Are EAs allowed? (what’s OK vs what gets you flagged)

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TL;DR

Yes, EAs are allowed. But if your EA looks like copy/group trading or “plumbing exploitation,” it can get you breached.

How it works

  • PropXP allows manual trading + sensible automation (trade managers, alerts, execution helpers, etc.).
  • What’s not OK is using automation to:
  • run HFT/latency/external-feed tricks, or
  • create group trading patterns (same EA used by a ton of people placing the same trades).

Common gotchas

  • “It’s my EA” isn’t a shield if the execution pattern matches a mass-used bot.
  • “Trade manager EA” is usually fine. “100 trades/minute tick scalper” is not.
  • If your EA needs perfect connectivity, you’re one VPS hiccup away from a rule breach anyway.
  • If your EA is designed to “pass prop challenges” (speedrun logic), expect scrutiny.

Example

  • Allowed: an EA that auto-sets SL/TP, moves to BE, sizes positions based on risk.
  • Flag-risk: a popular third-party EA that fires the same entries as hundreds of other accounts (looks like coordinated trading).

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