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To get the point value per lot in deposit currency for any instrument i am using:       double pointValue = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_TICKVALUE); However, for DAX30 on Alpari value is 10 times smaller then the one you get when you

Hi, where can one find a FAST and RELIABLE calendar news source available? Is anybody using this?  FPA had a free news source but it doesn't work anymore.  MT5 Calendar is broker dependant and nor reliable nor fast. If it is a paid service

Before b600 (b540 actually or whatever) standard way of writing indicators was to use start() function and IndicatorCounted() function. I have some indicators which are still written this way, however some got recompiled recently (i don't know when

When i try to open a shortcut with FileOpen(), it opens the shortcut file itself, instead of file this shortcut is pointing to. I thought that the shortcut is actually a link in some OS layer, but it obviously isn't. Any ideas how to solve

Hi all, I am trying to install MT5 on a clean computer, with win 7 64-bit enterprise, but I can't install it into desired location. If I use MT5 b1100 installation from mql5.com , it installs 64-bit version in 'program files' after

I would like to use these functions , however there is no help i.e. descriptions which probably means that these functions are not implemented. I remember that i saw some help in MQL5 regarding this, but now i cannot even find that. Anybody knows

when i change code outside of metaeditor, while it is still open in metaeditor, in MT4 metaeditor that window is marked with an asterisk, while in MT5 metaeditor i get a alert that code is changed outside, and i can choose to keep the version in

alpari changed minimal lot in the ecn-new account type from 0.01 to 0.1. as i am using averaging, i need small entries for opening of positions. so i was forced to move to standard account. this kind of changes force me to do extra work and can lead

has anybody tried out if this is working in new MT4

OK, here is one serious bug in MetaEditor b509. I ran out of space on disk, which i didn't notice (last backtest created 50GB log), so i continued working and after recompiling/saving the SOURCE WAS DELETED FROM DISK, i.e. it had size zero. No disk

i miss those SL/TP markers on backtest graphs, anybody has a code how to draw it? Tried like this, but nothing happens, although it works in simple loop:    if ( OrderSend (request, result) == true )    {   //

Due to new position system in MT5 (compared to orders in MT4), do you see any usage for MAGIC number? How would you use it? You can find some interesting discussion in this topic, we can formulate the following conclusions : Magic number can be used

Have you noticed that OnTrade() is called 3 times in row after each deal? This doesn't affect me because the way my routine is written, but this should be treated as dysfunction.   Documentation says:   The function is called when the Trade

If you call a custom indicator from EA, is there a way to know if the indicator initialized successfully? In my experience, iCustom() always returns   valid handle, regardless of result of custom indicators OnInit(). This is also valid for

how many bugs do you know there is in MT5? have  you reported them to service desk? are they solved?  for most of bugs there is a workaround. so you want wait for MQ to solve them, but you will use a workaround. but even if there is a

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demo account , b787.  i can connect to account without problem,  no error messages. i used this account for backtest, signals etc. but today, when i tried to backtest, it started to generate errors with different fault codes, and message

My EA puts custom indicator it uses on chart. So when used as EA, or in visual testing mode, it works. But when used in normal testing mode, it fails, and the indicator is not drawn on chart:    Print ( "Chart indicator added: "

Is there a way to sell MT4 code over MT5 market, is it planned for future , or what is the MQ policy about it