Working with the terminal

mr.traderOctober 24, 2022

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What is a swap?

What is a swap? Swap is a trade and financial transaction involving the exchange of different assets and combining the purchase (sale) and reverse transaction (sale or purchase respectively) of the same asset. In this case the transaction is not executed immediately, but after some time under the same or other conditions. Swap is understood as a fee charged for transferring an open position to the next day. Swap is also called rollover or overnight. What types of swaps are there? There are several types of swaps: swap for extended securities; currency swap (purchase of foreign currency with immediate payment in local currency and subsequent sale of the purchased currency); swap...

mr.traderOctober 23, 2022

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Trading platform (terminal)

What is a trading platform at ? A trading platform (terminal) is an exchange software product designed to work online in the financial markets. The trading platform allows traders to receive online data on the trades (current and historical quotes of the selected assets, the trading volume for the instruments, the possible buy and sell prices, etc.), to carry out technical analysis, to make transactions in real time, to work with trading orders and receive messages from the dealing center or a broker. What trading platforms are there? Modern trading terminals are divided into several groups: Standard terminals These are common trading platforms, the most common among which are MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 terminals. Alternative to MT4 and MT5 terminals are...

mr.traderOctober 21, 2022

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MetaQuotes Language 4 (MQL4)

What is MQL4? MetaQuotes Language 4 (MQL4) is a programming language for trading strategies for exchange and over-the-counter (Forex) platforms, developed by MetaQuotes Software Corp. Why do I need MQL4? The main developments in MQL4 are the Expert Advisors that allow you to automate the management of trading processes and are used to create your own mechanical trading strategies. The language also allows you to program technical indicators for stock trading, scripts and function libraries. MetaQuotes Language 4 contains functions for the analysis of current and previous quotes, for working with indicators, functions for managing trade positions, etc. What programs can be written in MQL4?

mr.traderAugust 14, 2022

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Spread (spread, spread)

What is a spread (spread) - the difference between the Bid price (the price at which the base currency is sold) and the Ask price (the price at which the base currency is bought) at the same point in time. What is the essence of the spread? The minimum spread is set by the market-maker and it increases further up the chain to the trader, because it also earns money for dealing centers and brokers as a commission for each transaction. Spread size is the criterion of market liquidity, and the higher it is, the less liquid it is. That is why spread values are small when trading popular currency pairs. For example, when opening an order on EUR/USD pair...

mr.traderJuly 29, 2022

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Oscillator in the market

What are oscillators on ? In technical analysis, oscillators are indicators of the rate of price movement over a specific time frame. They refer to a leading indicator that can move around the zero line between 0 and 100%. During the periods of time when the price is stable, it either moves only within the channel or pauses for a while before reversing. The oscillator is designed to find the points after which the price will either follow the trend or move to the opposite side of the channel. The main notions, which are needed when using oscillators, are the concepts of oversold and overbought. These are the situations in which the indicator value...

mr.traderMarch 14, 2022

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Pending Sell Limit order

What is a pending Sell Limit order? A Sell Limit order is a pending order which allows you to place a sell order above the current price. In fact, by placing a Sell Limit order, you want to sell at a higher price than you are currently able to do so. Sell Limit order is standard for MetaTrader 4, it is executed at the Bid price and it is possible to apply protective StopLoss and TakeProfit orders to it. How does Sell Limit work? Having analyzed the situation on the currency market, the trader believes that the price of the asset will grow to a certain level, after which it will resume its decline. In order to sell the asset at the pivot point, the trader...