it's imo a real pity MetaQutoes never went the full distance with MT and designed
MetaTrader to provide tick and up timeframes with the various chart types that
other programs provide
besides offering one of the best tools selections with 'unlimited' user inputs, the
data feed is 100% dependable, well I've 100% confidence in it being reliable when
compared to IB, eSignal, NinjaTrader/CQG/Zen-Fire feeds - see the repeated posts
about disconnections, can't login, etc
MT does have disconnections, one broker I used did some kind of server update
every day for a few minutes, don't use Oanda's demo much but if it's anything like
their FxTrade platform they purposely disconnect . . . check during tomorrows
NFP release to see if you get disconnected
another broker I use everyday did have repeated disconnections, I'd wait for a
reconnect or switch servers - left click on the lower right corner of the MT page
then used Chat once and was told they're working on updating the server to stop
the problem and that seems to have happened
MT updates are simply a matter of clicking the Start Update button, completed
in a couple of minutes, and user files, charts remain the same
if I want to trade futures I Have to use NT, but I've no confidence in it or the data
feeds available, the only positive is AMP's (AMP is an FCM that clears for other
brokers) trading desk whose response time to phone-in orders is fast and they
are usually right uptodate about a feed going down, problem, fix and up again
so if MetaTrader is so reliable, why not those other programs
MetaTrader to provide tick and up timeframes with the various chart types that
other programs provide
besides offering one of the best tools selections with 'unlimited' user inputs, the
data feed is 100% dependable, well I've 100% confidence in it being reliable when
compared to IB, eSignal, NinjaTrader/CQG/Zen-Fire feeds - see the repeated posts
about disconnections, can't login, etc
MT does have disconnections, one broker I used did some kind of server update
every day for a few minutes, don't use Oanda's demo much but if it's anything like
their FxTrade platform they purposely disconnect . . . check during tomorrows
NFP release to see if you get disconnected
another broker I use everyday did have repeated disconnections, I'd wait for a
reconnect or switch servers - left click on the lower right corner of the MT page
then used Chat once and was told they're working on updating the server to stop
the problem and that seems to have happened
MT updates are simply a matter of clicking the Start Update button, completed
in a couple of minutes, and user files, charts remain the same
if I want to trade futures I Have to use NT, but I've no confidence in it or the data
feeds available, the only positive is AMP's (AMP is an FCM that clears for other
brokers) trading desk whose response time to phone-in orders is fast and they
are usually right uptodate about a feed going down, problem, fix and up again
so if MetaTrader is so reliable, why not those other programs