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EAs, bots and copy trading at crypto prop firms

What each crypto firm says about automated trading, trade copiers and high-frequency strategies, in its own terms, with the platforms you can run them on. Firms are in score order.

Rules checked on or before 25 October 2026.

Expert advisors and bots

4 of 13 allow

4 with limits, 3 not allowed, 2 not stated

Copy trading

1 of 13 allow

7 with limits, 4 not allowed, 1 not stated

High-frequency trading

0 of 13 allow

6 with limits, 7 not allowed

Firm by firm

  1. E8 Perpetuals6.9 out of 10
    EAs and botsAllowed
    Automated trading is permitted (E8 Terminal has an API), but the same EA or strategy appearing across multiple users can lead to termination.
    Copy tradingAllowed with limits
    Copying is allowed only between accounts owned by the same person; team trading and signal services are not permitted.
    HFTAllowed with limits
    To prevent high-frequency trading, no more than 50% of trades may be held for under one minute.

    Platforms: In-house platform

  2. Breakout6.6 out of 10
    EAs and botsNot stated
    The help centre does not say whether bots or automated trading are allowed; off-the-shelf strategies marketed for passing evaluations are banned.
    Copy tradingAllowed with limits
    Copying trades between different traders' accounts, or trading on signals and ideas copied from third parties, is prohibited.
    HFTAllowed with limits
    Exploiting pricing or latency errors is prohibited; high-frequency trading is not addressed by name.

    Platforms: In-house platform

  3. For Traders Crypto6.4 out of 10
    EAs and botsAllowed with limits
    EAs may assist a trader's own decisions, such as alerts or position sizing, but tools that open, manage or close trades on their own are prohibited.
    Copy tradingAllowed with limits
    Trades may be copied out of a For Traders account to the trader's own external accounts; copying any outside source into a For Traders account is prohibited.
    HFTNot allowed
    High-frequency trading and latency arbitrage are prohibited, and every position must be held for at least 5 seconds.

    Platforms: MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker

  4. Crypto Fund Trader6.3 out of 10
    EAs and botsAllowed
    Automated trading is allowed, but high-frequency, tick-scalping, arbitrage, news-scalping and multi-account reverse-trading systems are banned.
    Copy tradingAllowed with limits
    Trading on signals or ideas copied from third parties, sharing accounts and trading several accounts from one household or IP are prohibited.
    HFTNot allowed
    High-frequency trading and latency arbitrage are prohibited.

    Platforms: Bybit, MetaTrader 5, Match-Trader

  5. HyroTrader5.5 out of 10
    EAs and botsAllowed
    Bots, scripts and AI agents are allowed if they run the trader's own strategy; ready-made bots running someone else's strategy are not.
    Copy tradingNot allowed
    Copy trading, account mirroring and external signal services are prohibited.
    HFTAllowed with limits
    High-frequency strategies are permitted within the risk limits if they are the trader's own; latency, arbitrage and platform-exploit strategies are not.

    Platforms: Bybit, In-house platform

  6. Fundedbit5.3 out of 10
    EAs and botsNot allowed
    Expert advisors and automated systems are not permitted on any challenge; trading must be manual. One homepage FAQ answer mentions algorithmic systems as acceptable, which conflicts with this.
    Copy tradingAllowed with limits
    The help centre allows copy tools feeding a single account but bans copying or mirroring between Fundedbit accounts; the terms list copy trading among prohibited practices.
    HFTNot allowed
    High-frequency trading is prohibited and leads to disqualification.

    Platforms: Bybit

  7. SizeProp4.8 out of 10
    EAs and botsAllowed with limits
    Off-the-shelf bots, scripts and strategies sold for passing evaluations are banned, as are HFT and abusive order patterns; a trader's own automation is not addressed.
    Copy tradingNot allowed
    Copy trading, signal mirroring and copying trades from third parties are prohibited.
    HFTNot allowed
    High-frequency trading, tick scalping and tick exploitation are prohibited.

    Platforms: In-house platform

  8. Bitfunded4.5 out of 10
    EAs and botsNot allowed
    Bots, expert advisors, scripts and API automation are prohibited; every trade must be placed manually by the account holder.
    Copy tradingNot allowed
    Copy or mirrored trading between accounts is prohibited.
    HFTAllowed with limits
    Exploiting pricing or platform errors or latency is prohibited and all trades must be placed manually; high-frequency trading is not named.

