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CONTENTS

AGENATRADER BASIC 5

FEATURES 5

1. BEFORE INSTALLATION 6

1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 6

1.2 ACTIVATION 7

2. AFTER INSTALLATION 8

2.1 CONNECT TO YOUR BROKER AND DATA FEED 8

2.2 INSTRUMENTS AND MARKETS: IMPORTING MAPPINGS 10

3. INSTRUMENT ESCORT 11

4. CREATE A CHART AND SET UP YOUR OWN WORKSPACE 13

4.1 CHARTING WITH AGENATRADER 13

4.2 USING THE ACTION BAR 14

5. ADD INDICATORS TO YOUR CHART 15

5.1 STANDARD INDICATORS 15

5.2 ACTION BAR 17

6. HOW TO TRADE WITH AGENATRADER 18

6.1 DISCRETIONARY TRADING 18

6.2 AGENATRADER++ TRADING STRATEGIES 18

6.3 DISCRETIONARY CHART TRADING TOOLS 19

7. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR TRADES 20

7.1 TRADING CENTER 20

7.2 INFO CENTER 21

7.3 SUPPORT SERVICES 22

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8. SCRIPTING WITH AGENASCRIPT 23

8.1 USING MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO AS SCRIPTING CONSOLE 24

9. ADDITIONAL FEATURES 25

9.1 HOT KEYS (KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS) 25

9.2 ALERT SETTINGS 26

10. SCANNER 27

AGENATRADER ANDROMEDA 29

FEATURES 29

11. AGENATRADER PLUS PLUS (AT++) 30

12. ORDER ESCORT: MANAGE YOUR ORDERS 31

13. ADVANCED SCANNER 32

13.1 ANALYZER ESCORT: ADVANCED SCANNING 33

14. CONDITION ESCORT: CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOMER SIGNALS 34

15. SETUP ESCORT: CONFIGURE YOUR TRADING STRATEGIES 35

16. RISK MANAGEMENT 36

17. TAB CHART GROUP: ADVANCED CHARTING 37

18. STOCK EOD SCRENNER 37

19. TRADING JOURNAL 37

20. BACKTESTING 37

21. ADDITIONAL FEATURES 37

USEFUL TIPS 38

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SUPPORT AND CONTACT MEDIA 39

AGENATRADER SOCIAL MEDIA 39

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AGENATRADER BASIC

AT Basic Single Broker: Free or discounted sponsored licenses;

Brokers: CapTrader, Dukascopy and XTB (XOpenHub)

AT Basic Multi-Broker: $990.-

With all available brokers –

for a list of all our partner brokers please

take a look at: www.agenatrader.com/broker

Features

Multi-brokerage/multi-data feed/multi-asset trading:

connect all your accounts with AgenaTrader

Multi-timeframe view with chart groups

Basic real-time scanner for multiple timeframes

DOM trading with T&S list, market depth and QuickTrader

Chart trading with OCO/ORO/if-done order connections

directly from the chart (these can also be saved as order templates)

Intuitive charting with the unique ActionBar

Unlimited possibilities with AgenaScript

Price/time/indicator alerts

Extensive drawing objects for all your technical chart analysis needs

Stay on top of your trades with the TradingCenter and the InfoCenter

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1. BEFORE INSTALLATION

1.1 System requirements

Minimum Recommended

Operating system Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10

(Apple MAC via a virtual machine)

(Apple MAC via a virtual machine)

Screen resolution 1024 x 768 1680 x 1050 and higher

Processor Dual Core 2Ghz+ Quad Core or higher 3Ghz+

Working memory (RAM) 8 GB 16 GB and higher System type 64-bit operating system 64-bit operating system

Hard drive Standard SATA SSD

Internet connection 8 Mbit/s 16 Mbit/s

Microsoft .NET Framework

4.6 4.6

You can download the most recent AgenaTrader version via

https://agenatrader.com/download.

