Is there an automated Forex trading program that automatically executes arbitrage opportunities?

I am picturing a "set it and forget it" program that constantly calculates the value of complex currency cycles and automatically executes an arbitrage trade when one becomes available. I understand the window of opportunity on such trades would be very short, is it even possible?

There are programs that do this. However, there is a very low profit margin and commissions will eat up more than you make unless you have a very low commission rate. Usually only brokerage houses can do this arbitrage as they have the lowest commission rates because they act as their own brokers.

3 Responses to “Is there an automated Forex trading program that automatically executes arbitrage opportunities?”

  1. Joe says:

    There are programs that do this. However, there is a very low profit margin and commissions will eat up more than you make unless you have a very low commission rate. Usually only brokerage houses can do this arbitrage as they have the lowest commission rates because they act as their own brokers.
    References :
    http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/triangulararbitrage.asp

  2. Chris T says:

    Absolutely I have been using FreedomRocks now for about five months. It’s incredible. It does 95% of the work, we only trade four major currency pairs, and it only takes about 20-30 minutes per week to manage an account. It operates on a hedge strategy thus greatly reducing our risk. For more information check out http://www.simple4xinvesting.com I think this is exactly what you are looking for.
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  3. Charlie Mike says:

    That would be interesting. Check out Forex Signals maybe it comes close. http://www.geocities.com/lcming/Forexsignals
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