Traders and investors can turn precise entry, exit and money management rules into automated trading systems that allow computers to execute and monitor the trades. Automated trading software goes by a few different names, such as Expert Advisors (EAs), robotic trading, program trading, automated trading or black box trading. Automated software is a program that runs on a computer and trades for the person running the program. Since it is a program, it will only take trades with parameters that align with what is written in the program.