Using an EA on a bonus account: what to check first
Whether an EA can run on a bonus account differs by broker and bonus. The wording confirmed from official terms, and what to read before you start.
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Whether an EA (expert advisor, an automated trading program) can run on a bonus account differs by broker and by bonus. Few terms mention EAs at all. Where they do not, this guide says “not confirmed”, which does not mean EAs are allowed.
The bonuses are offered by the brokers, not by this site. This article does not rank brokers or say which is better. Amounts and numbers of days are left out of the text because brokers change them. Read each broker’s official page for the current terms. Other banned trades, such as hedging and scalping, are covered in Trades that are banned while you hold a bonus, so this guide stays with EAs.
How each bonus treats EAs
The table below shows how each bonus currently on offer treats EAs: the terms word for word where they say something, and “not confirmed” where they do not.
EA rules by bonus, as the data states them
| Broker | Bonus | EAs | Quoted wording | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXIORY | Welcome Package: 100 USD No-Deposit Bonus | Not confirmed | Read 3 official pages on 2026-10-12: no mention of EAs. | |
| AXIORY | Welcome Package: 645 USD Bonus on Your First Deposit | Not confirmed | Read 3 official pages on 2026-10-12: no mention of EAs. | |
| BigBoss | BBC deposit 10% bonus | Not confirmed | Read 3 official pages on 2026-10-12: no mention of EAs. | |
| BigBoss | Deposit Bonus Program | Not confirmed | Read 3 official pages on 2026-10-12: no mention of EAs. | |
| FXGT.com | 120% Welcome Bonus | Not confirmed | Read 4 official pages on 2026-10-13: no mention of EAs. | |
| FXGT.com | No-Deposit Bonus | Not confirmed | Read 4 official pages on 2026-10-13: no mention of EAs. | |
| HFM | TOP-UP BONUS 20% | Not confirmed | Read 5 official pages on 2026-10-12: no mention of EAs. | |
| HFM | Traders Awards | Not confirmed | Read 3 official pages on 2026-10-12: no mention of EAs. | |
| HFM | Virtual to Real Demo Contest | Not confirmed | Read 3 official pages on 2026-10-12: no mention of EAs. | |
| IC Markets | Deposit Bonus | Not confirmed | Read 3 official pages on 2026-10-19: no mention of EAs. | |
| JMarkets | Welcome Rewards | Not confirmed | Read 4 official pages on 2026-10-13: no mention of EAs. | |
| Milton Markets | 30% Deposit Bonus | Not confirmed | Read 2 official pages on 2026-10-13: no mention of EAs. | |
| Tickmill | Tickmill's $30 Welcome Account | EAs not allowed | Expert Advisors (EAs) are not allowed on Welcome Accounts. |
Checked Nov 6, 2026 (Fri). “Not confirmed” means the data has no statement on EAs for that bonus; it does not mean EAs are allowed. Brokers are in alphabetical order, not ranked.
Only the Tickmill Welcome Account has a sentence on EAs. Every other row says “Not confirmed”, which means we could not confirm it, not that EAs are allowed or banned. A note that official pages were read on a given day with no mention of EAs is a record of a search that found nothing. It is not permission.
| Label in the table | What the data holds | What you can say |
|---|---|---|
| EAs allowed | A sentence that permits EAs, kept word for word | EAs are permitted, but read the rest of the sentence: a company may keep the right to restrict some strategies |
| EAs not allowed | A sentence that rules EAs out, kept word for word | EAs must not be used on that bonus account |
| Not confirmed | No sentence on EAs | Nothing yet. This is not permission |
| Other (see note) | A sentence that fits none of the above, with a note | Read the quoted sentence itself |
A page that was read without finding a mention of EAs stays “Not confirmed”.
What the terms say
The Tickmill Welcome Account is a no-deposit account, and its terms say plainly:
Expert Advisors (EAs) are not allowed on Welcome Accounts.
Tickmill, official page
What it means. On that account, EAs are ruled out. The sentence does not say what happens to the bonus or any profit if an EA is used anyway; the terms say nothing on that.
Even when terms do mention EAs, read past the first sentence. Some say EAs are permitted and then keep the right to restrict strategies the company judges abusive, latency-based or arbitrage-driven. “Permitted” on its own is not the whole rule.
Types of EA and where they can clash with bonus terms
Which kind of EA a bonus account accepts is set by each broker’s terms. The table below is a general guide to where a clash tends to show up, not a statement about any broker, and it says nothing about results.
| Type of EA | Where it can clash with bonus terms | What to read |
|---|---|---|
| Adds to losing positions (grid, martingale) | Margin and the bonus's loss rules; some terms limit position size | Maximum lot or position limits; how the bonus is removed after a loss |
| Very frequent orders (scalping, high frequency) | Terms that cap trade length or count, or call heavy order flow abusive | Words such as scalping, abusive, minimum holding time |
| Aims at price delays or gaps between brokers | Latency and arbitrage are the most commonly named abuses | Words such as latency, arbitrage, exploitative |
| Trades only to meet a lot requirement | A lot-based withdrawal rule counts lots in a set way; some trades are not counted | How lots are counted and which trades are excluded |
This is a general guide to what to check, not a statement about any company. Whether a type is allowed is decided by each company's own terms.
In general, an EA with a steady order rate and a fixed stop is less likely to run into lot or position limits and abuse clauses. A type that keeps adding to losing positions, sends many orders in a short time, or aims at delays and price gaps is the kind that terms tend to name. That is a general pattern, and the wording of the terms comes first. Bonus credit can behave differently from a normal account when it comes to losses and withdrawals, so do not carry over the settings of an EA that ran on a normal account unchanged.
A checklist before you start
- Does the bonus page or its terms contain the words EA, automated trading or expert advisor? If not, treat it as “not confirmed”.
- Account rules (hedging, scalping) and bonus conditions can sit in different documents. Read both.
- If EAs are “permitted”, is there a sentence after it that keeps the right to restrict abusive, latency-based or arbitrage strategies?
- If the bonus has a lot-based withdrawal rule, are an EA’s trades counted? How lots are counted is in How the lots needed to withdraw a bonus are counted.
- What do the terms say happens on a breach: the bonus, the profit, or the account? If they say nothing, there is no answer to find.
- Other limits are in No-deposit bonus restrictions and what to watch for.
Finding and testing EAs
Two services related to this site are listed here. Both are about finding EAs and seeing how their results are shown; this site has not checked whether any of them run on a particular broker’s bonus account. Read that broker’s terms first, using the checklist above.
- Systre (sys-tre.com): lists MT4/MT5 EAs with their published forward-test results and lets you filter by strategy type. The accounts an EA can be used on differ by EA.
- QuantsDepot: tests MT5 EAs under the same conditions and lists them side by side. The site says it publishes every trade.
Risks to keep in mind
Leveraged trading can lose money quickly. A bonus does not remove the losses from your trades. An EA places orders by itself, so a wrong setting can grow a loss before you notice. This article does not recommend any broker or EA. Read the broker’s full terms before you open an account, and trade only with money you can afford to lose.
