This article explores the fundamental aspects of short selling in trading, emphasizing the importance of having a well-defined thesis before taking short positions. It discusses the core reasons for shorting, including capitalizing on overvaluation, navigating market downturns, and portfolio hedging.

This article explores the fundamental aspects of short selling in trading, emphasizing the importance of having a well-defined thesis before taking short positions.

What Is Your Thesis for Shorting?

In this article, we will try to develope a trading gateway (or proxy agent) that is intended to reduce the dependency on MetaTrader platform, but also maintain the stability and reliability of such a program in the long term. When the gateway is running or live trading is in action, we don't want the unpredicted interrupt the whole workflow: our trading system (bot) could stop receving quote updates all of a sudden, or it could not place order or receive order status information anymore without an update to the trading program.

A tutorial about implementing a trading gateway with MetaTrader 5 Python library. 

Building a Trading Gateway (Bot) with MetaTrader 5 Python Library - Part 1

cTrader is the second popular trading platform after MetaTrader. It is a powerful trading platform that is designed for traders of all levels. It is a platform that is easy to use and has a lot of features that can help you trade better. In this post, we will explore the options of trading with cTrader as your trading platform.

Explore the options of trading with cTrader as your trading platform

Tag: Trading

Tag: Trading

What Is Your Thesis for Shorting?

Building a Trading Gateway (Bot) with MetaTrader 5 Python Library - Part 1

Trading with cTrader as Your Trading Platform