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MetaQuotes Software Corp. is a Russian software company that produces the ''MetaTrader'' family of online trading platforms: ''MetaTrader 4'' and ''MetaTrader 5'' (also known as ''MT4'' and ''MT5''). It specializes in the development of software for financial markets. The company is registered in Cyprus, however, it was founded and is primarily based in Russia. The company's main focus is on Forex market trading software with its trading platform MetaTrader which is being used in over 450 brokerage companies and banks around the world. ==History== MetaQuotes Software Corporation was established in 2000 in Russia with the launch of FX Charts, an online charting package used for margin FX trading. It became popular with traders as it could be run on a Windows PC and did not require dedicated and expensive equipment. In 2001, it released its second major version of the application and renamed it MetaQuotes, which expanded the range of instruments that could be traded. In addition to currencies, it also included support for the newly emerging CFDs (Contracts for difference). The application also allowed users to write their own trading programs and strategies using its own MetaQuotes Language (MQL). This substantially increased the flexibility and utility of the client trading platform. In early 2002, it released its third version of MetaTrader. This again expanded the number of financial products with the addition of futures contracts, but more importantly it expanded programming language for trading strategies with MQL II. A number of users and third parties started to develop functions and libraries using the new version of the built in programming language and APIs. On July 1, 2005, it released MetaTrader 4 or MT4. This was a major overhaul of the platform. This version allowed the client trading platform to connect via an optional 'Data Center', which dramatically increased the server side stability, reduced server load and made it more resilient to security threats such as Denial-of-service attacks. The client software was also upgraded with a new version of the C-like language for trading strategies programming called MetaQuotes Language 4 (MQL 4). Later that year MetaQuotes also released its first version of the trading platform for mobile devices. The MT4 communication protocol was not backward compatible with previous versions, and MetaQuotes Software refused to open the Client API, meaning all of the previous client developed code no longer worked. The client API did however significantly extend the functionality of the programming language for trading strategies with MQL4, including support for a DLL interface. This version of the software became popular with a large number of users and became the main product of MetaQuotes Software for the next 5 years. In 2005 development of the TeamWox, a CRM system started for the company internal use. In 2009, the first public commercial version of TeamWox was released and went on to win various industry awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2012 Best CRM Software )〕 On June 1, 2010 MetaQuotes Software officially released MetaTrader 5 or MT5 the next version of its trading platform. It expanded the number of products that could be traded from just Forex to include stocks and commodities. MT5 also includes a new version of the programming language called MQL5. The new MT5 client trading terminal differs in a number of ways from MT4 and was not backward compatible. Uptake of the new version was slow and by April, 2011 MetaTrader had only 50 companies featuring the new version with over 400 companies remaining on MT4 mainly due to the lack of backward compatibility. Additionally, there has been an overall reluctance to adopt the new MQL5 programming language. On April, 2011 MetaQuotes launched a service called MQL5 Cloud Network which allowed users to sell their idle time for distributed computing tasks. In 2011 MetaQuotes Software Corp. entered into a partnership with International Business Times to deliver integrated trading platform and newswire service. In 2012 MetaTrader 5 Trading Platform has been Certified for the Singapore Mercantile Exchange. Metaquotes Software has been granted ISV status by the stock exchange. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MetaQuotes Software」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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