Alpha Trader vs TradeDay on TradersPost
Alpha Trader and TradeDay differ on 2 of 18 points TradersPost compares: automated trading and copy trading.
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Automated trading
Conditional
“During Phase 1 and Phase 2...traders are permitted to use Expert Advisors (EAs) and AI trading systems...However, once you reach the funded stage, the use of Expert Advisors (EAs) and AI trading systems is not permitted.”
Conditional
“Third-party purchased trading bots and ATS prohibited; custom strategies built and executed through NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView are permitted.”
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Copy trading
Not allowed
Set by the firm
Conditional
“Third-party purchased trading bots and ATS prohibited; custom strategies built and executed through NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView are permitted.”
Automation and copy trading rules are set by each firm and can change. Rules recorded May 21, 2026; confirm the current policy with the firm before you connect.
Alpha Trader rules from faq.alphatraderfirm.com.
TradeDay rules from tradingfinder.com.
Same on both 16
- Short selling
- Market orders
- Limit orders
- Stop orders
- Trailing stops
- Bracket orders
- Stop limit orders
- Day orders
- Good till canceled orders
- Immediate or cancel orders
- Fill or kill orders
- Trailing stop attached to entry
- Modify open orders
- Paper accounts
- Platform: Tradovate
- Authentication: OAuth
Link to this comparison /compare/prop-firms/alpha-trader-vs-tradeday
Worth knowing about each
Alpha Trader
- Platform
- Tradovate
- Automated trading
- Conditional
- Copy trading
- Not allowed
TradeDay
- Platform
- Tradovate
- Automated trading
- Conditional
- Copy trading
- Conditional