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Copier trading indicators have one purpose, to copy trades from one account to multiple accounts! They either work or they don’t, what is there to approve? I like to use Simple Copier from the Ninja Echo System, works great with little to no slippage and it’s free but of course it’s not the “approved” list. Too many prop firms out there to deal with ETF’s onerous rules. I still have 3 accounts that I’ll keep trading until either blown or payout but not too hopeful of the latter judging by the reviews here.
My response, sounds like a lot of pretty words. APEX doesn’t even vet copiers

If you look at Elite Trader Funding’s low ratings across review platforms, take them seriously. They are completely justified. As a loyal client who has spent four years of time, hard work, and thousands of dollars with ETF since their founding year, I am watching my long-term investment go down the drain due to arbitrary, predatory practices.
When prop firm competition tightened, ETF began using unilateral backend moves to protect their balance sheet at the expense of serious traders.
Here is the factual timeline of how they operate:
Gutting Leverage to Block Payouts:
I held three $150,000 Elite Accounts, each offering a $5,000 drawdown buffer and allowance for up to 140 micro contracts. As I began accumulating small, steady gains and showing a disciplined trajectory toward a major payout, ETF stepped in. They invoked a unilateral clause to force me onto a "LIVE ELITE" account—slashing my position limits from 140 micro contracts down to just 5 micro contracts and capping my drawdown buffer at a mere $1,674.
Preemptive Cover-Up:
ETF claimed their Risk Team moved me because I was "ready" for live execution. In reality, this was a calculated move to reduce their financial exposure. By forcing a trader who was approaching a payout onto severely restricted rules, they ensured they wouldn't be on the hook for a substantial payout on a $150K account model.
Destroying the Prop Firm Model:
Traders pay thousands of dollars in evaluation fees for capital leverage. Capping a drawdown at $1,674 and restricting position size to 5 micros destroys the entire reason to use a prop firm. Anyone can put $1,700 into a personal micro-brokerage account, trade 5 micros, and keep 100% of their profits without giving up a 20% profit split to ETF.
Arbitrary 2-Year Ban:
After taking a minor $300 drawdown under these forced, restricted live parameters, ETF shut my account down. When I asked for transparent metrics explaining how their Risk Team justified this forced move, they refused to answer. Instead, they placed me on a 2-year probationary ban, barring me even from their rebuild program.
Misleading Retorts:
Support attempted to deflect by bringing up small historical payouts from years ago under an old rule structure, completely ignoring that they unilaterally altered the core product deliverables I paid for this year.
Four years of loyalty and thousands of dollars spent mean nothing to ETF. Every dollar spent on their evaluation fees would have been infinitely better off in a personal micro-brokerage account where rules, leverage, and drawdown parameters cannot be changed mid-game to save the firm money.
To my fellow traders: Trust the negative reviews. The moment ETF senses you are managing risk well and heading toward a significant payout, they will use hidden clauses to strip your leverage, shift the risk onto you, and ban you when you demand transparency. Avoid this firm at all costs.