Issues with Running Default MetaTrader 5 Bot on Demo Account and Potential Interference from Active Account - page 2

 
have you contacted your broker yet? and asked them regarding the demo account?
 
Smith Adam #:
Hi, thanks for the recommendations. It seems like you might be right, and the parameters I'm working with may not be suitable for a response that I can see within a few minutes.
In the meantime, I tried the bot from these guys , and I've been sitting in front of the charts without seeing any indication that something is happening.
Do you know of any free bot that you are familiar with and can recommend for testing purposes?

If you just want to check that an EA is capable of trading then use very simple CustomOrderSend.mq5 from the algotrading book - it's only purpose is to issue a single order according to your inputs immediately.

MQL5 Book: Trading automation / Creating Expert Advisors / Sending a trade request: OrderSend and OrderSendAsync
MQL5 Book: Trading automation / Creating Expert Advisors / Sending a trade request: OrderSend and OrderSendAsync
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To perform trading operations, the MQL5 API provides two functions: OrderSend and OrderSendAsync . Just like OrderCheck , they perform a formal...