I have been helping a lot of customer install, setup and use MetaTrader 4 recently and although its not our preferred platform it defiantly has a place in the trade world for beginners or someone who wishes to have a minimal cost setup. I would even go as far as to say that its a good platform for automated order execution.

I have written this list of my top 10 shortcut keys int MetaTrader 4 that I think are very handy and can defiantly speed up using the platform and make it less of a drag! Like anything if you learn to use your tools properly the rest will come easy…. In theory

Left Arrow — chart scrolling to the left.
Right Arrow — chart scrolling to the right.
Page Up — fast chart scrolling to the left.
Page Down — fast chart scrolling to the right.
F12 — move the chart by one bar to the left.
Shift+F12 — move the chart by one bar to the right.
Ctrl+P — print the chart.
F11 — enable/disable the full screen mode. – This one is great for MetaTrade 4 as it can look a bit clunky sometimes
Ctrl+I — call the “Indicators List” window. – Dealing with indicators all day long this has become my favourite!
Ctrl+N — open/close the “Navigator” window. – Navigator is a handy little tool in MetaTrader 4 but can take up alot of room so this shortcut can save time.

Above are my top 10 but I have included all the others i know exist in MetaTrader 4 below.

Numpad 5 — restoring of automatic chart vertical scale after its being changed. If the scale was defined, this hot key will return the chart into the visible range.
Home — move the chart to the start point.
End — move the chart to the end point.
“-” — chart zoom out.
“+” — chart zoom in.
Delete — delete all selected graphical objects.
Backspace — delete the latest objects imposed into the chart window.
Enter — open/close fast navigation window.
Esc — close the dialog window.
F1 — open this “Userguide”.
F2 — open the “History Center” window.
F3 — open the “Global Variables” window.
F4 — download MetaEditor.
F5 — switch to the next profile.
F6 — call the “Tester” window for testing the expert attached to the chart window.
F7 — call the properties window of the expert attached to their chart window in order to change settings.
F8 — call the chart setup window.
F9 — call the “New Order” window.
F10 — open the “Popup prices” window.
Shift+F5 — switch to the previous profile.
Alt+1 — display the chart as a sequence of bars (transform into bar chart).
Alt+2 — display the chart as a sequence of candlesticks (transform into candlesticks).
Alt+3 — display the chart as a broken line (transform into line chart).
Alt+A — copy all test/optimization results into the clipboard.
Alt+W — call the chart managing window.
Alt+F4 — close the client terminal.
Ctrl+Z — undo object deletion.
Ctrl+A — arrange all indicator windows heights by default.
Ctrl+B — call the “Objects List” window.
Ctrl+C — copy to the clipboard.
Ctrl+E — enable/disable expert advisor.
Ctrl+F — enable “Crosshair”.
Ctrl+G — show/hide grid.
Ctrl+H — show/hide OHLC line.
Ctrl+L — show/hide volumes.
Ctrl+S — save the chart in a file having extensions: “CSV”, “PRN”, “HTM”.
Ctrl+W — close the chart window.
Ctrl+Y— show/hide period separators.
Ctrl+D — open/close the “Data Window”.
Ctrl+M — open/close the “Market Watch” window.
Ctrl+O — open the “Setup” window.
Ctrl+R — open/close the “Tester” window.
Ctrl+T — open/close the “Terminal” window.
Ctrl+F6 — activate the next chart window.
Ctrl+F9 — open the “Terminal — Trade” window and switch the focus into it. After this, the trading activities can be managed with keyboard.

Source: www.theindicatorguys.com

Fair Trading Technology is once again giving traders three opportunities to prove their skills and trading strategies to win one of three monthly $5000 prizes in their latest MT4 demo trading contest.

The contest, which begins June 1, 2011, will allow traders to try Fair Trading Technology’s flagship T3 Execution Bridge, which connects MetaTrader 4 with Dukascopy Bank. The MT4 contest demo account provides traders an identical experience to the live trading environment.

Traders will each start with a demo account of 100,000 USD at the beginning of the month. The trader with the highest equity gain at the end of the month, who trades within the parameters of the contest, will win the $5000 prize.

While the trading contest does not officially begin until June 1, the first 2000 traders to pre-register will be eligible to start trading on May 27, a three-day head start over other traders for the first month of the contest.

With a one month trading period, long-term trading and sound risk strategies are key to success.

“We want to make sure that this contest rewards accuracy in trading and proper risk management rather than luck,” said Fair Trading Technology co-founder McLean Van Cleve.

Fair Trading Technology has implemented several rule changes over the previous contest run earlier this year that will benefit traders with sound risk strategies.

