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API Comparison
General
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
License Agreement | PDF | Online |
API Enabled | Email via customer support | Online/Self-serve |
OS | All | Windows |
Access | Online | Download software |
Availability restrictions by division | Institutional Customers Only | All |
Order Types - Supported Order Types
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
MarketIfTouchedOrder | Y | N |
Market Order | Y | Y |
Trailing Stop | N | N |
Take Profit / Stop Loss | N | Y |
Standard Stop Order | Y | Y |
Standard Limit | Y | Y |
OCO (TP / SL pair only) | N | Y |
Order Types - Supported Order Durations
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
GTC | N | N |
Fill-or-Kill (FOK) | N | N |
GTD | Y | Y |
GTD Maximum Duration | 100 days | 100 days |
DAY | Y | N |
Immediate-or-Cancel (IOC) | Y | N |
Usage and Technical Requirements - Quota Policy
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
Streams per user | Unlimited | Unlimited (1 per terminal) |
Rate limit (polling) | 100 (default), Configurable by user name or IP address
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| Streaming is always active, any polling is just against the local cache
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Usage and Technical Requirements - Technical skills / Limitations
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
Programming language | any that allows socket communication | MQL4 (and DLLs) |
Format | Text | SDK |
Connection state | Stateful | '-- |
Communication protocol | TCP/FIX | Proprietary |
Usage and Technical Requirements - Buildable Applications
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
Web | N | N |
Desktop | Y | Y (Windows Only) |
Mobile | N | N |
Usage and Technical Requirements - Partner Abilities
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
Personal use application | Y | Y |
Third party application | Y | Y |
Account Management
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
List of recent transactions | N | Y (90 days) |
Account status (balance, NAV etc) | N | Y |
Full account history | N | N |
List of positions | N | N |
List of trades | N | Y |
Position includes Unrealized P/L | N | '-- |
List of user accounts | N | N |
List of orders | N | Y |
Authentication & Other APIs - Authentication and Security Used
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
Supports read-only access | N | Y |
Accout / Password | N | Y |
Username / Password | Y | N |
Messages encrypted | Y | Y |
Authentication & Other APIs - Custom Indicators Support
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
Write custom indicators | N | Y |
Query built-in indicators | N | Y |
Is backtesting built in? | N | Y |
Query custom indictors | N | Y |
Authentication & Other APIs - Other APIs Integration
Category | FIX | MT4 |
|---|---|---|
fxLabs API | N | N |
Autochartist API | N | N |
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