eTrader Code
Paste a MetaTrader 4 or MetaTrader 5 robot (MQL4 or MQL5) or a cTrader cBot (C#) into eTrader Code. Your own AI model rewrites it in Tide, the Tide compiler checks every attempt until it compiles, and a report tells you line by line what converted, what now behaves differently and what could not come across.
The converter lives inside eTrader Code, in the + menu, under "Convert a MetaTrader or cTrader robot".
An .mq4, .mq5 or .cs file, or the code itself. eTrader Code recognises which platform it was written for, or you pick it.
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or DeepSeek, on the key you saved in eTrader AI. It is taught the full Tide reference and every function the compiler accepts.
Every compile error goes back to the model with its line and message, up to four attempts, until the program compiles.
Converted, converted with a different meaning, and not converted, each with the line number in your original. Anything that could change trading is flagged.
Most straightforward robots convert. Anything that reaches outside the language needs a person.
| Converts well | Needs a person |
|---|---|
| Inputs, with their defaults | Native DLL imports: Tide runs no native code |
| Tick, bar and timer handlers | File reads and writes: Tide has no file system |
| Built-in indicators such as moving averages, RSI, MACD, ATR, Bollinger Bands | Custom indicators whose source you do not include |
| Market and pending orders, stop loss, take profit, trailing stops | Deep class hierarchies and pointer tricks |
| Position and history loops, lot sizing, time and session filters | GPU, ONNX or external program bridges |
A converter that quietly gets something wrong costs somebody money. So every conversion ends with one of three results: it compiles with nothing reported as changed; it compiles and needs review before it trades, because something may behave differently; or it did not compile in four attempts, and you open it to fix the rest in the editor, where the Problems tab lists each error.
Whatever the result, backtest the Tide version on your broker's own prices in eTrader Code and compare it with the original before it trades on a live account.
Robots written in MQL4 for MetaTrader 4, in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5, and cBots written in C# for cTrader.
Not always. The report lists everything that changed or could not convert, with the original line numbers. Backtest it on your broker's prices and compare before it trades live.
An eTrader ID, which is free, and a key for one AI model, saved in eTrader AI under Model keys. The converter uses the same keys.
Yes. Robots written in Tide run in eTrader's cloud, so they keep trading when your computer is off and no VPS is needed.