This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor functions as a local trade copier, allowing users to replicate trades from one terminal to another. It operates by sharing a data file between a master and a slave instance on the same computer or filesystem. The slave EA manages order execution, including market, limit, and stop orders
Copier & bridge · MT4
Email To Order
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor functions as a bridge between a POP3 email inbox and the trading terminal.
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Last update6 years ago10 Feb 2020
LicenceNone stated
Overview
Email To Order monitors a specified email account for incoming messages containing trade signals and automatically executes orders on the platform. The tool supports secure SSL connections and allows users to configure fixed lot sizes, slippage, stop loss, and take profit levels. It is designed to poll for new emails at user-defined intervals and can manage orders for a wide range of currency pairs.
- Automated trade execution from POP3 email signals
- Support for SSL-secured email connections
- Configurable stop loss and take profit levels
- Customizable polling intervals for inbox monitoring
- External DLL integration for mail handling
Details
Author
mikha-dev on GitHub
Type
Copier & bridge
Platform
MetaTrader 4 (MQL4)
Markets
Forex
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk profile
No grid, martingale or hedging logic was found in its code or README. That says nothing about how it performs: backtest it first.
EA files
Topics
mt4mqlmql4metatradermetatrader-4
Input parameters
Read from D4T.Email2Order_v1.7.mq4. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_ | string | - Main variables --------------------------- | |
Pairs | string | AUD/CAD;AUD/CHF;AUD/JPY;AUD/NZD;AUD/USD;CAD/CHF;CHF/JPY;EUR/ | |
PairsIgnoreSL_TP | string | AUDCAD; | |
SystemsToShow | string | | |
Slippage | double | 3 | |
NumberOfTries | int | 10 | NUmber of tries for action with server |
NumberOfFailsToNtf | int | 3 | |
MaxOrdersPerDirection | int | 1 | |
Takeprofit | double | 50 | |
Stoploss | double | 50 | |
LotSize | double | 0.1 | Default lot size |
__ | string | - Mail variables (POP3) - |
Show all 20 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Server | string | pop.gmail.com | Server name or IP |
Port | int | 995 | POP port for connection |
IsUseSSL | bool | true | If true then connection use SSL |
Login | string | [email protected] | Login name, f.e. "[email protected]" |
Password | string | mikhail14 | Passphrase |
CheckMailEveryXSeconds | int | 3600 | Timeout |
CheckMailNumberOfTime | int | 10 | Timeout |
ReCheckMailEveryXSeconds | int | 1 | Timeout |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone mikha-dev/mt4-email-to-order from GitHub, and unzip it.
- 2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL4/Experts.
- 3Copy the filesCopy the .mq4 file into Experts.
- 4Compile in MetaEditorOpen the file in MetaEditor and press Compile. Fix any missing includes the compiler reports.
- 5Test before you tradeRun it in the Strategy Tester, then attach it to a demo chart and allow algorithmic trading.
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this EA, and the summary above was generated automatically from its README and code. ForexR lists only repositories with readable source code and never hosts files. Read the code, backtest it and use a demo account first; automated trading can lose money quickly.
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