Are EA (Expert Advisors) or Copy Trading Allowed?
At Alpha Trader Firm, the use of automated systems is strictly prohibited during both the Challenge and Funded stages.
No EA / Automated Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs), trading automated systems, scripts, or any other form of automated execution are not allowed at any stage.
All trades must be placed manually by the trader who owns the account.
Copy Trading Allowed
Traders are allowed to copy trade as long as is within their own Alpha Trader accounts , External copy traders are allowed they just cannot copy external accounts that are not under Alpha.
A trader can have max $4,000,000 in allocation , meaning he can have up to $4,000,000 in accounts being copy trading
EXAMPLE:
20 ACCOUNTS OF 200K
Why These Rules Exist
We enforce these restrictions to ensure:
Fairness – All traders participate on equal terms.
Integrity – Performance must reflect the trader’s personal skill and decision-making.
Compliance – Protecting the evaluation and payout process from misuse or manipulation.
Violation of these rules will result in immediate breach of account terms, leading to disqualification from the program and denial of payouts.