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1.2 Activation

After installing AgenaTrader, the software can be used free-of-charge for one week

without providing any user information. After 7 days, you will be prompted to enter a

license key. To receive a license key, you must provide your email address. Within a few

minutes, a license key will be sent to you by email. With a valid license key you are able

to use AgenaTrader and AgenaTrader++ in their full range of functions for a further 30 days.

After this deadline expires, you will be asked to purchase the AgenaTrader software via

our webshop. If you decline the purchase, then the functionality, including the ability to

send orders to the markets, will expire. To establish activation, please go to Help -

>About -> Entering Activation Key. Enter the license key into the Activation Key field and

click the Activate button.

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2. AFTER INSTALLATION

2.1 Connect to your broker and data feed

Open the Account Connections using this icon

A. Add a new broker or data

feed connection

B. Edit an existing broker or

data feed connection

C. Remove an existing

broker or data feed

connection

D. List of all broker and data

feed connections

E. List of all data feed connections

F. List of all broker connections

G. Check each connection you wish to use as a data feed

H. Check each connection you wish to use as a broker

To add a new connection, you need to click on Add (A) and follow the steps of the connection setup. Please

take a look at our ConnectionGuides on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/agenatrader for

step-by-step instructions on how to set up the connection to each available broker or data feed.

A

B

C

D E F

G H I

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After the setup your new connection appears in the Connections tab (D). Here you can

decide if you want to use this connection as a data feed (G), backup data feed (H) – to

which AgenaTrader will automatically switch if the main data feed fails to provide data for

more than 30 seconds – or as a broker account (I). Each connection that you set as a data

feed will be displayed in the Datafeeds tab (E), and each broker connection will be

displayed in the Accounts tab (F).

In the Datafeeds (E) and Accounts tabs (F) you can set which instruments you wish to

receive (Datafeed) and trade (Accounts).

To establish a connection, please go to Main-

>Connections->Connect, and choose your

connection.

For further details, please visit our wiki at https://agenatrader.com/wiki/ and search for “Data feed

providers” and “Account settings”. These settings are essential for the multi-brokerage to function smoothly

in AgenaTrader.

E F

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2.2 Instruments and Markets: Importing mappings

Within the Mappings tab you can import the symbol mappings for the subscribed data

feed provider(s). If an instrument already exists in the Instrument Escort, the mapping

definition will be added. If not, the instrument will first be registered.

A.Simple View: allows you to import

the symbol mappings for the

subscribed data feed provider(s)

B. Advanced View: provides more

details (data feed/broker, instrument

types, exchanges)

C. Generate Instrument Lists: allows

you to generate Instrument Type and

Instrument Type&Exchange

automatically.

D. Inst Lists (General): in this tab you

can import general symbol mapping

lists

E. Inst Lists (Broker): here you can

import specific symbol mapping lists

for each broker.

A B

E

C

D

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3. INSTRUMENT ESCORT

Search: enter the symbol (e.g. AAPL), the full name (Apple Inc.), or the ISIN number you are

looking for. Double-click on the search result to select the instrument.

Instrument Tab: Select single instruments or whole instrument lists for further editing. For

instrument lists you can choose from Static Lists (created or edited by a user), Dynamic

Lists (pre-defined lists that are updated automatically) or Screener Presets (lists that

refresh automatically based on scanning activities).

A B

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Global Details Tab: Add new instruments or edit existing instruments in the Details Tab (A).

In Instrument Lists Tab (B) you can

create or edit existing instrument lists.

To add instruments please use one of

the following methods:

Enter symbol name into the "Symbol"

cell manually.

Drag and drop interested symbol

from the instrument search section

Drag and drop single values or

instrument lists from the list selection

tree.

(Clicking or double-clicking the checkbox will select an instrument / instrument list, after which

you can drag it into a new instrument list.)

Specific Details Tab: Symbol-specific mapping for each broker and data feed. If your

broker or data feed is not displayed here, you probably have not yet imported the

mappings for this symbol.

