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Meta Trader Bridge - Currenex / EFX

  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 4, 2007 7:43pm Apr 4, 2007 7:43pm
I have seen some discussions on a MT bridge that sends signals to the Currenex or EFX API's. I thought that it might be an interesting topic, since it would help anyone using metatrader (myself included) make more money and thats what we are all here for.

Does anyone have a working bridge for either of these platforms ?

What would it take to create one ?

IMO this would solve the major problems with both platforms...

MT4 - Spreads, Requotes,

Currenex/EFX - charting, intense programming.
Keep it simple stoopid....
  • #2
  • Apr 5, 2007 12:42pm Apr 5, 2007 12:42pm
nobody???
Keep it simple stoopid....
  • #3
  • Apr 5, 2007 1:45pm Apr 5, 2007 1:45pm
This is not that difficult...and I'm certain that we've seen stuff like this done before on the MBTrading messageboards.

From my perspective, the concept would be pretty simple, but would probably require some technical know how. I haven't actually seen the implementation, but here is what would need to be built:

First off, you'd need to have the EFX/MBtrading API which is basically the navigator...that program would have be on while the trading would take place.

Then you would need to have a DLL built (probably one already exists) that would send messages to the API or an API-connected component. If a DLL isn't available, it would be pretty simple to build something would work. My suggestion to get started if you WERE to build one would be to create 2 DLLs one that sends buy/sell signals from an EA or indicator in MT4 to a queue. Then a second DLL or application that would listen to the queue (MSMQ is freely available on most windows machines) in realtime and actually place the orders with the MBtrading API. Since both applications are on the same machine there should be very little latency between the 2 applications (MT4 calling the DLL sending messages to the API-connected component/application). Furthermore, this would reduce the effort expended by MT4 to trigger orders since it's basically handing off a message asynchronously to your API-connected application.

I'm sure someone has done this once or twice before, so check the MBTrading message boards for help there...


Quoting Kurka Fund
I have seen some discussions on a MT bridge that sends signals to the Currenex or EFX API's. I thought that it might be an interesting topic, since it would help anyone using metatrader (myself included) make more money and thats what we are all here for.

Does anyone have a working bridge for either of these platforms ?

What would it take to create one ?

IMO this would solve the major problems with both platforms...

MT4 - Spreads, Requotes,

Currenex/EFX - charting, intense programming.
  • #4
  • Apr 5, 2007 2:38pm Apr 5, 2007 2:38pm
  •  tesla
  • Joined Oct 2006 | Status: Friendly Neighborhood Programmer | 533 Posts
I've got an api that let's me trade with EFX via MetaTrader. It's rudimentary, but it works.
  • #5
  • Apr 5, 2007 2:50pm Apr 5, 2007 2:50pm
wow..you do? That's great. Did you code it? Are you using it? Are you planning on publishing it?
  • #6
  • Apr 5, 2007 2:55pm Apr 5, 2007 2:55pm
Quoting tesla
I've got an api that let's me trade with EFX via MetaTrader. It's rudimentary, but it works.
do you know if it's possible to open multiple instances of meta trader?
it seems i can only open one, and if i try to open another, it would not let me.

trying to compare data sent from two different servers at the same time.

nothing fancy. just need 2 or more instances of meta trader going.
BAM BAM BOOM! -bravado
  • #7
  • Apr 5, 2007 3:37pm Apr 5, 2007 3:37pm
Quoting bravado
do you know if it's possible to open multiple instances of meta trader?
it seems i can only open one, and if i try to open another, it would not let me.

trying to compare data sent from two different servers at the same time.

nothing fancy. just need 2 or more instances of meta trader going.
You can open multiple instance of metatrader, but all of them need to be installed on different folders.

Jeff
For hiring me to program EA's, please PM me.
  • #8
  • Apr 5, 2007 3:54pm Apr 5, 2007 3:54pm
Quoting fxtrader625
You can open multiple instance of metatrader, but all of them need to be installed on different folders.

Jeff
so in order to open 5 instances of meta trader, i have to install it 5 times in different folders.

never thought of that.

appreciate the answer.
BAM BAM BOOM! -bravado
  • #9
  • Apr 5, 2007 9:57pm Apr 5, 2007 9:57pm
I like to just copy and paste the folders. That way, the new instance retains the same accounts, templates, and other info as my original. MT4 is registered in Windows the 1st time you install, so, no real need to go through the installation again and again.

