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The escrow lifecycle

When you subscribe, your payment does not go to the trader. It goes into escrow, where it stays for the full billing period. Release is rule-based — nobody decides it case by case.

Timeline

day 0

you pay — 100% held in escrow

period end

delivery window starts

period end + 7 days

release: 90% trader / 10% platform

blocked trader

pro-rata refund to you

Why escrow exists

In most copy-trading models, the platform and the trader are paid up front whether or not the month is delivered. Escrow inverts that: a trader who gets blocked mid-period for an integrity violation forfeits the undelivered portion, and you get a pro-rata refund automatically. Nobody holds the upside of lying.

What release means for traders

Released funds land in the trader’s wallet, where they pass through a dispute window before becoming withdrawable. Released is not the same as instantly withdrawable — see Payouts and KYC for the trader-side details.

If you cancel, the cancellation takes effect at period end and the current period’s escrow still releases normally — there is no mid-period refund except the blocked-trader case above.