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Metatrader 5 for Iphone and Google Android

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:04:24 +0000

Many people asked MetaQuotes to develop a mobile version of Metatrader 4 for iPhone. Unfortunately, the mobile version of MT4 is only available for the Windows Mobile platform ( Smartphones and Pocket PC’s). However the good news is that Metatrader 5 will be available for Iphone and Google Android platforms! It was recently confirmed by MetaQuotes staff in this thread. The development of the Iphone app is progressing, and it will be probably released first. Bad news is that there wont be a version anymore for the Windows Mobile platform, Windows Phone 7 will be also avoided. I thinks this is because of the bad reputation Microsoft got with the countless bugs of Windows Mobile 6 and the drastic changes in code in the 7th version.

The Metatrader 5 Iphone app will feature a uniform design that will seamlessly fit in the Iphone interface. The app is developed from scratch and well be 100% native to the Iphone OS. Also, it will be different from the interface in Metatrader 4 Windows Mobile. The release date is not known yet. If the mobile version of Metatrader 5 is one of the reasons you will buy a smartphone, this information will help you to decide what platform to buy. I personally like the Android OS.

If you want to use Metatrader 4 on your Iphone, you can use tools that create a remote connection to your desktop, where Metatrader 4 is running. For example, you can use the TeamViewer app for Iphone, it connects to any PC around the world and you can remotely control the PC as if you were sitting right in front of it. You can also seamlessly use iPhone to login directly to your PC running MT4 using the PC2ME app. With PC2Me you can remote control of your Windows PC, using your iPhone via the Safari browser. There is also a Iphone app that allows you to monitor your Metatrader 4 accounts using myfxbook.com’s backend:

Actually, the remote connection to the desktop version of the Metatrader terminal is in some cases better than a mobile version of MT for the smartphone. On the smartphone you have always limited computing resources and not all features of the full version of Metatrader. For example, if you are using a expert advisor on your desktop, you can only control it via a remote connection. But if you want to quickly check the market quotes, the mobile version is better.

Source: http://metatrader5.blogspot.com/2010/07/metatrader-5-for-iphone.html

Download MetaTrader 5

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:57:30 +0000

MetaTrader 5 Beta Testing

MetaTrader 5 is at the stage of public beta testing.

Please join the testing, and help MetaQuotes to improve the new client terminal for Forex, CFD and Futures, as well as equity markets.

To download MetaTrader 5, please visit http://www.metatraderglobal.com/metatrader-5-download/

To read more about the MetaTrader 5 beta, please visit http://www.metatraderglobal.com/183/public-beta-testing-of-the-metatrader-5-terminal/

MetaTrader 5 – Publishing trading forecasts and live trading statements

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:17:01 +0000

MetaTrader 5: Publishing trading forecasts and live trading statements via e-mail on blogs, social networks and dedicated websites

Introduction

Automatic web-publication of trading forecasts has become a widespread trend in the trading industry. Some traders or companies use Internet as a medium for selling subscribed signals, some traders use it for their own blogs to inform about their track record, some do it in order to offer programming or consultancy services. Others publish signals just for fame or fun.

This article aims to present ready-made solutions for publishing forecasts using MetaTrader 5. It covers a range of ideas: from using dedicated websites for publishing MetaTrader statements, through setting up one’s own website with virtually no web programming experience needed and finally integration with a social network microblogging service that allows many readers to join and follow the forecasts.

All solutions presented here are 100% free and possible to setup by anyone with a basic knowledge of e-mail and ftp services. There are no obstacles to use the same techniques for professional hosting and commercial trading forecast services.

1. Configuring MetaTrader 5 for E-Mail

2. Dedicated websites for publishing live MetaTrader statements

3. Publishing forecasts on websites using two best blogging platforms: WordPress and Google’s Blogger

4. Integration with Twitter, a microblogging service than many people can follow

Conclusion

After reading the article you should be equipped with a knowledge on how to publish automated trading forecasts using MetaTrader and ways to present the forecasts to the end user.

You should be able to setup Gmail’s account, integrate it with MetaTrader, you should know where to publish MetaTrader statements, how to configure and integrate Google’s Blogger or WordPress blogging platform with MetaTrader and how to integrate Twitter with WordPress.

The doors are open now and the rest is totally upon you to decide what kind of service you need and what to publish.

Have fun!

View full article at http://www.mql5.com/en/articles/80

MetaTrader 5 – Guide to Using Technical Indicators in Expert Advisors

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:41:00 +0000

MQL5 for Newbies: Guide to Using Technical Indicators in Expert Advisors

Introduction

An Expert Advisor or indicator that doesn’t use standard technical indicators in its code is rare. They are popular both for the beginners and advanced developers of trading strategies. It isn’t difficult to understand the details of indicator creation; the aim of this article is to help with it. We will consider the use of the functions for working with built-in standard technical indicators.

Fundamentals of Using Functions of Standard Technical Indicators

When being called, each function of a technical indicator creates a handle of the object created (indicator’s instance) with specified input parameters. The purpose of the handle is to assign it with this object. It’s quite sufficient to get the data from the indicator buffer and use it in your own calculations.

