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Automated Trading Machine (ATM) makes it simple to remove fear and greed from your trading. Automated trading is no longer just for the rich or nerdy. Our revolutionary software runs on your computer, using your trading rules, but none of your emotions. There's just one requirement - you know how to use a mouse.  Learn more...

Thinking Stuff's ATE

Automated Trading Execution (ATE) is where we run your trading systems for you on our servers. Your system can be exported from ATM, or written in plain English and we'll make it for you. We'll even backtest and suggest improvements if you want us to. This service essentially automates your automated trading.  Learn more...

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Video: Downloading Historical Prices From FXCM (Reverse Order)

This tutorial starts from a brand new settings file and goes through to downloading historical prices from FXCM.

It assumes:

  1. You installed the FXCM bits when you installed ATM.
  2. You started ATM, created a new settings file, opened it, and ATM is sitting there ready to go.
  3. You used this information to go and open an FXCM demo account, and also you logged in to that account using the FXCM trading platform and got your account number.

In this tutorial:

  1. Try to download prices, but realise you need to create a Data Manager entry first.
  2. Try to create a Data Manager entry, but realise you need to create a User first.
  3. Enter the FXCM demo user and account details.
  4. Create the Data Manager entry for EUR/USD, Daily, FXCM.
  5. Start the download.

This is the opposite order to that demonstrated in this video tutorial. But actually the method on this current page is more intuitive and also works out to be a bit quicker.

Anyway... let's download some EUR/USD Daily bars...

Click here to watch the video, and use the browser's back button to come back. Or click here to open in a new window.
 

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