOREX (spot FX pairs such as EURUSD and GBPJPY), and FOREXCFD (when brokers list Forex as CFDs). You pick the correct type when generating the alert so the symbol maps cleanly.

PickMyTrade supports five SL/TP modes on Match-Trader: fixed dollar from entry, percentage, exact price from TradingView, ticks, and total profit/loss. Match-Trader itself allows only one active SL and one active TP per symbol, so each new same-direction alert will overwrite the existing levels.

Yes. In PickMyTrade you can attach several Match-Trader accounts to the same alert, either under one PickMyTrade login with quantity multipliers or as separate accounts via target-account tokens. One TradingView alert can fan out to all of them at once.

Yes. TradingView fires the webhook from its own servers and PickMyTrade runs in the cloud, so alerts and trades continue even if your laptop is closed or offline. Your Match-Trader account does not need to be open in a browser either.

Yes, webhooks are only available on TradingView Essential/Pro and above, so a free TradingView account cannot send alerts to PickMyTrade or any other webhook service. TradingView also requires 2FA on the account before it lets you enable webhook alerts.

Yes, you can use PickMyTrade as a simple one-to-many copier by pointing a single TradingView alert at multiple Match-Trader accounts. Each account fires in parallel, with per-account lot sizing set inside PickMyTrade.

The order will be rejected by the broker because Match-Trader (via its liquidity provider) will not accept trades outside session hours, weekends, or on certain holidays. PickMyTrade logs the rejection so you can see why the trade did not fill.

It depends on the prop firm. Many Match-Trader prop firms such as FundedNext, FundingPips, and Alpha Capital allow Expert Advisors and TradingView automation on at least some challenge tiers, while others prohibit bots on specific products (e.g., rapid/one-step challenges). Always confirm the rules for your exact challenge before connecting.

No. PickMyTrade is fully cloud-based and Match-Trader runs in the browser as a Progressive Web App, so there is no MT4/MT5-style EA, no VPS, and no downloaded connector required. You only need a browser and a TradingView subscription that supports webhooks.

In the PickMyTrade alert builder you type the TradingView symbol and then pick the matching Match-Trader symbol from a dropdown populated from your broker's instrument list. This mapping is required when you use ticks-based SL/TP or risk-percentage position sizing.

Yes. PickMyTrade can size the Match-Trader order as a percentage of account equity or by a fixed dollar risk using the SL distance, so the lot size adjusts automatically to current balance. You set the rule once in the alert and every trigger recalculates.

PickMyTrade reports sub-200ms end-to-end execution from receiving a TradingView webhook to submitting the order to Match-Trader. Actual fill time also depends on your broker's liquidity provider and internet latency.

Technically yes, but many prop firms restrict news trading, tick scalping, or latency arbitrage on Match-Trader accounts and may void payouts for violations. Read your prop firm's rulebook before pointing a scalper at a funded Match-Trader account.

Match-Trader itself added a native trailing stop loss feature in a 2024 release, and you can also send additional alerts through PickMyTrade to move SL/TP levels as price progresses. Because Match-Trader allows only one SL and one TP per symbol, each update alert overwrites the previous level.

If your broker issues new credentials, rotates your password, or migrates servers, you just update the connection inside PickMyTrade and it picks up the new session. Existing alerts keep working once the connection shows Active again.

PickMyTrade lets you fire separate alerts that reduce position size on a specific Match-Trader symbol, which simulates scaling out. Because Match-Trader tracks net position per symbol, each reduction alert lowers the open quantity accordingly.

You cannot open a Match-Trader account with Match-Trade Technologies directly, because Match-Trader is a platform provider, not a broker. You sign up with a broker or prop firm that offers Match-Trader (e.g., FundedNext, FundingPips, Alpha Capital, FXPIG) and they provision the Match-Trader login.

Your broker or prop firm runs the KYC and AML process, not Match-Trade Technologies. Document requirements, approval timelines, and country restrictions depend entirely on the firm issuing your account.

Yes. Match-Trade's public demo lets you preview the platform in guest mode without registration, and most brokers also offer a free Match-Trader demo account so you can test charts, order tickets, and routing. Note that the public match-trader.com demo is for feature exploration only, not real trading.

Well-known prop firms offering Match-Trader include FundedNext, FundingPips, Alpha Capital Group, The Funded Trader (MT version), FXPIG, Top One Trader, E8 Markets, SFX Funded, and Instant Funding, among others. The list changes frequently as firms add or drop platforms.

Most brokers and prop firms use your profile email as the Match-Trader Login ID and send a trading password by email when the account is created. Some firms also require you to pick the correct server from a dropdown at login.

