Learning to code inMQL5

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Would it be beneficial to learn C language and C++ lsnguage to code in MQL5?

 
Isaiahik46: Would it be beneficial to learn C language and C++ lsnguage to code in MQL5?

It is not necessary but it does help coders have a cleaner, more structured overview of programming in general.

 
What do you recommend?
 
Isaiahik46 #: What do you recommend?

Recommend? I just answered your question! Sorry if I don't understand, but what is there to recommend?

 
I mean what do you recommend in how to code/learn MQL5?
 
Isaiahik46 #: I mean what do you recommend in how to code/learn MQL5?

Sorry, but I still don't get it. This whole website is mostly geared to learning MQL5 - it has an online reference to the MQL5 language, plenty of user examples in the CodeBase, many Articles describing different ideas and implementing them in MQL, users' queries in the Forum about many topics, most of which are about how to code things in MQL.

There are also books available outside of the site (also mentioned in the Forum) ...

Forum on trading, automated trading systems and testing trading strategies

Something Interesting to Read

Sergey Golubev, 2017.09.16 05:48

Expert Advisor Programming for MetaTrader 5


This book will teach you the following concepts:

  • Learn the basics of MQL5, including variables and data types, operators, functions, event handlers, and object-oriented programming.
  • Place, modify and close market and pending orders.
  • Calculate, verify and add stop loss and take profit prices to an open position.
  • Add a flexible trailing stop and/or break even stop to your strategy.
  • Manage your trade risk with money management.
  • Use pending orders to scale in and out of positions.
  • Use price, time and indicator data in your expert advisors.
  • Control program execution by trading on new bar open, and add flexible trade timers to your strategies.
  • Walk through the creation of several basic trading strategies from start to finish.
  • Inform the user with dialog boxes, email alerts, mobile notifications and sounds.
  • Draw trend lines, arrows and text labels on the chart.
  • Read and write data to CSV files.
  • Learn the basics of creating indicators, scripts and libraries in MetaEditor.
  • Debug, test and optimize your trading strategy.
  • And much more!

Whether you’re an experienced programmer moving from MQL4, or a novice just starting with MQL5, this book will give you the foundation to quickly program fully-featured and robust trading systems.


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