“Emphasizing the long-term advantages in managing risk and educating new traders in this is part of our long term strategy of making traders profitable,” said Van Cleve. “Our no-dealing desk solution means that our long term success is dependent on traders being successful.”

To help traders, throughout the duration of the competition Fair Trading Technology will be active on their blog to help educate contestants on proper risk management in forex trading.

By using MetaTrader 4 together with Fair Trading Technology’s T3 Execution Bridge connected to Dukascopy Bank demo account, Van Cleve says contestants will experience a “true MT4-ECN experience”.

“Our MT4 to ECN Bridge is unique,” said Van Cleve. “Contestants will feel right at home in the MT4 environment, yet at the same time have the opportunity to get a feel for ECN liquidity,”

The T3 Execution Bridge is the world’s first totally transparent MetaTrader to true ECN trading bridge with two-way execution at the world’s largest ECN, the SWFX Marketplace of Dukascopy Bank.

The contest begins June 1, 2011 and runs for three months. Participants can register and find full contest details at http://www.fairtradingtech.com/contest.

Source: www.onlineprnews.com

New MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal build 399 has been released.

1. Fixed margin calculation for hedged positions in the CFD-Leverage mode of margin calculation.
2. Fixed excess initialization of calculation buffers of custom indicators.
3. In MetaEditor, fixed navigation though a file with the tab spacing equal to 1.
4. Fixed errors reported on the forum and in crash logs.

The live update will be available through the LiveUpdate system.

The ability to start and end trading transactions from any mobile device does not only save much time, but it also brings profit while you are on the move. Another huge advantage of mobile trading, apart from the flexibility and ease of conducting trades, is the range of personalized services accessible anywhere and anytime.

United World Capital (www.uwcfx.com) has recently introduced its mobile trading applications, which virtually enable clients to have trading in their pockets or at their fingertips. The world of the financial markets has now been brought closer to traders than ever before.

SWFX Marketplace
The worlds largest pool of liquidity. Trade from position sizes starting at 1000 base currency (0.1 standard lots) all the way up to 250 million (2500 lots) per click. Every trader, regardless of account size, has access to the exact same pricing and liquidity.

What is T3?
Our T3 execution bridge solves all of the problems that have plagued Metatrader 4 to ECN implementations. We have solved the issue of top level liquidity only by bringing true access to multiple levels of liquidity to Metatrader. Partial fills are no longer an issue due to our two way execution. A transparent order reporting login shows fills on both sides of the trade proving that Fair Trading Technology doesn’t manipulate, delay or hinder your orderflow in any shape, form or fashion.

Discrepancies in the back end were another issue that were solved by utilizing our two-way execution. Basically if it happens on one side, then it will happen on the other. Orders can be created through the JForex platform, Dukascopy’s iPhone application and Metatrader 4 allowing you access to multiple platforms and they’re all synced in real time! Zero discrepancies is what Fair Trading Tech had in mind when we created this bridge so that you could concentrate on the most important aspects of trading… making pips.

Execution speed typically clocks in at about 300 milliseconds. Innovations in cloud computing and virtualization ensure the fastest calculations and therefore trade execution by having multiple hosts speaking to the same RAM and disks. Virtuilization ensures that we are able to maintain working trade servers around the clock. If a physical machine fails another one steps in to balance the load and you, the trader, wouldn’t even notice.

What’s new?
Metatrader 5 has been released and we are busy developing an even better solution by bridging Metatrader 5 to Dukascopy. To beta-test our solution, Fair Trading Technology is holding a demo trading Metatrader 5 contest. While already underway, cash prizes are given weekly to the largest equity gain that week. So every Monday everyone entered has an equal shot at winning.

The retail FX segment is an emerging market with a predicted trading volume of up to $50 billion per day . Pepperstone introduces trading that benefits from No Dealing Desk execution on forex trades, making trading fairer and more accessible to retail investors around the world.

Pepperstone Financial Pty Ltd CEO Owen Kerr today announced the world’s next-generation FX Brokerage platform in which clients will benefit from no Dealing Desk execution on forex trades.

The approach eliminates dealer intervention, enables greater transparency and fairer execution by removing the conflict of interest between brokers and traders.

“Pepperstone combines industry leading customer service with direct access to multiple qualified destinations of liquidity in the forex markets without the traditional burdens of a deal desk. Our model provides clients internationally with flexible and convenient trading at affordable rates,” says Owen Kerr.

