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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Forex Robots

By Frank Rivera

The forex market can be difficult to predict sometimes. In fact, many people lose a lot of money trading manually because they have no idea what they're doing. With this in mind, many expert forex traders started to develop systems that could easily be replicated. They programmed the indicators and signals into a computer program that plugs into their trading platform. These programs are called forex robots, expert advisors (EA's), or automated trading systems. Do these robots actually work? Can you just put one on an account and let it make you money?

Expert advisors have grown in popularity in recent years and there has been a huge influx of them for sale in the market. Every forex related website you go to has a host of different ads for these robots and each has their own unique claim to fame. They claim that they can double your account in a certain period of time or something else along those lines.

While there are some truly brilliant software programs available, there are also some not-so-good options available as well. Unfortunately many of the really good ones used by the experts aren't advertised on the open market, but you can find some respectable systems among some of those ads.

How do these systems work exactly? First of all, you'll need an account with any forex broker. Usually the prefferred trading platform of choice is the MetaTrader 4. Many different brokers offer this platform and it is extremely user-friendly. You'll open a chart window on MetaTrader 4 and then drag your expert advisor onto the chart. Depending on which robot you have, you might have to enter a few parameters or settings to make it work properly.

Before you can get your forex robot working for you, you'll need to open a forex trading account with a forex broker. Most brokers tend to use MetaTrader 4 as their preferred trading platform, which is a very user-friendly interface. Log into your account and open a chart window on MetaTrader 4. You then drag your chosen forex robot onto the chart. The majority of software systems will begin analyzing data immediately, attempting to identify trends and trying to find a point at which to generate a trading signal for you.

As the currency pricing changes, your automated software determines when to buy. It has the capacity to place a trade through your account on your behalf. Because it's been set to watch every tiny movement in the market, it will recognize instantly when to close out your trade and consolidate your profit for you. It can also sell out any currency you're holding if it reaches a stop loss point to help minimize your losses for you too.

Using a forex robot to automate this section of your trading strategy can give you a great head start as a trader. You don't have to learn a lot about the forex market to make an automated piece of software work for you.

Overall, expert advisors are usually a pretty good way to get started in the market. Before you decide which one to use, make sure and do your homework. There are several of them on the market that just don't work. Find a good one and stick with it for the long term and you'll be much better off than when you started. - 23212

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