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  • #3,081
  • Edited 1:38pm Sep 17, 2012 1:37pm | Edited 1:38pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
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jason gud day, pls this is for you.is S&PX 500 in FXCM same as normal S&P500 ?
cos thier figures and charts are diffrent?
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  • #3,082
  • Edited 4:53pm Sep 18, 2012 1:20pm | Edited 4:53pm
Hi Jason again,

I opened a Trading Station 2 standard live USD account at fxcm.de now.

I like FXCM`s service, the trading platforms and my money seems to be saved.

I asked FXCM`s service team, if I can use the Trading Station 2 and also FXCM`s MT4 for using my indicators and they agreed.

Both platforms are running on my live account now.

Today I opened my first live trade on the AUD/USD pair.

Now I noticed some differences between the platforms.The candles on the 4 hour timeframe on the AUD/USD pair are different.

Can you please explain me why they are different?


Here are 2 screenshots:
The charts show the bid prices on FXCM`s MT4 and the Trading Station 2.
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  • #3,083
  • Sep 18, 2012 10:49pm Sep 18, 2012 10:49pm
I want to write an indicator for FXCM USDollar at MT4,

who can help me?many thanks.

Now the USDollar is provided by FXCM,but i want to write it,so can be used by other program.

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FXCM USDollar Algorithms :

As of January 1, 2011, the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index was a measure of the U.S. dollar’s value equally weighted against four of the world’s most liquidly traded currencies:
Euro (EUR), 25% weight
British Pound sterling (GBP), 25% weight
Japanese Yen (JPY), 25% weight
Australian Dollar (AUD), 25% weight
  • #3,084
  • Edited 3:38am Sep 19, 2012 3:03am | Edited 3:38am
Quoting mailema
I want to write an indicator for FXCM USDollar at MT4,

who can help me?many thanks.
Hi mailema,

maybe I can help you.

A few months ago I had contact to a trader in a forex forum.
He coded 2 MT4 indicators for me.
I still have his e-mail adress.
If you`re interested please let me know and I can post it to you.

You can also look at FXCM`s fxcodebase.com.
Maybe they can help you.

Best Regards, mctrade.
It ain`t no big thing, but it`s growing.
  • #3,085
  • Sep 19, 2012 5:35am Sep 19, 2012 5:35am
Quoting mctrade
Hi mailema,

maybe I can help you.

A few months ago I had contact to a trader in a forex forum.
He coded 2 MT4 indicators for me.
I still have his e-mail adress.
If you`re interested please let me know and I can post it to you.

You can also look at FXCM`s fxcodebase.com.
Maybe they can help you.

Best Regards, mctrade.
many thanks,could you post it to me .
  • #3,086
  • Sep 19, 2012 8:54am Sep 19, 2012 8:54am
Quoting mailema
many thanks,could you post it to me .
Hi mailema,

the guy who coded the 2 MT4 indicators for me is a member of the forum forex-tsd.com, unfortunately not a member of forex factory.

I`ve tried to send you a private message here at forex factory but it`s not possible.So you have to change your personal member settings in your control panel.Then I can post you the username and the e-mail adress again.

Hope he can help you.

Best Regards, mctrade.
It ain`t no big thing, but it`s growing.
  • #3,087
  • Sep 19, 2012 9:15am Sep 19, 2012 9:15am
Quoting mctrade
Hi mailema,

the guy who coded the 2 MT4 indicators for me is a member of the forum forex-tsd.com, unfortunately not a member of forex factory.

I`ve tried to send you a private message here at forex factory but it`s not possible.So you have to change your personal member settings in your control panel.Then I can post you the username and the e-mail adress again.

Hope he can help you.

Best Regards, mctrade.
now maybe ok,pls,thanks.

and,i am also a tsd member,hoho....
  • #3,088
  • Sep 19, 2012 9:33am Sep 19, 2012 9:33am
Quoting mailema
now maybe ok,pls,thanks.

and,i am also a tsd member,hoho....
It`s done.

Good luck.
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  • #3,089
  • Sep 19, 2012 9:34am Sep 19, 2012 9:34am
Quoting mctrade
It`s done.

Good luck.
i got,thanks.
  • #3,090
  • Sep 19, 2012 12:53pm Sep 19, 2012 12:53pm
Quoting fxcode
jason gud day, pls this is for you.is S&PX 500 in FXCM same as normal S&P500 ?
cos thier figures and charts are diffrent?
Hi Fxcode,

The SPX500 CFD is based on the spot price of the S&P 500 Index. It's possible you are comparing it to the S&P 500 futures price, which would be different.

Jason
  • #3,091
  • Sep 19, 2012 1:02pm Sep 19, 2012 1:02pm
Quoting mctrade
Hi Jason again,

I opened a Trading Station 2 standard live USD account at fxcm.de now.

I like FXCM`s service, the trading platforms and my money seems to be saved.

I asked FXCM`s service team, if I can use the Trading Station 2 and also FXCM`s MT4 for using my indicators and they agreed.

Both platforms are running on my live account now.

Today I opened my first live trade on the AUD/USD pair.

Now I noticed some differences between the platforms.The candles on the 4 hour timeframe on the AUD/USD pair are different.

Can you please...
Hi McTrade,

The reason that the 4-hour charts on the Trading Station and MT4 look different is because the 4-hour intervals on those two platforms begin and end at different times. On the Trading Station, the 24-hour trading day begins and ends at 5pm New York time. That means on a 4-hour chart, the intervals for each 4-hour block begin and end at 5pm , 9pm, 1am, 5am, 9am and 1pm New York time.