Yes, most brokers and prop firms let you hold several Match-Trader accounts (e.g., multiple challenges, live plus demo) under the same profile, managed from their client portal. Each account has its own account number and balance.

Availability in the US depends on the broker or prop firm. Some Match-Trader prop firms accept US traders for CFDs and forex as educational/funded-evaluation products, while retail CFD/FX brokers generally cannot onboard US residents due to local regulation.

Match-Trader is usually free to end users. The platform is licensed by Match-Trade Technologies to brokers and prop firms, who decide whether to pass any cost to traders (almost always they do not, since charges are built into spreads/commissions).

Spreads are set by your broker's liquidity provider, not by the platform itself. Two brokers on Match-Trader can therefore show very different EUR/USD spreads for the same clock time.

It depends on the account type. Standard accounts typically bake the cost into the spread with no commission, while raw/ECN-style accounts charge a commission (commonly around $3-$7 per side per standard lot) with tighter spreads.

Yes, positions held past the daily rollover incur a swap charge or credit based on the interest-rate differential of the pair. Swap values are set by your broker and visible on the symbol info inside the Match-Trader platform.

The platform itself has no inactivity fee, but some brokers charge one on dormant accounts after 3-12 months. Check your broker's fee schedule, not Match-Trade Technologies, for specifics.

No. PickMyTrade is a flat $50/month subscription and does not take a cut of trades or add markup on top of your broker's spread. You only pay the normal Match-Trader broker/prop-firm costs.

Challenge-fee refund policies vary by prop firm. Many (FundedNext, FundingPips, Alpha Capital) refund the challenge fee with your first or second payout if you pass, while others treat it as non-refundable marketing cost. Always read the firm's payout terms.

Match-Trader offers both native charts and a full TradingView chart integration, so you can draw with TradingView tools while trading from the Match-Trader order ticket. The TradingView integration is one of the main reasons prop firms picked the platform over MT4.

Match-Trader supports market, limit, stop, and stop-limit orders, plus attached stop loss and take profit on each position. A native trailing stop loss was added in an October 2024 release.

Yes. Match-Trader is delivered as a Progressive Web App and also as white-labelled iOS and Android apps branded by individual brokers. Settings and open positions sync in real time between web, desktop, and mobile.

Yes. Because the platform is a Progressive Web App, you click the install icon in your browser's address bar to add it as a desktop shortcut on Windows, macOS, or Linux. There is no traditional installer, so updates apply automatically on the next load.

Yes. Match-Trade Technologies ships a Copy Trading module inside the Match-Trader ecosystem, letting traders follow Masters with a chosen follow-amount and a maximum-loss cap. Availability depends on whether your broker has enabled the Social Trading add-on.

Match-Trader does not run MQL4/MQL5 EAs. Automation is handled either through built-in platform features, broker APIs, or a webhook bridge like PickMyTrade that listens to TradingView alerts and sends the orders to Match-Trader.

Yes. For prop firm accounts Match-Trader shows key challenge metrics (drawdown, profit target, trading days, daily loss) directly on the trading UI, so you do not need to jump to a separate dashboard to track rules.

Deposits are handled by your broker's Client Office, not by Match-Trade Technologies. Match-Trader itself shows a Deposit button inside the platform that typically deep-links to the broker's payment page.

Payment methods depend entirely on the broker or prop firm running the Match-Trader instance. Common options seen at Match-Trader brokers include card payments, bank transfers, crypto (USDT/BTC), and regional e-wallets.

Go to the Withdraw button inside Match-Trader (or the broker's Client Office) and submit a request. Your broker or prop firm processes payouts on their own schedule, commonly 1-5 business days for brokers and a set weekly/bi-weekly cycle for prop firms.

There is no platform-wide minimum. Each broker sets its own minimum, often $10-$100 for retail forex/CFD accounts. Prop firms instead charge a challenge fee rather than taking a deposit.

Yes, if your broker enables it. Match-Trade's Client Office supports internal transfers between demo and live accounts, and between sub-accounts, subject to the broker's policy.

Payout reliability depends on the prop firm, not the platform. Public dashboards like propfirmmatch.com track payouts for major Match-Trader firms (FundedNext, FundingPips, Alpha Capital) running into the hundreds of millions cumulatively, though individual firm reputation can change quickly, so check current reviews.

Match-Trader itself is a software platform, so it is not regulated as a broker. The broker or prop firm you sign up with holds the regulatory license (FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FSCA, or offshore equivalents), and those rules are what protect your funds.

Yes. Match-Trader integrates Google Authenticator (TOTP) 2FA, configurable by QR code or manual key entry from the platform settings. Turning it on is strongly recommended.

