How does copy trading work?

Copy trading on Quant Alpha works through a simple link between our platform and your exchange account:

- **Your investment capital stays in your exchange account.** You deposit USDT directly into your Binance, Bybit, or other supported exchange. Quant Alpha never holds your trading funds.
- **You purchase GAS on our platform** for profit sharing. GAS is our internal credit used to cover platform fees.
- **Our platform links strategy trades to your exchange account via API.** When you subscribe to a strategy, we connect to your exchange through an API key (with trading-only permissions). Whenever the strategy trader opens or closes a position, our system mirrors that same trade into your exchange account automatically.
- **GAS is only deducted when a profit is made.** If the strategy generates a profit, a share is deducted from your GAS balance as a platform fee. If the strategy incurs a loss, there is no fee — you only pay when you win.