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The Advantages of Using a Forex Robot

This is a brief look at the advantages of forex robots. Forex robots or expert advisors (EAs) as they are more appropriately named are computer programs in which certain market criteria and strategies have been encoded so as to enable them place trades in the market automatically or semi-aut... More >>

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A Guide to the Different Types of Fx Bots

This is a brief look at the different types of fx bots out there... Fx robots, also known as expert advisors (EAs) or fx bots, are computer programs in which certain market criteria have been encoded to enable them place trades in the market automatically or on a semi-automated basis. Th... More >>

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Deciding on Which Fx Platform to Use

This is a brief look at how traders can decide on what fx trading platform will suit them. Since the liberalization of the forex market in 1997, the electronic trading of currencies has undergone many changes. Advances in information and communication technology as well as the development of ... More >>

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Quantitative Trading with MT4: The Nitty Gritty

This is a brief look at the practice of trading with the MT4. The MT4, or MetaTrader4 forex trading platform, is the most popular platform for electronic trading of currencies and CFD instruments. Traders wishing to use the MT4 must open a forex trading account with an MT4-partner broker to b... More >>

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Tips for expert automated currency trading

A few tips for expert automated forex trading right here... Automated trading is a currency trading method that involves the use of specially designed software to open and close trades automatically on the forex platform. These software, known as expert advisors/forex robots, are programmed u... More >>

Software & Platforms > The Basics

How do I Trade Forex with the MetaTrader?

How is the MT4 platform used in trading forex? The MetaTrader platform is arguably the most popular forex trading platform used by traders and corporations worldwide for the trading of currencies and CFD instruments. Originally developed as FX Charts in 2000, Metaquotes in 2001 and then MetaT... More >>

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Demo Trading: How to Use It to Its Max

This is a brief look at how to exploit the full potential of demo trading. Demo trading is the practice of using virtual money to simulate real-time trading on a forex trading platform. Most brokers provide demo trading capacity for traders to try their hands on various aspects of forex t... More >>

Software & Platforms > The Basics

Definition of Forex Robots

What really are the so-called forex robots? The article attempts to demystify them. Forex robots, or Expert Advisors (EA), are software used that are programmed to automatically open and close trades in the forex market, based on a strategy that has been encoded in Metaquotes Language (MQL). ... More >>

Software & Platforms > Robots

Buy and Sell Signals

For traders engaged with technical analysis, indicators for buying or selling currency are available. As a matter of fact, there are several indicators which can be used including Stochastics, the Relative Strength Index (RSI), Parabolic SAR, and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).&... More >>

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What are Forex Signals

Forex signals are currency prices at which an entry and exit point is specified as well as the appropriate stop loss and limit stops. These signals are generated by a number of sources as well as by traders themselves. Sources of forex signals are: Forex signal alert services Fo... More >>

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