The only thing that would matter is that mbt provides other means of trading than metatrader on the free exn (preferably api). Metatrader is full of sh*t.

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Im using dukas (api that is). But their spreads are a bit wide (EU typically 0.8 and GU >1.2). If I had the choice Id go with lmax proprietary api, their spreads are like half of that of dukascopy.

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Edit: I think there is a misunderstanding: I have (originally) mentioned MT4 only related to generally mention the benefits of programming. I wrote a MT4 script that takes commands from an external application via tcp/ip (server) and thus it is ...

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Looks good. Your next execise, perhaps?

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Exactly! I too have assembled my personal gui around dukas' api and am happily trading with it--it's a life-saver! This way one does not depend on the way dukas handles things on their platform, or this or that missing feature, or bugs etc. I also ...

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Thanks a lot.

LMAX = revolution?!?

Indeed I was wrong. Referring to their api: 'the time in force policy for the market order. This can be "Fill or Kill" or "Immediate or Cancel".' So, yes it may be fok or ioc Usually one would use ioc.

LMAX = revolution?!?

It's not fill or kill, actually it's immediate or cancel.

LMAX = revolution?!?

Afaik on their free exn they do not allow trading by other means than by mt4, so there is no choice, is there? Why do they not change their policy?

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Want to try Google's new "better C", called Go? It was designed for what C was designed for, only more modern, especially regards concurrency. Btw, speaking of programming languages: My all-time fav is Smalltalk — a masterpiece.

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There is a "catch", however. I quote from their site: " To start trading live, you only need to open a live account with one of our broker partners, nominating Riflexo Jsc (the technology company who develops Trade Interceptor) as your Introducing ...

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Obviously this one: mbtrading.co.uk

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I'm still there, and it's still working; in fact I have done some improvements: -double click on a chart switches between grid and single view -drawings: fibonacci and line -ohlc-index (click on candle) -internal improvements The thing is this tho: ...

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Sorry, I was wrong, had confused eur with usd.

LMAX = revolution?!?

The new design is definitely an improvement. What is not good, is that the API is not free now. The main problem with this, is that all the different APIs are inadequate—none of them implement the necessary functionality and historical data are ...

LMAX = revolution?!?

Or possibly MC builds all higher timeframes from 1-minute bars uniformly, in which case the day timeframe would of course take the longest, since the most data has to be downloaded.

LMAX = revolution?!?

Theoretically tick and one minute and day timeframes should load fastest because these are the only resolutions lmax provides data with via their api. Everything in between day and minute has to be built up of 1-minute data. I.e. for 500 4h bars ...

LMAX = revolution?!?

With Dukascopy you can place bid or offer, that is become the best bid or ask.

ECN with possibility to buy on the BID and sell on the ASK