MT5 Trade Copier EA – With Position Skipping Logic

MT5 Trade Copier EA – With Position Skipping Logic

Overview

I am currently using a standard Local Trade Copier from the MQL Market. The copier itself works very well, but it does not support skipping positions (copying only from a specific position index in a grid).

At the moment, I solve this by using an additional EA that skips positions, but this requires attaching the EA to each individual symbol chart (approx. 25 charts / 25 configurations), which is impractical.

I am looking for a new MT5 Trade Copier EA that behaves like a standard Local Trade Copier but additionally supports position skipping logic, and can be attached to one single chart only, while copying all trades from the account.

General Requirements

• Platform: MetaTrader 5

• EA runs on one chart only

• Copies all trades from the account, not just the chart symbol

• Supports Master (Transmitter) / Slave (Receiver) mode

• Supports copying multiple accounts on the same server using an ID

• Stable and reliable (similar behavior to well-known Local Trade Copiers)

Input Parameters / Settings

Copier Mode

• Mode: Transmitter / Receiver

• Copier ID:
  Unique identifier to allow multiple copiers on the same VPS/server

Magic Number Handling

• Receiver Magic Number
  Magic number assigned to trades opened on the slave account
  (example: master uses 11111 , receiver opens trades with 22233 )

• Magic Numbers to Copy
  Only copy trades with these magic numbers

• Magic Numbers NOT to Copy
  Trades with these magic numbers must be ignored

Symbol Filters

• Symbols to Copy
  List of symbols that are allowed to be copied

• Symbols NOT to Copy
  List of symbols that must be ignored

Trade State Options

• Copy Current Trades (true / false)
  If true → existing open trades on the master are copied when the EA starts
  If false → only newly opened trades are copied

• Reopen Closed Copied Trades (false)
  If a copied trade is closed on the slave manually, it must NOT be reopened automatically

Position Skipping Logic (Core Feature)

Parameter

• Copy From Position Index: 1 / 2 / 3 / ...

Description

This parameter defines from which position in a grid sequence trades should be copied.

Example (grid trading on EURUSD, same direction BUY or SELL):

Master opens positions in this order:

1. 0.01 lot

2. 0.02 lot

3. 0.05 lot

4. 0.08 lot

5. ...

If:

• Copy From Position Index = 1 → copy all positions

• Copy From Position Index = 2 → ignore the first position, copy from the second

• Copy From Position Index = 3 → ignore first two positions, start copying from the third

The EA must:

• Track the number of open positions per symbol and per direction (BUY / SELL) on the master

• Open a copied trade only when the master reaches the configured position index

• Ignore all earlier positions in that direction

Manual Close Handling

If I manually close copied trades on the slave account:

• The EA must wait for the next new position on the master

• If the master opens the next position in the sequence, the EA must copy it normally
  (even if previous copied positions were closed manually)

Example:

• Copy From Position Index = 3

• Positions 1 and 2 are ignored

• Position 3 is copied

• I manually close the copied position on the slave

• When the master opens position 4 → the EA copies position 4 normally

No resyncing or reopening of previously skipped or manually closed trades.

Additional Notes

• The EA should be written cleanly and clearly, with understandable logic

• No GUI is required (optional), just simple note that EA is loaded an running

• Performance and stability are important

• Behavior should be comparable to a professional Local Trade Copier

• Take profit and stopp loss are automaticaly copied from transmitter - no need additional setup parameters (TP/SL could be modified by transmitter after new possition in grid! Slave/Receiver has to control these parameters!)