FXNook Documentation
Guides for traders who buy on FXNook and for developers who sell on it. Start with your hub below, or search every guide at once.
Getting Started
How to download, install and activate a product you bought, from checkout to a running EA.
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Buying on FXNook
Choosing a licence, entering your trading account, checking out, and what you receive.
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Understanding a Product Page
What the badges, results, version history and specs on a product page tell you.
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Choosing a Licence
The four licence types - Free trial, Monthly, Yearly and Lifetime - and what each includes.
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Installing an EA on MT4 and MT5
Where the files go, how to restart, and how to switch on automated trading.
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Allowing FXNook in MetaTrader
The one-time WebRequest setting the licence check needs - and the mistakes that stop it working.
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Your Licence Key and Trading Account
Where to find your key, which trading account it runs on, and how to move it to a new account.
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The FXNook Badge on Your Chart
What every state of the FXNook Verified panel means, and what to do about it.
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How Your Licence Is Checked
When the EA checks its licence, what happens when it expires or is revoked, and how it copes offline.
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Indicators and the FXNook Agent
Why indicators come with a small companion EA, and how to set it up once.
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Backtesting in the Strategy Tester
You can backtest and optimise FXNook EAs without a licence key.
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Privacy: What the EA Sends to FXNook
Exactly what information the licence check sends, and what it never sends.
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Your FXNook Account Area
A tour of My Licences, Downloads, Orders and Account details.
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Updates and Downloads
How to get new versions, and how to update an EA that is already running.
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Emails You Receive
Your licence keys, new version notices, and what to do if an email does not arrive.
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Wishlist, Coupons and Reviews
Saving products for later, using discount codes, and reviewing what you bought.
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Getting Help and Support Tickets
Whether to ask the seller or FXNook, and what to include so you get an answer fast.
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Common Errors and Fixes
Every message the FXNook badge can show, what it means and how to fix it - including "EA not trading".
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Running on a VPS
Setting up an FXNook EA on a virtual server so it runs around the clock.
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Risk Disclosure
Important trading risk information every customer must read.
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Your Vendor Dashboard
A tour of every page in the vendor dashboard and what it is for.
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How to Upload a Product
Step-by-step overview of submitting your EA, and the checks a listing must pass.
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Screenshots, Specs and Prices
Media limits, the specs table buyers see, and setting a price for each licence type.
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Backtests and Live Results
Uploading a backtest, connecting Myfxbook, verification, and how performance badges are earned.
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Licensing System Overview
How FXNook licensing protects your EA, and what your customers see.
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Adding Licensing to an EA
Download your licensing file, add one include line, compile and test.
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Answering the Download Questions
Which answer fits which code, with examples - and why a wrong answer stops the compile.
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Old-Style EAs and Manual Mode
Licensing EAs written with init() and start(), and adding the calls by hand when needed.
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Compile Errors and What They Mean
Every licensing compile error, its cause and the fix.
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Adding Licensing to an Indicator
Licensing an indicator and shipping the FXNook Agent with it.
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Your Licence Settings
Accounts per licence, offline allowance, and letting customers move their licence.
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Verification and Approval
The manual review process, and the common reasons products are rejected.
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Updates and Version Rules
Submitting EA updates, versioning, and re-verification rules.
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Your Orders
What the order page shows you, adding notes, and changing an order status.
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Reviews, Ratings and Seller Badges
How your rating is worked out, and what earns Top rated vendor, Best seller and a place in Top Rated Vendors.
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Supporting Your Customers
What customers see, and quick answers to the questions they ask most.
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Security Rules for Vendors
Keeping your signing secret safe, and what is not allowed.
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Customer Documentation
20 guides
This section helps customers understand how to download, install, license and use FXNook products correctly. Please read these guides before opening a support ticket.
- Getting Started
- Buying on FXNook
- Understanding a Product Page
- Choosing a Licence
- Installing an EA on MT4 and MT5
Vendor Documentation Center
17 guides
How vendors list, license and sell Expert Advisors and indicators on FXNook, from the first upload to updates. All vendors must follow these rules.
- Your Vendor Dashboard
- How to Upload a Product
- Screenshots, Specs and Prices
- Backtests and Live Results
- Licensing System Overview
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