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<h1>Tick Forge - MQL5 Market submission sheet</h1>
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<h2>Common tab</h2>
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<tr><th>Field</th><th>Value</th></tr>
<tr><td>Name</td><td>Tick Forge - Custom Symbol Builder</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type</td><td>Product type Utility. The file is an Expert (program type Expert Advisor) that never trades.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Price</td><td>Free</td></tr>
<tr><td>Version</td><td>1.04</td></tr>
<tr><td>Source file</td><td><code>market/Tick_Forge.mq5</code> (Expert, one file, no custom includes). Alternate: <code>market/Tick_Forge_Indicator.mq5</code> (same window as an indicator, for the Indicator type).</td></tr>
<tr><td>Logos</td><td><code>logo_200.png</code>, <code>logo_140.png</code>, <code>logo_60.png</code></td></tr>
<tr><td>Screenshots</td><td><code>shot_1.png</code> to <code>shot_4.png</code> (taken in the terminal, no backtest results shown). Use stills for the Market; <code>tick_forge_demo.gif</code> is for the article.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Short description</td><td>Build custom symbols for the Strategy Tester from your broker's own history: shift the time, rescale or reshape the prices.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Tags</td><td>Utility, Backtesting, Custom symbol, Strategy Tester</td></tr>
<tr><td>Activations</td><td>5</td></tr>
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<h2>Input parameters</h2>
<p>None. Everything is set in the window.</p>

<h2>Verified locally</h2>
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<li>Compiles with 0 errors and 0 warnings.</li>
<li>Loaded in the Strategy Tester on GOLD.pro D1 and EURUSD.pro H1 (OANDA test install): one information line, no error or failed lines.</li>
<li>Generated data checked on real ticks and on M1 bars, and replayed by the tester.</li>
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<h2 class="warn">Not verified</h2>
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<li>The Market's own automatic validation has not been run on this build.</li>
<li>Whether the Market requires trades from a utility, and whether it accepts a utility whose function is creating custom symbols, is a Market-side decision. Submit once and read the validator's reply.</li>
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