To link your account via the Hosted connection, please follow these instructions:

We currently support linking MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 (MT4, MT5) accounts.

You can choose to use our Hosted connection to keep your account virtually always connected to your FX Junction profile.

Alternatively you can use the Self-hosted connection which you will need to keep on via your MT4/ MT5 Terminal to remain connected to FX Junction.

To link your account via the Hosted connection, please follow these instructions:
https://www.fxjunction.com/help/account_link_hosted#_help

To link your account via the Self-hosted connection, please follow these instructions:
https://www.fxjunction.com/help/account_link_self_hosted#_help

Both connection types allow you to link your MT4 or MT5 trading account(s) to your FX Junction profile.

The Hosted connection is a premium and recommended connection option and has the following advantages over the Self-hosted one:

• Greatly simplified initial setup
• Virtually always connected without the need to keep your terminal running to allow your account synchronization with FX Junction and use of the AutoCopy system
• Significantly faster execution times - particularly important if you are the AutoCopy system user (as a Signal Provider and Copy Trader) since faster execution times mean less slippage in the execution of your trades

Any regulated broker that offers the MetaTrader 4 or MetaTrader 5 (MT4, MT5) platform can be linked to your profile on FX Junction.

The initial requirement to become a validated Signal Provider is to link a live MT4/ MT5 account to your FX Junction profile.

Once your account was linked for at least 24 hours, you need to follow these guidelines before you can apply for validation (performed from your Trading Profile page):

1. Online Frequency for the linked Live Account must be above 90%
2. The linked Live account must show a trading history of at least 1 month
3. Monetary values of the account must be shown
4. Account Strategy Description for each linked Live Account must be input
5. At least one of the possible Fee Models (Subscription, Fee per Lot, or Fee per Trade) must be selected

Once the above are satisfied, you can apply for the Signal Provider validation. You will be requested to:

• Upload a Copy of a Valid Government Issued identification
• Upload a Copy of a Utility Bill for proof of residence (not older than 3 months ago)
• Upload a Civil Photo

Once the application is submitted, the FX Junction team will review it and you will be notified of the decision.

When you attract Copy Traders from our members, you will retain 50% of the commission that you charge them (with the other 50% retained by FX Junction). For Copy Traders whom your referred via our Affiliate program, you will retain 70% of the charged commissions. You are free to set the commission amounts as you desire.

The AutoCopy system allows you to copy validated Signal Providers. First, you need to link an MT4 or MT5 trading account to your FX Junction profile. Then, you need to purchase some Credits to pay commissions charged by the Signal Providers.

You can then find Signal Providers who correspond the most to your trading profile and objectives. We suggest using the Find Traders page to chose among the Signal Providers using various filters and metrics. You can then review in detail the pre-selected Signal Providers’ trading profiles to read about their strategies and analyze in depth their performance results.

It is also a good idea to connect with your pre-selected Signal Providers directly via the messaging system to discuss your trading objectives. They can also advise what optimal settings to use for your AutoCopy setup.

FX Junction is an online social trading network that enables its members to connect with other traders in order to communicate and share trading ideas, strategies and other related financial market information.

By linking their MetaTrader account, members can analyze their trading with a large number of performance statistics and monitor their positions. They can also use the AutoCopy system and copy other validated Signal Providers in real-time.

Our mission is to offer an open environment for everyone interested in trading, where traders can connect together through FX Junction and utilize the collective wisdom to make better trading decisions.

There is no cost for a member to participate on FX Junction. If you are a validated Signal Provider, we deduct 50% from the fees you charge to Copy Traders. If you are a Copy Trader, then you only pay the fee applied by the Signal Provider.

Any regulated broker that offers the MetaTrader 4 or MetaTrader 5 (MT4, MT5) platform can be linked to your profile on FX Junction.

The MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 (MT4, MT5) platforms are supported.

Any instrument which is supported on MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 is supported on FX Junction.

There is no limit to the number of accounts to link to your FX Junction profile.

A follower is a member who subscribes to another member in order to be notified of their posts, comments and trades.

If you are using our Hosted connection then you are free to shut down your MT Terminal. Your account will remain connected to FX Junction and all functions such as account synchronization, AutoCopying etc will continue uninterrupted.

For the Self-hosted connection, you need to keep your Terminal and FX Junction bridge (EA) on to ensure that the communication between your broker and FX Junction remains active.

