> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.legend.trade/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Limits & Safeguards

> Copy trading deposit limits, asset restrictions, and safety mechanisms

Copy trading includes several safeguards to protect copiers during the alpha period.

## Deposit Limits

| Limit           | Value | Notes               |
| --------------- | ----- | ------------------- |
| Minimum deposit | \$250 | Per trader you copy |
| Maximum deposit | \$500 | Per trader you copy |

These limits apply per copy profile. If you're copying 3 different traders, each profile has its own $250–$500 range.

Withdrawals must either leave at least \$250 in the profile or withdraw everything (stopping the profile).

<Note>
  Each copy profile creates a new Hyperliquid sub-wallet, so a one-time Hyperliquid network fee of around \$1 may be deducted from your first deposit when the wallet is activated.
</Note>

## Order Limits

| Limit              | Value         |
| ------------------ | ------------- |
| Minimum order size | \$10 notional |

If a proportional order would result in less than \$10 of notional value, it's skipped. This can happen when copying a trader with a much larger account — very small percentage moves may not meet the minimum.

## Leverage

Your copy wallet mirrors the trader's leverage and margin mode (isolated or cross) exactly — there's no separate leverage cap to set. Risk is controlled by your deposit size, since every position is scaled down proportionally to the amount you allocated.

## Profit Share

Traders can charge a profit share of up to **20%** on the gains they generate for you. The rate is shown before you start copying and applies only to winning trades — positions that close at a loss incur no profit share.

## Asset Restrictions

To protect against slippage and market manipulation, copy trading restricts which assets are mirrored:

* **Open interest threshold** — Assets with less than \$5M in total open interest are not copied
* **AUM-to-OI ratio** — If the total copy trading capital allocated to an asset exceeds 1% of its open interest, new orders for that asset are paused

These restrictions are evaluated in real-time for each order.

## Pre-Existing Positions

By default, a trader's already-open positions are **not mirrored** when you start copying. This prevents you from entering a trade mid-way — for example, being on the wrong side if the trader sells an existing long. Mirroring for those assets begins only once the trader fully closes a pre-existing position and opens a new one.

This is the **Only copy newly opened positions** toggle, on by default. Turn it off at setup if you'd rather also mirror the trader's current open positions.

## Stopping a Copy Profile

When you stop copying a trader:

1. All open positions in your copy wallet are **closed with market orders**
2. After positions settle, your remaining USDC is **automatically transferred back** to your main wallet
3. The profile is marked as stopped — no further orders will be placed