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4. CREATE A CHART AND SET UP YOUR OWN WORKSPACE

4.1 Charting with AgenaTrader

Charting possibilities are as follows: Single Chart, Chart Group, List Chart Group

Single Chart:

One chart with one

instrument in one time frame.

Single Chart Group:

Up to four charts with one

instrument in up to four time

frames.

List Chart Group:

Up to four charts with x number of instruments in up to four time frames.

A simple way to add instrument symbols

into the list which will automatically open

them as chart is to select an empty row and

start typing the symbol, name or ISIN of the

required instrument symbol. Selecting it

afterwards and pressing the delete button

on the keyboard will delete the instrument

symbol.

Tab Chart Group:

Only in Andromeda version

For further details and explanations of the charting functionalities, please take a look at Module 4 in our

education section at http://www.youtube.com/user/agenatrader.

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4.2 Using the Action Bar

Blue: Navigation section where you can enlarge the chart to full screen

( ), pin the ActionBar so it remains on display ( ), open/close the

OrderPad( ), activate the Quicktrader( ), activate the OrderPad( ) and

activate the DOM incl. T&S list ( ). With the blue arrow you can easily

switch between timeframes ( ) and you can also add instrument list

shortcuts to this section, where you can add the currently displayed

symbol to this list.

Yellow: AT++ Entry section; here you can set each of your entries to be

displayed as a shortcut. B( ) used for a long position. S ( ) used for a

short position.

Green: Indicator section, where you can set each of your indicators and conditions to be

displayed as a shortcut. If you hover above an indicator it is displayed until you remove the

mouse pointer; if you click an indicator button, the respective indicator remains in view

until you click this button again.

Accessing the Action Bar settings (2 methods):

1. Select Main Menu->Tools followed by Setting->Configuration Escort. Open the tab.

Settings in here will generally be applied to all Action Bars in the current workspace.

2. Right-click on the Action Bar within the chart. Settings in here will only be made for

this one individual chart.

Workflow tip:

Add an instrument list to the Action Bar. With a simple click on the instrument list button of the Action

Bar you can add or remove the currently opened chart symbol to or from the instrument list.

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5. ADD INDICATORS TO YOUR CHART

5.1 Standard Indicators

INDICATOR LISTS: This section displays all available indicators.

This version already comes with over 110 standard indicators.

Premium indicators are only available when you have the

corresponding AddOn (www.agenatrader.com/store).

Scripted indicators show entries if you have scripted any indicators

using AgenaScript.

Conditions includes all your conditions created with the ConditionEscort.

Scripted conditions shows entries if you have scripted any conditions

with AgenaScript.

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Double-clicking or clicking on the “New” button adds the selected indicator to the list and

to your chart.

SELECTED INDICATOR LIST: This section displays all indicators and conditions added

from the indicator list.

INDICATOR PARAMETERS: displays the indicator-specific settings that are available for

editing.

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5.2 Action Bar To add an indicator to the Action Bar, open the Action Bar – settings as described in 4.2 –

and navigate to the indicator tab. Here select Edit (A); the indicator window opens up and

you can select your indicators as described above.

For further details on using indicators in your chart and Action Bar, please visit our education channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/agenatrader and watch the module 5 video.

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6. HOW TO TRADE WITH AGENATRADER

6.1 Discretionary trading

There are various tools that enable you to trade

discretionarily. One of these is included in chart

trading. Right-clicking within the chart opens the

context menu. Select Buy or Sell and the order type.

The created orders can be connected to each other

using so-called if-done, OCO and ORO connections.

Further reading on this topic is available in our online

help.

6.2 AgenaTrader++ trading strategies

(semi or full automated trading) AT++ orders can be

created in the same way as regular orders. In addition,

you can also select a strategy that has been defined in

the Setup Escort. This strategy automatically creates

the above-mentioned connections as well as the possibility of a trailing stop. You can read

more about the Setup Escort in this chapter.