From your profile settings, you have complete control over your account privacy by choosing to show/hide various details. The security of your information is our top-most priority. FX Junction uses industry leading encryption methods to transfer and store all data.

Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in a deleted post or suspended membership:

• Consider others. We’d like to think of FX Junction as a community, one where we can learn from each other in a cordial and civil manner. Please be considerate of others when posting. Always pause and think before posting.
• Keep it trading related. Obviously not all non-trade related banter is bad, but some can be. See guideline #1.
• No broken records. Have something to say? Great, let’s hear it! But once is enough.
• No solicitations. Period.
• No Spamming. We have a zero-tolerance policy against spam. Any member caught spamming others will result in permanent account termination. No exceptions.
• Respect proprietary information and confidentiality.
• Respect your audience. No ethnic slurs, obscenity or name calling please.
• No promissory language. Not only do our regulatory bodies frown upon this, it’s also unethical.

FX Junction earns revenue from the following sources:

• A fee deducted from the signal providers AutoCopy fee
• Connection hosting
• Advertising banners
• Technology White Label services

No, it is not possible to change your username for transparency reasons.

AutoCopy is a system that allows a member to automatically copy trades from another member (a validated Signal Provider) or chosen group of traders.

As a Copy Trader, the AutoCopy system allows you to build your experience by AutoCopying trades from other traders with an established track record. We recommend you try with a demo account first to get used to social trading before switching to a live account.

As a Signal Provider, the AutoCopy system allows you to apply fees and earn income from other members who AutoCopy your trades on your linked accounts.

We recommend using our Hosted connection when using the AutoCopy system, as it ensures that your account will be virtually always connected. Also, the execution speeds are greatly reduced with the Hosted connection compared to the Self-hosted one, resulting in a noticeably lower slippage.

The following fee models can be applied for the AutoCopy system.

• Commission Per trade - a fixed amount applied on each AutoCopied trade.
• Commission Per lot - a fixed amount based on each AutoCopied lot. The formula is the Commission amount per lot * Number of lots. For example, if the fee is 2.00 USD and you AutoCopy 1.14 lots, your fee is 2.00*1.14 = 2.28 USD
• Monthly Subscription - a fixed amount that is applied at the beginning of the subscription period for an unlimited amount of AutoCopied trades. Copy Traders can cancel the subscription any time and a pro-rata amount will be returned to the Copy Traders credit balance; however early cancellations are subject to a penalty equivalent to 3 days of the subscription fee
• Free Trial to new Copy Traders - The amount of days available with no AutoCopy fees. It will be automatically applied to new AutoCopied accounts.

From the ‘Find Traders’ page, FX Junction provides you 10 different filters and over 30 performance indicators to help you identify traders to AutoCopy. 

We recommend trying AutoCopy with a demo account before switching to a live account. We also encourage you to engage via the messaging functionality with your pre-selected Signal Providers to confirm that their strategies are in line with your objectives. They may also recommend optimal AutoCopy settings to apply to your account.

Yes, you can AutoCopy as may traders as you want.

Yes, you have full control to stop or pause AutoCopying a trader.

Yes, AutoCopy manages trades that are placed through this system only. Any other trades, manual or automatic are not touched by the AutoCopy system.

You can track the performance of your robots by assigning a unique magic number (usually available in EA inputs). The results of trades placed by your EA are shown as "Other (EA)" in the performance report.

No, the system will attempt to send an order for every trade that is initiated by the trader you are AutoCopying. If for some reason your broker rejects the trade, the failure will be logged in the transactions log.

An Orphan trade is a trade that can no longer be tracked by the source account (account that triggered your trade). This can happen for various reasons:

• Your account was offline when the trader whose trades you AutoCopied closed the trade.
• Your broker rejected the request or failed to process it.
• The account of the trader you were AutoCopying was offline when the trade was closed.

Orphan trades are indicated by a special icon in your Trading Activity section. If "Auto-Close Orphan Trades" is enabled, these trades will be automatically closed when an orphaned trade is detected. If this function is disabled or if you remove a trader from your AutoCopy portfolio, you are responsible for manually closing these trades at your discretion.

To help mitigate the occurrences of orphan trades, we suggest traders use our Hosted connection or keep their platform online 100% of the time by using a VPS service or a dedicated PC with a fast, constant and reliable internet connection.

A validated Signal Provider is a member with a linked account who publishes trades to his/her FX Junction profile in order to be AutoCopied by other traders for a fee.

