MetaQuotes

The international broker has introduced new instruments on its flagship Admiral.MT5 accounts. No commissions and swaps are charged for opening long and short positions on futures derivatives.

The trading instruments are available for traders on MetaTrader 5 accounts: _Arabica; _Robusta; _Copper; _Cotton; _Sugar.Raw; _Sugar.White; _Oranga.Juice; _Cacao; _CrudeOilUK and _CrudeOilUS.

The following index futures derivatives are now available as well: _EURO50; _France40; _GER30; _MidCapGER60; _HK50; _Dutch25; _Norway25; _Spain35; _AUS300; _UK100; _USNASDAQ100; _Canada60; _HSCEI50 and _SouthAfrica40.

Jens Chrzanowski, Admiral Markets

"We have expanded our offer with many new futures based instruments, — says Mr Jens Chrzanowski, a Member of the Admiral Markets Group Management Board. "For popular DAX trading, we now offer DAX30 on the Spot market or GER30 on the Futures market."

The international broker's clients can now trade over 200 financial instruments using the desktop and mobile platforms. The company offers access to Forex currency pairs, as well as contracts for indices, precious metals and commodities.

LegacyFX has been providing brokerage services since 2017. The MiFID-compliant broker is regulated by CySEC and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus.

The LegacyFX MetaTrader 5 application offers the following features:

• One-Click Trading
• Quotes archive and advanced Strategy Tester
• Order Book to visualize volumes at current price levels
• Low spread from 0.6 pips
• Built-in technical indicators, graphics tools, scripts and Expert Advisors

LegacyFX Management

The company's CEO Mr Jad Abdelrahman commented on the platform launch: "Our traders know that the values which guide us along the way are transparency, education and technology. In this ever-changing environment, and by utilizing MetaTrader 5 technology, our clients can now achieve desired speeds which is a key element in the world of trading."

In the new MetaTrader 5 version, we have added an API which enables request of MetaTrader 5 terminal data through applications, using the Python high-level programming language. The API contains multiple libraries for machine learning, process automation, as well as data analysis and visualization.

MetaTrader package for Python is designed for efficient and fast obtaining of exchange data via interprocessor communication, directly from MetaTrader 5. The data received via this pathway can be used for statistical calculations and machine learning.

We have optimized the store of trading robots and the copy trading service: the Market and Signals sections now operate up to 7 times faster. Furthermore, the built-in platform services have become available for traders using UNIX-like operating systems, including macOS, Linux and Ubuntu. The new build features support for "Market", "Signals" and "Search" in Wine.

The built-in learning program has been translated into more than 30 languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese and German, among others. Hints only appear for the actions which the user has never performed in the platform. The training progress bar is seamlessly displayed in the toolbar.

New options in the updated platform enable verification of phone numbers and emails, as they have been specified by traders when opening demo and preliminary accounts. The need for data verification is determined by the broker. If the option is enabled, confirmation codes are automatically sent to the trader during an account request and special code fields appear in the dialog box. Confirmation codes are valid for several minutes.

We have expanded MQL5.community payment options through the PayPal system. After logging into PayPal, traders can allow further payments to MetaQuotes Software and make other purchases with one click.

In MetaTrader 5 build 2085, we have performed a large internal optimization of the strategy tester, which enables much faster testing for some of the task types and higher operation stability. Major improvements include:

• Operations with frames on local, network and cloud agents have been optimized. Such operations are now processed faster and are never skipped.
• The tester can now redistribute tasks to agents during the optimization process. If a new agent has become available, the tester automatically creates a new package of tasks, using those which were earlier distributed among other agents.
• Optimization logging has been extended: it includes detailed statistics related to the MQL5 Cloud Network usage.
• Operation of cloud testing agents has been optimized: now computation tasks are distributed more efficiently.

Find out more about the latest build innovations in Release notes.

Launch the latest MetaTrader 5 version and try out its new features.

The German-based FXFlat broker continues to broaden its portfolio of financial instruments. MetaTrader 5 traders will now be able to trade popular Eurex and CME futures.

