Your Complete
User Guide
New to GemHoldings? This guide walks you through everything "" from opening your account to making your first copy-trade and monitoring your portfolio like a pro.
GemHoldings is a copy-trading platform "" a service that lets you automatically mirror the live trades of verified professional traders. When a trader you follow opens or closes a position, the same trade is replicated proportionally in your account "" without you needing to do anything.
Think of it as having a professional manage your portfolio, except you remain in full control at all times. You set the rules, you choose who you copy, and you can stop at any moment.
Registration takes less than 3 minutes. You'll need a valid email address and to choose a secure password.
As an FCA-regulated platform, GemHoldings is required to verify the identity of all users before they can deposit or withdraw funds. This process "" called Know Your Customer (KYC) "" typically takes 2"“24 hours.
You'll need to provide:
- Photo ID: Passport, national identity card, or driving licence (must be valid and not expired).
- Proof of address: A bank statement, utility bill, or government letter dated within the last 3 months, showing your full name and address.
- Selfie: A live selfie holding your photo ID "" this confirms you are the person submitting the documents.
Once KYC is approved, you can deposit funds to start copy-trading. Navigate to Wallet →’ Deposit in your dashboard.
Available deposit methods:
- Bank Transfer (SWIFT/SEPA): No platform fee. Funds arrive in 1"“3 business days.
- Bitcoin (BTC): Instant confirmation after 2 blockchain confirmations. 0.5% processing fee.
- USDT (TRC-20 / ERC-20): Near-instant. 0.3% processing fee. Recommended for speed.
- Ethereum (ETH): Processed after 12 confirmations. 0.5% processing fee.
- Wire Transfer: For large deposits (>$10,000). Contact support for dedicated wire instructions.
Navigate to the Traders section of your dashboard. You can filter by:
- Return (monthly %): Sort by average monthly return. Note: higher returns often correlate with higher risk.
- Max Drawdown: Filter by traders whose worst historical loss stays within your comfort zone (e.g., max 20% drawdown).
- Risk rating: Low / Medium / High "" based on AutoGuard™'s assessment of leverage and drawdown history.
- Markets traded: Choose traders who specialise in markets you're comfortable with (Forex, Crypto, Equities, etc.).
- Copiers: The number of users currently copying a trader is a social proof signal "" but don't treat it as a substitute for performance analysis.
Once you've selected a trader, click "Copy" on their profile. A configuration panel will appear where you set:
- Allocated capital: The amount from your wallet to allocate to this copy relationship. Minimum $200.
- Copy ratio: Position sizes are proportionally scaled from the trader's account to yours by default. Advanced users can set a custom multiplier.
- Stop-copy loss: If your copied portfolio loses more than X% from your starting allocation, copying automatically pauses. Default: 30%.
- Copy existing positions: Choose whether to copy trades already open at the moment you subscribe, or only new trades going forward.
AutoGuard™ is GemHoldings's proprietary risk engine, active on every account from the moment you start copying. It monitors all your copied positions 24/7 and intervenes automatically when risk thresholds are approached.
Configure your AutoGuard™ settings in Settings →’ Risk Management:
- Portfolio drawdown limit: If your total copied portfolio drops more than this % from its peak, AutoGuard™ pauses all copying and alerts you.
- Per-trader drawdown limit: Applies independently to each trader you copy "" useful for protecting against one bad performer.
- Leverage cap: Limits the maximum leverage applied to any position copied in your account.
- Overnight hold rule: If enabled, copied positions are automatically closed before market close each day.
Your dashboard gives you a real-time view of your entire portfolio. Here's what each section shows:
- Balance Hero: Your total wallet balance, total P&L since inception, and current open P&L across all copied positions.
- Action Buttons: Quick access to Deposit, Withdraw, Transfer, and History.
- Copied Traders: List of all traders you currently copy, with individual P&L, allocated capital, and performance since you started copying.
- Markets: Live prices for all available instruments "" useful for context when reviewing trader positions.
- Signals: Real-time trading signals from verified traders "" educational context, not automatic trades.
- Notifications: AutoGuard™ alerts, trade confirmations, deposit updates, and platform announcements.
You can withdraw your available balance at any time from Wallet →’ Withdraw. Funds allocated to active copy relationships are locked while copying is active "" to withdraw them, first unsubscribe from the relevant trader.
- Processing time: Withdrawals are processed within 1"“3 business days after verification.
- Withdrawal fee: 0.2% of the withdrawal amount (minimum $2, maximum $50).
- Methods: Bank transfer, BTC, USDT, ETH "" same methods as deposits.
- KYC requirement: Withdrawals require completed KYC. Withdrawals must be sent to accounts/wallets in your own name.