MAM Account (Multi-Account Manager)
A MAM account lets a money manager place trades across multiple client sub-accounts simultaneously, with each client's allocation and results calculated independently.
What it means in practice
A MAM account (Multi-Account Manager) is a type of managed trading account structure used in Forex that allows a money manager to execute trades across multiple client sub-accounts from a single master terminal. Unlike a standard account, each client sub-account maintains its own balance, equity, and risk parameters. The master account places one trade, and the MAM system distributes it across all sub-accounts according to a chosen allocation method.
MAM accounts differ from PAMM accounts (Percentage Allocation Management Module) in their allocation flexibility. PAMM distributes by percentage of equity; MAM supports multiple allocation methods, including lot-based, percentage-based, and proportional risk allocation. This makes MAM more flexible for professional money managers who handle clients with significantly different account sizes or risk tolerances.
For introducing brokers and Forex affiliates who also act as money managers, MAM accounts create an additional revenue layer. The manager may charge clients a performance fee or management fee, while also earning IB rebates or spread-based commissions from the broker on the trading volume generated across all managed accounts.
Brokers offering MAM capabilities use it as a competitive differentiator for attracting professional money managers who bring their entire client books. For affiliates, promoting a broker's MAM offering is particularly effective when targeting experienced Forex traders who manage client funds and seek a platform that supports multi-account execution with granular reporting.
How MAM Account (Multi-Account Manager) works across industries
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How Track360 handles this
Track360 supports multi-tier IB tracking and trading volume-based commission attribution. Brokers using MAM structures can track IB-level volume commissions across managed account groups, with full real-time reporting for both the broker and the IB partner.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about mam account (multi-account manager), how it works in affiliate programs, and where it shows up across Track360's supported verticals.
A MAM (Multi-Account Manager) account lets a money manager place trades across multiple client sub-accounts from a single master terminal. Each client's account is managed independently with its own balance and risk settings, while the manager controls execution from a central interface.
Related Terms
PAMM Account
A PAMM (Percent Allocation Management Module) account is an investment model in Forex where a money manager trades on behalf of multiple investors, with profits and losses distributed proportionally based on each investor's share of the pool.
PAMM vs MAM
PAMM pools investor funds into one account managed by a money manager. MAM keeps investor funds in separate sub-accounts with individual risk controls and allocation flexibility.
Introducing Broker (IB)
An Introducing Broker is a partner who refers new traders to a Forex or CFD brokerage in exchange for ongoing commissions, typically calculated on the trading volume or revenue generated by those referred clients.
Signal Provider
A signal provider is a trader or service that shares trading signals or enables copy trading, earning referral commissions when followers open brokerage accounts or generate trading volume through the broker.
Copy Trading
Copy trading lets users automatically replicate the trades of experienced traders, creating a distinct affiliate acquisition channel for brokers and prop firms.
Trading Volume
Trading volume is the total amount of trading activity -- measured in lots or monetary value -- generated by a trader or group of traders over a given period.
Spread-Based Commission
A commission model in Forex IB programs where the introducing broker earns a portion of the spread (the difference between bid and ask price) on every trade their referred clients execute.
IB Rebate
An IB rebate is a payment that an introducing broker passes back to referred clients, typically funded from the IB's own commission share. Rebates are used to attract and retain active traders by reducing their effective trading costs.
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