Alec James Thomas

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General Information & Experience Regarding Trading Futures

Hello all, I have a few questions for anyone with knowledge and/or experience trading futures. Any input would be greatly appreciated. From experience scalping in live market conditions, how does slippage and spread compare to trading CFD in markets such as FX? Is there a notable difference, and

Latency Arbitrage

Hello all, I have been reading into 'Latency Arbitrage' recently and I am curious to know what your thoughts and/or experience was like? I am interested in gaining knowledge as to what the pros and cons are to this method of trading, its sustainability, and what is actually required for a

Thoughts/opinions on averaging/martingale strategies?

Hi everyone, I am curious to know what everyone's thoughts are on averaging/martingale-related strategies... and if you trade/traded this method, what was your experience like and do you have any ideas that can improve performance and risk, and why? I trade with an EA and utilise an equity

Is it possible to create TMA Bands as an indicator without re-painting?

If anyone could help clarify if this is possible would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance

MT5 is not opening on Mac - could someone help me?

Hi there, My MT5 app for Mac is not opening for some reason despite restarting my compute and updating. The app will open, then immediately close. Thank you :)

Can someone please help me create an EA based on my strategy or point me in the right direction?

I am looking to code my strategy in the form of an EA - I have limited knowledge with regards to coding in general and I recently started working full-time within the NHS and do not have the time to trade my strategy, hence why I am seeking help. I have found a free EA within MQL5 and I have taken