Web Platform
Questions.
A few questions come up repeatedly about running Forex and exchange market operations in a browser.
Browsers, accounts, security and automation — the questions traders ask first, answered briefly.
Web Platform Questions in Short.
A handful of questions come up before anyone commits time to a new trading platform, so here are the short answers for the TM9 Web Platform. Do you need to install anything? No — connect to the internet, log in to your trading account, and the trading and analytical features open in the browser.
Which browsers and systems work? Virtually any modern web browser and operating system, which is the point of a browser-based platform. Is it a reduced version of the desktop? No — it is designed to provide functionality comparable to the TM9 desktop trading environment, with charts, market analysis, trading tools and account management.
Can you practise first? Yes. A demo account allows practice in a simulated environment, with access to many of the same features as a real account, though demo trading involves no real funds and therefore produces no real profits or losses. Is the session secure? Data transmitted between the browser and the platform is securely encrypted.
The one honest limitation: continuously running automated strategies suit the desktop terminal better, since a browser session ends with the tab. For everything else, see the TM9 home page.
Inside Trade Master 9.
Browsers, accounts, security and automation — the questions traders ask first, answered briefly.
The Questions Asked First.
Short answers to common questions about browsers, accounts, security and automation in the TM9 Web Platform.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Connect to the internet, log in to your trading account and work from the browser.
Which browsers and systems work?
Virtually any modern web browser and operating system.
Is a demo account available?
Yes. It allows practice in a simulated environment, without real funds and therefore without real profits or losses.
What the Answers Have in Common.
Three notes that sit underneath most of the questions above.
In practice
The question behind most of these is the same one: can the browser really replace installed software? For analysis and manual trading, yes; for continuously running automation, the desktop terminal is the better host.
Worth knowing
Availability of specific features depends on your account type and conditions, and funding questions are handled by your broker rather than the platform.
Who it is for
This page is for traders with quick questions before signing up, and for support teams answering them.
Where These Answers Lead.
Which pages go further on the questions answered briefly here.
Most answers come back to the browser
Nearly every question on this page has the same root: the platform runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install, nothing tied to one machine, and nothing that depends on which operating system you use. What is left to check is your browser version and your broker's terms.
Good to know
TM9 is a software development company and does not provide investment or brokerage services. The platform supplies the trading terminals, analysis tools and automation; your broker holds the funds, sets spreads and leverage, and executes the orders the platform sends. Trading carries a real risk of loss, and signals or robots are tools rather than financial advice.
Read next
Platform Glossary. TM9 Web Trading Platform. Top 10 Forex Trading App Checks. Or open the Platform Guide for all 77 pages.
More Pages to Read.
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Or jump to the TM9 Guides and Platform Guide hubs, or the home page.