That depends on your broker, not the platform. Regulated FX brokers typically hold client funds in segregated bank accounts; offshore brokers and demo-funded prop firms often do not. Check the broker's regulatory disclosures.

PickMyTrade stores broker credentials encrypted and uses them only to place trades from alerts you generate. Still, as a general security practice, enable 2FA on your Match-Trader account and use a unique trading password different from your email password.

Match-Trade Technologies is the platform vendor; order flow is owned by the broker running the Match-Trader server. Whether trades go to a liquidity provider (A-book) or are internalized (B-book) is a broker-level decision, not a platform decision.

Immediately change the trading password from the platform or your broker's Client Office, enable 2FA if it is off, revoke any linked third-party connections (like PickMyTrade), and contact your broker's support. Match-Trade Technologies does not handle individual end-user security issues.

Match-Trader is used by roughly 60+ prop firms according to industry trackers, including FundedNext, FundingPips, Alpha Capital Group, The Funded Trader, E8 Markets, Top One Trader, SFX Funded, Instant Funding, and FXPIG. The list changes as firms launch or drop platforms.

Yes, as long as the specific challenge type allows Expert Advisors/automated trading. PickMyTrade natively supports Match-Trader at $50/month flat, so you connect the challenge account the same way you would any other Match-Trader account.

It varies by prop firm and product tier. FundedNext, for example, allows EAs and copy trading on most challenges but bans them on some fast-track products; The Funded Trader has per-challenge rules as well. Check the rulebook of your exact challenge before automating.

Prop firms cite Match-Trader's native TradingView chart integration, web-first design (no download for traders), built-in prop-firm rule enforcement (drawdown, daily loss, min trading days), and faster iteration by the vendor. Industry coverage notes around 60% of the top 10 FX prop firms use Match-Trader.

PickMyTrade deduplicates webhook alerts server-side, but you should still test with a small size first. If an unexpected order does fire, most prop firms evaluate intent on big violations (drawdown, lot-size caps) rather than punishing a single duplicate fill.

Confirm your Login ID is your profile email (not the account number), that you are using the trading password emailed at account creation, and that you have selected the correct broker/server from the dropdown. If credentials look right, reach out to the broker's support since Match-Trade Technologies does not handle end-user logins.

Common causes are markets closed for the symbol, insufficient free margin, lot size outside the broker's min/max, symbol disabled on your account, or a prop firm rule (e.g., max lot, hedging disabled). The rejection reason is shown in the notifications panel or the PickMyTrade log.

Match-Trader sessions can expire after a period of inactivity or when a new login is detected from another device. Log in once from a single browser, keep 2FA codes ready, and ask your broker's support to check for IP restrictions if it keeps happening.

Some traders on Trustpilot have reported TP/SL prices filling a bit worse than expected, which is typically slippage on volatile pairs or broker execution rather than a platform bug. Use limit TPs and check your broker's average slippage stats if this is systematic.

Force-close and reopen the PWA, clear the browser cache on the web version, switch from mobile data to Wi-Fi, and confirm you are on the latest app build from your broker. Prop firm customer service can also escalate persistent latency to Match-Trade's platform team.

Re-enter your Match-Trader email, password, and server inside PickMyTrade; a rotated password or expired session is the most common cause. If it still fails, confirm you can log in manually to the Match-Trader web app with the same credentials before retrying.

MT4 wins on mature EA ecosystem, community indicators, and scalping-optimised execution on older broker setups. Match-Trader wins on modern UI, TradingView charts, mobile PWA experience, and easier webhook automation via services like PickMyTrade.

MT5 offers exchange-traded instruments, depth of market, and MQL5 EA support that Match-Trader lacks. Match-Trader is simpler, web-first, and more tightly built around prop firm rules and TradingView, which is why many new FX props default to it.

cTrader is known for transparent ECN pricing, level-2 depth of market, and cBot automation; Match-Trader is known for a cleaner prop-firm UX, native TradingView charts, and a white-labelled mobile app per broker. If you need cBots, pick cTrader; if you want TradingView-native charts and prop firm tooling, pick Match-Trader.

Both are modern web-based platforms aimed at prop firms and FX/CFD brokers, and both integrate TradingView charts. TradeLocker leans slightly into a more opinionated trader-first UI, while Match-Trader has broader broker adoption and a more complete Client Office ecosystem. PickMyTrade supports both natively.

No. Many brokers and prop firms let you pick your platform per account, so you can run MT4/MT5 for legacy EAs and Match-Trader for TradingView-driven strategies side by side. PickMyTrade can automate all of them from the same TradingView alerts.