Copied signal and lot is below 0.01

[Kristin Tanev Georgiev]

When I calculate the copied signal and the lot is below 0.01 exactly (0.0066). What lot will copy me 0.01 or 0 ?

[Sergey Golubev]

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How to Subscribe to a MT5 Signal

Sergey Golubev, 2021.06.07 09:40

The volume for subscriber is automatically calculated based on balance and the leverage of provider and subscriber.
read this discussion thread for more information: https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/11714  

[Sergey Golubev]

About lot size - read this example about how it is calculated (you can check it with your figures as well):

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Signal not copying full lots

Sergey Golubev, 2018.10.19 16:40

You can calculate your lot size using the following example (from General information on Trading Signals for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 article):

Let's consider a specific example of using the volumes management system:

1. Provider: balance 15 000 USD, leverage 1:100
2. Subscriber1: balance 40 000 EUR, leverage 1:200, deposit load percentage 50%
   
3. Subscriber2: balance 5 000 EUR, leverage 1:50, deposit load percentage 35%
4. EURUSD exchange rate = 1.2700
   

Calculation of Provider's and Subscriber's position volumes ratio:

1. Balances ratio considering specified part of the deposit in percentage terms:
   Subscriber1: (40 000 * 0,5) / 15 000 = 1,3333 (133.33%)
   Subscriber2: (5 000 * 0,35) / 15 000 = 0,1166 (11.66%)
   
2. After considering the leverages:
   Subscriber1: the leverage of Subscriber1 (1:200) is greater than Provider's one (1:100), thus correction on leverages is not performed
   Subscriber2: 0,1166 * (50 / 100) = 0,0583 (5.83%)
3. After considering currency rates of the deposits at the moment of calculation:
   Subscriber1: 1,3333 * 1,2700 = 1,6933 (169.33%)
   Subscriber2: 0,0583 * 1,2700 = 0,0741 (7.41%)
4. Total percentage value after the rounding (performed using a multistep algorithm):
   Subscriber1: 160% or 1.6 ratio
   Subscriber2: 7% or 0.07 ratio

Thus under the given conditions, Provider's deal with volume of 1 lot will be copied: 

- to Subscriber1 account in amount of 160% -  volume of 1.6 lots

- to Subscriber2 account in amount of 7% -  volume of 0.07 lots

[Sergey Golubev]

And check this part of the FAQ (about rounding):
What rounding scheme is used for Provider's and Subscriber's percentage ratio of deals volume?

[Eleni Anna Branou]

Krastan:
When I calculate the copied signal and the lot is below 0.01 exactly (0.0066). What lot will copy me 0.01 or 0 ?

The lot size is always rounded down, so in your case it will be 0.01, there is no 0.00 option.