When Is Binance Copy Trading Profit Share Deducted from Your Balance?
The profit share is not deducted instantly on every profitable trade. Instead, it is deducted as a one-time amount from your copy trading account balance either during the weekly settlement every Monday, or when you or the lead trader proactively ends the copy trading relationship.
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Below we clarify the deduction timing and calculation in two scenarios.
1. Two Timing Scenarios for Profit Share Deduction
Scenario A: Automatic Weekly Settlement Every Monday (most common)
What happens: The system takes a snapshot of all active copy trading portfolios at a fixed time every Monday to calculate the profit share due for that week.
Specific Time: The snapshot of the portfolio's total profit/loss starts every Monday at 8:00 AM Beijing time (UTC 00:00).
Deduction Method: The system automatically deducts the profit share amount and transfers it to the lead trader's spot wallet. Your copy trading account balance will be reduced by this amount.
Note: If the unrealized P/L of the copied portfolio at the snapshot is below -20,000 USDT, profit share settlement will not occur this week. Also, if your copy trading account's available balance is less than the due profit share amount, the system will not deduct it and this period's profit share will not be executed.
Scenario B: Immediate Settlement upon Stopping Copy Trading
The following three situations trigger instant profit share settlement:
You voluntarily stop copying a portfolio.
The lead trader actively closes their portfolio.
You withdraw profits from the copy trading account.
In these cases, the profit share will be calculated and deducted on the spot when the action occurs, without waiting for the next Monday.
2. How Is the Profit Share Amount Calculated?
The system uses the "high-water mark" method, formula:
Amount to be shared = Max[(Total Portfolio Profit × Profit Share Ratio) – Already Shared Amount, 0]
Key point: The lead trader only receives new profit share when the total profit breaks the historical high point. If there is a loss this week, the previously shared amount will be carried forward to offset in the next period.
Example: Initial copy 1,000 USDT, profit share ratio 10%
| Time | Weekly P/L | Cumulative Total Profit | Total Entitled Profit Share | Already Shared | Deducted This Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | +200 | +200 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Week 2 | -150 | +50 | 5 | 20 | 0 (no share when in loss) |
| Week 3 | +100 | +150 | 15 | 20 | 0 (no new high) |
| Week 4 | +150 | +300 | 30 | 20 | 10 (fill the new high difference) |
Weeks 2 and 3 had weekly profits, but because the cumulative total profit did not exceed the high point from Week 1 (200), the lead trader gets no profit share.
Prerequisites
You have started copying a futures or spot trading portfolio.
The profit share ratio for that portfolio has been set (public portfolios are fixed at 10%).
Common Failure Reasons
Mistakenly thinking "every profitable trade will be deducted": Many people see a trade making profit, but the account balance isn't deducted, and they think the system missed it. Actually, profit share is settled uniformly every Monday, and no per-trade deductions occur during the week.
Forcing a withdrawal during a losing week leads to profit share deduction: If in a given week your account's cumulative total profit is lower than the already shared amount, and you withdraw profits at that moment, the system will calculate profit share based on the current cumulative total profit. This may result in the already shared amount exceeding the entitled share, requiring you to return the excess to the lead trader, and the actual amount you receive will be lower than expected.
Risk Warnings
Profit share does not affect trading principal: Profit share is only deducted from the profit portion and will never touch your initial copy trading principal.
Settlement postponed when insufficient balance: If your copy trading account balance is insufficient to cover the profit share on Monday settlement, the deduction will not occur for that period, meaning the lead trader will not receive their share that period.
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FAQ
Q: Is the profit share ratio the same for public and private portfolios? A: No. Public portfolios have a fixed profit share ratio of 10%. Private portfolios (requiring an invitation code to join) allow lead traders to set their own ratio, up to 30%.
Q: Is the profit share deducted in USDT or another currency? A: Profit share is settled in the denomination currency of the copy trading account (usually USDT) and automatically transferred to the lead trader's spot wallet. For referral commissions, from February 13, 2025, they may be uniformly converted to USDC for distribution.
Final Step Verification:
Open your copy trading portfolio details page and check "Historical Profit Share Records" or "Already Shared Amount". If you have profit this week but see no deduction, please confirm whether it is currently Monday's settlement window. If it is not Monday, the profit share will accumulate and be processed collectively on the next Monday, so your balance will temporarily not be reduced. If you need immediate confirmation, you can try the "Stop Copying" action, and the system will settle on the spot and display the amount of profit share to be deducted.
