Connect an OANDA practice account
Trade a broker’s practice account before any real money.
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A practice account at OANDA gives you real spreads and fills with pretend money: the closest test to live trading.
1. Open the practice account
Section titled “1. Open the practice account”Do this: Sign up for an OANDA account and open a practice (demo) account. Note its account ID.
2. Create an API token
Section titled “2. Create an API token”Do this: In OANDA’s account settings, find API access and generate a personal access token. Copy it straight away; OANDA shows it once.
Treat the token like a password. Anyone with it can trade the account.
3. Connect it to Cloud9Trader
Section titled “3. Connect it to Cloud9Trader”Do this: On the accounts page, pick OANDA. Choose Practice as the account type, and enter your account ID, username and the token. Tick the confirmation and click Test connection.
You should see: A tick for each step of the test. Then submit.
If a step fails, the page shows the connection log. Check the account ID and token, and that you chose Practice for a practice account.
4. Run a session on it
Section titled “4. Run a session on it”A trading session runs on your first account. If you also have the demo account, the session may use that instead. See Accounts and the demo account.
Read next
Section titled “Read next”- OANDA: what the connection supports.
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