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Is your EA allowed at your prop firm?

Answer these questions for the exact firm, account product, size and platform. A blank answer means unverified, not permitted.

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  1. 01 / Account

    Which firm, product, account size and platform will run the EA? Is automation allowed on that exact combination?

  2. 02 / Ownership

    Is the source code yours to use? Is the bot shared, purchased or deployed by other traders? Can you show source and development history if asked?

  3. 03 / Trade copying

    Could other accounts place identical orders or mirror this account? Does the firm distinguish your own accounts from another person’s?

  4. 04 / Execution

    Do HFT, server traffic, minimum holding time or prohibited strategy rules affect this implementation?

  5. 05 / Daily loss

    Is the limit based on balance or equity? At what timezone and clock time does it reset? Are open positions included?

  6. 06 / News and holding

    Are there restricted news windows, weekend rules or positions that must be closed at a specified time?

  7. 07 / Consistency

    Is there a best-day, lot-size or other consistency condition for this exact account? How is it measured?

  8. 08 / Evidence

    Have you tested a normal case, a boundary case and a failure case on the same platform and account settings?

Source check · 29 September 2026

Firm rules change. These are the original pages checked for this checklist, not a universal permission statement.

  • FTMO rule page ↗

    Algorithmic trading and EAs are allowed under its trading conditions. A third-party EA used by many traders can collide with the maximum capital allocation rule; hyperactive order traffic can also be challenged.

  • FundedNext rule page ↗

    EA use on MT4/MT5 is limited to accounts below $50,000 and requires an EA add-on fee. Accounts of $50,000 or more must be traded manually. EAs are not allowed on cTrader or Match-Trader. Eligible EAs must avoid identical trades across accounts.

  • FundingPips rule page ↗

    A third-party EA is normally limited to trade or risk management. The published personal-EA exception permits full automation with proof of ownership, while the Monthly Competition prohibits all EAs; the 1K Instant account has a separate exception.

  • Tradeify rule page ↗

    Bots require sole ownership and exclusive use within Tradeify, with no high-frequency bot. Tradeify may request proof and a live video showing the code enabled on the trader’s own computer.

Your decision record

Write down the rule version, account type and any open question. Keep the firm’s written answer and test evidence. Do not treat a historical backtest as live compliance or a pass guarantee.

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