Q. Where to get historical data for testing in ForexTester?

A. There are several brokers, which provide the option to freely download historical quotes from their websites (for ex. Forex broker Alpari Ltd. on the page Data Bank, others you can find on the search engines). Also, if you use some specific data format (for example MetaStosk etc.) you almost for sure can convert it to text format (ASCII), as text format (ASCII) is a base format for all data and many trading software products provide this opportunity. Please, bear in mind, that quotes from independent information service are more preferable for developing and testing, than you should check your strategy once more on the quotes of your own broker to mitigate discrepancies between theoretical testing results and possible real execution.


Q. What are the differences between demo-version and full version of your software?

A. Demo-version has two limitations: it allows to uninterruptedly test for 10 minutes, then you should start anew (it's not a difficult, you just can not save results from previous testing period before resume testing again). And second - only "Start testing from first date in range" option is active at Connect before starting the testing process. So, even demo-version of software can be useful in many aspects for training. But if you're serious to trading and would like to develop good trading strategy, then we recommend to register the program to allow yourself fully concentrate on testing process without interruption.


Q. Does ForexTester allow to import other symbols (for ex. stocks and futures) for testing, as forex symbols?

A. Yes. You can import, but this version of the software was specially designed for forex testing - all trades are margined (100:1 margin level is used) and you should be careful not to make locking deals as some forex brokers allow. So, it's more suitable to test CFD and futures symbols in ForexTester, rather than common stocks.


Q. I have imported additional history data in ForexTester, but can not see it in Testing Mode during testing. Why?

A. Don't forget that you need also to generate ticks before you can use impoted historical data for testing.


Q. What size of volume does your program support? How much quotes can be imported in?

A. You can import many years of 1-minute data for many currency pairs. It all depends on your computer's hard drive capacity.


Q. Will you include additional indicators to your program?

A. Yes, of course. We constantly increasing number of available indicators. Please check for updates about once a week.