Something about GMT that confused me
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my broker told me that server time is GMT +3 (or +2 DST) and I hope to get the EA (learning before commit paid access) to work on London open (GMT +1). Today i played with server and local time in back test (doesnt matter in backtest) and now if i wish to put the EA on demo on my broker server on GMT +3, what do i set in the EA on time filter block using GMT to match london trading hours? is it 07:00 using GMT? (London is 08:00)
i am a little confused on real trading (or demo time)
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The GMT time depends on the local clock:
https://docs.mql4.com/dateandtime/timegmtReturns the GMT, which is calculated taking into account the DST switch by the local time on the computer where the client terminal is running.
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thanks for replying. playing with the tools located here https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/gmt-plus-3/ , i can safely confirm that GMT +3 is GMT 00:00 (NY Closing), London starts on 07:00 and NY starts on 12:00 and Tokyo starts on 23:00.
And The EA start trading time will be on on 07:00 and 12:00... right?
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Try it. I never tried to remember those hours
