Testing out Interbank FX claim that all EAs will work despite FIFO

Following the FIFO requirements that kicked in couple of weeks ago Jim from Trading Gurus gave IBFX's announcement a try. I claimed in the past that some EAs might stop working in the US and it is interesting to see the results of someone else's study. Jim managed to easily set up his advisor and test it on the EUR/USD pair and it seemed to work perfectly. He then tried working with two different Expert Advisors using futures style trading on the same currency pair and it failed to work because of the infamous hedging requirements. Jim's testing summary is that Expert Advisors work perfectly alone on a one currency pair but activating two

EAs on the same pair might cause a 'hedging' problem which cancels out the strategy.

Jim's conclusion is that not all of IBFX's statements are correct and I'd think he is right. IBFX claims on its FIFO press release that "The MT4 platform will continue to function as our customers have experienced over the last several years. This includes the ability for customers to use fully functional Expert Advisors, Stops Losses, Take Profits, Trailing Stops and Limit Orders without making any needed adjustments."

While this correct regarding stand alone trades and Expert Advisors it seems that more complex combinations of strategies don't work properly.

Jim's testing summary:

Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term style EAs that use built in take profit and stop loss levels – PASS

Futures style EAs that use separate target and stop orders – FAIL

Using two EAs on the same currency pair – FAIL

Can open multiple accounts – PASS