My Recommended Trading Partners
Brokers, Software, Prop Firms and More…
Over the many years I’ve been trading I’ve tried many pieces of software, traded with countless brokers and prop firms and used many other resources that have helped me navigate this business and still do today. Below are the recommendations for everything I use currently or have used in the past and still think is good.Â
Trading Broker: Roboforex
Main Selling Points & Why I Use Them:
Established over 10 years | Super tight spreads | 1:500 Leverage | Low commissions
I currently trade with Roboforex using my own funds when I’m not trading prop funds. Over the years, I have (and still have) had many accounts with many brokers. You will find as you become profitable that conditions change regularly with brokers, spreads change, latency changes and the instruments they allow and commissions change. For this reason I find myself moving around every few years or so, but I try to stick with 1 broker for as long as I can and their trading conditions are favourable.
There are a number of reasons I’m with them, but primarily it’s down to the spreads and commissions. They are cheap, have amazing connectivity and most important for me as I scalp indices as well as position trade Forex, they have super tight spreads on all the major stock indexes.
Trading Broker: Global Prime
Main Selling Points & Why I Use Them:
Established over 10 years | RAW spreads | 1:500 Leverage for All Countries!
Global Prime have been in business as long as I’ve been trading and are a well known international broker based in Australia. They offer 1:500 leverage to international clients and accept USA clients also, which helps with position traders in the USA that could otherwise find it hard to get decent leverage.
Support is excellent, and they also offer multiple deposit methods including PayPal and instant withdrawals too. Overall, a great second choice broker if you are unable to use Roboforex.
Futures Trading Platform: Jigsaw
Main Selling Points & Why I Use Them:
heatmapping of the futures market | best ladder out there | integration with everything
If you are going to venture into the world of futures trading you are going to need PROPER software to get your edge, not just Ninja trader which is the default and free software used everywhere. My personal experience trading futures is that you need the best possible view of the market and the most configurable platform available to see it, as futures is very much an intuitive and discretionary form of trading. Market profile, footprint, heat mapping and a decent configurable ladder to trade are all key, Jigsaw has them all on STEROIDS!
The main advantage of Jigsaw (apart from the free futures training course it comes with!) is the ability to configure it to your needs. You need a heat map to see the orders in the market, and you need decent market profiles and charting, and this has it all. As soon as I started using Jigsaw and moved away from Ninja trader everything clicked into place, and although I trade less in the futures markets now than I used to it’s still the only thing I’ll use. Mainly because it does everything you could ever need!
VPS Provider: VPS Forex Trader
Main Selling Points & Why I Use Them:
fast connection | optimised for MT4/5 | excellent customer support
If you are going to use any kind of automation in your trading, you need a reliable VPS server that will be up 24/7/365 and have fast connectivity. There’s not much more to it and having only tried 2 companies in my life (this one and one other) I don’t have masses of experience to offer, but I’ve been with this firm for years and never had an issue. What more do you need. 🙂
They have a clear website, and it’s stated on each platform choice you have how many MT4/5 terminal it will comfortably run. This is all you need to know, and they are all Windows VPSs, so there’s not really much they can sell you but reliability. I’ve had one downtime in years which was short and maintenance is always done on the weekend when it has to be done. Can’t really say much more, but they are great, cheap and no need to shop around.
Data Supplier: Tick Data Suite
Main Selling Points & Why I Use Them:
cheap, accurate data | lots of brokers | seamless integration with MT4
If you are serious about trading long term, you will know that back testing strategies either manually in the strategy tester or by using automation is critical to your success. For that you are going to need the highest quality data and this is where you get it.
They offer data from many different brokers, but apart from that choice, the key for me is being able to verify its accuracy. You can adjust the data once you have it to make sure it matches the broker you actually trade with, and you can also configure it in a number of other ways, like including commissions and slippage etc.
The other main reason I use TDS is that it integrates direct into your MT4 terminal. So I don’t need to mess about with importing and exporting etc… Seamless!
Get The Indicators & Dashboards I use
The indicators are all available direct from your MT4 or MT5 platform in the market section. Alternatively, you can get them on the MQL5.com website!
The Market Reversal Alert Indicator
The key to the strategy is knowing when price is starting to turn and change direction. This indicator draws in market structure for you, then sends you an alert so you can take a look at your charts and see if there is a valid reason to enter a trade.
The Market Reversal Alert Dashboard
This amazing dashboard monitors the major time frames and all pairs you trade and alerts you instantly when a potential reversal happens. No more staring at charts all day! Every pair and key time frame in front of you in one MT4 window. Priceless.
The ADR Reversal Indicator
The ADR Reversal Indicator shows you at a glance where price is currently trading in relation to its normal average daily range. You will get instant alerts via pop-up, email or push when price exceeds its average range and levels above it of your choosing.
The ADR Alert Dashboard
The ADR reversal dashboard allows you to monitor every pair or instrument you trade in one dashboard. You’ll get alerted every time something exceeds your set ADR levels and ensure you will never miss an opportunity.
The Trade Manager Dashboard
Take control of your forex portfolio. See instantly where you stand, what's working and what's causing you pain! The Trade Manager Dashboard is designed to make risk management and exposure to currencies easier to understand.
The RSI and TDI Alert Dashboard
The RSI / TDI alert dashboard allows you to monitor 6 main timeframes (selectable by you) at once on every major pair you trade. The dashboard will alert you to extended conditions (overbought and oversold) when a candle closes on the chosen time frame.
Symmetrical Triangle Pattern Indicator
Profit from market contraction and consolidation after price makes new highs or lows in the market. Get alerted when a contraction is happening, ready to pounce on the next continuation or reversal move that is building up.
Symmetrical Triangle Pattern Dashboard
Get alerted and see instantly when any instrument you trade forms a symmetrical triangle pattern on any time frame. Get ready to pounce on those triangle breakouts!
Opening Range Breakout EA
Profit from the explosive moves that occur at the open of stock indices and give yourself an actionable edge every day. The opening range breakout EA can be tweaked to your liking to capture the trends that form just after the open every day on the main stock indices like the DAX, DOW, NASDAQ and S&P500.
The Market Reversal Alerts EA
Based on the indicator, this EA will auto trade signals generated from the market reversal alerts indicator. It has powerful filters to configure as you like to trade including ADR, MAs and RSI. You can also use it to basket/grid trade, and it has every risk option you can imagine.
The Price Action Toolkit EA
The missing piece of functionality in MT4!
Fast order buttons to quickly enter, adjust and exit positions and scalp with lightning speed. Get price action candlestick alerts on the most commonly traded patterns and auto execute entries and exits based on your preferences.Â
Support, Resistance & Propulsion Gaps
Automatically draw support and resistance levels PLUS propulsion candle gaps on your chart, so you can see where price is likely to head next and/or potentially reverse. This indicator is designed to be used as part of the position trading methodology taught on this website and displays key information for targeting and potential entries.
Stock Index Hedge EA
Take advantage of the opening volatility of the major stock indexes and profit from the sudden moves created at those times when the market breaks away at the opening bell. The strategies’ goal is to simply benefit from those days when the market moves fast and hard in one direction at the open and bank that move.