{"id":10165,"date":"2025-11-25T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theproptrade.io\/faq\/instant-funding\/trading-platforms-and-instruments\/can-i-trade-with-ea\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:28:51","slug":"ea-policy","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/theproptrade.io\/?docs=platforms-instruments-faqs\/ea-policy","title":{"rendered":"Can I trade with EA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes. Traders are allowed to use <strong>automated trading strategies<\/strong>, provided they comply with the <strong>platform limitations<\/strong>, <strong>ownership requirements<\/strong>, and <strong>thePropTrade trading rules<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>TradeLocker<\/strong>: Does not support direct imports of EAs or trading bots because it uses a different coding language. However, you can take the code from your existing EA or bot and input it into the <strong>AI assistant inside TradeLocker Studio<\/strong>. The AI will convert your strategy into a <strong>TradeLocker-compatible bot<\/strong>.<br><br><strong>cTrader<\/strong>: \u00a0Instead of EAs, cTrader uses cBots, which are built in C# or Python through the cTrader Automate framework. This means you cannot upload an EA directly to cTrader; the strategy must be rewritten or converted into a cBot to function on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-platform-specific-ea-amp-bot-rules\">Platform-Specific EA &amp; Bot Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TradeLocker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TradeLocker does <strong>not support direct EA or bot imports<\/strong>, as it uses a different coding framework.<br>However, you may take the logic from your existing EA or trading bot and input it into the <strong>AI Assistant inside TradeLocker Studio<\/strong>, which can convert your strategy into a <strong>TradeLocker-compatible bot<\/strong>.<br><br><strong>cTrader<\/strong>: \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cTrader does not use traditional EAs. Instead, it uses <strong>cBots<\/strong>, which are built using <strong>C# or Python<\/strong> through the cTrader Automate framework. This means EAs cannot be uploaded directly, the strategy must be <strong>rewritten or converted into a cBot<\/strong> to operate on cTrader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-important-rules-for-automated-trading\">Important Rules for Automated Trading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Commercial or third-party EAs are strictly prohibited<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may not use purchased, rented, or shared bots <strong>without modifying the strategy<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All automated strategies must be <strong>your own original work<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automated trading must fully comply with <strong>trading rules and prohibited strategy policies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Violations may result in <strong>account suspension, profit removal, or account termination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Traders are allowed to use automated trading strategies, provided they comply with the platform limitations, ownership requirements, and thePropTrade trading rules. TradeLocker: Does not support direct imports of EAs or trading bots because it uses a different coding language. 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