Forex VPS Hosting
Forex EAs need to be trading 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, using your computer resources. Interruptions in the work of the EAs may result in missed trading opportunities or money lost. Sometimes, you may also be unable to restart your computer or make any action which may affect the trading platforms and therefore the robot’s work. For example maintenance of your computer or new installations may have to be left for the non-trading days. This may be a little bit annoying sometimes.
You may also be afraid that other people will use your computer (like in example your kids). You may fear that they might accidentally close the platform of worse even, make a manual trade that will cause you losses. And what about a power shortage? What about the system being accidentally restarted? No limit to our worries.
Is there any solution?
YES, it is called a Virtual Private Server (VPS). VPSs are computers based in large companies providing access to these computers for a monthly fee, through the Internet. These computers are maintained by experts, have strong and updated security hardware and software like firewalls and virus protection. They are working most of the week apart from hours of scheduled maintenance (and of course unscheduled, should any problem arise). You may access and operate these computers through any computer, by remote control (what is called terminal-operation).
You just need access to the Internet, login using your username and password, and you operate your VPS. Now you may leave the VPS working, say with MetaTrader platform and a EA and close your connection with the VPS. Therefore you may use your home computer as needed for anything, without worrying about your EA working in the VPS. Even when you turn off your computer it is working. These companies have generally power-backup so they won’t be affected by power shortages.
The developers at FapTurbo recommend Forex Hoster and EZ Forex Host. There are plenty of unhappy traders with Forex Hoster due to their bad service support.
I found one provider – Forex VPS and quite happy with them so far. The service only cost you US$35 per month. Much lower than the folk at Fapturbo recommended!