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6.3 Discretionary chart trading tools

The TradingPad : opens a trading pad (standard or AT++).

Depth of Market (DOM ) provides full functionality for placing orders

in the market.

Times&Sales list displays the price, volume and the last traded time.

ForexPad provides quickly effected entries into long or short positions.

3rd Level Box can be used as a trading pad.

QuickTrader allows the user to quickly enter orders and strategies

directly on the chart.

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7. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR TRADES

7.1 Trading Center

The trading center can be accessed from the main menu toolbar under the “Tools”

category. The trading center is a logical grouping of all the tabs that are relevant to trading.

This grouping can be defined and customized according to your preferences.

Order Manager contains all currently active or already executed orders.

Trades Manager contains the individual trading decisions made in various time

frames.

Part Trades separates trade fragments, e.g. from entry to target 1.

Executions displays the order executions (as well as partial executions).

Accounts shows detailed account information associated with the currently

connected broker.

Open Order Log enables you to gain quick access to the proper data for ordering

in the event that special errors occur.

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7.2 Info Center

The info center can be accessed from the main menu toolbar under the “Tools” category.

The info center contains differently positioned information tabs that the user can arrange

optimally within the workspace, if desired.

The following tabs can be placed into the info center:

Notes enables you to make notes for each trading day.

Web Tab provides web access from within AgenaTrader

without the necessity of opening a browser.

Messages contains various trading-specific information.

Log contains system and application-specific reports.

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7.3 Support Services

AgenaTrader offers you the possibility of creating a Backup of the entire system. Should

you ever lose data due to unforeseen circumstances, the last data backup can be

implemented and lost data restored.

Simple mode allows you to specify the location where the backup will be stored and to

organize a schedule (periodicity, date, time, size) for running a backup.

Advanced mode provides you with more options. You may choose packages (indicators,

exchanges, currencies etc.) that need to be backed up.

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8. SCRIPTING WITH AGENASCRIPT

AgenaTrader's programming environment (script) is similar to that of Visual Studio, and

allows you to:

Navigate the programming workspace using toolbars

Handle multiple components at the same time using the editor (top tab bar)

Use the intelligence functionality

View a list of errors at the bottom of the screen

Scripting can be accessed in the main menu toolbar under the “Strategy Handling”

category.

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8.1 Using Microsoft Visual Studio as scripting console

A well-known scripting console for writing C# code is Microsoft Visual Studio. With

AgenaTrader, it is also possible to directly connect to MSVS and use this for scripting

instead of the internal console.

Install the free MSVS 2015 community version and activate the connection in the

Configuration Escort, then MSVS will be started automatically when you create a new

script.

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9. ADDITIONAL FEATURES

9.1 Hot Keys (Keyboard shortcuts)

Hot keys are another stunning feature that allow you to configure AgenaTrader for faster

use. You can access the hot keys popup in the Configuration Escort menu.

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9.2 Alert settings

You can find the alerts in the Configuration Escort. There, you can configure alerts (Price

Alerts, Time Alerts, Indicator Alerts, Connect/Disconnect Alerts).

Emails: enables or disables the option to receive an email for each triggered price

alert.

Message Box: opens a popup when the price alert is triggered.

Sound: enables sound for the alert.

Mobile: enables the mobile notifier (the AgenaNotifier app for Google Android

smartphones can be connected to AgenaTrader to receive status, alert and trade

information).

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10. SCANNER

The scanner is part of the List Chart Group chart container and can display self-

programmed conditions in multiple timeframes. It can also scan for conditions that were

created in the Condition Escort. Signals that are found are displayed as 1 for long entries

and -1 for short entries. You can then manually enter a discretionary trade.

You can access the scanner by creating:

a watch list (Main -> New -> Watch) or

a list chart group (LCG) (Main -> New -> Chart container -> List chart group)

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The scanner columns may have different colors:

Green: indicates a long position

Red: indicates a short position

Blue: indicates suggested but not confirmed orders

If you make changes to the Entry Escorts list within the Setup Escort activation tab, the

scanner must be reloaded for the LCG or watch list.

