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Notes from the trading desk

Practical articles on building and testing MT5 robots, and on the market plumbing behind every fill.

Market structure · 7 min read

Broker, liquidity provider, prime broker: who actually fills your trade

The retail broker is only the first link. Here is the full chain behind a forex or gold order, and why an EA developer should care.

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Robot testing · 6 min read

Why gold robots need real-tick backtests

MT5 offers several ways to simulate price. For XAUUSD, the wrong choice can turn a losing EA into a beautiful equity curve.

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Risk engineering · 6 min read

Grid and martingale robots: reading the risk behind the smooth curve

Basket systems can win for months and lose it all in a day. Here is how to measure that risk before it measures you.

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