Mac compatible?

[indiablue]

Successfully downloaded the file, but can't open it. Is this only for Windows users?

[mayday]

:( Sorry indiablue. Rumus2 can't be used on Macs

[sainarx]

You can try this www.codeweavers.com
I have run it on Linux. :D

[robertc]

i am running rumus on a mac osx using virtual pc and windows xp, you can find these products at microsofts website. the virtual pc is an emulation program, and therefore not as fast as normally using a mac. but it works, tips, when using virtual pc, keep other software down or to a minimum, and when you quit virtual pc do not save the state, simply use the turn off pc option, this improves performance, the only other option i know of is to find a web based flash trading system, or possibly a java, but most of the forex platforms are downloads and exe or microsoft window applications. of course the new macs running the intel processors will run these microsoft files as a native application. this rumus works tho on virtual pc, /windows xp from microsoft, i reduce the processing quantity by removing worksheets i didnt find usefull. and i am just using an older g3 imac with a cable internet connection. i do have problems with it sometimes, but it does work fairly well, try a demo account and see what you think of the configuration.
rob

[robertc]

an additional note: there may be other emulator options, i am not sure. also there is an open source program call darwine, however, the current version or at least the one i have will not currently run exe files, but it might in the future. it is a program to run windows files on unix, or as a native mac application. but its still not there yet i don't think. the other option i mentioned is to find a broker who has a flash based trading or web based trading option. however, one of the reasons i have pursued the option of using this one, with rumus, is that rumus is completely configurable. for example if you want just a few charts, you can set it up that way, or however you want it, you can add rules, lines, etc to your charts, etc. now for me, since i have done so badly trying to trade fx, i recently deleted all the charts, and just took parts of the spreadsheet option, and am trying to work with those. the point is, you can customize the trading format to something you find useful. a nice feature i think. of course it would be nicer if it was ported to the mac, but, thats the way it is, you can make it run as i noted earlier right now, with virtual pc and windows xp from microsoft, thats for sure, and if you have a g4 or g5 you might have better performance than i do on an older g3 imac, and there may be other emulators, i simply dont know at the moment.
hope to be of help
rob

[wjackey]

Anyone know any program like Metatrader which can work with Mac OSX 10.4?

[robertc]

Here are some links to the darwine, which apparently has not been further developed,
http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/
however Wine (which is not an emulation program, but an open source set of files, which need to be compiled) my understanding is that the latest version will run windows programs, including dos, window 3.x, and win32 executables on Unix, on a mac you would probably also have to use x11, but this is not a binary ready to run program, it has to be compiled, i may give it a try. and here are some links...
http://www.winehq.org/site/download http://www.winehq.org
there is a commercial version of wine program crossover, to run windows on your mac or unix natively at codeweavers,
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/ http://www.codeweavers.com
however, i believe it has to run on the new intel processor macs, tho, if you have one, this program seems like a must have.

if i run across anything else i will pass it on. if i compile the open source files successfully, or run across a binary that will work with the macs G3 thru G5 (ibm/apple) processors, i will pass it on.

[robertc]

But for right now, i use Rumus on my Mac G3 (ibm processor) iMac 10.4.10 (Tiger Mac OSX) 24hrs a day by using Virtual PC, with Windows XP which came with it. The link to this software is here

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc

After you install the virtual pc, you can download Rumus from fxclub, settup and account demo or real, and start trading or practice trading.

It doesn't take that long, and it works.

rob

[wjackey]

Thanks for helpping.

But what I am looking for is the program writen to run under OSX 10.4 without using Virtual PC, and it has to be similar to Metatrader 4.0.

Anyone can help?

[robertc]

i have not located any forex trading platforms anywhere at any price for the mac os x, you are welcome to search google, yahoo, etc, i too would like to find an os x native trading forex platform, anywhere, but to date, no such luck. there are at least one or maybe more which say they will work on the intel macs, and that codewarrior i mentioned above is for the intel macs & the new os apple is releasing in a few days. in contrast the virtual pc (microsoft) will only work on the G3, G4, G6 (ibm risc based processors), and not the intel based processors. there is a forex chart widget, which is nice, you can find at apple downloads widgets. the only other options i have ran across are a java platform, which for some reason was slower and the virtual pc, and then there are web based trading, and they are not bad, but you can't do much with them, and they generally want a higher mini account amount. even this virtual pc has alot of problems, altho i can get the program working without much problem, when i try to trade there are severe problems i experience from time to time. for instance last nite i shorted aud/usd and everthing was fine, then i tried to close it, well i was still trying to close it 4 hours later, using the deal, or close option, well what happeed, is it apparently recorded some of the buys, infact quite a few of them, altho nothing showed up on the program untill much later like the next morning, then, i believe i finally managed to get it closed, altho it wiped out what was left of the demo account. so i opened a new one, but am real hesitant to try to trade, since i may not be able to close it for hours. and this has happened quite a few times, and is a area of real concern to actually trading. and why, i am sure. i did do some windows level disk management to clean up the hard disk, and a few other things to try to get the program to run better. and i do have a comcast high speed internet connection, so i dont think its a bandwidth issue at least on this end, i am still not sure what i can do to insure a fast efficient trade function. so even the virtual pc is not without problems. i am on a small iMac g3 level puter tho, a g4 or 5 might resolve some of the performance issues i am having.
i think the entire forex industry is microsoft/windows based, with maybe some options. i am trying this one, because i like the software, its mostly working, fxclub has a small min for their mini account, i do have virtual pc w/windows xp, and fxclub seems a good place to achieve what i am trying to learn about forex. i suppose i could just go buy a da**** windows machine, but the computer thing right now is fairly ridiculous here. There is a Mac G4 upstairs, a windows machine(someone elses running Microsofts new OS), and i have 3 G3 Macs next to my bed. ; ) and yes i used to work in the printing publishing industry where macs were 90% used. i already have all the ports to the router in use. and i just think i should be able to do this IF i am going to do it on my iMac G3. I like this rumus program, because it is customizable. For instance, the way i am looking at it now, is i have one worksheet settup as a spreadsheet, with a black background with white letters, and most all the currencies listed on it, on the left i have have the headings bid/last Ask %change %change as and to the right i have another window settup with prev 1 prev2 high low open prev1ask prev2 ask then for change there little arrows dark green for up and dark red for down, then the entire box lights up with a lighter green or lighter red with dark green or dark red type. i would like ot make the unchaged cells turn white with black type and an option to put cell formulas like a spreadsheet, ie. change bid,prev1prev2 for example. even if you could set something like this up on a spreadsheet (office runs native on the mac, as well as others office like programs) you would still have to have the connections to a broker, for either the information or at least for the actual trade and account info.
if you find a forex that works on the mac directly let me know.

rob

[robertc]

i may still try to compile the Wine release i mentioned above, i do have developer software on this mac, altho i am not a programmer, it might be worth it, as the latest version says it can run windows exe files native on the mac, without any emulation. but i don't know if i can figure it out or not, and mostly studying this forex right now. i do know some of the open source stuff requires X11, to run unix like applications, and seems to work on most of the stuff i have tried. so if i have the time to fiddle with it i will try it.
rob