Since FXCM has chimed in I would like to ask a question. From your site you have: "If you do not trade a minimum of ten times per calendar month, a fee of $30 based on current rate may be debited from your account to cover server cost." If the ...

FXCM Strategy Trader Delivers the Next Evolution in Automated Trading

I am always concerned when a broker does not own their own technology and instead uses one that was designed to deal against traders - MetaTrader. Their primary goal is not to offer you a competitive product to earn in the forex market, but instead ...

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Spreads change, it is part of life trading forex. If a change in spreads turns you into a losing trader, your strategy is probably worth revising. Don't blame Oanda for this.

OANDA users...how do you profit when spreads change

You can do performance tracking for Oanda by using the FxSpyder version of Oanda.

Performance tracking for Oanda users

Its part of the risk when trading news. I do think Oanda and other brokers take advantage of this situation though. Personally I stay away from news trading. I have never known anyone to prevail over time trading the news. Although it may be ...

Oanda users - Oanda widening spreads

You can avoid the Oanda Java App issues by using the FxSpyder version for Oanda. Plus, you get autotrading, better charting, two step trailing stop and full object model access. I have been using them for 3 years. I noticed there are quite a few ...

OANDA Discussion

Live Comparison of FXCM and Oanda — There is a way you can compare both Oanda and FXCM side by side. You can use the FxSpyder Oanda version and the FxSpyder FXCM version and run a script that will place trades and record the following: - order ...

FXCM or Oanda?

Is it really that difficult to determine the trend? I once ran a trading room for a popular forex company and was asked how to find the trend. Others would contribute with esoteric indicators for trend determination. One clever guy responded by ...

Best Trend Indicator

Been using Oanda for 7 years now. It is true that their platform is lacking in charts and tools, but there is a tool that has been around for about 3 years or so now that overcomes all of the negatives listed above - The FxSpyder platform provides ...

FXTrade-Oanda: Are you satisfied with their platform?

Jimbill. You can access better charts for Oanda and for free on the FxSpyder version of Oanda. But if you want to autotrade or trade live via this platform there is a fee. It uses a direct connection to the Oanda server, so it is as reliable as ...

I think Oanda FXTrade is unreliable

It can be done using FxSpyder Oanda directly or using FxSpyder's MT bridge. You have to ask them for the bridge since it sort of competes with their product directly they don't seem to obviously promote it. Your best bet is to create your scripts or ...

Automated-Trading (MT4, OANDA) Some Questions!

Surprised there are so many old threads unanswerd regarding FxSpyder and its use with Oanda. Maybe no users stuck it out in their early days. What you mentioned above can be done via FxSpyder access to Oanda.

cheaper Oanda automated trading API

Regarding questions above: Is this a true API? It appears you have access to do anything you want, just as you have access to the API. The difference is FxSpyder created a JavaScript Object model as their scripting language. Apparently, because it ...

Fxspyder and MM

It is true. Micheal Stumm from Oanda commented on the Oanda forum about 2 years ago that it is safe to use FxSpyder for access to Oanda. They do not require your password, just your username to activate your account. The scripting language for ...

FxSpyder

Get FxSpyder to develop it for you. It's guaranteed to be logically accurate, they backtest it for you and it's quite inexpensive.

Any programmers on here offering their services for FXSpyder?

I am a big advocate for API Trading on Oanda via FxSpyder. However, using it for MetaTrader access is different. If you can access the code for the MT EA or can get the owner of the EA to convert it into JavaScript for you it is the best way, then ...

Oanda with MT4 over FXSpyder - it works :-)

FxSpyder uses JavaScript, not Java. There is a big difference. Probably why the user above was having problems. I was a previous Oanda API user, but have been using FxSpyder as a solution for auotradang Oanda. Been using them for three years now. ...

Oanda Java API

Why would you want to give any broker your trading plan? Why would you want them to program your strategy? Knowing first hand that broker's have extensive tools to monitor your trading style and activity it almost seems that this should be a legal ...

FXCM Strategy Trader Delivers the Next Evolution in Automated Trading

I have written the entire chaos system in JavaScript for another platform. I have back-tested and forward tested for more than 6 months. Unfortunately it did not profit for spot forex.

Anybody write ea with bill williams' chaos theory?

Chaos Theory and Forex Spot Does not Work — I purchased this course, read all of Bill Williams books and was hooked. BUT, when I implemented it in the forex spot market it just didn't work. So, I programmed the strategy to include all the ...

Profitunity (Chaos) Trading System by Bill Williams