Automated forex trading involves software known as forex robots or expert advisors that trade automatically for you at any time of night or day. They do this by means of an API or application programming interface that allows them to receive price information from your broker's website and send instructions that will open and close trades on your account.
The most important aspect of automated forex trading software is the system that is behind it. Most forex trading systems can be automated so that a robot will recognize the trading signals and act on them. Depending on the system, this may be an easy job for an experienced programmer or it could be more complicated. But however good the programmer is, the system must be successful in the first place. Automating it will not change the system itself.
Usually, the program runs on a trader's own computer, which must be connected to the internet at all times that the robot might need to trade. For most people, this means having a dedicated computer that nobody else uses. While a trade is open it is important that the robot can connect to close it at the right moment, so you do not want to risk having one of the kids shut it down when they are finished playing.
At the same time, of course, if your computer normally shuts down or goes to sleep when it is left idle for a number of hours, you need to fix that so that it stays online. In Windows Vista, you can do this quite simply. Go to the Control Panel and click on Power Options (or System And Maintenance, then Power Options). There you can change your plan setting and set the sleep option to Never.
There are two ways to get an automated forex trading system. The first is to have your own successful system automated by a programmer, as we just described. Usually they would use a platform such as Metatrader 4. However, this option can have high costs unless you are able to do the programming yourself.
The second way to get a forex robot is to buy one that has been developed from a successful system by somebody else. There are plenty of these available to buy online. In fact, there are so many that it can be difficult to know which to choose.
One point needs to be made very clear. You cannot assume that the most expensive is necessarily going to be the best. The forex market can be very unpredictable and not all forex robots make money. So check reviews and forums for feedback before you invest in an automated forex trading system, and always start out in demo mode until you are sure that you have it working correctly.
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