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title: "Are Expert Advisors or automated strategies allowed?"
description: "Automated trading may be allowed provided the strategy complies with GFN rules and represents legitimate trading behaviour."
url: "https://getfundednow.com/faq/are-expert-advisors-allowed"
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last_modified: "2026-09-22"
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Trading rules

# Are Expert Advisors or automated strategies allowed?

Automated trading may be allowed provided the strategy complies with GFN rules and represents legitimate trading behaviour.

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## The full answer

Automated trading may be allowed provided the strategy complies with GFN rules and represents legitimate trading behaviour.

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## Explained in full

- [Expert Advisor Rules](https://getfundednow.com/rules/expert-advisors) - The rule, explained - Automated trading is allowed where it is legitimate and follows every rule. Systems built or sold to pass prop-firm evaluations may be prohibited.

## Terms used in this answer

[Expert advisor](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/expert-advisor)

## Related questions

- [Can two traders intentionally trade opposite sides of the same market?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/two-traders-opposite-sides) - Trading rules - Coordinated activity intended to manipulate the Evaluation or payout process is prohibited.
- [Can I use an EA I created myself?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-use-my-own-ea) - Trading rules - Yes, provided it complies with all trading and risk-management rules.
- [Can I use an EA purchased specifically to pass prop-firm challenges?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-use-a-challenge-passing-ea) - Trading rules - Third-party strategies designed or marketed to exploit or auto-pass funding challenges may be prohibited, and GFN can review activity for unrealistic behaviour.
- [Can hundreds of customers use the same EA?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-many-customers-use-the-same-ea) - Trading rules - Mass-identical trading activity may create concerns regarding strategy ownership, copy trading or coordinated trading.

## More answers on expert advisor rules

- [Can I use a VPS?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-use-a-vps) - A VPS may be used for legitimate trading technology where permitted, but it must not be used to hide account sharing, circumvent location restrictions or disguise prohibited trading activity.

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