Read full article at http://www.mql5.com/en/articles/31

Applying One Indicator to Another – MetaTrader 5

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:22:34 +0000

Let’s consider a task of improving an indicator, which is applied to values of another indicator. In this article we’ll continue to work with True Strength Index (TSI), which was created and considered in the previous article “MQL5: Create Your Own Indicator“.

Custom Indicator Based on Other Indicator’s Values

When writing an indicator that uses the short form of the OnCalculate() function call, you might miss the fact that an indicator can be calculated not only by price data, but also by data of some other indicator (no matter whether it is a built-in or custom one).

Let’s make a simple experiment: attach the built-in RSI indicator with standard settings to a chart, and drag the True_Strength_Index_ver2.mq5 custom indicator to the RSI indicator window. In the Parameters tab of the appeared window specify that the indicator should be applied to Previous Indicator’s Data (RSI(14)).

Continue to read the full article at http://www.mql5.com/en/articles/15

List of changes in the Help for MQL5 – MetaTrader 5

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:22:24 +0000

Below is a list changes in the MQL5 Help file.

Note: The Help is not updated automatically but can be downloaded at: http://www.mql4.com/files/mql5.chm

Added the OBJPROP_READONLY property for the Edit graphical object, which enables/disables editing of a text in this object;
Added an example for the IndicatorRelease() function;
Added the IndicatorCreate() function in the “Access to timeseries and indicators” section;
Added the ENUM_INDICATOR enumeration, indicating the type of an indicator for the IndicatorCreate() function, in the “Standard Constants, Enumerations, and Structures / Constants of Indicators / Types of Technical Indicators” section;
Added the ENUM_DATATYPE enumeration to specify the type of an input parameter in the “Standard Constants, Enumerations, and Structures / Constants of Indicators / Identifiers of Data Types” section;
Added the MqlParam structure in the “Standard Constants, Enumerations, and Structures / Constants of Indicators / Structure of Indicator Input Parameters” section;
Added errors in the “Standard Constants, Enumerations, and Structures / Error and Warning Codes / Runtime Errors” section.

ERR_INDICATOR_WRONG_PARAMETERS
4808
Invalid number of parameters in indicator creation

ERR_INDICATOR_PARAMETERS_MISSING
4809
No parameters at indicator creation

ERR_INDICATOR_CUSTOM_NAME
4810
The first parameter of an array must be the indicator name

ERR_INDICATOR_PARAMETER_TYPE
4811
Invalid parameter type in the error at indicator creation

Source – http://forum.mql4.com/27395

Custom Indicators in MQL5

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:13:37 +0000

Finally we’ve got an opportunity to try the new trade terminal – MetaTrader 5. No doubt, it is noteworthy and has many new features as compared to its predecessor. The important advantages of this platform among others are:

Essentially modified language allowing now to use the object-oriented programming, still allowing to use the rich advantages of structural programming.
The code execution speed, which now is much faster than in MetaTrader 4.
Essential increase of possibilities for displaying the necessary information.

To view the full article, please visit: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/400/custom-indicators-in-mql5/

Public Beta Testing of the MetaTrader 5 Terminal

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:01:07 +0000

The public beta testing of the MetaTrader 5 client terminal starts today. This is the notional day for all of you, who are waiting for our new trading platform.

The stage of the closed beta testing of the client terminal is over. Totally, we’ve received about 300 bug reports and suggestions from our testers. The most of bugs have been fixed, while suggestions have been considered, and we’re planning to implement them. Since the testing started, we’ve released 20 builds of the client terminal.

Now it’s time for the next stage in the development of the MetaTrader 5 platform. Today the public testing of the MetaTrader 5 client terminal starts. Any trader can participate in it. You can also inform your traders about the testing and offer the new terminal to them.

To view the full article, please visit: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/183/public-beta-testing-of-the-metatrader-5-terminal/

Metatrader 5 Development – Interview with Stanislav Starikov

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:45:08 +0000

The new Metatrader 5 platform and the MQL5 language are nearing the end of development and will be probably launched in fall 2009. MT5 will replace MT4 and the new code is completely written from scratch. The bad point is that MT5 will be not compatible with MT4. This means that every indicator and expert advisor needs to be rewritten to work with the Metatrader 5 platform.

Metatrader 5 features

High performance and outstanding working speed
3 chart-types, 21 timeframes and over 70 analytical tools
5 order types and 4 execution modes available for trading operations on different markets (forex, options, futures and stocks)
Advanced built-in reports on all trading activities
MQL5 development environment with new IntellySence system and more advanced strategy tester

To view the full article, please visit: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/176/metatrader-5-development-interview-with-stanislav-starikov/

Source: MetaTrader Global – www.MetaTraderGlobal.com

Here Comes the New MetaTrader 5 and MQL5

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:36:50 +0000

This is just a brief review of MetaTrader 5. I can’t describe all the system’s new features for such a short time period – the testing started on 2009.09.09. This is a symbolical date, and I am sure it will be a lucky number. A few days have passed since I got the beta version of the MetaTrader 5 terminal and MQL5. I haven’t managed to try all its features, but I am already impressed.

To view the full article, please visit: http://articles.mql4.com/854

Source: MetaTrader Global – www.MetaTraderGlobal.com