Prop Firms That Allow Expert Advisors and Bots
2 futures prop firms we track publish a policy on Expert Advisors. Most conditions target one thing — a bot you did not write, rather than automation you built yourself. Read the exception under each firm, not just the verdict.
2 futures firms publish a policy on this.
Not allowed
Third-party bots and ATS not permitted, including shared bots across users
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
Frequently Asked Questions
Most do. Of the 45 CFD firms that publish a policy, 21 allow EAs outright and another 21 allow them with conditions. Only 3 ban automated trading entirely.
When hundreds of traders run the same bot, the firm carries the same trade many times over. Firms treat marketplace bots as strategy sharing rather than as your own trading, which is why a firm can allow EAs and still ban a bot you bought.
At firms that allow EAs, yes. The usual requirement is that the strategy is your own and is not exploiting execution — latency, slippage or pricing errors. Firms that ban HFT bots still generally permit a self-written EA that trades normally.
A grid EA opens layered positions at fixed intervals and averages into losses. It can look profitable for a long time and then lose the account in one move, so some firms permit EAs in general but exclude grid and martingale logic specifically.
Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.