Testing the similarity between demo and live account

[thyagomendes]

Hello everyone!

I will change my broker and need to test, as taught by Petko, if there are large differences between the results of the demo accounts and live.

I performed this test for my former broker and checked compatibility between the two accounts. But I would like to know if you guys have performed this test before starting to operate on the live account. If so, could you tell which brokerages you performed the test as well as the result? I personally performed this test and got a positive result for the broker ATC Brokers. And you?

 

 

[Thapelo]

Hello Thyago,

I am currently using Jfd and pepperstone, and at the beginning I saw that the demo was matching with the live? I have not  done the test recently, but it is easy to switch the data feed from one resource to the other.

All you need to do is to do is to export the data from the live server and the Demo server, and compare them in EA Studio.

Also, make sure to test it for same periods.

[Petko Aleksandrov]

Such a test is a must! Anyway, Demo trading is useless.

[emasammarketing]

Hello Guy,

I use 3 different brokers and the Spread for each is showing floating when I looked at the chart specification. No Swaps. I’m trying to set the DucasCopy Market data to match my broker’s specifications.

Any idea what I should do?

Thanks,

Samuel

 

[Ilan Vardy]

Hi Samuel,

With a floating spread, it’s best to set the spread in EA Studio or the Data Script on the chart to the maximum in the floating range. Should a trade execute and be profitable when the spread is lower, the extra points will be extra profit. Simply right click on the asset in the Market Watch window, and select Spread, so you can see what the spread is.

 

Ilan

[emasammarketing]

Great and thanks

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