A machine that is designed to perform actions normally performed by human beings is called a robot. The forex market is a huge world wide organization of buying and selling currency pairs as they fluctuate against each other in value. A forex trade robot is designed to perform the actions formerly undertaken by human beings in trading currency pairs.
Although robots surpass human beings in performing some tasks hay are hopelessly inadequate in others. Cars are built by robots which excel at lofting sheets of metal into place and welding them exactly. They can also play chess very well once their artificial intelligence has been programmed.
With the advance of GPS navigating systems it is predicted that robots will soon be able to drive cars safely. Already they are used as auto pilots on aeroplanes. They also perform many household chores and are invaluable at opening and shutting gates.
It is in the sphere of human interaction that robots can do even more damage than an incompetent human being. The picture of a pretty girl with a microphone who produces only robotic responses to frequently asked questions makes clients with problems feel severely cheated.
However, she is really a software program with a limited number of automated responses in her repertoire. Any questions that do not fit the profile of frequently asked questions are answered with an idiotic, programmed response. This so infuriates clients that they vow never to buy the product or use the service again. They feel cheated.
There is a great deal more to human interaction that mechanical response. Artificial intelligence has not yet been able to replace things like intuition, expression and non verbal cues that accompany verbal communication.
Robots can be relied upon to stick religiously to a trading strategy. They will not become fearful or greedy. Those are the things that are advised by successful traders, and so in theory automated trading should be the answer for forex traders. However markets are driven by variables that are essentially human in their irrationality. Rumors may spread, affecting market movements but the robot will have its head down, calculating like an out of touch genius.
It may be wise to consider a forex trading robot as an indispensable tool. A taxi business cannot do without a taxi but a taxi driver is required to take fares. In a similar way a trader needs a robot but also needs to use it wisely. If he does so he is likely to be ahead of the game in the risky business of forex trading.
Rudolf Boquiren tests leading commercial forex trade robot software on his Forex Robot Examiner website.