Why I can't backtest before Nov 2015 in FxPro Live?

Hi,

I'm trying to backtest my EA on a 5yr sample or so, but the strategy tester only show bars from 2015 to 2016. Is there any work-around to back test EA on several years? 5years or more?

I'm new to automated trading, so excuse me if the question is noob.

Thanks all

it probably is because this broker started 2015 and they have no more data before that time? could be, probably is,
but thats my guess, I really have no idea how long Fxpro have been in operation. but you always have the option to download data from Metaquotes,
in MT4, go to tools / history center, highlight a pair, and download, you will be able to get the complete history from them.
if you see pairs with suffix behind them, this is the brokers pairs, if they use suffix? you will not be able to get those, obviously.
but the other pairs should work fine to download.

Thanks roughtrader,

I'm sure FxPro has been there before 2015 because I was trading with them like 5yrs ago, if I download the data from metaquotes will it be different than my fxpro data? I guess yes. Is metaquotes data reliable?

Many thanks again

Dear midouch,

If you click to 'Download' more data from the History centre on the MT4 platform, then this data will be from Metaquotes and may be different to FxPro's data. However, you can contact our Support department to request more data from FxPro directly, and we will be able to help you with this.

Our Customer Support is available 24/5 via
- Live Chat (http://www.fxpro.com),
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- or by phone (+44 (0) 203 151 5550).

Additionally, you may also request a call back (http://www.fxpro.com).

Kind regards,
FxPro Team