Do brokers know you're using an EA

[darthdimsky]

Saw the magic number mentioned in sample code but never figured out it’s purpose. Do you know if it’s reset everytime you re-run or re-compile the code? Or is it a static value stored somewhere in the ex4/5 file?

[MattyMoney]

I’m with OANDA and they actually sent me some sort of ea to use with the mt4 platform a couple of years ago. I never used it and lost the link. I asked my account manager about it recently, here’s the conversation: