I tested MT4 extreme and didnt like it at all. Its only 4 digits (so they're putting the fractionals in their pocket) and its smoothed. If you dont need MT4 the FXDD Currenex PowerTrader feed is true ECN. - If you need MT4 then MBTrading or ATC ...

Large Liquidity

if its just for practice try the Alpari-UK demo (better demo conditions than the US side with stop levels, data smoothing, etc.) - just give fake info when registering the demo. It doesnt expire are long as you're using it. - url

Practice account that doesn't bug me

Oops, too late - I was gonna say DONT SHARE IT!! - When too many people trade a particular style brokers mobilize to kill any advantage. (Think FapTurbo that used to win until brokers started widening spreads during the hours it trades) - Since most ...

Trading sytems losing value with age or the more people trade it. Fact or fiction?

Stop Hunting DOES exist if you're with a scam broker. Your broker can see where every order is grouped and if he catches quite a few peoples StopLosses grouped around a certain level they CAN spike you and take you all out at once and put that cash ...

Question about EA programming...

You can actually stop griping and stop running MB Demos. If you're looking to run a medium to long term test FORGET IT!! The demo is FOR THEM NOT YOU!! If you wanna run a scalping EA just to test it for a couple days you're good other than that dont ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

What it probably means is that the data is SMOOTHED too much. I use a couple of indicators to trigger/exit trades and they activate last on the BT demo which tells me that the feed is smoothed. The more unfiltered the data the more sensitive ...

Boston Technology MT4 platform

No, slippage wont mess up a compare. Your broker will ONLY close out a TP/SL at your price. no more, no less. (dont even think they'll close a TP out at a higher price. wont happen.)

How to check if an order has been closed by SL/TP?

I would just compare the OrderClosePrice() to the SL or TP - Some platforms also put [sl] or [tp] in the comment but the compare should be good enough.

How to check if an order has been closed by SL/TP?

Also FXCM just has low liquidity. The below pic is from Dukascopy and this is LOW for them!! - EURUSD usually over 100m contracts 80% of time!!

Boston Technology MT4 platform

I'm not aware of it but if they DO use their bridge tech they most definitely dont use the Broker AUTO-Stealing Plugin ( url ). CFX is one of the cleanest feeds on the net right not. ATCBrokers uses the FXCM feed but your trades dont go through ...

Boston Technology MT4 platform

if you have a SL at 100 and the spread is 2 then you will get stopped when it hits 98 (98+2) - If SL at 100 and spread=51 you will get stopped when price hits 49 (49+51=100) - Thats the way it works. - The spread WIDENED enough to hit your stop.

FXDD and False Stoploss

Hollow forget these games and just get an account with Collective FX, ATC Brokers, MB Trading or FXDD Currenex PowerTrader (if you dont need MT4) - STOP having to trust your broker and get with someone that just puts your order in the market without ...

Boston Technology MT4 platform

you can compare the CLOSEPrice to the TP or SL.

detect if an order is tp or sl?

You have to know how to code to figure it out. The decompiler cant tell you the original name of the variable or create the clean structure of the originally programmed MQ4 file. It just creates variable names as it finds them. Its rewriting the ...

Decompiled Variables

The no-swap accounts have a hefty commision charge. swap or no-swap doesn't matter for your situation.

Is it possible to trade Forex or Futures with Leverage 1:1?

If you're scalping and don't need MT4 - FXDD Currenex PowerTrader is what you need. MBTradings high commision + negative swap will KILL your profits. url

Scalping with ECN brokers

Even the Boston Tech Demo SUCKS!! - It was absolutely the worst performer among the demos I tested. ECN/STP my A#$!! - They are 100% Crap!! - And you know they are a tech provider so if they wanted to make it better they could they just wanna rip us ...

Boston Technology MT4 platform

Do you have 90% data? - Here's a few files - url And another source - url And how to install it - url

Periods Skipped in Backtesting

ALSO - If you win they can take the bonus back AND your profits. FXDD did that a lil' while back to people that didnt add funds to the account. The conditions of the freebie said they could do anything they wanted.

Brokers offering FREE money to open account