Exness Copy Trading Closed: The Alternative for Traders, IBs and Communities

Swiset Team November 9, 2026 · Updated: November 2026 8 min read

Exness copy trading alternative for MT4 and MT5 accounts

/Short answer

Exness has shut down its Copy Trading service (formerly Exness Social Trading). Since February 16, 2026 it no longer accepts new strategies or investments, and on June 25, 2026 it closed all existing strategies and investments. Exness MT4 and MT5 accounts keep working as normal.

If you want to keep copying trades without switching brokers, the alternative is an independent copy trading platform that connects to your Exness MT4/MT5 account. Swiset Copy, a copy trading platform, does exactly that: a trader, IB or community leader connects their account as the master, and followers copy their trades from their own accounts, in milliseconds, with no one holding their money.

/What happened to Exness Copy Trading

Exness launched its social trading platform in 2017: investors picked strategy providers from a leaderboard and copied their trades proportionally. In 2026 it was wound down in stages:

January 15, 2026: the Copy Trading app is removed from the App Store and Google Play.
February 16, 2026: new strategies and investments are no longer accepted; open positions stay active.
June 25, 2026: all remaining investments are closed automatically at market price and strategies are archived.
June 26, 2026: final performance fees are paid to strategy providers.

The Exness Help Center confirms it: new strategies and investments can no longer be created, and existing ones were closed on June 25, 2026. History and the investment wallet remain visible in the Copy Trading tab of the web Personal Area.

What still works

Exness trading accounts on MT4, MT5, Exness Terminal and Exness Trade.
Funds: Exness said strategy accounts become standard trading accounts.
IB commissions on referred clients' trading.

What no longer exists

Copying strategies inside Exness, as an investor or as a provider.
The Copy Trading app.

Note: if someone offers to "reactivate" Exness Copy Trading, treat it as a red flag. Exness has no official replacement.

/Who is affected and what to do

Strategy providers

You lost your showcase and your way to earn from copiers inside Exness. Your trading and your account are still there. What to do: connect your Exness account as the master on an independent platform and invite your followers to copy you from their own accounts.

Exness IBs

Your commissions keep running on your referrals' trading, but clients who only traded by copying stopped generating lots. What to do: give them a way to copy again without leaving Exness and win that volume back. See how it works in solutions for IBs and communities.

Community leaders and educators

If your community copied your trades on Exness, it is now back to manual signals: late entries, different prices and wrong position sizes. What to do: automate copying under your brand, without asking anyone to switch brokers.

Investors who were copying

Your positions were closed on June 25 and your funds stayed in your account. What to do: check your history in the Personal Area. If you want to keep copying a specific trader, ask whether they offer copying from your own Exness account.

/Exness Copy Trading alternatives

There are two paths: switch to a broker with its own copy trading, or stay with Exness and copy through an independent tool connected to your MT4/MT5 account.

1. Switch to another broker with built-in copy trading

Brokers such as eToro, Vantage or AvaTrade run their own copy trading services. What it takes: opening a new account, verifying your identity again, moving funds and rebuilding your follower base on another platform. And you are exposed to the same risk: if that broker closes its service, you start over.

2. MQL5 Signals (MetaTrader)

MetaQuotes' signals service, separate from Exness, which runs inside MT4/MT5. What it takes: your followers sign up and pay on MQL5, and you compete in a marketplace with thousands of signals. The brand and the relationship do not stay in your community.

3. Trade copiers

Software that copies between MT4/MT5 accounts, on your VPS or in the cloud. What it takes: it works very well for your own accounts, but onboarding and managing hundreds of followers is on you.

4. Manual signals on Telegram or Discord

Free and immediate, but every follower enters late, at a different price and with a different size. It is what many communities fell back to after the closure.

5. Swiset Copy: copy trading on your Exness account

Swiset Copy is a broker-independent copy trading platform and an Exness Copy Trading alternative. The trader, IB or leader connects their account as the master and shares a link; each follower connects their own account and copies automatically.

