Building Automated Trading Strategies October 2018 | Page 32

CHAPTER-5: AUTOMATED STRATEGY BUILDING ON
METATRADER
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) is the Forex industry’s standard electronic trading
platform. The platform is free, and depending on your Forex broker, offers a
wide variety of financial classes including currencies, bonds, equities,
commodities, and cryptocurrencies.
Basic MetaTrader-4 Features
• Compatibility with Ms Windows, Apple MacOs, and Linux
• Supporting automated trading and Expert Advisors
• All types of trading orders
• 30 indicators and 24 graphical objects built-in
• Built-in coding language MQL4
• Including editor and compiler for building EAs
• 9 time-frames, from one minute to one month
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