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Trading platform for Mac Ibook G4

  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 26, 2005 9:20am Oct 26, 2005 9:20am
Hi traders!! Does anyone know what company or website offers a free forex trading platform that can run on a Apple Mac ibook g4? hope someone could guide me to it. thanks a lot!!!!

pepotg
  • #2
  • Oct 26, 2005 9:43am Oct 26, 2005 9:43am
Quoting pepotg
Hi traders!! Does anyone know what company or website offers a free forex trading platform that can run on a Apple Mac ibook g4? hope someone could guide me to it. thanks a lot!!!!
pepotg

Virtual PC & XP/2000/Win98SE is a reasonable solution, if you max out the ram & don't wish to run backtests etc. This allows you to run any of the Windows charting packages.
Otherwise try one of the java based platforms like Oanda. Also try googling.
  • #3
  • Oct 26, 2005 11:34am Oct 26, 2005 11:34am
My Oanda account runs nicely on my Mac G4. But it is Java based and not really installed on your local machine.
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  • #4
  • Oct 26, 2005 12:55pm Oct 26, 2005 12:55pm
What's the speed and memory of your ibook?

Virtual PC will slow EVERYTHING down unless you have one juicy iBook.

That means qoutes and order execution as well.

I know many brokers recommend it, but they're brokers. Take it from a programmer: avoid using unless you absolutely have to!

Stick with the Java's on Mac like I do.

Oanda, MG, maybe some others.
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  • #5
  • Oct 26, 2005 7:29pm Oct 26, 2005 7:29pm
The ibook has 1.42 Ghz powerPC g4 and 256MB DDR SDRAM. Pardon me Traders i'm new to Mac so when you say it's Java based then i still don't have an idea. My question then is if i use the G4 ibook and download the platform from Oanda (is it free for life just like Metatrader4?) do i jhave to do some configuring, etc? But the thing which sets me back is that the Guppy system i'm learning is supportd on MT4 which runs only on windows. I know there are many more trading systems that can run on a Mac so if you could suggest one that i can learn then i'll check it out. Thanks a lot!!!

pepotg
  • #6
  • Edited 7:56pm Oct 26, 2005 7:49pm | Edited 7:56pm
Quoting pepotg
The ibook has 1.42 Ghz powerPC g4 and 256MB DDR SDRAM. Pardon me Traders i'm new to Mac so when you say it's Java based then i still don't have an idea. My question then is if i use the G4 ibook and download the platform from Oanda (is it free for life just like Metatrader4?) do i jhave to do some configuring, etc? But the thing which sets me back is that the Guppy system i'm learning is supportd on MT4 which runs only on windows. I know there are many more trading systems that can run on a Mac so if you could suggest one that i can learn then i'll check it out. Thanks a lot!!!

pepotg
The problem you will encounter is that if you wish to run Metatrader "experts" on another platform, you'll need to find a Mac program that will allow you to port the code. Offhand I don't know of any. While I like Mac's, in the trading world you'll find your constantly butting your head against a software wall.

Have you thought about just buying a cheap Windows box/laptop just for trading? You don't need anything highly spec'ed. A 700mhz Toshiba 14" should only set you back $150-300.

As for Oanda, yes it's free for life, but somehow I think it's charting capabilities are not what your looking for. Either way, open a free demo account & try it out.
  • #7
  • Oct 27, 2005 8:38am Oct 27, 2005 8:38am
Quoting Beachie41
The problem you will encounter is that if you wish to run Metatrader "experts" on another platform, you'll need to find a Mac program that will allow you to port the code. Offhand I don't know of any. While I like Mac's, in the trading world you'll find your constantly butting your head against a software wall.

Have you thought about just buying a cheap Windows box/laptop just for trading? You don't need anything highly spec'ed. A 700mhz Toshiba 14" should only set you back $150-300.

As for Oanda, yes it's free for life, but somehow I think it's charting capabilities are not what your looking for. Either way, open a free demo account & try it out.
Thanks for the input Beachie41! I'll try to search around for the hardware that will suit my budget and needs. Hope i make good at trading so i can get a Mac and a toshiba!lol!!!! guess im not wishful thinking?
  • #8
  • Oct 28, 2005 4:09am Oct 28, 2005 4:09am
Unfortunately, if you plan on trading on a Mac, you're pretty much limited to trading platforms using Java such Oanda or Gain (forex.com). The trade execution on the platforms are fine, the main issue is their charting feature aren't all that great. The "download and install" programs are much better and faster than Web-based Java platforms, but you'll have to get a PC for that! PCs are pretty inexpensive. Dell sells desktops with solid specs for about 50-60 pips. You probably could have bought 2 PCs for the price of your overpriced iBook. Look on the bright side though, you may not be able to trade on your iBook, but at least it looks good.
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  • #9
  • Edited 4:22am Oct 28, 2005 4:16am | Edited 4:22am
Quoting Pip Daddy
Unfortunately, if you plan on trading on a Mac, you're pretty much limited to trading platforms using Java such Oanda or Gain (forex.com). The trade execution on the platforms are fine, the main issue is their charting feature aren't all that great. The "download and install" programs are much better and faster than Web-based Java platforms,
yeah trading & gaming not its forte...but running one of the sweetest OS's ever...and Oanda platform is as fast as standalone..don't know where you got your info for that snippet..
  • #10
  • Last Post: Oct 29, 2005 2:37am Oct 29, 2005 2:37am
Quoting Pip Daddy
Unfortunately, if you plan on trading on a Mac, you're pretty much limited to trading platforms using Java such Oanda or Gain (forex.com). The trade execution on the platforms are fine, the main issue is their charting feature aren't all that great. The "download and install" programs are much better and faster than Web-based Java platforms, but you'll have to get a PC for that! PCs are pretty inexpensive. Dell sells desktops with solid specs for about 50-60 pips. You probably could have bought 2 PCs for the price of your overpriced iBook. Look on the bright side though, you may not be able to trade on your iBook, but at least it looks good.
Pip Daddy thanks for the tip! i'd rather have the pips brighten my trading side though than have a great looking mac. lol!! as a rule of thumb how many computers do we need to trade forex effectively?
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