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FundedNext: VPS allowed, with conditions
Only on accounts below $50,000, with FundedNext's paid add-on, and only to run an EA that takes trades. At $50,000 and above a VPS is not permitted, and manual trading through a VPS is prohibited at any size.
- The account is below $50,000.
- You have FundedNext's paid add-ons: its general rules forbid a VPS or an EA without prior approval through them.
- The VPS runs an EA that takes trades, on MT4 or MT5. Manual trading through a VPS is prohibited, and so is an EA that only adjusts stops, targets or lot sizes.
- The VPS is private, not shared with anyone, and its IP address isn't from a country on FundedNext's restricted list.
- It isn't used for account management or group trading.
- It isn't a MetaTrader VPS sponsored by your broker (the paid MetaTrader VPS is allowed).
FundedNext's own words
Each sentence is quoted from the page named under it, with the date that page carries.
“VPS usage is not permitted on account sizes of $50,000 and above, both in Challenge and FundedNext accounts. Traders operating on accounts of $50,000 and above must execute all trades directly from their own device.”
“For account sizes below $50,000, traders are allowed to use a VPS in both the Challenge and FundedNext Accounts, with an additional usage fee to FundedNext.”
“We recommend traders use private VPS services with a dedicated IP address. Sharing your VPS connection with others is completely prohibited, as it does not align with a fair and transparent trading environment.”
“VPS usage for manual trading is strictly prohibited. Manual trading must be conducted directly through the trader's device without the use of a VPS.”
“Traders are prohibited from using any specialized VPS from MetaTrader that is sponsored by their broker. However, they can use the paid MetaTrader VPS as long as the VPS usage adheres to the existing VPS policies.”
“if the EA being used on the VPS does not execute trades (i.e., it is not a trade-taking EA), but instead only modifies trade parameters like Stop Loss (SL), Take Profit (TP), or calculates lot sizes, this constitutes a violation of FundedNext’s VPS usage policy”
“Traders are prohibited from using VPS with IP addresses from restricted countries.”
“Using a VPS or Expert Advisor (EAs) without prior approval through official FundedNext add-ons.”
“Please note that EA and bot trading are not allowed on cTrader and Match-Trader, regardless of account size.”