Same account number on MT4 running EA and manual trading

I could not find any information regarding the question I wanna ask about and hope somebody can enlighten me.

I would like to run my EA on account number 123 with broker X on MT4 in VPS 456. Meanwhile I would also like to open the same account number 123 with broker X on MT4 on personal computer. Will this affect my EA or trades? Or will there be anything that will be affected?

Thank you guys!

Cheers,
Ken Koh

Hello, SGKen. You can always use your account at the same time with an EA and manual trading. You can asign a magic number to your EA's operations, so that it only works and manages its trades and not the ones you enter manually.

But you should also have a look at the money management strategy of your EA, in case it could interfere with your manual trading. For example, if your EA opens a position with an amount of lots based on your account free balance, take into account that your account free balance will be affected by the orders you entered manually.

I hope it helps. If you need futher explanation, you can simply ask.