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    Hi All,

    I have been working away developing a new system with just the egy tester for first feedback and feel it's time to proceed to the next stage of development that I believe is demo trading.

    My query is what's the best way to get this done? I have opened a demo account with FXCM Australia in order to download use MT4 and would welcome some guie as to the best approach to accomplish this next stage of testing.

    For those that are testing their thoughts using a demo account, would you simply run your EA in your pc and leave it switched on all day or would you use a VPS? If its a VPS can one go about setting one up on it?? running an EA

    Sorry for the basic questions. Although I'm new to MT4 and forex trading, I've previously developed systems to trade stocks but this was completely different approach.

    My machine focuses on the 1HR interval, if this makes any difference.

    Thanks Beforehand,

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    I went through this path in the past.

    I think that both approaches VPS/PC need to get tested. The VPS is good if you find one that is reliable and not too much expensive.
    In my instance I had reliability problems so I changed to my home PC so much are delighted with it.

    If you go with house computer, think about those small ultra-portable machines, they are cheap, not much strong but unless you are performing HFT, they'll do the job.

    For example, I use an Asus eee computer, see image below, on which I have an EA that runs 24/7 on a live account and it does the job just fine.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ;
    Well, I went through this path in the past. I think that both approaches VPS/PC have to be tested. The VPS is great if you find one that is reliable and not too much costly. In my case, I had reliability problems so I changed to my home PC and so far are delighted with it. If you go with home pc, consider those tiny ultra-portable machines, they are inexpensive, not much strong but unless you're performing HFT, they'll do the job. For instance, I personally use an Asus eee pc, see image below, on which I've an EA that runs 24/7 on a live account and...
    Hi Broketrader,

    Thanks for the answer.

    Don't you have some reliability problems with your PC or web? Is there anything that I need to be looking for or writing into my code?

    Any information most welcome...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ;
    quote Hi Broketrader, Thank You for the reply. Don't you have any reliability problems with your PC or internet? Is there anything I should be looking for or writing into my code? Any information most welcome....
    No issues with the PC but one net issue last month when I lost the connection for the whole day!

    However, this is equal to that which I experienced on VPS in which occasionally I had the device restarted without any reason and sometimes no access to it during several hours.

    For my Online issue I had just to restart the router, so after looking on Google it seems that it's possible to automatically restart your router when net connection is lost but that requires extra programming and hadn't time to do so...

    My adviceis that you need to test both, maybe the easier is the VPS and maybe you'll be more blessed than me and find one that's dependable, the disadvantage is you will need to pay for that.

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    Given the number of traders onforexforum.co.zaseem to trade / evaluation on demo accounts, I would be interested in others views approaches to the way they do so and also the possible pros cons with their approach.

    Genuinely interested...

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    A couple more thoughts to throw into the mix (not recommendations since I haven't tried either):
    Amazon provide a VPS that free for a year: http://aws.amazon.com/
    MetaQuotes themselves now run virtual hosting: http://forum.mql4.com/65542

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    Quote Originally Posted by ;
    A couple more thoughts to throw into the mix (not recommendations as I haven't tried either): Amazon provide a VPS that free for a year: http://aws.amazon.com/ MetaQuotes themselves now run virtual hosting: http://forum.mql4.com/65542
    Thank you HonestK.

    At this stage I believe I will proceed the buy a inexpensive laptop and leave it on 24/7 route.

  9. #9
    Quote Originally Posted by ;
    quote Thanks HonestK. At this stage I believe I will proceed the buy a cheap notebook and leave it on 24/7 route.
    Hello Everybody,

    I've now decided to bought a 2nd hand refurb pc to conduct MT4 24/7 and would welcome remarks views as to what spec I should be looking for? My goal is to end up running multiple EAs on different charts.

    I'm currently considering a few options:

    Dell Latitude E6410 laptop
    Processor
    Core i5-520M (around 2.93 GHz)
    Chipset
    Mobile QM57 Express
    Memory
    4 GB DDR3 RAM
    Upgradeable to 8 GB
    Storage
    320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
    Optical Drive
    DVD /-RW
    Pictures
    HD Graphics
    Audio
    High Quality Speakers
    Stereo headphone jack
    Microphone jack and integrated, sound reducing microphone array with language enhancement
    Display
    14.1 Widescreen WXGA Anti-Glare LED
    1280x800 Resolution
    Ports
    Network jack (RJ-45)
    USB V2.0 (4) 1 USB/eSATA combo
    Microphone jack, Headphone/speaker out
    IEEE 1394
    6-in-1 card reader
    54mm ExpressCard or Sort I/II PCMCIA
    Docking Connector
    VGA
    DisplayPort
    SmartCard Reader
    Connectivity
    10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
    Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
    Electricity
    Lithium-ion Battery
    AC Adapter
    Dimensions
    Width: 335mm
    Height: 25.4-31.2mm
    Depth: 238.3mm
    Weight
    1.93 Kg
    Operating System
    Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)