In April, a two-week futures trading beta testing phase for selected clients was initiated. Since May, all customers can use this offer and trade futures and Spot Forex using one identical account. FXFlat now provides direct trading access on the German derivatives exchange, Eurex. In addition, the online broker is expanding the offer with US futures from the world's leading derivatives exchange, CME. Popular futures, such as E-mini S&P 500, E-mini Nasdaq 100 and E-micros, are currently tradable with FXFlat.

For Mini-DaxFuture, the intraday margin is 500 Euro and for the big FDAX it is 2,500 Euro, only 10% of the average exchanges margin requirements. For E-mini Dow YM, the intraday margin is, for example, 500 Euro.

Through the MetaTrader 5 trading platform, FXFlat clients receive tick-by-tick data and not just snapshot data, which is updated only every few seconds. In addition, MetaTrader 5 enables hedging of futures: clients are able to hold long and short positions simultaneously in the same futures contract.

Samed Yilmaz, FXFlat

— It’s not only that FXFlat started to offer exchange traded futures, but beyond that, FXFlat has equipped this product with a multitude of unique advantages, such as the very low margin requirements, the cost free realtime exchange quotes for active clients and the low commissions, — Mr Samed Yilmaz, CFOO at FXFlat, comments. — For example, FXFlat customers pay an all-inclusive price for futures trading: the exchange fee is not charged to them separately, but they pay only a fixed price per contract, starting at 1.00 EUR per contract halfturn.

FXFlat Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH was founded in 1997. It is regulated and supervised by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and holds all the required licenses and approvals.

MetaQuotes Software will present its latest developments at the iFX EXPO International 2019 to be held on May 21-23 in Palais de Sports (Limassol, Cyprus).

Our team members will present the key developments for the MetaTrader 5 multi-asset platform — updated client management system and advanced analytical back office functionality integrated with the brand new Finteza service. The system does not apply data sampling and delivers information without delays, while providing convenient conversion funnels, traffic quality measurement and end-to-end analytics of website and platform users. No other advertising or analytical platform is integrated with MetaTrader making this an exclusive offering of Finteza.

Attendees visiting our booth 161 can explore how to:

• configure analytics of websites and applications for receiving real-time reports without delay and data sampling
• track clients not only before registration but also inside MetaTrader 5: open accounts, deposits, life-time value
• detect weak spots of your website or mobile application and optimize them
• launch advertising campaigns on websites and in mobile applications
• manage ads by timely choosing highly effective channels and discarding inefficient ones
• automatically obtain detailed reports on financial and conversion results, including ROMI (return on marketing investment) allowing the evaluation of advertising investments.

We will showcase how adaptation of the right platform solutions can take a brokerage business to the next level. See you at the event!

iFX EXPO International 2019
May 21-23, 2019
Palais des Sports - Spyros Kyprianou, Limassol, Cyprus

On May the 30th, at the Crowne Plaza in Limassol, the DEREX agency will hold a hedge funds conference for funds, family offices and proprietary trading companies. The event is sponsored by MetaQuotes Software Corp., the developer of MetaTrader 5. The company will present MetaTrader 5 for Funds, which is specifically tailored for hedge funds. Trial platform access will be given to the event participants to test the technical solution.

The primary goal of the Hedge Funds Conference is to enable a fruitful discussion and an exchange of ideas on practical and legal aspects associated with the operation of investment funds.

The conference programme:

• Regulation and legal aspects: PwC Cyprus, AGP & Co. Law Firm.
• Hedge fund sustainability and life cycle: Deltamark Fund Management Ltd, Avelacom.
• MetaTrader 5-based industry solution for hedge funds: MetaQuotes Software Corp.
• Discussion related to exchange products, with the representatives of Moscow Exchange and CME Group.
• Investment strategy: Finartel Capital, DTI Algorithmic, Alteus Hedge Fund.

The conference attendance and participation is free of charge. Please register via this link.

Hedge Funds Conference Cyprus 2019
May 30, 2019
Crowne Plaza Limassol
Limassol, Cyprus

The WordPress extensions showcase now features the plugin for integrating the web platform, developed by MetaQuotes Software. Any website powered by the popular CMS can provide traders with access to online trading, to quotes analysis and to the MetaTrader platform main features.

The plugin facilitates reliable and secure trading from any browser and on any operating system. 24 graphical objects and 30 technical indicators on 9 timeframes, facilitating both historical and real-time quotes, are available for analysis.