You stay with Exness: no one opens a new account or moves funds.
Execution in about 10 ms, scaled to each follower's balance and risk.
Non-custodial: Swiset never touches the money; each follower can stop copying at any time.
Your brand, your community and your data.
Works with MT4, MT5, cTrader and Match-Trader, so you do not depend on a single broker.

/Comparison

Exness Copy Trading alternatives compared
	Another broker with copy trading	MQL5 Signals	Trade copier	Manual signals	Swiset Copy
Do you stay with Exness?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Need to move funds	Yes	No	No	No	No
Execution	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Manual, delayed	Automatic, ~10 ms
Brand and relationship	The broker's	MQL5's	Depends	Yours	Yours
Built for communities and IBs	No	No	No	Partly	Yes
Tied to a single broker	Yes	No	No	No	No
Custody of funds	Broker	Broker	Broker	Broker	Broker; Swiset is non-custodial

For more detail on each option, see the copy trading options comparison.

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/How to keep copy trading on your Exness account with Swiset Copy

For a provider, IB or community leader, moving from Exness Copy Trading to the Swiset Copy copy trading platform takes days, not months:

1. Create your community. Add your name, logo and colors, and set the rules followers will copy you with.
2. Connect your Exness account as the master. Securely link the MT4 or MT5 account you trade from; that is the strategy your followers copy.
3. Invite your followers. Share a link in your Telegram, Discord or WhatsApp. Each follower connects their own Exness account and picks their risk level.
4. Trade as usual. Every trade you open, modify or close is replicated automatically, scaled to each follower's balance.
5. Measure. See who is copying, who paused and how much volume your community generates.

More detail on the copy trading for Exness accounts page.

Bring copy trading back to your Exness community

If your community or your referrals were copying on Exness, in 30 minutes we will show you how they would keep copying you from their own accounts.

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Risk and trademark notice: trading leveraged instruments carries high risk and may result in the partial or total loss of capital. Copying another trader does not remove that risk, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Swiset is a technology provider: it does not act as a broker, advisor or manager, and it does not hold funds. Swiset is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Exness; "Exness" is a trademark of its owner and is mentioned for descriptive purposes only.

Sources

Exness Help Center — What is Copy Trading?
GlobeGain — Exness Announces Gradual Phase-Out of Copy Trading Service by June 2026
StarPeakTrade — Exness Plans to Phase Out Copy Trading in 2026
BrokerAnalysis — Exness Social Trading Review 2026
Swiset Copy — copy trading platform

FAQs

Does Exness still have copy trading?

No. Exness shut down its Copy Trading service: since February 2026 it accepts no new strategies or investments, and on June 25, 2026 it closed all existing ones. Its MT4 and MT5 accounts keep working.

When did Exness Copy Trading close?

The final closure was on June 25, 2026, when remaining investments were closed at market price. On June 26, the last performance fees were paid to strategy providers.

What happened to my money invested in Exness Copy Trading?

Positions were closed at market price and funds stayed in your Exness account. You can review your history and investment wallet in the Copy Trading tab of the web Personal Area.

What is the best alternative to Exness Copy Trading?

It depends on whether you want to stay with Exness. If you are willing to switch brokers, some brokers have built-in copy trading. If you want to keep your Exness MT4/MT5 account, you need an independent platform; Swiset Copy is built so traders, IBs and communities can keep copying without moving funds.

Can I copy trade with my Exness MT5 account?

Yes, with an external tool that connects to your account: MQL5 Signals, a trade copier or a platform like Swiset Copy. It is no longer possible inside Exness's own service.

I am an Exness IB. Do I still get commissions?

According to Exness, IB commissions are still paid on referred clients' trading. What drops is the volume from clients who only traded by copying, unless you give them another way to copy.

Is Swiset Copy an official Exness product?

No. Swiset is an independent company, not affiliated with Exness. Swiset Copy connects to accounts at different brokers, including Exness MT4/MT5 accounts.