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# General Information

Symbols are exactly that, trading symbols, such as `EURUSD`, `XAUUSD`, `AAPL` etc. They are the symbols that will be traded on your broker account.

In order to use a trade copier correctly, you must be aware of certain things related to symbols, otherwise, you may run into issues whilst copy trading.

### General information

**Symbol Names** - It's very important to be aware of symbol names whilst copy trading, if the names do not match exactly then your trades will fail to copy.

**Minimum Lot Size** - You must be aware of your brokers minimum lot size for a traded symbol, for example, if you are trading the `DAX` market on broker A, they may have a minimum lot size of `0.01`, where broker B may have a minimum lot size of `0.1`. This means any trades copied below `0.1` on broker B would fail.

**Maximum Lot Size** - You must also be aware of your brokers maximum lot size for a traded symbol, for example, if you are trading the `EURUSD` market on broker A, they may have a maximum lot size of `50`, where broker B may have a minimum lot size of `100`. This means any trades copied above `50` on broker A would fail.

**Contract Size** - Depending on your account type, your contract size can differ. For example, there are 3 main account types, `micro`, `mini` and `standard`. You need to be aware that a `micro` account is 100x smaller than a `standard` account, and a `mini` account is 10x smaller than a `standard` account. Therefore, when considering your copier risk setting, if you are copying from a `standard` to `standard` account type, you may set 100% (1:1), where as if you were copying from a `standard` account to a `micro` account you may wish to set 1% (100x smaller), or 10% for a `mini` account.