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The Expert Advisor is a very sophisticated trading software tool. Each one is built upon a specific set of rules, sits on your trading platform and executes your trades. Actually, it is a robot.

Most forex traders fail because they fall prey to the human emotions of fear and greed. However, trading with an Expert Advisor removes these emotions so that trading can be executed on a purely logical basis.

Under the influence of greed or fear, traders will frequently either stay in a trade in order to grab extra profit when the trade should be closed, or exit a trade prematurely and lose out on profit. The beauty part of trading with an Expert Advisor is that it trades with a plan - not emotion - and does so 24 hours a day during market hours.

The Expert Advisor watches the market for you and will execute trades based upon predefined parameters. Unlike a human, it is also capable of monitoring indicators, support and resistance levels, and many other factors in multiple timeframes and making immediate decisions.

There are a variety of Expert Advisors available today, at just about any price you could name. Some are currency and/or timeframe specific, others are not. There are some that try to predict trends and others that go with them. Some are low risk (1-3%) while others recommend 2-4%, but most are adjustable. Some close out trades only when a net profit is achieved, holding tight through a drawdown, whereas others will utilitze a stop loss.

As you can see, there are many factors to be considered when purchasing an Expert Advisor. Some other things you’ll need to know are what trading platform(s) the EA will run on, whether or not you can run multiple EA’s on one account, and whether or not it can be used with a mini account.

One more thing you should consider before installing an EA on your trading platform. Remember that when using an EA, it controls your trades. If you have a power failure and your computer shuts down, you have an unmonitored open trade. Once a trade is placed, it’s in the hands of your broker; the trading signals from your EA are on your computer.

If you’re in an area that has frequent power failures, you might want to look into opening a VPS (virtual private server) account. If you run your trading platform on a virtual desktop, you don’t have to worry about power outages or crashing computers. Your trading platform will continue to run wtihout you, and it can be accessed from any location.

More and more traders are relying on Expert Advisors to do their trading. Do some research, get all your questions answered, and you should have a very successful trading experience.

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