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AGENATRADER ANDROMEDA

AT Basic Single Broker: free or discounted sponsored licenses;

Brokers: CapTrader, Dukascopy and XTB (XOpenHub)

AT Basic Multi-Broker: $1490.-

With all available brokers – for a list of all our partner brokers

please take a look here: www.agenatrader.com/broker

Features

ALL BASIC FEATURES PLUS:

ConditionEscort: create custom signals with the simple

Drag&Drop function

Advanced real-time scanning for thousands of instruments

with the Analyzer Escort

Automated risk management

Setup Escort

Semi-automated trading

Advanced backtesting

End-of-day screener for fundamental screening of US stocks

Advanced chart grouping with list chart groups and tab chart groups

Automated trading diary – easily keep track of your performance

Trading with our unique soft stop: market spikes won’t hit you anymore!

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11. AGENATRADER PLUS PLUS (AT++)

AgenaTrader++ represents the more advanced versions of AgenaTrader with innovative

features for professional trading. These include semi-automatic setup and trade

management components, integrated risk and money management with automatic order

sizing, the signal scanner and other functions. Left click on the icon within the chart

toolbar.

In AT++ the following features are included and connected with each other:

Condition Escort: Entry or exit signal and condition (Drag&Drop creation). Further explained in section 14.

Setup Escort: Trading strategy assigned to the entry signal created in the

Condition Escort. As alternative to the conditions manual trading strategies

can be used as well. Further explained in section 15.

o Various Stop Loss and Target strategies are included in Andromeda

o To activate Entry Escorts and assign it to a Analyzer Session

Advanced Scanner (Analyzer Escort): Is connected with the Setup Escort via the

Analyzer Session to scan for the activated Entry Escort. Further explained in section 13.

Risk and money management (Configuration Escort): The predefined settings

allow an automated calculation of the orders sizes for each AT++ trading strategy

for any chart symbol. This settings are connected with the Stop Loss strategies to

define the risk amount or percentage taken with a trade. Further explained in section 16.

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12. ORDER ESCORT: MANAGE YOUR ORDERS

This tool consists of a window that includes more

entry parameters for submitting orders than the

usual order entry dialog.

Order buttons: The order buttons are

categorized into three sections: direct orders,

synthetic orders, and scale-in orders. The

functionality of all available buttons is always

applied to an entry order.

Trade box: The trade box displays relevant

information for the actual trade parameters such

as: entry price, stops, order and position size, and

the current risk.

Strategy box: The strategy box suggests a setup

based on selected or calculated entry signals.

Discretionary trading: Quickly add orders to the

chart, flatten them or even reverse the orders

and positions. Reverse also works for AT++

trading strategies.

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13. ADVANCED SCANNER

AgenaTrader has developed an extremely innovative scanner (Analyzer Escort) that

allows you to scan hundreds of instruments in real time. Once signals that have occurred

meet the requirements of predefined parameters within the Setup Escort, the Analyzer

Escort will display them in the corresponding column. Signals that are found are

displayed in green for long entries and red for short entries. You can then manually enter

a discretionary trade.

You can find additional AT++ scanner functions in the Analyzer Escort section. To

rearrange the instruments/symbols in the scanner, please use drag and drop.

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13.1 Analyzer Escort: Advanced scanning

Right-click on the scanner column and select the “Edit columns” option to call up the

scanner columns editor and manage columns. The columns editor allows you to add (or

remove) a variety of columns to (or from) the scanner.

Сolumns Editor:

Allows you to add (or remove) a variety of columns to (or from) the scanner.

Column List:

List of columns that are added or already exist in the scanner.

Parameter Box:

Allows you to define different scanner (i.e. watch list) column parameters.

