EAs, bots and automated trading systems are allowed on Bullish4ex accounts only if they fully follow
every Bullish4ex rule and do not behave in an abusive, manipulative or exploitative way.
| Stage | EAs and bots | High-frequency (HFT) bots | Trade managers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Step / 2-Step Challenge | Allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
| Funded Stage | Allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
| Instant | Allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
| Flex | Allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
What every EA must follow
- Every trading rule, including the 3-minute Minimum Holding Time, the Maximum Daily Drawdown and the Maximum Loss.
- On Funded and Instant accounts: Trade Layering, the 1% Per-Trade Risk Rule and the news restricted window.
- EAs that fall under Prohibited Trading Practices (tick scalping, latency, arbitrage, martingale, grid, hyperactive order flow, unauthorized copy trading, hedging between accounts) are never allowed.
- Public EAs used by many traders at once may be flagged as copy trading.
Trade managers
A trade manager is a tool that only helps with position sizing, Stop-Loss and Take-Profit placement, break-even or partial closing. Trade managers are allowed on every account.
Examples
- An EA that follows a clear strategy, holds trades for more than 3 minutes and respects all limits: allowed.
- An HFT bot that opens and closes dozens of trades per minute: breach.
- An EA that doubles the lot size after every loss (martingale): breach.
- A lot-size calculator that places your manual order with a Stop-Loss: allowed.
Consequence
Using an HFT bot or an EA that breaks a rule is a hard breach: account termination and forfeiture of profits. If you are not sure whether your EA follows the rules, contact support before trading. Full responsibility for compliance is on the trader.