MT4/MT5 for Tablets

iPAD and Android Tablets are here to stay. WindowsMobile is crap.

SO why in hell is Metatrader NOT PORTING MT4/MT5 to these new Tablets?

Good question. I havent used metatrader for years but I can certainly understand the need for it given the growing popularity of iOS and Android.

I think one of the reasons is that Metaquotes and other trading platform developers are probably aware that the really dedicated already have a way to access MT4 from their iPads.

With 4G networks available now, cloud based computing makes localized trading apps on a tablet or smartphone less important.

Not that this is anything new, but can always rent a Windows VPS and use a good RDP app such as iTap RDP for ipad (the other RDP apps are slower, trust me I have them all) to access MT4 or other windows based platforms. I will say though that you have to tweak the RDP client a bit to maximize performance and ease of use (change to mouse mode, adjust resolution, turn off sound etc) ,

Most people think this is too unreliable , but once you got it right then it truly is seamless, if your on a solid 3G/4G network.

Not sure where you live, but if your in the US then I guess this isn't really an option on AT&T given the unreliability of the network ( I am Australian but I read the news and hear a lot that it is too unreliable). Here in Australia we have the choice of going on the NextG data network, which uses the 850mhz band. The result is that you get consistently fast data speeds (near 4G speeds) anywhere you are, including carparks, elevators etc without interruptions. I guess iits is similar to of US Verizon (except it is GSM not CDMA).

Bottom line is, when you have that sort of reliability and speed, you can actually connect to your windows server and do real trading from your iphone/ipad. I trade 90% of the time through my iDevices doing this and trust me I am not new to trading. I trade futures on Eurex through NT and X_trader and I dont trade small lots... Anyway the point is, you dont need a local-based trading app anymore, there are alternative ways to do it.

thats basically what i have now: vps running broker platforms (mt4 & CNX) and i connect to it using itap vnc (so far the best).

this setup has its ups and downs. it is great because this gives me ready access to all broker platforms for windows without having to wait for an ipad port. it suck though because i have to pay $$$ for the vps and its slooooow. in the mean time, i use a combo of oanda and swissfx(ducascopy) ipad apps for the immediate charting.. and switch to vps if i need to trade...

since having ipad, i have been using the laptop less and less.. im sure others are like that... this should be a headsup for software developers

The cost? Not sure how much your paying, but you shouldnt be paying more than about $20 a month. Which is nothing.

SWVPS.com is more than sufficiently reliable and the basic winServer package is only about $19 a month i think. I have used them for 3 years straight now with zero downtime.

Yes iTap definitely are the best. But use iTap's RDP client instead of VNC. You will have less lag with RDP due to the "smarter" protocol that is used. It will use less bandwidth too.

There's definitely a weak link somewhere in your setup because you should be experiencing virtually no lag! It doesnt have to be slow. It should (almost) run as if your iPad itelf has Windows installed natively! That is the experience I get, even when im in the middle of the park or driving in my car.

Im also guessing either your wifi or 3G network is your main bottleneck. If your ipad is locked to a crappy carrier, then jailbreak it so you can switch to a faster network.

But switching to RDP instead of VNC will also help too.

i use Iteleport for my iphone, allows me to see my mt4 chart, its pretty good, I'm sure it would be even better if you could install mt4 on your tablet.

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/itele...286470485?mt=8