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'''Suffix''' – if your broker provides symbols in format EURUSDxxx, you need to specify xxx as Postfix
'''Suffix''' – if your broker provides symbols in format EURUSDxxx, you need to specify xxx as Postfix


'''Mapping''' – in this field you need to specify specific symbols (CFDs, commodities) mappings. Each new mapping should be in separate line. The format is SymbolNameOnFast=SymbolNameOnBroker. For example. GDAXI=GER30.
'''Mapping''' – in this field you need to specify specific symbols (CFDs, commodities) mappings. Each new mapping should be in a separate line. The format is SymbolNameOnFast=SymbolNameOnBroker. For example. GDAXI=GER30.


'''UTC offset''' - the difference between your MT4 or MT5 broker server time and GMT time
'''UTC offset''' - the difference between your broker server time and GMT
 
'''History files dir''' - the Statistical arbitrage built-in strategy uses historical data for the correlation between symbols calculation. You can use data from our server and it is recommended method, and in this case, you do not need to specify the path to your MT4 or MT5 history folder. But if you want to use historical data from your MT4 or MT4 for correlation indicator calculation you need to specify the path to the historical folder.
 
To find the right path to your MT4 or MT5 history directory folder go to the File menu and select Open Data Folder.


=== Trading options group ===
=== Trading options group ===
'''Time to start trade''' - a time when the software will start searching for the arbitrage situations.
'''Time to start trade''' - a time when the software will start searching for arbitrage situations.


'''Time to stop trade''' - the time when the software will stop searching for the arbitrage situations.
'''Time to stop trade''' - when the software stops searching for arbitrage situations.


'''Trade pause''' - pause in seconds between orders.
'''Trade pause''' - pause in seconds between orders.


'''Minimal order lifetime''' - this option is not available for the latency arbitrage.
'''Minimal order lifetime''' - this option is not available for latency arbitrage.


'''Check news filter''' - please, check if you want to take into account economic news releases.
'''Check news filter''' - please, check if you want to take into account economic news releases.
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'''Trade on the news''' - please, check if you want to trade only on specific news releases.
'''Trade on the news''' - please, check if you want to trade only on specific news releases.


'''Do not trade on the news''' - please, check if you do not want to trade on specific news releases
'''Do not trade on the news''' - please, check if you do not want to trade on specific news releases.


'''Calculate second lot based on first''' - check if you want to calculate second lot automatically based on first lot.
'''Calculate second lot based on first''' - check if you want to calculate the second lot automatically based on the first lot.


=== Lock Management group ===
=== Lock Management Group ===
'''Automatically close all locks''' - you can select day(s) of week and Close time correspondent to your VPS time when the software will close all opened locks automatically.
'''Automatically close all locks''' - you can select day(s) of the week and Close time corresponding to your VPS time, when the software will close all opened locks automatically.


=== Force close group ===
=== Force close group ===
You can close all opened orders at specific time.
You can close all opened orders at a specific time.


'''Disabled''' - do not close orders.
'''Disabled''' - do not close orders.
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'''End of day''' - close all profitable and not profitable orders at the specified time.
'''End of day''' - close all profitable and not profitable orders at the specified time.


'''Profitable''' - close only all orders with profit equel or higher them "Min profit" check "instruments and orders tab"
'''Profitable''' - close only all orders with profit equal or higher to them "Min profit" check "instruments and orders tab."


'''from''' -a time (your VPS time) when the software will start closing orders.
'''from''' -a time (your VPS time) when the software will start closing orders.


'''to''' -a time (your VPS time) when the software will stopclosing orders.
'''to''' -a time (your VPS time) when the software will stop closing orders.


'''Warning''': you must press the "Apply changes" button for the changes to take effect.
'''Warning''': you must press the "Apply changes" button to take effect.

Revision as of 15:16, 28 June 2023

Label - the software generates a unique label for each strategy

Slow Session 1, Slow Session 2 - your accounts for statistical arbitrage

Mapping group

Suffix – if your broker provides symbols in format EURUSDxxx, you need to specify xxx as Postfix

Mapping – in this field you need to specify specific symbols (CFDs, commodities) mappings. Each new mapping should be in a separate line. The format is SymbolNameOnFast=SymbolNameOnBroker. For example. GDAXI=GER30.

UTC offset - the difference between your broker server time and GMT

Trading options group

Time to start trade - a time when the software will start searching for arbitrage situations.

Time to stop trade - when the software stops searching for arbitrage situations.

Trade pause - pause in seconds between orders.

Minimal order lifetime - this option is not available for latency arbitrage.

Check news filter - please, check if you want to take into account economic news releases.

Trade on the news - please, check if you want to trade only on specific news releases.

Do not trade on the news - please, check if you do not want to trade on specific news releases.

Calculate second lot based on first - check if you want to calculate the second lot automatically based on the first lot.

Lock Management Group

Automatically close all locks - you can select day(s) of the week and Close time corresponding to your VPS time, when the software will close all opened locks automatically.

Force close group

You can close all opened orders at a specific time.

Disabled - do not close orders.

End of day - close all profitable and not profitable orders at the specified time.

Profitable - close only all orders with profit equal or higher to them "Min profit" check "instruments and orders tab."

from -a time (your VPS time) when the software will start closing orders.

to -a time (your VPS time) when the software will stop closing orders.

Warning: you must press the "Apply changes" button to take effect.