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Guest kirc
Hi,
I am currently using MT4 platform provided by IG. All seems well except for one problem which was consistently observed.
I am using MT4 expert trader to back test strategy on EURO/USD currency pair. I noticed that when i use strategy tester during the trading days (Mon - Fri), i was able to get accurate simulation on the trades with the correct spread (0.6 - 0.8). However, if i were to run the strategy tester during non trading days, i was getting false spread as high as 30 - 50 pips. This greatly affected the effectiveness of using strategy tester during non trading days.
I tried to adjust my expert trader code to close the trades at "adjusted Ask/bid" prices, unfortunately, the error : "EURUSD,M1: OrderClose error 138" occurred and no trades could be closed properly due to the wrong quotes on currency spread.
Attached a figure which details the incorrect spread (eg 50 pips) instead of the usual IG spread (6-8 pips)
Is this a known problem in the system? Anyone knows of a workaround?
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