Pepperstone uses MetaTrader 4, known for its security and ease of use, where customers enjoy real-time access to major and minor currency pairs and metals. Unlimited demo accounts allow users to become acquainted with the trading environment before going live.

“Whether clients prefer trading using a PC, smart phone or PDA, Meta Trader 4 can be deployed with the same user-friendly interface, blazing fast quotes and unparalleled speed of trade execution,” says Owen Kerr.

A unique feature of Pepperstone’s next-generation FX platform is the ability for customers to access liquidity from 22 banks and ECN’s. This option gives direct access to the forex interbank market, where orders are fully visible. As a result, customers are empowered to enter direct discussions with liquidity providers who can introduce their own orders and if the prices match, a deal is completed.

Beyond STP processing and Multi-Bank Liquidity, the no Dealing Desk execution on forex allows Pepperstone to stream tight spreads as low as 0.5 pips.

“Further cementing our position as a next generation FX Brokerage, Pepperstone’s excellent trading conditions are boosted by a minimum deposit of only $200USD,” says Owen Kerr

Backed by a team with extensive experience in derivative trading and risk management, Pepperstone was established in response to the online trading community’s escalating frustration over delays in trade executions, frequent system failures and poor customer support among traditional web-based brokers.

“Unlike the services provided by many web based brokers, Pepperstone offers accelerated execution and institutional grade spreads, combined with high frequency trading expertise. We ultimately define what will become the trends of the industry,” says Owen Kerr.

Pepperstone is based in Australia, a fast growing hub for international brokers.

For more information, please visit http://www.pepperstone.com.

Pepperstone Financial Pty Ltd is an execution only forex brokerage firm. The company provides access to fair, competitive and transparent pricing across all major currency pairs by equipping traders with best-in-class trading technology and customer service. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Pepperstone maintains segregated client accounts with AA rated banks, including National Australia Bank and HSBC.

Pepperstone Financial Pty Ltd is a corporate authorised representative, CAR No. 389931 of CDM Pacific Pty Ltd which holds an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL 223682) issued and regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).

Source: www.prweb.com

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MetaFX, LLC is proud to announce the release of MT4-to-MT4 Bridge software for the Metatrader 4 (“MT4?) Server trading platform. The MT4-to-MT4 Bridge allows to connect two Metatrader 4 Servers for flexible risk management, automated trade executions (STP processing) and centralized control of the trade flow.

The MT4-to-MT4 Bridge is used to establish connection between two or more Metatrader 4 Servers and redirect trade requests from one server to another. The plugin extends functionality of the Metatrader 4 Server and addresses three main problems of the broker.

The MT4-to-MT4 Bridge allows for the reduction of market risk. When clients trade on their individual accounts in Metatrader 4 they create risk for the broker. To reduce such risk the broker needs to open similar positions with its counterparty. The MT4-to-MT4 plugin allows redirecting trade requests from the individual client accounts and execute them on the coverage accounts of the Metatrader 4 Server of the counterparty broker.

The MT4-to-MT4 Bridge gives any broker the ability to become a liquidity provider. The plugin allows connections from many Metatrader 4 Servers simultaneously. The coverage accounts can accept trades from all the connected servers.

The MT4-to-MT4 Bridge automates trade execution and dealing on the trade server. When a trade request is sent by the trader it is passed to the dealing desk of the counterparty broker. The counterparty broker confirms or rejects the trade request and the response is sent back. So the trades are confirmed remotely, no local dealing desk is required.

In addition the MT4-to-MT4 software package has a powerful Manager Interface which allows seeing Market Watch from two servers at the same time, track open positions on two servers, estimate per symbol exposure, setup alerts and change server plugin parameters in real time.

Source: www.stockmarketsreview.com

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL OFFER
BEFORE IT ENDS, 30th SEPTEMBER 2010

What is MYFX?

MYFX is a platform that attaches to MetaTrader 4 and gives you full trade controls that professional traders use.

If you are going to trade, then get the best platform to assist you. You can literally set-up your whole trading plan with MYFX, and then let it execute all of the open trades, set take profits at multiple levels, set your stop loss and take profit on the one order ticket (rather than having to modify the order after), close all trades with one click and so much more!

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MetaTrader 4 build 226 has been released. Updates include fixed displaying of pending orders for symbols with 3 decimal places. At 100 points before the execution price orders are highlighted red.

The live update will be available through the LiveUpdate system.

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1. Open the Strategy Tester window by pressing Ctrl+R
2. Select the expert advisor you wish to back test
3. Select the symbol you wish to back test
4. Select a testing model (every tick model recommended)
5. Set a testing period
6. Press Start

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