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Updated in [July 18th, 2023]

This course, Expert Advisor Programming in MQL5 Part 1: Fundamentals, is designed to provide students with the necessary skills to develop their own MQL5 programs. It is designed with the trader in mind, providing a low information diet and teaching the rules of trading which can be used to enhance manual trading. By the end of the course, students will be able to independently build most expert advisors for use in both manual and automated trading. This course will help traders to make their lives easier by enabling them to develop their own MQL5 programs and augment their trading skills through automation.

Course Syllabus

Introduction

Building Your First MQL5 Expert Advisor

Programming Building Blocks

Data Structures Part 1: Primitive Data Types

Code Blocks and Variable Scope

Data Structures Part 2: Variables with Global Scope

Printing Part 1

Functions

Error Handling

Printing Part 2

Working with Boolean Expressions Part 1

Working with Boolean Expressions Part 2

Data Structures Part 3: Constants and Enumerations

Working with Numbers: Mathematical Operations

Working with Other Numeric Data Types

Working with Floating Point Numbers

Working with String and Text: String Functions

Working with Time: Time Functions

Typecasting and Data Conversion

Terminal Properties

Account Properties

Program Properties

Symbol Properties

Condition Statements

Data Structures Part 4: Arrays

Working with Time Series: Chart Data

Data Structures Part 5: Structures

Working with Time: TimeToStruct()

Working with Tick Data

Working with Time Series: Multiple Candlestick Data

Working with Time Series: Indicator Data

Profit and Loss Calculation

Orders, Deals, and Positions

Working with Orders: OrderSend()

Working with String and Text: Trade Request Parameters

Working with Integers: Trade Request Parameters

Working with Floating Point: Trade Request Parameters

Working with Time: Trade Request Parameters

Working with Orders: Sending Market Orders

Working with Orders: Sending Pending Orders

Working with Orders: Other Parameters with Trade Requests

Working with Orders: The Order Book

Working with Orders: Checking Order Results

Working with Positions: Position Properties

Working with Orders: Position Closing and Modification

Working with Orders: Order Properties

Working with Orders: Pending Order Deletion and Modification

Loops

Loops and Arrays

Working with Orders and Positions: Closing and Modifying Positions

Working with Orders: Deleting and Modifying Orders

Netting Mode

Expert Advisor Template: Finalizing Changes

Using the Expert Advisor Template

Extras

Conclusion