What is SnapTrade?
Quick answer
SnapTrade is a secure brokerage-connection service (an aggregator) that lets apps connect to your brokerage account for data and trading without your login being shared. RelayTrades uses SnapTrade to connect your own broker, so copied trades route into your account and your broker credentials are never handed to RelayTrades.
SnapTrade is the secure plumbing that lets an app work with the brokerage account you already have. In copy trading, it is what makes copying into your own broker possible without handing over your login.
What SnapTrade does
SnapTrade is a connection layer between apps and brokerages. It lets an application read your account data and, with a trade-enabled connection, place orders, using a secure authorized connection rather than your raw username and password. That means the app you are using never sees or stores your broker login, and you can revoke the connection at any time.
Why it matters in copy trading
RelayTrades connects to the brokerage you already own through SnapTrade. That is what allows copied trades to route into your own account while your funds never leave your broker and your credentials are never shared with RelayTrades. It is central to the non-custodial model: you keep custody and control, and the connection can be revoked whenever you choose.
Frequently asked questions
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