For further details on adding and customizing columns, please visit our education channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/agenatrader and watch module 6.

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14. CONDITION ESCORT: CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOMER SIGNALS

Condition Escort is another key feature of AgenaTrader. It provides you with the

possibility to program your own conditions without any previous programming skills, with

the help of drag&drop, or to use AgenaScript if you are familiar with programming. The

scanner uses these conditions to scan the markets. You can find this tool in the main menu

toolbar under the “Strategy Handling” category.

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15. SETUP ESCORT: CONFIGURE YOUR TRADING STRATEGIES

Setup Escort allows you to create strategies for your order setup, such as entry, stop

loss (incl. trailing stop) and targets. Furthermore, it is necessary to activate conditions for

the Analyzer Session (the Analyzer Session is used in conjunction with the scanner’s

Analyzer Escort).

A. Analyzer Session management

B. Activation tab that allows you to activate and deactivate entries,

stop and target methods

C. Configuration tab that allows you to create fully functional trading strategies

D. Parameter tab: modifies various entry, stop and target methods

A

B

C D

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16. RISK MANAGEMENT

Configuration Escort allows you to adjust the currency settings that will be used for

profit-loss calculations. You can find these settings under “AT++” then the “Risk

Management” tab.

Risk management automatically calculates the order size of each trade. For each broker

that is in use and for each asset, you can easily specify what kind of risk you are prepared

to take. The risk management parameters can be accessed in the Configuration Escort,

which is available in the main menu toolbar under “Tools” followed by the “Settings”

category.

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17. TAB CHART GROUP: ADVANCED CHARTING

Tab Chart Group is a chart container that simultaneously opens multiple charts for

various instruments and shows the symbols for instruments in the bottom tab bar.

18. STOCK EOD SCRENNER

Stock EOD Screener makes it possible to scan for around 7000 US stocks according to

the fundamental and technical criteria.

19. TRADING JOURNAL

AgenaTrader records each trade and keeps an automated Trading Journal . This enables

you to clearly understand and evaluate trading behavior. In order to open the trading

journal window, select the trading journal via Main Menu followed by New.

20. BACKTESTING

The Backtest has been implemented as a key feature for analyzing the performance of

a strategy on a historical basis. It is possible to backtest a strategy for a single instrument

(security) or instrument list (portfolio). In order to open the backtest window, select

Backtest via the Main Menu followed by New.

21. ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Watchlist and the scanner fulfill the same functions in the list chart group.

Record/ReplayEscort is able to record market data from a currently ongoing operation

and replay later when necessary. LCG /TCG are the chart containers that include a

scanner and a charting area.

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USEFUL TIPS

Please visit our YouTube channels: AgenaTrader DE/AUT/CH and AgenaTrader

International for English-speaking users. Our video tutorials will help you to get started

with AgenaTrader. It is strongly recommend to start with module 1 and live trading day 1.

To get more acquainted with the AT++ functions, please take a look at our video module

6. You can find more details about the Condition Escort feature in the TurtleShort and

ReversalBar UKSGreenLong (German only) video tutorials.

Please visit our Wiki Page for a detailed description of all AT functions. It is available in

three languages: German, English and Russian. You can find interesting information using

the table of contents tree menu or with the search function using key words and the search

proposal when you type in letters.

You will find answers for the most common questions in our FAQ and Forum. To improve

your skills in trading with AT, browse through the Webinars that we have prepared for you.

If you still have further questions, feel free to contact our 24h support.

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SUPPORT AND CONTACT MEDIA

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AgenaTraderDE (German)

https://www.youtube.com/user/AgenaTrader (English)

https://agenatrader.com/wiki/ (Wiki in all languages)

http://support.tradeescort.com/faq.pl (FAQ in all languages)

http://www.tradeescort.com/phpbb_de/ (Forum in all languages)

https://agenatrader.com/contact-support/ (E-Mail Support)

Wishing you much success with AgenaTrader!

Your AgenaTrader.com team

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