Times wrong?
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Hello, so I am from the UK so my time zone is GMT however when looking at the graphs that I have all my indicators on etc. The time is 3 hours late? And as it is sending me alerts to my phone i'm worrying if these will be hours late also? Is there anyway to change the time zone on metatrader?
No, you can't change the timezone on Metatrader. It is set by your broker.
Some brokers have different GMT offsets on different servers - you'll need to ask your broker.
How do I get in contact with them? As when I made an account on metatrader it would only let me choose one broker.
It sounds like you're using the MetaQuotes demo server. That isn't a real broker.
I suggest you choose a few brokers (we can't make any recommendations on the forum) and open a free demo account with them to see which you like.
It sounds like you're using the MetaQuotes demo server. That isn't a real broker.
I suggest you choose a few brokers (we can't make any recommendations on the forum) and open a free demo account with them to see which you like.
Im using Halifax-DemoUK that was the only one on mt5 it would allow me to choose.
Im using Halifax-DemoUK that was the only one on mt5 it would allow me to choose.
Use Google, you will find many brokers
Use Google, you will find many brokers
Well I made an account with simplefx but wont allow me to sign in with it
HI I am very new, only days looking at forex.
Reading google results, forex time zones are set by the broker and usually NY time EST. Ok I get this so far.
Then many results say GMT +2 (or +3 for summer) , and this seems odd as NY time should be GMT -4 (or5)
Then I look at two example charts on my MT5. The latest times show...
M1 shows 14:31
H1 shows 12:00
My local time is 13:30 I am in Spain so GMT +1. Therefor H1 is correct but M1 not.
H1 is GMT. M1 is GMT +2 (attached a screen grab)
Each chart seems to show confusing times when I change them.
Why is this? What am I doing wrong?
Look forward to your answers
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FX opens 5pm ET Sunday and ends 5pm ET Friday. Some brokers start after (6pm is common/end before (up
to 15 minutes) due to low volatility.
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Swap is computed 5pm ET. No swap if no open orders at that time. Brokers use a variety of timezones. Their local time (with or without DST,) GMT/UTC, GMT+2, NY+7.
Only with NY+7 does the broker's 00:00 equals 5pm ET and the start of a daily bar (and H4) is the start of a new FX day.
GMT brokers, means there is a 1 or 2 hour D1/H4 bar on Sunday (depending on NY DST,) and a short Friday bar.
GMT+2 is close but doesn't adjust for NY DST.
EET is closer except when their DST doesn't match NY's. Last Sunday of March and 1:00 on the last Sunday of October vs second Sunday in March and return at 2:00 a.m. EDT to 1:00 a.m. EST on the first Sunday in November.
Non-NY+7, means the chart daily bar overlaps the start, and converting broker time to NY time requires broker to GMT to NY timezone conversions.
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If you search the web you will find differing answers. Those are all wrong (half
the year) because they do not take DST into account (or that it changed in 2007 [important when
testing history.])
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Then there are H4 candles that start on odd hours.
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HI I am very new, only days looking at forex.
Reading google results, forex time zones are set by the broker and usually NY time EST. Ok I get this so far.
Then many results say GMT +2 (or +3 for summer) , and this seems odd as NY time should be GMT -4 (or5)
Then I look at two example charts on my MT5. The latest times show...
M1 shows 14:31
H1 shows 12:00
My local time is 13:30 I am in Spain so GMT +1. Therefor H1 is correct but M1 not.
H1 is GMT. M1 is GMT +2 (attached a screen grab)
Each chart seems to show confusing times when I change them.
Why is this? What am I doing wrong?
Look forward to your answers
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