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title: "Master Account: Meaning in Algo Trading · MyAlgoMate"
source: https://myalgomate.com/glossary/master-account
retrieved: 2026-11-02
publisher: MyAlgoMate (Myalgomate Technologies LLP, Rajkot, India)
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# Master account

Also called: Parent account, Leader account, Main account

## Meaning

The master account is the trading account where you place orders yourself. Copy trading software watches it and copies each new order, modification, cancellation and exit to the linked child accounts.

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## Read next.

- [Child account: meaning](https://myalgomate.com/glossary/child-account)
- [Master and child accounts in copy trading, explained](https://myalgomate.com/blog/master-child-copy-trading-explained)
- [MyAlgoMate Copy Trading Software](https://myalgomate.com/products/copy-trading-software)

This definition is for education only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to use any strategy. Broker and exchange rules change from time to time, so check your broker's current rules.

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