Long before forex trading became available to the masses, the only automated trading systems were used by the big investment banks and hedge funds that still dominate the forex market. One might even consider these top-secret, multi-million trading systems a distant relative of the modern-day forex robot that is so widely available to the retail forex trader. Emphasis on distant.

If you’ve been considering forex robots, you’ve no doubt come across the crazy sales pages and Web sites that tout some pretty sterling trading results. Perhaps the forex robot’s developers will even tell you that they used to trade at big bank and that their forex robot will put you on par with the big boys.

Not unreasonable claims, but remember the sellers of forex robots are in the game to make money, just like you are. The big difference is you want to make your money trading and they want to make their money by moving product. That is a critical point to consider when buying a forex robot. With the interests of a forex robot’s developers being different from yours, can a forex robot really help you make money?

No Such Thing As A Holy Grail

In some ways, as the potential buyer of a forex robot, you’re at a disadvantage as soon as you land on a forex robot sales Web site. It’s comparable to buying a car. As soon as you step on the lot, the car sales person knows you’re there to buy a car and they’re going to whatever you can to sell one to you. Forex robots are the same way, only a lot cheaper than a car. The traditional forex robot sales page is going to do everything it can to get you into a new forex robot as soon as possible. That said, the smart forex robot developers stop short of guaranteeing you profits.

Why? Well, that type of promise is legally forbidden in some countries, and it’s just risky to overtly say that a forex robot will definitely make any trader money. Of course, the forex robot’s developers will show you stellar trading results from back-tests and demo accounts, but you already know that live account results are the only results that matter. The bottom line is clear: Some forex robots are fine products, others are not, but NO forex robot can promise you will make more money with the product than without it.

Not A Daunting Task

On the surface, it may appear that shopping for a forex robot can be more painful than pleasant. You can avoid this frustration simply by knowing right off the bat that no forex robot is going to make you instantly rich or rich in a year. We are fans of forex robots, for the most part, and their usefulness is clear, but forex robots really are a case of managing expectations and knowing what you’re getting into. Accomplish those two mental tricks and you should be able to find the right forex robot for you.

Author Bio: Retired Canadian Economist. My main activity since Winter 2006 is trading Forex. I’ve been trading currencies online with the help of EA’s (BTW, the best source for EAs is Forex Robots) and I currently manage trading accounts at two Forex brokers in the US and in UK respectively

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