Source: www.cmaplic.com

Now back to the CEP engine.

The CEP engine was some of the hardest stuff possible to write in MQL5. It was hard not only for me as programmer, but it had implications over MT5 as well, because the spaghetti data structure that it uses put MetaTrader to the test ; it needed a lot of bug filtering, especially on objects and memory allocations. The code managed to run with minor issues barely on build 270 (yes, already in May), and completely clean on build 271. It’s a long hard code, and I’ll chop it to pieces for commenting. I also left inline comments and Print lines intact to be better understood by readers. The algorithm is quite modified, not the same as the one presented in Anatomy of a Simple CEP Engine .

To View Full Article Click here.

Source: www.mqlmagazine.com

One of the main features that makes MetaTrader 5 superior to MetaTrader 4 is its architecture. A set of functions that were previously performed by one server, are logically divided between separate components in the new platform: a trade server; an access server; a history; and backup server. Such an organisation of internal interaction significantly increases the reliability and performance of the system. This translates to increased productivity, improved fault tolerance, greater stability and faster trade execution.

The MetaTrader 5 Client Terminal is a perfectly equipped trader’s working tool that allows traders to create practically any trading system and actively manage it.  The platform contains all the trading functions a trader will ever need. All types of Orders are supported, with four types of trade Operation Execution available: Instant, Request, Market and Exchange.

For traders preferring to automate their trading, the new MetaTrader 5 platform is perfect. The MT5 script has been condensed and improved to be more accessible and user friendly. MQL5 IDE is a built-in development environment for writing and using EAs, helping traders to automate their trading strategies or write their own technical indicators.

In MetaTrader 4, clients had the standard M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4, D1, W1, MN timeframes, but MetaTrader 5 introduces intermediate timeframes into the mix. Built-in indicators and graphical objects are used for quick analysis of quotes and trade decision-making. In summary, the terminal offers 3 types of charts, 21 timeframes and more than 70 analytical tools.

The terminal provides all the necessary tools needed to ensure full-fledged and flexible trading activities. With such a powerful trading arsenal, one can easily detect trends, various figures, entry-exit points and so much more, at just a click of the mouse.

Source: www.prnewswire.com

Michael Greenberg from Forex Magnates recently had a chance to interview Lenar Fatkhullin, the Marketing Manager of Metaquotes Corporation – the developer of world’s most popular forex trading platform.

Why did you develop and launch MT5? Many estimate that this is your take on the stocks/indices/futures markets after you conquered the whole forex market and that is why it was rumored to be priced at $500k and when acceptance wasn’t satisfying the pricing changed to the MT4 levels, is that so?

Find the interview at http://forexmagnates.com/interview-with-metaquotes-lenar-fatkhullin

Future updates of the MetaTrader 5 Mobile will make it even closer to the desktop terminal. In the upcoming version, analytical tools will be included in the Mobile Terminal to provide even more opportunities to traders.

If you are using an older version of the MetaTrader 5 for iPhone, please update it via iTunes.

Source: http://www.metaquotes.net/en/metatrader5/news/3677

In late October 2010, as part of the MetaTrader 5 Client Terminal, the MQL5 Wizard was released. This wizard is designed for automatic generation of an Expert Advisor code. With MQL5 Wizard, knowledge of programming languages is no longer a prerequisite for creating trading robots. Earlier it really was an impassable obstacle to creation of trading strategies, but the release of the MQL5 Wizard changed the situation radically. With the new Wizard, the programming experience is not required – the application will do all the necessary work to create an Expert Advisor.

The main advantage of the Wizard is its convenience. The program allows to significantly simplify the process of trading robots development, creating different Expert Advisor modules for you. All you need is set the required parameters and select the necessary components – and the MQL5 Wizard will do the rest. The creation of trading robots has never been so fast and simple. Only four clicks – and the Expert Advisor trading according to your strategy is ready!

Source: http://www.metaquotes.net/en/metatrader5/news/3650

With MetaTrader 5 for iPhone, you can trade, monitor your account and stay up-to-date with financial information 24 hours a day. With the mobile terminal, trading in the financial markets is available at anytime from anywhere in the world. MetaTrader 5 Mobile offers the user-friendly interface and wide variety of features.

Charts and analytic tools will be added soon to the mobile version of the MetaTrader 5 mobile terminal. The list of supported platforms will be expanded – as we are planning to release also MetaTrader 5 Mobile terminal for Android and Blackberry.

Download MetaTrader 5 for iPhone to acquire a powerful tool for trading in financial markets. What’s more important, the terminal will always be with you.

Source: http://www.metaquotes.net/en/metatrader5/news/3649

Input parameters:

• font_color (default = Red) — color of the spread indicator.
• font_size (default = 14) — size of the spread indicator.
• font_face (default = “Arial”) — font of the spread indicator.
• corner (default = 0/ANCHOR_LEFT_UPPER) — location for the spread indicator. In MT4: 0 — for top-left corner, 1 — top-right, 2 — bottom-left, 3 — bottom-right. In MT5 it’s quite obvious.
• spread_distance_x (default = 10) — horizontal distance from the corner to indicator.
• spread_distance_y (default = 130) — vertical distance from the corner to indicator.
• normalize (default = false) — if true then the spread value is normalized and is given in conventional pips. If false then the spread is given in the current pips as is. Can be useful for nonstandard quotes.

This indicator can’t be used to generate trading signals. It can only assist you to make trading decisions, set proper stop-loss or take-profit levels and inform of the current market situation in a simple and fast manner.

Source: http://www.earnforex.com/metatrader-indicators/Spread eMeta

“This is an excellent opportunity for forex traders to get an early taste of our upcoming, totally transparent, MT5 to ECN solution” says Fair Trading Technology co-founder, McLean Van Cleve.

The prize will be given to the top trader each week who has signed up to the Metatrader 5 contest and made at least 10 trades that week. No previous trading experience nor any investment is needed. The account with the highest weekly equity gain (by percentage) wins. There is an equal chance to win each week so even the latest entries have the same chances of winning.

“We want all traders to have an equal chance to be in with a chance to win as it will attract all kind of traders making sure we deliver an absolutely unique world class product at the end of this. As this product follows our ultra-successful launch of our totally transparent MT4-ECN T3 Bridge, this one has to exceed expectations once again” says Fair Trading Technology co-founder, McLean Van Cleve.

The MT5 trading platform will set a new standard in the trading industry. One of the things Fair Trading Technology hopes to get out of this beta test are how customers interact with the new interfaces that the MT5 platform brings to the table and how these new features benefit the trader. Most importantly we want to see how our newest ECN bridge performs with the new Metatrader 5 trading platform. Running internal stress tests, while necessary and beneficial, is quite different than having thousands of traders and strategies running all at once. This contest and the ensuing participation will ensure that another bug-free product will be released.

To be tested:
- Two-way Bridge Functionality
- Multiple Level Liquiduity Access
- Partial Fills

Fair Trading Technology is a technology provider of transparent trading platforms. It is the the first ever company to deliver a totally transparent MT4 to true ECN trading bridge with execution at the world’s largest Swiss ECN bank.

Source: www.onlineprnews.com

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/

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