--- title: "Expert Advisor Rules - Get Funded Now" description: "Automated trading is allowed where it is legitimate and follows every rule. Systems built or sold to pass prop-firm evaluations may be prohibited." url: "https://getfundednow.com/rules/expert-advisors" language: "en" last_modified: "2026-09-22" publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)" translations: es: "https://getfundednow.com/es/rules/expert-advisors" pt-BR: "https://getfundednow.com/pt-br/rules/expert-advisors" fr: "https://getfundednow.com/fr/rules/expert-advisors" it: "https://getfundednow.com/it/rules/expert-advisors" de: "https://getfundednow.com/de/rules/expert-advisors" disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds." --- Trading rules # Expert advisors, within the same rules. Automated trading is allowed on all three programmes where it represents legitimate trading and follows every other rule, including the two-minute minimum hold. An advisor you built yourself is fine. Third-party systems designed or marketed to pass prop-firm evaluations may be prohibited, and identical activity across many accounts is reviewed. [Compare the three programmes →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the full handbook](https://getfundednow.com/rules) The rule ## Are expert advisors allowed? Percentages are what the industry publishes. These are the same rules in dollars, worked on a $100,000 simulated account, so there is nothing left to convert. - **Your own advisor**: Allowed Provided it stays inside every published rule. - **Challenge-passing systems**: May be prohibited Software sold specifically to beat prop-firm evaluations falls under prohibited trading. - **Minimum hold still applies**: 2 minutes An advisor that closes faster than this breaks the rule on every trade it takes. - **Shared advisors across accounts**: Reviewed Mass-identical activity across many customers is examined as possible coordinated trading. - **Hosting**: VPS permitted Running an advisor on a virtual server is allowed. Account access still has to stay with you. Plan applicability ## Which programmes this rule applies to Our three programmes do not share one rulebook. This table is the part of the page to read before you buy. - **Instant Applies**: Allowed, with conditions Same rule on all three programmes. - **1 Step Applies**: Allowed, with conditions In the evaluation and on the funded account. - **2 Step Applies**: Allowed, with conditions In both phases and on the funded account. Why it exists ## The reasoning, stated plainly The distinction is between automating a strategy you own and buying a tool whose purpose is to defeat the evaluation. The first is a way of trading; the second makes the result meaningless for both sides. Nothing here is a judgement on automation generally - it is about whose strategy the account is testing. Worked example ## The same rule, as a number A $100,000 simulated account, because that is the size most people are deciding about. ### Two automated accounts Same technology, different answers. - **Trader A**: Own advisor Holds positions for 15 minutes, manages its own risk, one account. - **Outcome**: Compliant Nothing about the automation itself is a problem. - **Trader B**: Bought a pass-the-challenge bot Identical fills to dozens of other accounts, 40-second holds. - **Outcome**: Two rules broken Prohibited system, plus every trade inside the 2 minutes minimum hold. If you are unsure which side a system falls on, ask support before you run it rather than after the evaluation is complete. Commonly misread ## What traders get wrong here Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness. “Bots are banned” They are not. Legitimate automation of your own strategy is allowed on every programme. “An advisor is exempt from the minimum hold”: It is not. Every trade on every programme has to stay open 2 minutes. The full cluster ## Every question about this rule The answers our support team works from, each on its own page. - [Are Expert Advisors or automated strategies allowed?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/are-expert-advisors-allowed) - Automated trading may be allowed provided the strategy complies with GFN rules and represents legitimate trading behaviour. - [Can I use an EA I created myself?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-use-my-own-ea) - 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) - 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) - Mass-identical trading activity may create concerns regarding strategy ownership, copy trading or coordinated trading. - [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. [Search all questions →](https://getfundednow.com/faq) Related rules ## The rules that sit next to this one - [Is copy trading allowed?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/copy-trading) - Copying between accounts you own may be permitted. Copying another trader, or letting someone else manage your account, is prohibited. - [What trading is prohibited?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/prohibited-trading) - Exploiting platform errors, latency arbitrage, coordinated trading and account sharing are prohibited on every programme, and what happens if found. - [Can I scalp?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/scalping) - Scalping is allowed on every GFN programme, with one condition: each trade must stay open for at least 2 minutes. Latency exploitation is prohibited. - [Instant: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/instant) - Every objective on the Instant programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. - [1 Step: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/1-step) - Every objective on the 1 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. - [2 Step: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/2-step) - Every objective on the 2 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. Ready when you are ## Your capital stays yours. The risk is ours. One evaluation fee, no time limits and up to 90% of simulated profits. Pick an account size and your credentials arrive by email within minutes. [Start your challenge →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the rules](https://getfundednow.com/faq) No subscriptions or hidden fees Payouts every 14 days $400,000 max total allocation --- Source: https://getfundednow.com/rules/expert-advisors Facts about Get Funded Now in one file: https://getfundednow.com/llms.txt