Pity, I missed your response at the time ...

As for MT being the best "in its class" - probably, but then, its in the 'give-it-away' category! But, I agree that MT is good as a charting product, but is is absolutely hopeless as a EA development platform - which was the point of my first post here! (and unsurprisingly, you failed to address...)

btw, as you brought it up - most users probably realise that Metatrader is a "product", meaning, brokers have to pay Metaquotes to use it - what many don't realise is that there is an array of plug-ins made available to Metatrader-supporting brokers that are specifically designed to cheat customers out of their money! It is hard enough to make money in forex without having Metaquotes facilitating these underhand practices. And if you feel this comment unjust, kindly explain why the Metaquotes' forum instantly bans people who raise the 'plug-ins' issue?

Finally, while I'm sure you would like to see as many big reputable brokers as possible adopt Metatrader (as would I), as it currently stands, if one were to do a head-count, the majority of MT-brokers would be found wanting in the eyes of their customers - no doubt a reflection of the type of character that certain 'features' of the Metatrader platform tends to attract...