FOREX

Forex From Scratch FREE eBook

By Mark | Published August 13th, 2010

Forex From Scratch is an eBook designed to teach prospective currency traders the fundamentals. It is written in an easy to understand language and can be printed and read at your leisure. Essentially the eBook came about due to the volume of email I was getting asking for basic Forex information. I hope to revise…

Building an Automated FOREX System: Expert Advisors & Indicators

By Mark | Published February 18th, 2010

This is article number two in our tutorial series Building an Automated Currency Trading System from Scratch. If you have not read the introduction to this tutorial series I recommend you read building an ATS before reading this article. MetaTrader 4 The current version that is most widely used and supported is MetaTrader 4 however…

Building an automated currency trading system from scratch

By Mark | Published February 16th, 2010

In the next few weeks we are going to explore the basics of designing an automated currency trading system. We are going to use MetaTrader as the basis for the trading system. The actual strategy we design will be for illustrative purposes only and NOT tradable. That being said the tips and techniques you learn…

Exporting Data From MetaTrader

By Mark | Published April 6th, 2009

I received an email today from a reader wanting to know if there was an expert advisor available that would export data to a csv file. although I have not myself seen an EA that does this it is a trivial matter to code such an EA shown below: int handlFile; handlFile = FileOpen(“symbol.csv”, FILE_CSV…

Keep track of time when trading around news announcements

By Mark | Published January 22nd, 2008

Timing I am sure everyone is aware how crucial timing is. In the foreign currency or FOREX market it becomes even more important. If you haven’t already read my article on The best trading times in the 24 hour Forex market I would advise you to take a look.Depending on your trading style it is…

Forex Trading Platforms and Windows Vista Business Edition:GTS Pro with FX AccuCharts

By Mark | Published October 11th, 2007

Today we will be putting Windows Vista Business Edition to the trading platform  test. The programs that we will be testing under Windows Vista Business Edition today are Global Trading System Professional by FX Solutions and TeleTrader Professional or FX AccuCharts. Installation These two programs are packaged separately therefore you will have to install them…

Forex Trading Platforms and Windows Vista Business Edition: EFX Navigator

By Mark | Published October 8th, 2007

Today we will be putting Windows Vista Business Edition to the trading platform test. The platform that we will be testing under Windows Vista Business Edition today is EFX Navigator. Installation: The EFX Navigator installation is very straightforward, simply choose an install location and agree to the licence and EFX Navigator is installed without a…

Forex Trading Platforms and Windows Vista Business Edition: AvaTrader

By Mark | Published October 5th, 2007

Today we will be putting Windows Vista Business Edition to the trading platform  test. The platform that we will be testing under Windows Vista Business Edition today is AvaTrader. Installation: The AvaTrader installation is very straightforward, simply choose an install location and agree to the licence and AvaTrader is installed without a hitch. A shortcut…

Forex Trading Platforms and Windows Vista Business Edition: DealBooks 360 & ChartStudio

By Mark | Published October 3rd, 2007

Today we will be putting Windows Vista Business Edition to the trading platform test. The platform that we will be testing under Windows Vista Business Edition today is DealBooks 360 and Chart Studio. Installation: Simply select language and accept End User Licence Agreement, choose install destination and both DealBooks 360 and Chart Studio shortcuts will…

A Basic Introduction to MetaTrader (Part Three)

By Mark | Published September 4th, 2007

This is Part Three and final part of MetaTrader basics if you have not already done so I recommend you read Part One first and then Part Two. Placing an order in MetaTrader is very simple. You simply need to double click (in the market watch window) on the symbol of the security you wish…

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