Multiple EAs for the same symbol (XAUUSD) — when is it considered duplicate/spam?

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Hello,

I develop Expert Advisors for gold (XAUUSD). I have several EAs that all trade this symbol, but each uses a genuinely different entry strategy — for example: previous-day high/low breakout, London session-range breakout, vol-compression breakout, and trend pullback continuation. They share a similar risk/exit management style, but the entry logic and the trades they take are different.

I want to stay fully within the Market rules and avoid any penalty. Could you please clarify:

  1. Under what exact conditions are products treated as "based on the same idea" / duplicates? Is a genuinely different entry algorithm enough for them to count as separate products, or must the symbol, timeframe, or product category also differ?
  2. Is there a limit to how many EAs for the same symbol a single seller may publish?
  3. If products are judged too similar, what is the penalty — removal of the specific products, or action against the whole seller account?
  4. Does the release schedule (spacing products out over time) affect how this rule is applied?

I want to do this correctly and follow your policy exactly. Thank you for your guidance.

 
Volodymyr Bobal:

Hello,

I develop Expert Advisors for gold (XAUUSD). I have several EAs that all trade this symbol, but each uses a genuinely different entry strategy — for example: previous-day high/low breakout, London session-range breakout, vol-compression breakout, and trend pullback continuation. They share a similar risk/exit management style, but the entry logic and the trades they take are different.

I want to stay fully within the Market rules and avoid any penalty. Could you please clarify:

  1. Under what exact conditions are products treated as "based on the same idea" / duplicates? Is a genuinely different entry algorithm enough for them to count as separate products, or must the symbol, timeframe, or product category also differ?
  2. Is there a limit to how many EAs for the same symbol a single seller may publish?
  3. If products are judged too similar, what is the penalty — removal of the specific products, or action against the whole seller account?
  4. Does the release schedule (spacing products out over time) affect how this rule is applied?

I want to do this correctly and follow your policy exactly. Thank you for your guidance.

Start by reading the Market Rules:
The Seller shall not publish multiple copies of Products, which are based on the same idea and differ only in input parameter settings, symbols, and/or timeframes. Creation of similar Products having slightly changed descriptions and/or design shall be considered as spam and lead to the removal of all detected copies from the Market showcase, while the Seller shall be banned from all paid MQL5.com services. (Products, §8).
 
Volodymyr Bobal:

Hello,

I develop Expert Advisors for gold (XAUUSD). I have several EAs that all trade this symbol, but each uses a genuinely different entry strategy — for example: previous-day high/low breakout, London session-range breakout, vol-compression breakout, and trend pullback continuation. They share a similar risk/exit management style, but the entry logic and the trades they take are different.

I want to stay fully within the Market rules and avoid any penalty. Could you please clarify:

  1. Under what exact conditions are products treated as "based on the same idea" / duplicates? Is a genuinely different entry algorithm enough for them to count as separate products, or must the symbol, timeframe, or product category also differ?
  2. Is there a limit to how many EAs for the same symbol a single seller may publish?
  3. If products are judged too similar, what is the penalty — removal of the specific products, or action against the whole seller account?
  4. Does the release schedule (spacing products out over time) affect how this rule is applied?

I want to do this correctly and follow your policy exactly. Thank you for your guidance.

I think there is no problem because all the EAs are different strategies with different entry exit rules with different logic , risk and lot management is nearly similar in every EA in the market because they all use risk % per trade or available equity or fixed lot , also same daily loss % or weekly % whatever your EA risk design is you will never create a new risk management rule.

risk management is like a book where you apply some of its rules to your EA and everyone knows that book , unlike strategies where you can create a unique idea to enter and exit the market (you write your own book) even if you share the same topic with other traders ex: breakout strategies.
I think the only wrong thing is to reverse engineer an EA (same exact entry exit logic , inputs , money management , results).

And of course read the Market Rules as @Ryan recommend to be more aware.

 
Volodymyr Bobal:

Hello,

I develop Expert Advisors for gold (XAUUSD). I have several EAs that all trade this symbol, but each uses a genuinely different entry strategy — for example: previous-day high/low breakout, London session-range breakout, vol-compression breakout, and trend pullback continuation. They share a similar risk/exit management style, but the entry logic and the trades they take are different.

I want to stay fully within the Market rules and avoid any penalty. Could you please clarify:

  1. Under what exact conditions are products treated as "based on the same idea" / duplicates? Is a genuinely different entry algorithm enough for them to count as separate products, or must the symbol, timeframe, or product category also differ?
  2. Is there a limit to how many EAs for the same symbol a single seller may publish?
  3. If products are judged too similar, what is the penalty — removal of the specific products, or action against the whole seller account?
  4. Does the release schedule (spacing products out over time) affect how this rule is applied?

I want to do this correctly and follow your policy exactly. Thank you for your guidance.

I believe the main issue lies in the timeframes rather than the chosen strategy; higher timeframes involve longer-term trades, while lower timeframes generate shorter-term ones. The problem arises when a higher timeframe opens a long position lasting several days, while a lower timeframe opens a short position. While this isn't prohibited, it is often viewed as a strategy lacking comprehensive analysis, as it involves opening long and short positions simultaneously.

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