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I’ve been comparing backtest results with live EA trading on MT4 and noticed that broker conditions can change the final performance much more than I expected. I’m currently testing automated strategies with NPB Markets, mainly on Forex pairs and XAUUSD. The biggest differences appear on...

Broker sensitivity is probably one of the most underestimated parts of EA testing. I’ve seen the same problem while running automated strategies on MT4 with NPB Markets. A system can look almost identical in a backtest, but live results start diverging once spread and slippage are included...

I’ve been testing EAs on MT4 with NPB Markets, mainly on XAUUSD. One thing I noticed is that broker conditions become much more important once the EA starts trading frequently. Spread, slippage and execution speed can change the result quite noticeably compared with a backtest. I usually start...