Quoting bravado
so in order to open 5 instances of meta trader, i have to install it 5 times in different folders.

never thought of that.

appreciate the answer.
  • #10
  • Apr 5, 2007 10:18pm Apr 5, 2007 10:18pm
Quoting stockwet
I like to just copy and paste the folders. That way, the new instance retains the same accounts, templates, and other info as my original. MT4 is registered in Windows the 1st time you install, so, no real need to go through the installation again and again.
even better.
appreciate it.
BAM BAM BOOM! -bravado
  • #11
  • Apr 6, 2007 1:24pm Apr 6, 2007 1:24pm
that's right, I also use two different MT installations, it works.
  • #12
  • Apr 9, 2007 10:39am Apr 9, 2007 10:39am
Quoting tesla
I've got an api that let's me trade with EFX via MetaTrader. It's rudimentary, but it works.
You get the quotes from EFX to metatrader too, right? So you make your trades in function to that quotes?
The point of all this is to use an EA, right?

Sorry for all these questions, but I'm Interested in that api, if it works as described.
Can you share it, please?
  • #13
  • Apr 9, 2007 5:14pm Apr 9, 2007 5:14pm
Well,
It seems not to dificult to place the orders to efx, is something like:

#import "(some dll, to see...)"
object.Submit(VALUE_BUY, 1, "EURUSD", dPrice,0,.....);
#import

Now about the data feed, another story...
Seems like to put the data feed from EFX and not from the demo broker of MT4, that is more complicated...
I've allready see some comments where people claim to have found a way, but they don't seem to want to share...
Well, if someone can, that says that it is possible.

Anyone to help develop this?
  • #14
  • Apr 9, 2007 6:27pm Apr 9, 2007 6:27pm
Quoting superbem
Well,
It seems not to dificult to place the orders to efx, is something like:

#import "(some dll, to see...)"
object.Submit(VALUE_BUY, 1, "EURUSD", dPrice,0,.....);
#import

Now about the data feed, another story...
Seems like to put the data feed from EFX and not from the demo broker of MT4, that is more complicated...
I've allready see some comments where people claim to have found a way, but they don't seem to want to share...
Well, if someone can, that says that it is possible.

Anyone to help develop this?
I got a bridge for the order entry that seems to work ( sorry I cannot share it ) but yes this is the problem. the MT broker pricing is not the same. needs some way to sync it.

You would think that EFX would want to support something like this with the amount of demand on these fourms. I know that if I ran that company i would want to tap this market.
Keep it simple stoopid....
  • #15
  • Apr 9, 2007 7:59pm Apr 9, 2007 7:59pm
We can have the current bid/ask and volume variables, that would solve the streamer, but how to put it in the charts?...
EFX have a crappy platform I'll say... Even I could make a much better thing in less than a month. Don't understand why, maybe they fired the programmer... or maybe they like it

...And how to put there historical charts..?

Well.. for 1hour charts and above, it must not have bigger difference right? But that don't put me in trust.
  • #16
  • Apr 11, 2007 7:12am Apr 11, 2007 7:12am
Quoting Kurka Fund
I got a bridge for the order entry that seems to work ( sorry I cannot share it ) but yes this is the problem. the MT broker pricing is not the same. needs some way to sync it.

You would think that EFX would want to support something like this with the amount of demand on these fourms. I know that if I ran that company i would want to tap this market.
metatrader is broker based and get their $$ from brokers and thats why its free.

broker wouldn't want you to trade through their platform with another broker. so metaquotes doesn't want that, too. simple.

So when general public will start to use bridges, metaquotes will block it, imho.
  • #17
  • Nov 12, 2007 10:22am Nov 12, 2007 10:22am
My team has created a bridge and we are offering it to traders very soon. We are also offering it to brokers that are interested in getting current mt4 clients.
Contact me if you want to know more.
It really is that easy.
  • #18
  • Nov 1, 2008 6:23am Nov 1, 2008 6:23am
Quoting The Fxorce
My team has created a bridge and we are offering it to traders very soon. We are also offering it to brokers that are interested in getting current mt4 clients.
Contact me if you want to know more.

You mentioned that you are working on bridge. I am interested. Please contact me.
[email protected]
  • #19
  • Nov 1, 2008 10:03am Nov 1, 2008 10:03am
Interested to see how this thread develops.

gtrade.
  • #20
  • Dec 28, 2008 9:09am Dec 28, 2008 9:09am
Hi all,

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We offer 17 different liquidity providers and we can lease Mt4 too to
interested parties.

We are at version 2 which will be rolled out in January.
Here is a few video of version 1 and some features of the new coming version 2 :

High level video of version 1:
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Low level video of version 1 (all the details) :
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Other video :
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Special feature video :
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And in general our bridge page :

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