I have looked all over this message board and can find no information on how to get access to a demo account for testing, and how to login to an existing live account. Since this entire API depends on having account access, I would have thought that there would be a sticky post that discusses getting started with account info. Since that doesn't seem to be the case, I will ask about how to do this and hope that the moderator makes a sticky post to that effect so that other people starting out don't have to search all over.

My questions are as follows:
1. Is there a demo account that we all use for testing? If so, what is the username and password?
2. What is the server name for the demo account?
3. It looks like the login method also requires a "terminal" variable. What value do we use for that? What exactly is "terminal" supposed to signifiy? Is it supposed to be a unique identifier for our client? Can you please discuss what exactly this is and what exactly the requirements for this are?
4. I have a couple of live accounts on FXCM and one demo account. The 2 live accounts are currently Forex System Selector/Tradency accounts. The demo account is a MT4 demo account. Can I get access to these existing accounts through the Java API? Or must I open a new live account explicitly for use with the Java API? I also have a MT4 demo account? Please explain.
5. What values do i use for server and terminal when I try to login to any live account (either an existing one or any new one I must open to use the java API)?

Thanks

Hi,

1) no. but you can use any demo or real login. So you could open a new practice account and use that if you like or discuss it further with a Sales rep.
Question on demo and live login IDs
Open a Forex Trading Account | FXCM Currency Trading Account
2) http://fxcorporate.com/Hosts.jsp
3) Demo or Real - case sensitive
4) Please check with your sales rep for details.
5) server url is http://fxcorporate.com/Hosts.jsp
terminal is Real