--- title: "Prop Firms That Allow Expert Advisors & Bots (2026) | Propfirmbook" url: https://propfirmbook.com/rules/expert-advisors description: "Which CFD prop firms allow Expert Advisors, bots and automated strategies? Compare EA rules, restrictions and carve-outs across firms." lang: en --- # Prop Firms That Allow Expert Advisors and Bots 45 of the 48 CFD prop firms we track publish a policy on Expert Advisors. 21 allow them outright, 21 attach conditions and 3 ban them. The conditions are rarely about automation in general — most firms are trying to block one specific thing: a bot you did not write. PipFarm allows EAs but bans shared or purchased marketplace bots. Hantec Trader allows them but bans grid EAs. Goat Funded Trader singles out gold arbitrage EAs. The pattern across the table below is consistent: your own strategy, automated, is usually fine; a bot bought from a marketplace and run by hundreds of traders usually is not. Read the exception under each firm, not just the headline verdict. 45 of 48 CFD firms publish a policy on this. ## Allowed AquaFunded (https://propfirmbook.com/aquafunded)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) ATFunded (https://propfirmbook.com/atfunded)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Including trade copiers and risk management tools Audacity Capital (https://propfirmbook.com/audacity-capital)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Allowed Blueberry Funded (https://propfirmbook.com/blueberry-funded)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) BrightFunded (https://propfirmbook.com/brightfunded)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) E8 Markets (https://propfirmbook.com/e8-markets)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) One strategy per user. Not on E8 Signature (Futures) Eightcap Challenges (https://propfirmbook.com/eightcap-challenges)Allowed Expert Advisors / indicators EAs and indicators are allowed, but the trader carries full responsibility for EA-caused breaches with no resets. Finotive Funding (https://propfirmbook.com/finotive-funding)Allowed Expert Advisors Allowed FTMO (https://propfirmbook.com/ftmo)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) FundedX (https://propfirmbook.com/fundedx)Allowed Expert Advisors Allowed on the challenge programs. Funding Traders (https://propfirmbook.com/funding-traders)Allowed Expert Advisors Allowed across evaluation and funded accounts. Hola Prime (https://propfirmbook.com/hola-prime)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Lark Funding (https://propfirmbook.com/lark-funding)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Maven Trading (https://propfirmbook.com/maven-trading)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) MENT Funding (https://propfirmbook.com/ment-funding)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Moneta Funded (https://propfirmbook.com/moneta-funded)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Nordic Funder (https://propfirmbook.com/nordic-funder)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Your own EAs are allowed on all programs PipFarm (https://propfirmbook.com/pipfarm)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Bots and EAs are allowed only if they run your own strategy. HFT bots, latency/slippage-exploit EAs, and purchased or shared marketplace bots are not permitted. Not allowed Shared or Purchased Bots Automated strategies purchased from marketplaces or used by multiple traders are not permitted. Your strategy must be your own. SabioTrade (https://propfirmbook.com/sabiotrade)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Except martingale and arbitrage EAs SpiceProp (https://propfirmbook.com/spiceprop)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Permitted ThinkCapital (https://propfirmbook.com/thinkcapital)Allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Available as an optional add-on at checkout From our firm record — not independently re-verified ## Conditions apply Alpha Capital Group (https://propfirmbook.com/alpha-capital-group)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Shared/third-party EAs may be flagged. No execution manipulation Atmos Funded (https://propfirmbook.com/atmos-funded)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Personally developed only. Commercial EAs prohibited City Traders Imperium (https://propfirmbook.com/city-traders-imperium)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Must own source code. 1-Step: any EA allowed DNA Funded (https://propfirmbook.com/dna-funded)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Allowed on 1-Phase, 2-Phase, Rapid. Prohibited on Instant Funding Fintokei (https://propfirmbook.com/fintokei)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Must be customized. Commercial/free EAs without personalization prohibited For Traders (https://propfirmbook.com/for-traders)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Only if assisting manual trading. Autonomous execution prohibited Not allowed Automated Bots Bots/scripts that autonomously open/close positions FTUK (https://propfirmbook.com/ftuk)Conditions apply Expert Advisors / automated trading Risk-management EAs allowed; martingale, tick scalping, latency/reverse/hedge arbitrage, grid, and HFT (open+close inside 30 seconds) are banned. Funded Trading Plus (https://propfirmbook.com/funded-trading-plus)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Allowed on MT4/MT5/cTrader. Not on DXTrade/MatchTrader FundedElite (https://propfirmbook.com/fundedelite)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Allowed if not fully automated or shared with other traders FundedNext (https://propfirmbook.com/fundednext)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) MT4/MT5 only. Not allowed on cTrader or Match-Trader FunderPro (https://propfirmbook.com/funderpro)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Third-party EAs for tick scalping, rollover scalping, HFT prohibited FundingPips (https://propfirmbook.com/fundingpips)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Risk/trade management EAs only. Other 3rd-party EAs prohibited FXIFY (https://propfirmbook.com/fxify)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Allowed in 2-Phase. Banned in Instant Funding & Lightning Goat Funded Trader (https://propfirmbook.com/goat-funded-trader)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Must own and prove ownership. HFT/commercial EAs prohibited Not allowed Gold Arbitrage EA Hantec Trader (https://propfirmbook.com/hantec-trader)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Allowed in all programs except Instant Funding Not allowed Grid EAs Instant Funding (https://propfirmbook.com/instant-funding)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Public third-party EAs restricted. Only proprietary/personal QT Funded (https://propfirmbook.com/qt-funded)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Require pre-approval via passes@qtfunded.com The Trading Pit (https://propfirmbook.com/the-trading-pit)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Allowed if no HFT, arbitrage, hedging, or signal copying The5ers (https://propfirmbook.com/the5ers)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Must own EA or have source code access. No signal copying Top One Trader (https://propfirmbook.com/toponetrade)Conditions apply Expert Advisors (EAs) Must be customized. Commercial automated EAs prohibited TradersYard (https://propfirmbook.com/tradersyard)Conditions apply Expert Advisors EA policy is not published. ## Not allowed Blue Guardian (https://propfirmbook.com/blue-guardian)Not allowed Fully Automated EAs Only semi-automated with active trader monitoring allowed Trade The Pool (https://propfirmbook.com/trade-the-pool)Not allowed Expert Advisors (EAs) Strictly prohibited at all stages TX3 Funding (https://propfirmbook.com/tx3-funding)Not allowed Expert Advisors / automated trading EAs and automated systems are prohibited on all platforms — all trades must be manual. ## 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. ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Propfirmbook", "url": "https://propfirmbook.com", "description": "Compare the best prop trading firms in 2026. 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