MT4 Broker question only. (I don't really want to discuss the morality of broker actions, just the actions)
I would imagine that the difference between a live account and a demo is that there is dealer\aggregation script taking place so there should be longer delays on a live account.
But given that my new system has not gone live and is sensitive to slippage and delayed execution(forcing requotes and implicitly total slippage for the intended bid\ask opening value). What are your experiences with normal non news based trading?
Following is the total time elapsed for my ea opening a position on a demo system including retrying after requotes My codes execution time is sub 100ms.
(data is an aggregate of mig, ibfx, alpari, fibo).
"00:00:01.61"
"00:00:01.86"
"00:00:05.50"
"00:00:02.75"
"00:01:11.938"
"00:00:01.844"
"00:00:00.328"
"00:00:00.687"
"00:00:01.344"
"00:00:01.625"
"00:00:02.391"
"00:00:03.281"
"00:00:02.313"
"00:00:02.328"
"00:00:02.937"
"00:00:00.594"
"00:00:01.532"
"00:00:02.016"
"00:00:02.375"
"00:00:01.625"
"00:00:05.438"
"00:00:00.547"
"00:00:03.579"
"00:00:00.50"
"00:00:00.922"
"00:00:00.422"
"00:00:06.641"
"00:00:02.125"
"00:00:01"
"00:00:00.344"
"00:00:02.469"
"00:00:02.312"
"00:00:00.859"
"00:00:00.859"
"00:00:01.625"
"00:00:01.796"
"00:00:00.844"
"00:00:01.625"
"00:00:01.734"
"00:00:01.204"
<snip>
How much slower would a live account be on average? (Yes one of those opens took a minute to open. All of the trades above were profitable to the EA)
Again, please note that not only do I not news trade but I avoid trading around these events. I'm ready to use a database list to turn off the system completely around news events is need be to avoid it.
I would imagine that the difference between a live account and a demo is that there is dealer\aggregation script taking place so there should be longer delays on a live account.
But given that my new system has not gone live and is sensitive to slippage and delayed execution(forcing requotes and implicitly total slippage for the intended bid\ask opening value). What are your experiences with normal non news based trading?
Following is the total time elapsed for my ea opening a position on a demo system including retrying after requotes My codes execution time is sub 100ms.
(data is an aggregate of mig, ibfx, alpari, fibo).
"00:00:01.61"
"00:00:01.86"
"00:00:05.50"
"00:00:02.75"
"00:01:11.938"
"00:00:01.844"
"00:00:00.328"
"00:00:00.687"
"00:00:01.344"
"00:00:01.625"
"00:00:02.391"
"00:00:03.281"
"00:00:02.313"
"00:00:02.328"
"00:00:02.937"
"00:00:00.594"
"00:00:01.532"
"00:00:02.016"
"00:00:02.375"
"00:00:01.625"
"00:00:05.438"
"00:00:00.547"
"00:00:03.579"
"00:00:00.50"
"00:00:00.922"
"00:00:00.422"
"00:00:06.641"
"00:00:02.125"
"00:00:01"
"00:00:00.344"
"00:00:02.469"
"00:00:02.312"
"00:00:00.859"
"00:00:00.859"
"00:00:01.625"
"00:00:01.796"
"00:00:00.844"
"00:00:01.625"
"00:00:01.734"
"00:00:01.204"
<snip>
How much slower would a live account be on average? (Yes one of those opens took a minute to open. All of the trades above were profitable to the EA)
Again, please note that not only do I not news trade but I avoid trading around these events. I'm ready to use a database list to turn off the system completely around news events is need be to avoid it.