On MT4, the 24-hour trading day begins and ends at midnight 00:00 GMT. That means on a 4-hour chart, the intervals for each 4-hour block begin and end at 00:00, 04:00, 08:00, 12:00, 16:00 and 20:00 GMT. So while the same prices are shown on both sets of 4-hour charts, the open and close prices of the candles are different. If you look at 1-hour charts on both platforms, you will notice that the candles have the exact same shape.

Jason
  • #3,092
  • Sep 19, 2012 1:51pm Sep 19, 2012 1:51pm
Quoting mailema
I want to write an indicator for FXCM USDollar at MT4,

who can help me?many thanks.

Now the USDollar is provided by FXCM,but i want to write it,so can be used by other program.

----------------------

FXCM USDollar Algorithms :

As of January 1, 2011, the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index was a measure of the U.S. dollar’s value equally weighted against four of the world’s most liquidly traded currencies:
Euro (EUR), 25% weight
British Pound sterling (GBP), 25% weight
Japanese Yen (JPY), 25% weight
Australian Dollar (AUD), 25% weight
Hi Mailema,

Welcome to the FXCM Discussion thread

I responded to your post in another thread. As McTrade mentioned (thanks btw ), you can get free help with programming MT4 indicators for the Dow Jones FXCM US Dollar Index on the FXCodebase website. It's free to register a login there to post your questions. If you find that you need professional assistance, you can contact FXCM's Programming Services department.

Jason
  • #3,093
  • Sep 19, 2012 2:04pm Sep 19, 2012 2:04pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
Hi McTrade,

The reason that the 4-hour charts on the Trading Station and MT4 look different is because the 4-hour intervals on those two platforms begin and end at different times. On the Trading Station, the 24-hour trading day begins and ends at 5pm New York time. That means on a 4-hour chart, the intervals for each 4-hour block begin and end at 5pm , 9pm, 1am, 5am, 9am and 1pm New York time.

On MT4, the 24-hour trading day begins and ends at midnight 00:00 GMT. That means on a 4-hour chart, the intervals for each 4-hour block begin and end...
Hi Jason,

thanks for your explanation.

You`re right.Only the 4 hour candles are different.
The one hour candles are exactly the same.

Best Regards, mctrade.
It ain`t no big thing, but it`s growing.
  • #3,094
  • Sep 19, 2012 7:27pm Sep 19, 2012 7:27pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
Hi Spips,

Thanks for the additional info, and I appreciate your patience in this matter. You should receive a follow up from ATC after the Trade Audit Committee has finished reviewing your case.

Jason
The audit took place and it was very fair. Before seeing the results, I was dissapointed and sure I would not again do business with FXCM as the clearing house.

After the audit, I felt so satisfied that I decided to stick with ATC and FXCM for a long time. They trully worth every penny given.
  • #3,095
  • Sep 20, 2012 11:06am Sep 20, 2012 11:06am
Quoting mctrade
Hi Jason,

thanks for your explanation.

You`re right.Only the 4 hour candles are different.
The one hour candles are exactly the same.

Best Regards, mctrade.
Glad to help :nerd:
  • #3,096
  • Sep 20, 2012 11:10am Sep 20, 2012 11:10am
Quoting spips
The audit took place and it was very fair. Before seeing the results, I was dissapointed and sure I would not again do business with FXCM as the clearing house.

After the audit, I felt so satisfied that I decided to stick with ATC and FXCM for a long time. They trully worth every penny given.
Hi Spips,

I'm glad to hear you are happy with the Audit Committee's resolution. Our tech department has implemented some tech solutions that will hopefully prevent further issues, but if you have any other problems, please let me know.

Jason
  • #3,097
  • Sep 24, 2012 4:05am Sep 24, 2012 4:05am
Hello fxcm uk

How do we get them to deposit back into your account
I posted on there main forum
never works the other way,the platform loves closing out the wrong trades.
Just fix this ASAP

Problem is after few days its very hard to fix
Real funny how it always works against the customers account
  • #3,098
  • Sep 24, 2012 9:50am Sep 24, 2012 9:50am
Quoting eliteincome
Hello fxcm uk

How do we get them to deposit back into your account
I posted on there main forum
never works the other way,the platform loves closing out the wrong trades.
Just fix this ASAP

Problem is after few days its very hard to fix
Real funny how it always works against the customers account
Hi eliteincome,

Please send an email to me at [email protected] with your account number and more details and I would be happy to help.

-Jason
  • #3,099
  • Sep 25, 2012 12:58am Sep 25, 2012 12:58am
Jason

I am running a demo account using MT4. I have npoticed that trades often take minutes to be executed (06:30) and can be wildly outside the spread shown. For example a trade attempted at 6:24 hung for about a minute before failing, was attempted again with the same result and on third attempot at 6:28 was accepted but was 7 pips below the bid price and 10 pips below the original order. See attached. This was not a fast moving market or busy period. It makes the FXCM service unusable. I tried a trade on my iphone which seemed to go through OK so is there an issue with MT4?
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  • #3,100
  • Sep 25, 2012 2:52am Sep 25, 2012 2:52am
Now I am confused. There is a significant difference in price between say the web platform and the MT4 platform, on EURUSD it looks about 14 pips. So if I open a trade on the web platform and close it on MT4 I make a profit everytime. Same account, same login etc. Looking forward to a live account if that is the case.

Just spoken to your tech support. Apparently there is a prob with UK Demo feed. Perhaps you could just confirm in reply to this though that prices on demo and real accounts are same or thereabouts, otherwise makes a mockery of my trialing new strategy on demo. Thanks.
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