The web platform has been translated into 40 languages. One Click Trading is supported as well. The plugin connects directly to the trade server, which means that an order history on an account is synchronized immediately on all platforms.

To add the web terminal to the website:

1. Download the plugin from the Plugins section of the showcase or copy the plugin files to "/wp-content/plugins/metatrader-web-terminal"
2. Activate it in the Plugins section of the control panel.
3. Navigate to the Widgets section on the Appearance page and add the widget in your web page

After integrating the web terminal, traders will be able to manage their portfolios directly in your website from any browser without additional software.

Install the web terminal for WordPress

The Melbourne-based broker has expanded its range of financial instruments available to its clients. The broker's customers are now able to trade stocks of the largest Australian corporations — mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd, financial conglomerate Commonwealth Bank; telecommunications giant Telstra and many others.

Traders can now open long and short positions while trading stocks, as well as diversify their portfolios using a single platform. This step is expected to attract traders willing to use a single MetaTrader 5 account for multi-asset trading.

GO Markets was one of the first companies to offer online trading in Australia. The company operates under an AFSL license issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Christopher Gore, GO Markets

"The decision to expand has been brewing for a long time", Mr Christopher Gore, CEO of GO Markets, comments. “We intend to present to our clients an all-in-one offer and provide them access to an even greater number of marketplaces. The launch of exchange trading on NYSE and NASDAQ is scheduled for mid-2019".

GO Markets plans to add free training courses on stock trading via the MetaTrader 5 platform shortly, which will be available via their website.

The new platform version features a completely revised built-in Economic Calendar. This is MetaQuotes' proprietary solution featuring over 600 indicators related to the 13 largest global economies: from the USA and European Union to Australia and China.

Information is collected from public sources in real time and thus this is one of the most complete, accurate and fastest solutions existing in the market. All indicators can be sorted by date (day, week, month), currency and importance. The MetaTrader 5 built-in calendar data can be accessed from MQL5 applications.

The latest build features the new application type — MQL5 Services. These apps enable the creation of custom price feeds for the terminal and implementation of price delivery from external systems in real time, just like it is implemented on brokers' trade servers.

A service template can be created using the MQL5 Wizard. Similarly to scripts, services have one entry point OnStart, at which you can implement an endless data receiving and handling cycle using network functions. Unlike trading robots and indicators, services are not linked to a specific chart. Such applications run in the background and are launched automatically when the user opens the platform.

An interactive training program for beginners has been added to the platform. It features over 100 smart tips with built-in links, which enable quick navigation to the relevant interface element, such as a specific menu command or a trading dialog. Tips only appear for the actions which the user has never performed in the platform. The training progress bar is seamlessly displayed on the toolbar and is increased whenever an appropriate action is performed.

Algo traders and analysts will appreciate the R package integration. The new API enables request of MetaTrader 5 terminal data through applications using the R language. Developers can use the analytical package and retrieve large amounts of historical data from MetaTrader 5, without resorting to other data importing and exporting tools.

Find out more about the latest build innovations in Release notes.

Launch the latest MetaTrader 5 version and try out its new features.

During JOAEF 2019, we will present our latest developments and new services for the MetaTrader 5 trading platform. The fintech summit will take place at King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre on March 13-14.

The JOAEF summit's agenda includes blockchain development, digital economy and modern financial services. The main topics of the event are Open Banking, basic aspects of digital currency regulation and the integration of decentralized technologies in Jordan. The event will be attended by leading players of the regional financial sector, including brokers, software development companies, blockchain startups and private investors.

During the presentation called "MetaTrader 5 Multi-Asset Trading Platform for Brokers, Banks & Exchanges", MetaQuotes team members will showcase and present all the new platform features:

• advanced lead generation in Finteza complex web analytics;
• customer support chats built directly into the terminal;
  
• significantly updated built-in economic calendar;
• interactive training system for novice traders;
• new reports on funds movement and customer lifetime value (LTV) in MetaTrader 5 Manager.
  

We invite everyone to visit our booths 17-18 and attend the presentation. See you at the event!‌

Jordan Blockchain & Fintech Summit 2019
March 13-14, 2019
King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre
Sweimeh, Jordan