VTC multi-terminal docs

Quick setup guide for the Visual Trading Console & Trade Manager for Metatrader

Installing the software

To initiate the installation process, download and run the setup file from the provided download link. When you complete the installation process you will need to activate the product (activation is not required for the trial version). Please follow the procedure outlined in the readme file.

When you finish the installation process (you may need to reboot your computer), you should see the following folder in your Windows START menu along with the program link.

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Live trade status notifications on Android & iOS smartphones

VTC version 2.03.00 introduces a new feature, which enables traders to track trade status via live push notifications on smartphones running the mobile version of MT4. To activate this feature you need to do the following:

  1. Install the MT4 mobile terminal on your smartphone,
  2. Go to Settings->Messages and write down your MetaQuotes ID (you’ll need this later),

    id_for_messages_en

  3. Open MT4 on your computer and navigate to Options (Ctrl-O),
  4. Next, ...
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Changing line colors used during visual order entry & modification

As of version 2.02.20 of Visual Trading Console (multi-terminal) the user can modify the colors used during visual order modification.

This is done using the VTC2workerCFG script. Once double-clicked, the script will present a settings window, which can be used to alter the color settings of individual lines, font color as well as font size. The settings are self-explanatory and are accessible via the ...

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How to setup stealth TP & SL values in VTC?

VTC supports stealth stops. You can toggle ON/OFF stealth stops via the “Stealth” button visible on the order grids for market and pending orders.

When stealth stops are used, the broker does not see them – they are monitored by the trade manager only.

The console also supports other ways of hiding your take profit and stop loss from the broker. This is done via trade manager profile using Multi-level Profit Taking and Multi-level Stop Loss settings.

First, you need to set up ...

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Placing stop & limit pending orders in Visual Trading Console

Placement of stop & limit orders in VTC can be a two-step process, which includes placing the entry and target lines on a selected chart or a quick one-step order placement, where you provide all of the necessary information directly in the order entry panel and click the “Pending Sell” or “Pending Buy” button:

One-step pending order

Leaving the “Entry” price at 0.0 will initiate a “visual” pending order setup, where you will need ...

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True multi-terminal trade manager module for Metatrader (Automatic Trade Management)

Visual Trading Console (VTC) introduces a next level trade manager module, which is available from version 2.01.07 and in all 3.x versions.

The trade manager mechanism is composed of two trade manager layers, which enable truly automated multi-terminal trade management.

This short article will explain the various trade manager components and their use in automatic trade management.

Trade manager profiles ...

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New quote box component in VTC multi-terminal

Version 3 of Visual Trading Console introduces a new, more intuitive, quote box component.

The new component provides more features than its predecessor and organizes them in a slightly different fashion:

1. When you LEFT CLICK on this region, the current chart period will gain focus and will be made visible as the topmost window on the Metatrader terminal (if charts are in maximized form). ...

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Weekly trading statistics

Visual Trading Console (multi-terminal) features a dynamic “weekly statistics” table for every Metatrader account used with the console.

(feature added in version 2.00.09)

The statistics table is accessed using the corresponding “View” button in the “Weekly Statistics” column, which is located in the “Account Summary” tab.

Clicking this button brings up a weekly trading statistics window for the selected account, which displays the trading statistics ...

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Trade Manager for Metatrader

The Visual Trading Console features a unique ticket-based trade manager module that offers the following:

All of the listed features can be combined for building personalized trade management strategies, which can be used at any time by applying the previously defined and saved trade management profile to a selected trade.

Multiple trade management strategies can be put to work simultaneously to automatically manage your Metatrader trades. Since trade management is conducted on ...

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Selecting symbols, which are displayed in the Visual Trading Console

Selection of symbols for use with the Visual Trading Console products is very simple and requires zero configuration!

The symbols displayed in the trading console’s “Instant Entry” tab, for a selected account, are dynamically tied with charts open in the corresponding Metatrader terminal.

In other words, every chart open in your Metatrader will have a corresponding quote box in the console:

A single quote box will ...

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