"MetaTrader 5 is the Present, not the Future."
- Anthony Papaevagorou of Metaquotes will give a workshop at the upcoming London Summit.
Ahead of the London Summit on November 14-15 at The Brewery, Finance Magnates presents a series of interviews with speakers at the event.
What is your position and what does your role entail?
Anthony Papaevagorou, Head of Sales & Operations at MetaQuotes Software.
In my position I am responsible for the day to day running of our operations and sales department, this includes selling both MetaTrader 4 & MetaTrader 5 platforms to financial institutions and banks and also fully servicing our clients.
What was the single most important event or development that the market saw in 2016?
The most important development in 2016 was re-inventing MetaTrader 5, adding a number of enhancements and functionalities, including MetaTrader 4 style hedging accounting on transactions. We also introduced MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 web-terminals into the market and a number of native gateway solutions on MT5 allowing brokers to connect to the world best Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term providers and exchanges.
What are the biggest challenges that the FX trading community is facing? How do they affect your field?
The biggest challenge in the trading community is the FX brokers' resistance to change. It affects our field negatively (as the providers of the MetaTrader technology), as we have managed to develop the most advanced online Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term with the only worthwhile opponent being MetaTrader 4 in the market worldwide. Change is finally happening now and we say 'better late than never'.
What is the main message you’d like to convey to London Summit delegates?
That MetaTrader 5 is the present, not the future.
Ahead of the London Summit on November 14-15 at The Brewery, Finance Magnates presents a series of interviews with speakers at the event.
What is your position and what does your role entail?
Anthony Papaevagorou, Head of Sales & Operations at MetaQuotes Software.
In my position I am responsible for the day to day running of our operations and sales department, this includes selling both MetaTrader 4 & MetaTrader 5 platforms to financial institutions and banks and also fully servicing our clients.
What was the single most important event or development that the market saw in 2016?
The most important development in 2016 was re-inventing MetaTrader 5, adding a number of enhancements and functionalities, including MetaTrader 4 style hedging accounting on transactions. We also introduced MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 web-terminals into the market and a number of native gateway solutions on MT5 allowing brokers to connect to the world best Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term providers and exchanges.
What are the biggest challenges that the FX trading community is facing? How do they affect your field?
The biggest challenge in the trading community is the FX brokers' resistance to change. It affects our field negatively (as the providers of the MetaTrader technology), as we have managed to develop the most advanced online Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term with the only worthwhile opponent being MetaTrader 4 in the market worldwide. Change is finally happening now and we say 'better late than never'.
What is the main message you’d like to convey to London Summit delegates?
That MetaTrader 5 is the present, not the future.