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    Dell Inspiron M102z notebook
    Processor
    AMD E-450 Double Core 1.65 GHz, featuring AMD Fusion technology
    Memory
    4 GB DDR3 RAM
    Storage
    320.0 GB Hard Disk Drive
    Camera
    1.3MP webcam using 1x digital Mike
    Pictures
    AMD Radeon#8482; HD 6320 Graphics
    Audio
    SRS premium Surround sound
    2 X 1.5W speakers to get total of 3W
    Display
    11.6 HD Widescreen, with 1366 x 768 resolution
    Power
    6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery
    AC adapter
    Wireless
    Standard 802.11b/g/n
    Ports
    Combo PowerSaver / USB 2.0 (1)
    USB 2.0 (2)
    Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45)
    15-pin VGA video connector
    Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 mic-in)
    7-in-1 Media Card Reader
    AC adapter jack
    HDMI
    Dimensions Weight
    Width: 205mm
    Height: 24.3mm front 35mm back
    Depth: 292mm
    Weight: 1.5Kg
    Operating System
    Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Premium

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    Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T SSD laptop
    Processor
    Core i3-380UM Ultra Processor (Dual Core, 3M cache, 1.33 GHz)
    (Ultra low voltage for longer battery life).
    Memory
    4 GB DDR3 RAM
    Upgradeable to 8 GB
    Storage
    120 GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
    Webcam
    0.3 Mp Integrated Crystal Eye Webcam
    Graphics
    HD Graphics with 128 MB of dedied system memory, supporting Microsoft DirectX 10; Dual independent display support; MPEG-2/DVD decoding; WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding; HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
    Audio
    Dolby-optimized surround audio system with just two built-in stereo speakers; Optimized 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room audio improvement, featuring Dolby Headphone, Dolby Natural Bass and Dolby Sound Space Expander High-definition audio support; S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital; speakers; MS-Sound compatible; Built-in Mike
    Memory Card Reader
    Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD)
    Ports
    3x USB V2.0 interfaces
    1x HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
    1x external display (VGA) port
    1x Headphones/speaker/line-out jack using S/PDIF support
    1x Microphone-in jack
    1x Ethernet (RJ-45) jack
    1x DC-in jack for AC adapter
    Communiion
    Ethernet, Quick Ethernet
    Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n
    Power
    Lithium-Ion battery
    AC Adapter
    Display
    11.6 HD 1366 x 768 (WXGA) pixel resolution LED-backlit TFT LCD
    Physical Description
    96 (W) x 42 (D) x 28.7 (H) m
    1.40 kg
    Operating System
    Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Professional


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    Lenovo ThinkPad T410 laptop
    Processor
    Core i5-520M Processor (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
    Memory
    4 GB DDR3 RAM
    Upgradeable to 8 GB
    Storage
    320GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
    Optical Drive
    DVDRW SuperMulti
    Graphics
    HD Graphics
    Audio
    High Definition Audio
    Ports
    Express Card 34mm
    DisplayPort
    VGA Port
    4 USB ports (1 eSATA Port, 1 Constructed USB)
    RJ-45 Port
    RJ-11 Port
    Firewire 1394a
    Combo Jack
    5-in-1 MMC Reader
    Communiion
    Gigabit Ethernet
    Wireless 802.11b/g/n
    Modem
    Keyboard
    Ergonomically designed keyboard and multi-touch TouchPad flush with hands rest, wider left- and - right-click buttons, VoIP Fn F6 hotkey and optimized place of LEDs
    Power
    Lithium-Ion battery
    AC Adapter
    Display
    14.1 Widescreen Display
    Physical Description
    333.5mm x 239mm x 27.6-31.9mm
    2.23kg
    Operating System
    Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Professional


    Are some of the aforementioned recommended or should I be looking for different specs? What I'm interested in is overall performance, is one type of processor better than the other one, the way they handle heat (as they'll be on 24/7), etc?

    Any help appreciated...

  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by ;
    quote No difficulties with the PC but one online issue last month once I lost the link for the whole day! But this is equivalent to that which I experienced on VPS where occasionally I had the device restarted with no reason and at times no access to it during a few hours. For my Online issue I had just to restart the router, so after searching on Google it appears that it is possible to automatically restart your router when internet connection is missing but that needs extra programming and had not time to do this... My advice,...
    Hello broketrader,

    One final question before I commit and buy a refurb device. Can you leave your mini pc on all of the time (24/7) and if so, have you ever experienced any difficulties with it as a result? Eg overheating etc?

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