Rankings — 2026
Best Prop Firm for Automated Trading
Not every prop firm treats bots the same way. Some quietly ban commercial signals. Some require a daily circuit breaker that adds real complexity to a Pine Script. Some have almost no restrictions at all. Here's the ranked list for traders running automated strategies on TradingView.
Ranked: best prop firms for automated trading
Apex Trader Funding
No daily loss limit, a single-phase evaluation, and a 1-day minimum — the least amount of rule-logic a Pine Script has to carry of any firm here. The tradeoff is that Apex's drawdown is intraday trailing, the strictest mechanic in this ranking, so a strategy needs to lock in profit rather than let winners run. Current product lines describe a stated 100% payout split.
Bulenox
EOD trailing drawdown — no intraday measurement — means a strategy can hold through normal session noise as long as it closes green. No daily loss limit either. One of the cleaner rule sets here for a strategy that exits by the close rather than trading in and out constantly.
MyFundedFutures
A static drawdown floor — the simplest mechanic to size a script around — plus no consistency rule and no minimum trading days requirement. The baseline evaluation-tier numbers do carry a $1,250 daily loss limit on the 50k tier, though newer product lines are described as dropping that limit in their sim-funded stage. Explicitly permits automation on the funded account too, not just the eval.
Topstep
Strong brand recognition, a 10-day minimum, and a $1,000 daily loss limit on the 50k evaluation. Automation works here but needs a built-in daily P&L circuit breaker — extra logic a firm like Apex or Bulenox doesn't require. Best suited to strategies that trade steadily across sessions rather than spiking hard on any one day.
TradeDay
A 10-day minimum makes this a slower-burn evaluation, and the $500 daily loss limit is tight relative to account size — a script needs precise per-trade sizing to absorb even a modest losing streak. Automation is permitted; the rules are otherwise straightforward for a strategy built around micro contracts.
Goat Funded Trader
Automation permitted, on a trailing drawdown model. Overnight-hold restrictions on some plans mean a script needs a session-close flattener rather than being able to carry positions through to the next session. Competitive pricing and a growing community make it a reasonable second option if a preferred firm's promotion has lapsed.
FTMO
A forex/CFD firm, not a futures one — the two-phase evaluation, 5% daily loss limit, and "your own logic" automation requirement all reflect that heritage. Highly reputable and well established, and a strong pick for a script trading FX pairs or index CFDs rather than CME futures contracts.
Full comparison table
| Firm | Instruments | Daily Limit | Drawdown Type | Min Days | Automation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex | CME Futures | None | Intraday trailing | 1 | Full |
| Bulenox | CME Futures | None | EOD trailing | 5 | Full |
| MyFundedFutures | CME Futures | $1,250 (50k tier) | Static | None | Full |
| Topstep | CME Futures | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 10 | With circuit breaker |
| TradeDay | CME Futures | $500 | Trailing | 10 | With circuit breaker |
| Goat | CME Futures | None | Trailing | 5 | With session flattener |
| Funded Next | CME Futures | None (most plans) | Static | 5 per phase | Full |
| FTMO | Forex/CFDs | 5% daily | Static | 4 per phase | Own logic only |
FAQ
Which prop firm has no restrictions on automated trading?
Apex, Bulenox, and MyFundedFutures all permit automated trading during the evaluation with minimal restrictions. Apex's lack of a daily loss limit makes it the most bot-friendly of the three — no circuit breaker logic needed in the strategy.
Can I use a Pine Script TradingView strategy at a prop firm?
Yes. TradingView Pine Script strategies fire webhook alerts that connect to execution brokers, which then place orders in the prop firm account. This setup is permitted and widely used across every firm covered here.
Do prop firms ban shared Pine Scripts?
Some firms restrict commercial signals broadcast simultaneously to a large pool of traders — FTMO's terms in particular call for original logic rather than a shared signal. A strategy run individually per trader generally satisfies that condition.