Forex robots and automated trading systems

The Forex trading market is the largest financial market in the world. Constantly reacting to the fluctuations of global economies, it exposes investors to both potentially great profits and substantial losses.

Trading via an API or using a black box trading system

The Forex trading market is the largest financial market in the world. Constantly reacting to the fluctuations of global economies, it exposes investors to both potentially great profits and substantial losses. To hedge against this volatility, clients trading on the Forex market can try to improve their ability to predict market fluctuations by using computer-based trading systems.

Trend and News trading systems

Automated trading systems analyse the currency market using various signals and algorithms, to try to determine profitable trades. Trend-trading systems identify existing market trends or changes in those trends using various mechanical indicators. The system then manages trades in accordance with this data.

News-trading systems trade according to fundamental news events and can be triggered either by the news event itself or by pricing anomalies detected following the news event.

There are a number of trading systems on the market, some of which can be expensive and may require high speed internet connections and top of the range hardware.

Tip: it is important to review the options before spending large amounts of money and to ensure the system you are buying is suitable for your trading requirements.

Further resources on Forex trading

 

Comparing Forex brokers

Below is a table of Forex brokers with a few key account-opening criteria that we believe should be considered when you are deciding which broker to open an account with. It's not always about price; finding a broker that suits your style of trading and your technical requirements is as, if not more, important than shaving a few pence off of your dealing costs.

Start comparingForex brokers

 

 

BrokerCommission Rates (UK Equities)DMA TradingBroker FeaturesApply
IG Group
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  • News
  • Mobile Trading
  • Phone Trading
  • Demo Account
  • Charting
  • Research
  • Account Opening Online
  • Account Opening Download
  • Account Opening Brochure Available
  • DMA Trading
  • Market Maker Trading
  • Execution Service
  • API/FIX Connectivity
Applyfor accountDemo unavailableLearn more about IG Group
 
Gekko Global Markets
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  • Demo Account
  • Charting
  • Research
  • Market Maker Trading
  • API/FIX Connectivity
Applyfor accountDemo unavailableLearn more about Gekko Global Markets
 
Markets.com
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  • News
  • Mobile Trading
  • Demo Account
  • Charting
  • Research
  • Account Opening Online
  • Market Maker Trading
  • Execution Service
  • API/FIX Connectivity
Applyfor accountDemo unavailableLearn more about Markets.com
 

 

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