Custom XAUUSD EA with Full Source Code and Prop Firm Risk Control

We need a skilled MT5 developer to build a fully automated Expert Advisor optimized for XAUUSD with low to medium risk and a strict maximum drawdown of 10 percent. Account sizes 20K to 50K USD, including prop firm accounts.

Requirements
• Full MQ5 source code with clear comments
• Commercial usage rights for our company
• Strategy: trend or breakout, strict SL and TP on every trade, no martingale, no unlimited grid
• Risk: adjustable risk per trade (default 0.5 percent), daily max loss protection, equity guard
• News filter for high impact events on gold
• Pass robust backtests from 2020 to present using tick data
• Forward test template and .set files included
• Copy trading friendly and prop firm compliant
• Unlimited MT5 accounts for our use
• Installation guide and documentation

Deliverables
• EA in EX5 and MQ5
• Backtest reports and forward test plan
• Setup instructions and default .set for XAUUSD

Partnership option
We can collaborate. We produce daily videos about trading software and can promote your EA. Proposal can include reduced upfront fee in exchange for revenue share from EA sales or follower subscriptions. Exposure on multiple YouTube channels plus performance content.

Notes
Submit only if you can show at least one successful MT5 EA project in your portfolio. Preference for developers with ongoing support and update policy.

Budget
Propose two options:
• Full ownership, no revenue share: total price
• Discounted upfront fee plus 20 to 30 percent revenue share

Screening questions to add

1. Will you deliver the MQ5 with comments and grant commercial usage rights without restrictions

2. Confirm no martingale and that every order has SL and TP

3. Share two links to past MT5 EAs you built that are in production or in your portfolio

4. How will you implement the XAUUSD news filter

5. What is your plan for equity guard and daily loss limits

6. Delivery timeline and exact milestones

Suggested milestones

1. Design doc and parameter list delivered, 10 percent

2. First EA build with core logic, 30 percent

3. Backtest pack 2020 to present with settings for XAUUSD, 30 percent

4. Release candidate with news filter and equity guard, 20 percent

5. Final MQ5 and EX5, docs, and .set files, 10 percent

Contract clauses to include in the job text
• Full source code MQ5 delivered. No obfuscation.
• You assign IP and commercial usage rights to us.
• You confirm no third party code with conflicting licenses.
• Free bug fixes for 60 days after final delivery.
• Minor optimizations for XAUUSD within 30 days if needed.

Recommended budget and timeline
• Fixed price range: 100 - 500
• Delivery: 14 to 21 days