question on auto trading...

i want to place a trade today for the next day at exacty 8:30am and have the trade go through while not at a computer. Is there a trading software that will allow me to do this?

thx

Although I personally do not use TradeBots, I have been involved in constructing code that will allow VT Trader to do as you ask. I would be surprised if similar code could not be written in mql.

It basicly would read something similar to ...
LongEntrySignal:= MyDirection = 1 AND Hour()=MyHour AND Minute= MyMinute;

Where

My Direction
MyHour
MyMinute

would be user Inputs

To expand on this...
If the Input MyDirection was set to 2
then you could also have...
ShortEntrySignal:= MyDirection = 2 AND Hour()=MyHour AND Minute= MyMinute;

hth

This is what a limit order is for. Nearly every broker offers this, without any programming complexity.

With my broker, you can set many conditions for the order, including price, spread, and timeframe (both start and end). The specific answer to your question depends on which broker you are using.

Not exactly. Limit order "entries" are price, not time dependent. The period which the limit is valid can be specified, but a specific entry time can only be accomplished "in absentia" with an automated system.

That's too bad, because some guys here trade based on moon, time, and other stuff like that, not price. They should make time dependent orders.

Check out the MetaTrader forums here at the factory. Lots of info there on how to code what you are looking for.