The FX Junction team has to validate a member before he can become Signal Provider to ensure maximum protection and trust for our Copy Traders.

The initial requirement to become a validated Signal Provider is to link a live MT4/ MT5 account to your FX Junction profile.

Once your account was linked for at least 24 hours, you need to follow these guidelines before you can apply for validation (performed from your Trading Profile page):

1. Online Frequency for the linked Live Account must be above 90%
2. The linked Live account must show a trading history of at least 1 month
3. Monetary values of the account must be shown
4. Account Strategy Description for each linked Live Account must be input
5. At least one of the possible Fee Models (Subscription, Fee per Lot, or Fee per Trade) must be selected

Once the above are satisfied, you can apply for the Signal Provider validation. You will be requested to:

• Upload a Copy of a Valid Government Issued identification
• Upload a Copy of a Utility Bill for proof of residence (not older than 3 months ago)
• Upload a Civil Photo

Once the application is submitted, the FX Junction team will review it and you will be notified of the decision.

You can choose up to 3 possible AutoCopy fee models and input any amount. AutoCopy fees are automatically debited from the Copy Trader’s credit account and credited to your credit account less a 30% FX Junction processing fee.

A member with a linked account who automatically copies trades from another validated Signal Provider.

In order to AutoCopy trades, you must link a live or demo account to your FX Junction profile. You must also purchase credits which will be used to pay for AutoCopy fees applied by the trader you are AutoCopying.

The AutoCopy fees vary for each Signal Provider. Fees are fully transparent and can be found on the signal provider’s FX Junction Profile for each account linked.

Credits allow you to use premium functions, such as the AutoCopy system. There are different categories of credits:

• Purchased Credits – You can buy Credits using one of FX Junction’s available payment methods. All credits are in US Dollars.
• Earned Credits – Credits can be earned by allowing members to AutoCopy your trades. Only Live accounts are eligible to earn credits.
• Bonus Credits – An amount applied by FX Junction to members for various promotional programs.

You can purchase Credits using the following payment processors:

• PayPall
• Skrill
• FasaPay

Purchases of credits are done from the Credits page.

You can withdraw redeemable credits by submitting a request from the Credits page. 

Note that there is a minimum of $50 for which the withdrawal requests can be submitted.

Effective May 1, 2016, all credit purchases and earned credits can be redeemed. Bonus credits are non-redeemable and can only used to pay AutoCopy fees.

Prior to May 1, 2016, as per the previous policy, earned credits can be redeemed. All purchased credits and bonus credits are non-redeemable and can only be used to pay AutoCopy fees.

Any member can earn credits, either through bonus credits or credits earned by allowing members to AutoCopy your trades if you apply fees. Please go to AutoCopy section under Help to learn more.

We do not charge any fees for processing incoming payments or withdrawals, only PayPal/ Skrill/ FasaPay fees are applied.

Details about PayPal payment fees can be found here.

Details about Skrill payment fees can be found here.

Currently payments through PayPal, Skrill and FasaPay are supported.

A fee of 10 USD per month will be applied to any member who has a positive credit balance and has not executed any trade during the previous 6 months.

The Leaderboard lists the top 10 traders based on their Return and Pips in two different time periods - “This Week” and “This Month”.

The weekly period starts when markets open on Monday in Asian trading and ends on Friday evening after the close of the trading.
The monthly period starts on the 1st of the current month and ends on the last day of the month.

Return (as further explained below) is calculated as the Time Weighted Rate of Return in the given time period.

Besides having a good return, additional conditions must be fulfilled for an account to appear on the Leaderboard:

• Account must have been synchronized (connected with the FX Junction bridge) and online
• Account must have a positive total number of pips generated in the given time period
• Account must have a positive total return
• Current account's equity must be larger than $100 

We currently calculate 4 different types of returns:

• “Return” - this is the main performance measure and is a Time Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR). TWRR is the most widely accepted performance measurement methodology and is compliant with the CFA's Global Investment Performance Standards.

The calculations are performed every 15 minutes. As is the case with most other statistics, the more frequently the account is kept online, the more accurate the measures are.

• ROI - Return On Investment - is calculated as Sum of Realized and Unrealized Profit over Total amount of Deposits.

∑(Realized and Unrealized Profit including Commissions and Interest) / Sum (Deposits)

Drawdown is a measure of the maximum peak-to-trough loss in equity suffered by the account over its history.

