Forex Forays: GFT's New DealBook 360 Trading Software

Global Forex Trading (GFT), which was my first forex broker and whose DealBook software I've discussed favorably in the past, recently released a new version called DealBook 360 which you can download for free and try out on a demo basis. (Before funding an account with any broker it's always good idea to demo their platform and see how it suits your trading style.)

Here are some of the options GFT has added to this latest version of DealBook:

Create customized news feeds for specific currencies and events via RSS. Add any XML or RSS (really simple syndication) feed from a blog, data provider, or news service.
Trade from behind a corporate firewall with http tunneling (though I'm sure none of you would ever trade while at work ;-)
Copy and paste charts to easily recreate duplicate charts
Voice-recognition functionality allows traders to access key features with voice commands, allowing hands-free operation of the software.
Pending feature: set up an automatic trading system based on trading rules you specify (to be launched shortly according to GFT).

GFT has also added the following seven currency pairs to their list of tradable currencies, bringing the total number available to 64 pairs:

EUR/NZD: Euro/New Zealand Dollar
ZAR/JPY: South African Rand/Japanese Yen
AUD/HKD: Australian Dollar/Hong Kong Dollar
HKD/JPY: Hong Kong Dollar/Japanese Yen
EUR/CZK: Euro/Czech Koruna
USD/HKD: US Dollar/Hong Kong Dollar
EUR/HKD: Euro/Hong Kong Dollar

Here's where to download the software from the GFT site:
DealBook 360 Download

If you try it out and have any feedback you'd like to share, please feel free to post your comments below.

Related topic:
Comparing Forex Platforms - Global Forex Trading & DealBook FX

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2 Comments:

At 11:02 PM, Anonymous said...: I think it is one of the best charing packages out there but I found alot of issues w/ the built in auto trader. Too many to count. I am trying to make arrangements w/ them to fix the issue. They seem pretty willing to work w/ me though.
At 1:38 PM, Anonymous said...: After a chat with tech support, I feel this has a primitive autotrading capability. Stops and targets (OCO orders) cannot be issued to reside on the trade server, so your position is unprotected in case of an internet or data server outage.

There is no way to check if your order was filled, and almost no functionality to provide open or closed position statistics.

This is not ready for use, in my opinion, and there may well be other issues that can't be determined without trying it.