Thats what usually happens people that actually use a Mac never go back to PC. I am using MT4 under Virtual PC 6.1 on a 1.2 Ghz PPC notebook and it is very useable are you using an Intel mac or a Power PC???

Mac OSX Trading Platform

I have to disagree with this comment. I also use a Mac it does on the whole provide better security then XP however you may be deluding yourself by thinking it is "100% hack, virus & Spybot free".

Mac OSX Trading Platform

It is a pity that MT4 does not have a progress indicator. Genrally it shouldn't take 20 minutes to convert to the one minute period. This is very subjeective however dependent on the speed of the computer. You can tell what is going on with the ...

MetaTrader BackTesting, Reliable or Not??

What a great idea. I will have to check these out. Keep up the good work.

Indicators archive

Welcome to FF, you will find a lot of information here on trading. You might like to go through the material in the beginner’s forum. I would assume that these losses were on a demo account?? As far as back testing goes MetaTrader offers a Strategy ...

Where do I go to back test strategies?

US Inflationary concerns??? ---> possible June interest rate hike?? With more rate rises?? Looks like Greenback gaining strength. Just my two cents

EURUSD

Lots of data — itme,Is that a purely technical model you are using? It is extremely hard to say. I personally will be sitting back to have a look. There is a lot of data coming out in the next couple of days as usual you can expect volatility ...

My First Trade

Still Trading — I haven’t posted a trade for a while as I post to my blog instead. I didn’t really see the point in posting to my blog and posting to FF (I am still in the game ).Wow it seems like years ago since I posted my first trades. ...

My First Trade

MT4's Backtesting — I am asking about the reliability of MT4 back testing capabilities. Specifically the modelling quality parameter. In some cases with the optimised Alpari data the modeling quality is 70% to 80%. Is it possible to make any ...

MetaTrader BackTesting, Reliable or Not??

TimeZones — Taking that idea one step further you could have members of the team from each time zone. Someone could watch the Aussie session, London and New York. That way an hour or so before your local session starts you could be updated on ...

Team Trading

Budget Out — I am not sure if anyone is trading the Aussie, but all the budget data can be found here. Budget2006/2007 info Bought @0.7655 T/P @0.7695 Moved my S/L to 0.7665 Currently 0.7678

AUD/USD Budget???

IbFX — I am getting the same thing since I used autoupdate from build 191 to 192. The Aussie H1, M30 are also not correct. Are you using IBFX demo feed?

help with MT4

CME Course — An excellent resource for anyone interested in currency Futures is a free course being offered by the CME at the moment called The Dynamics of Foreign Exchange. This is a new course and I have found it a good introduction. The ...

Currency Futures

More info — I have an excellent pdf article on The market price of one-touch options in foreign exchange markets. It details what they are and they can be used I know I am not allowed to post a link as I have under fifty post so I will just ...

Explanation-A 1.2400 exotic One Touch option expiry today

Post Trade wrap — It turns out that I made the right decision to close out my trade for an 8 pip gain as you can see in the chart below I would have been stopped out at about 10:00 GMT for a total loss of $920. Dodged a bullet lesson learned. ...

My First Trade

TimeZone — I guess it depends on what platform you are using. I believe most platforms use GMT time. You can find many utillities on the net for time conversion. I would post the links but I havent got 50 posts yet so pm me if you would like ...

Time zone used in chart

Closed — I closed out my position as I don’t think it would reach my take profit before US market opened. Profit USD $320 8 pips. Parting thoughts: A fairly good entry, poor exit and poor money management. Risk level of trade high. It is all a ...

My First Trade

15 min chart — Below shows the 15 minute chart at the time I opened my position: image

My First Trade