MetaTrader 4 TimeZone & Stops

[webjeff]

Hello,

It seems that my timezone is at GMT+2. Is there anyway to change the timezone on MetaTrader to show just GMT? It's soo confusing to trade at certain times when im subtracting 2 from my graph.

Also, why doesn't this allow for stops under 10 or so? I can manually close any position anytime, but I cant set a stop less than 10.

Thanks

Jeff.

[cucurucu]

Hi webjeff

1.You can't change the MT4 time. It is the broker's time. If you use MT4 from different brokers you will notice that some are GMT+2, others are GMT+1, others are GMT... I know that InterbankFX uses GMT.

2. As a general rule, all the brokers have limited the SL and TP to few pips away from the actual price. I think InterbankFX is allowing 5 pips SL. But why do you want so tight SL????? It will be a SURE LOSS!

[webjeff]

I wanted a short stoploss only for the EA I'm working on. It requires a short sl, when it hits a certain profit point. Sorda like a... well, I'll take a profit, but if it goes higher, id rather take that, hate to take a 10 pip loss just to try for an extra 10 ya know. If I can earn the spread doing that, its worth it to me.

J.