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Licensing, protection and selling advice for MT4/MT5 EA, indicator and Windows software sellers.
Prop Firms Are Finally Getting Regulated.
The CFTC is asking whether prop firm challenge fees count as commodity-pool interests, and a firm called FundingTicks already collapsed in January after retroactively rewriting its rules. If you sell EAs, risk tools, or trade copiers to challenge traders, the coming cleanup changes what your licensing setup needs to do.
LicenseFort Team · Aug 19, 2026 · 4 min read
MetaTrader Gave Its AI Assistant Hands. Here's What That Means For Your License Check.
MetaQuotes just shipped native MCP support so the MT5 AI Assistant can enumerate your indicators and manipulate your charts on its own. Cool for traders. Slightly terrifying if your entire licensing strategy is 'the crack sites haven't found this EA yet.'
LicenseFort Team · Aug 16, 2026 · 2 min read
MetaQuotes Audited MT5. When's the Last Time You Audited Your License Check?
MetaQuotes quietly announced a full code audit of MT5 for stability and reliability. Most EA sellers, meanwhile, haven't looked at their own license validation logic since the day they shipped it. Here's the checklist that should change that.
LicenseFort Team · Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min read
The Crack Sites Got an Editorial Board. I Wish I Was Kidding.
A cracked-EA site I found today looks more like a finance blog than a warez forum hre, and all. Here's what that says about where MT4/MT5 piracy is headed, and why revocation beats obfuscation every time.
LicenseFort Team · Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Protect Your MT4/MT5 EA From Piracy (2026)
Real failure modes, not folklore: how MT4/MT5 EAs actually get cracked, why most DIY license checks don't survive contact with a determined user, and what a setup that actually holds up looks like — plus a free audit checklist.
LicenseFort Team · Aug 13, 2026 · 5 min read
LicenseFort vs. LicenseShield: A Straight Comparison
An honest side-by-side on integration, pricing, and features — using both companies' own published numbers.
LicenseFort Team · Aug 13, 2026 · 3 min read
How to License an MT5 Expert Advisor Without Building Your Own Backend
A practical, no-code walkthrough of protecting and licensing your MT5 EA before you sell it — from upload to your customer's first activation.
LicenseFort Team · Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Fixing the MetaTrader WebRequest Error When Adding License Validation
MetaTrader blocks outbound requests by default — here's exactly what that error means and the one-time fix.
LicenseFort Team · Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read
MQL5 Market vs. Selling Independently: The Real Commission Math
MQL5 Market takes 20% of every sale. Here's the actual math on when a flat subscription costs less — and when it doesn't.
LicenseFort Team · Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read