Technically it is determined as a maximum difference between equity at a point in time called local maximum and a subsequent equity point called local minimum. Note that the local maximum and local minimum do not necessarily correspond to the historically highest and lowest equity points for the give account.

Let’s illustrate this on an example. Here is a chart showing an time series evolution of a sample account equity (in 15 minute intervals):

The Drawdown is determined as a maximum difference between 2 subsequent points on this chart. The first point is called Local maximum, the second Local minimum. No other 2 subsequent points on the chart have a bigger difference in value than these 2 points.

The difference in value between Local maximum and Local minimum is called an Maximum Drawdown. Another measure, a Relative Drawdown is calculated as Maximum Drawdown over the value of Local maximum.

Deposits and Withdrawals to and from the account should not influence the Drawdown calculations. However this is dependent on these external flows being correctly recorded by the broker and fed to the MT server with the correct dates. It sometimes happens that after an external flow (Deposit or Withdrawal) occurs, the broker only records it several days after the actual date. In these cases, the correction for the external flows will not be correctly applied and a new Local maximum or Local minimum can erroneously be created.

These are different risk measures reflecting the variability of the account’s returns.

The Volatility is measured as a standard deviation of the account’s daily returns.

Value at Risk (or VaR) is a measure of the risk of investments. It estimates how much a set of investments might lose, given normal market conditions, in a set time period.

Specifically we compute a parametric VaR with a 95% confidence interval over a period of 1 day. What this means is that this measure shows how much of the account’s equity is likely to be lost given the account’s historical return and volatility data on a ‘bad’ day, defined as the 5th worst day out of 100 trading days.

Sharpe Ratio is a measure of a risk adjusted return, i.e. how much return the account generated over a unit of risk. The ratio is thus calculated as Return over Volatility.

Online Frequency measures how often a member's linked account is connected to their FX Junction profile -- which is checked every 15 minutes by FX Junction. Accounts linked less than 24 hours ago don't have the Online Frequency displayed. The indicator is displayed as a percentage.

If you followed the procedure (both Automatic and Manual) outlined in the section "Account and Bridge Linking" and your bridge still cannot connect, you might try the following steps :

• Verify that you installed the latest version of the bridge. To make sure, download the new version from the "Account and Bridge Linking" section
• Try to install the terminal and bridge on another desktop/ VPS system
• Temporarily disable any anti-virus that might be hampering the communication
• Temporarily disable any firewall that might be hampering the communication

If you've already downloaded and installed the FX Junction Bridge, but cannot see your trades or stats in your profile, please make sure your MT4 account has your complete account history loaded.

1. Click on the Account History tab in your MT4 platform.
2. Then, right-click anywhere inside the window and select "All History". This will download any missing trading history from your broker.

NOTE: Please scroll through your account history to make sure it is complete - you must be able to see the initial deposit. If you cannot see this information, your broker may have deleted it from their server and thus your account cannot be used.

After following the step above, re-attach the FX Junction Bridge (EA) onto any chart (only 1 chart). If the status reads - "Monitoring...", account synchronization has finished. You should be able to see your trades and stats in your profile.

Most problems can be solved by simply re-attaching the FX Junction Bridge (EA) to a chart. 

Simply drag and drop it onto any open chart and enter your FX Junction login details in the inputs. 

You cannot load any other EA onto this chart, also please refrain from changing the timeframe or other settings for this particular chart. It is best to minimize the chart window to keep it out of your way while trading.

You can reset your password by visiting the login page. Click "Forgot Password?" and enter your email address. Your new password will be emailed to you right away.

Often times issues related to AutoCopy can be resolved by looking at the transactions log. There you will find a log of all attempts by the AutoCopy to copy a trade into your linked account along with the status and relevant description of the transaction.

Some of the common errors are:

• Bridge EA was unreachable - please make sure that your bridge is up and running in your terminal. Trades cannot be copied unless your terminal is on with the Bridge connected.
• Failed to place trade. Trading not allowed! Check platform settings - you need to allow automated trading in your terminal, by going to Tools -> Options -> Expert Advisors and making sure the Allow Automated Trading and Allow DLL Imports checkboxes are ticked
• Failed to place trade. off quotes - this is a one-size-fits-all error message returned by the broker that can mean a variety of things. Please check with your broker.
• Ticket: [number] failed to close. common error or no error or unknown error- another one-size-fits-all error message returned by the broker. Please check with your broker.
• Ticket: [number] failed to close. invalid ticket - the AutoCopy system was not able to close this ticked because it was most likely