FTMO is the largest proprietary trading firm in the world, with hundreds of thousands of traders attempting the FTMO Challenge to earn a funded account. FTMO permits Expert Advisors under specific conditions: no high-frequency trading, no copy-trading from other FTMO accounts, no exploitation of arbitrage or latency, and no tick-scalping bots that hold positions for less than 60 seconds. Most rule-based EAs that respect a daily-loss limit and a maximum drawdown ceiling are FTMO-compatible.
The FTMO Challenge has three rules every EA must respect: a maximum daily loss (typically 5 percent of starting balance), a maximum total drawdown (typically 10 percent), and a profit target (typically 8 to 10 percent over 30 days for Phase 1, 5 percent over 60 days for Phase 2). FTMO does not require a minimum trade count anymore (the 10-day minimum was removed in 2024), which removed one of the trickiest constraints for low-frequency EAs.
AutoPipShop tags 300+ EAs as challenge-safe, meaning they exclude martingale lot scaling, ungated grid systems, and news-event trading by default. Browse the featured EAs below, filter by your preferred strategy (scalping, trend-following, hedging), and forward-test on a demo for at least two weeks before committing the FTMO Challenge fee.
Featured FTMO-compatible Expert Advisors
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Frequently asked questions about FTMO compatible EAs
Does FTMO allow Expert Advisors?
Yes. FTMO permits Expert Advisors on both Challenge and funded accounts. The main restrictions are no high-frequency trading (positions under 60 seconds), no copy-trading from other FTMO accounts, no arbitrage or latency exploitation, and no shared EAs across multiple FTMO accounts.
What EA strategies are best for the FTMO Challenge?
Conservative trend-following, swing-trading, and breakout EAs work best because they respect daily-loss and drawdown rules. Avoid martingale, ungated grid, and high-frequency scalping EAs that can breach the daily-loss limit in a single bad sequence.
Can a single EA pass FTMO Phase 1 and Phase 2?
Yes, provided the EA delivers consistent 5 to 10 percent monthly returns within the drawdown limits. Most traders use the same EA on both phases. The bottleneck is usually drawdown discipline, not profit potential.
What account size does FTMO offer for EA traders?
FTMO offers funded accounts from $10,000 to $200,000. The Challenge fee scales with account size. EA traders typically start with $25,000 or $50,000 accounts to balance fee cost against funded-account scale.
Can I run the same EA on multiple FTMO accounts?
No. FTMO terms prohibit identical EAs running on multiple FTMO accounts under the same trader. They detect this via execution timing patterns and will deny payout. Each FTMO trader must use a distinct EA or trader profile.
How long does it take to pass FTMO with an EA?
Phase 1 is a 30-day window with an 8 percent profit target. An EA generating 1 to 2 percent per week with controlled drawdown typically completes Phase 1 in 2 to 4 weeks. Phase 2 has a 5 percent target over 60 days and is less time-pressured.