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Automated trading guidelines

How to use expert advisors, bots, and algorithmic strategies on your PipFarm account

PipFarm allows automated trading on all challenge and funded accounts. You are free to use expert advisors (EAs), trading bots, algorithmic strategies, and third-party automation tools to execute your trades.

🚨 You must use bots built around your own trading strategy. Purchasing or downloading ready-made bots from marketplaces (such as cTrader cBot marketplaces, MQL5 Market, or any third-party vendor) and running them on your PipFarm account is not permitted. Your automated strategy must reflect your own trading logic and decision-making. Using someone else’s bot or strategy is treated the same as copying another trader and will result in account termination.

Supported automation methods

You can automate your trading using any of the following:

  • cTrader Automate (cBots) — Build or install custom cBots directly within the cTrader platform.

  • cTrader Plugins — Extend the platform with custom indicators and automation plugins.

  • cTrader Open API — Connect external applications to your account programmatically via the cTrader Open API.

  • Trade copiers — Use services like TradersConnect, Duplikium, HeronCopier, or Tradesyncer to copy trades between your own accounts.

  • Custom scripts and third-party tools — Any external tool that connects via the Open API or FIX protocol is compatible.

Rules and restrictions

Automated trading is subject to the same rules as manual trading. There are no separate restrictions for bots or EAs specifically, but keep the following in mind:

  • All standard trading rules apply — daily loss limits, maximum loss limits, and any account-specific conditions remain in effect.

  • Your bot must trade under your own logic and configuration. Sharing account credentials or running someone else’s strategy on your account is prohibited.

  • PipFarm reserves the right to request information about your automated strategy, including how it works, where it was developed, and whether it is unique to you. Failure to provide this information when requested may result in account termination.

  • High-frequency tick scalping strategies that exploit platform latency or price feed delays are not permitted.

Tips for running automated strategies

  • Test on a challenge account first — Validate your bot’s behaviour before deploying on a funded account.

  • Use the Kill Switch — Set an equity stop loss via the Kill Switch as a safety net in case your bot malfunctions.

  • Monitor your account — Automated does not mean unattended. Check in regularly to make sure your strategy is performing as expected.

Frequently asked questions

Only if the bot is built around your own trading strategy. You cannot purchase a ready-made bot from a marketplace and run it on your PipFarm account. The strategy must be yours — you can hire a developer to build it for you, but the underlying logic and idea must come from you.

No. You do not need to inform PipFarm that you are using automated trading. It is fully permitted by default.

Yes. Your bot can trade whenever the markets are open. There is no requirement for you to be logged in or actively monitoring. However, you are still responsible for its behaviour.

The breach is treated the same as a manual breach. PipFarm does not distinguish between manual and automated trading when evaluating rule violations. If your bot exceeds the daily loss limit or triggers any other breach, the standard consequences apply.

Yes. PipFarm reserves the right to request details about your automated strategy at any time. This may include how it works, where it was developed, and evidence that the strategy is your own. If you cannot demonstrate that the bot reflects your own trading logic, your account may be terminated.

Yes. You can run multiple strategies on a single account. Just make sure their combined activity stays within your account’s risk limits.

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