    Platforms: In-house platform

  9. Carrot Funding4.5 out of 10
    EAs and botsAllowed with limits
    Automated software, high-frequency systems and mass order entry that give an unfair advantage or depart from normal trading are forbidden; automation is not banned outright.
    Copy tradingNot stated
    HFTNot allowed
    High-frequency trading systems are listed among the forbidden practices.

    Platforms: In-house platform

  10. Kraken Prop4.5 out of 10
    EAs and botsNot stated
    Kraken's Prop pages do not say whether bots or API trading can be used on Prop accounts.
    Copy tradingAllowed with limits
    Activation and payout reviews check for trades mirrored from another account or service, and for hedging across accounts.
    HFTAllowed with limits
    Exploiting system errors or latency is checked before activation; high-frequency trading is not addressed by name.

    Platforms: In-house platform

  11. My Funded Perps4.1 out of 10
    EAs and botsAllowed with limits
    Automated trading must use the firm's documented API; bots may not be used for HFT, latency arbitrage, quote stuffing or other prohibited strategies.
    Copy tradingAllowed with limits
    A built-in copier links accounts owned by the same login; account sharing, third-party traders and cross-account hedging are prohibited.
    HFTNot allowed
    High-frequency trading, latency arbitrage and price-feed exploitation are prohibited, including through the API.

    Platforms: In-house platform

  12. Propr3.8 out of 10
    EAs and botsAllowed
    Bots, AI agents and off-the-shelf systems are allowed through the REST API and SDKs, but Propr may limit automated trading that strains the platform.
    Copy tradingAllowed
    Copy trading is permitted, including between a trader's own accounts; coordinating offsetting trades with other traders is banned.
    HFTAllowed with limits
    Latency arbitrage and tick sniping against the Hyperliquid feed are banned; high-frequency trading is not addressed by name.

    Platforms: In-house platform

  13. WenCrypto3.4 out of 10
    EAs and botsNot allowed
    Expert advisors, bots and other automated systems are prohibited on every platform.
    Copy tradingNot allowed
    Copying or mirroring another trader's account is prohibited, and both accounts are breached if it is detected.
    HFTNot allowed
    High-frequency trading, tick scalping and latency arbitrage are prohibited.

    Platforms: Match-Trader

Before you run an EA or a copier

  • Own the strategy. Several firms allow EAs only when the trader wrote or controls the code. A bought EA that thousands of others run produces identical trades across accounts, which firms read as group trading.
  • Expect the same rules in the funded stage. Some firms allow automation in the evaluation and add conditions later, or the other way round. The firm's terms for each stage are what count.
  • Copy only your own accounts. Propr allow copy trading outright. Elsewhere copying is limited to accounts you own, and the total across them must stay under the firm's funding cap.
  • Avoid speed-based edges. High-frequency trading, latency arbitrage and tick scalping are banned at 7 of 13 firms here, and limited at 6 more.
  • Check the platform first. An EA written for one platform will not run on another, so match it to a platform the firm offers before you pay.

Shortlists

Frequently asked questions

Which crypto prop firms allow expert advisors?

E8 Perpetuals, Crypto Fund Trader, HyroTrader and Propr allow EAs and bots without a blanket condition, though each still bans some styles (usually high-frequency trading, arbitrage and running the same system for many traders). 4 more allow them with limits.

Can I copy trades between my own prop firm accounts?

At most crypto firms, yes, within the firm's total funding cap: 8 of 13 allow copying in some form. What almost every firm bans is copying someone else's trades, signal services and sharing a strategy with other traders, which it treats as account sharing.

Why do prop firms ban high-frequency trading?

Evaluations and most funded accounts run on simulated fills. Strategies that profit from tiny price moves, latency or feed delays can win on a simulator in ways a real market would not allow, so firms ban them and may void the profits. Check each firm’s wording: some name tick scalping, arbitrage or holding trades under a minimum time.

Does allowing EAs change a firm’s score?

Yes, a little. Rule flexibility is 12% of the score, and EAs and copy trading are two of the five permissions it counts (with news trading, overnight and weekend holding). The score shown here is the same one on each firm’s review.

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