Forex trading is a very personal thing that demands you feel comfortable with the way you are carrying out your trading operation. It is much like sports, everybody has a different style and no particular way of doing thing is the absolute best, as some players will feel more comfortable and perform better using their own style.

Therefore, categorizing a particular forex software as the best might be difficult or even impossible, but in any case I firmly believe that the starting point for this debate should be you, the user.

Most will probably think that the best forex software is the one that performs better, that is, the one that places the higher number of winning trades within a given period of time.

But software like that -even if it is the best performer- will do you no good if you are busy during the day and tired during the night, because then you will have no chance to follow the market trends and be available at the time the software calls for you in order to place the trade order.

This means that if you are a busy person you need a fully automated software with the ability to place and close trade orders all by itself.

However, if you are a person with some time available during the day (or during the night), then you can probably make good use of a semi-automated forex software that will work by providing you with signals for you to enter and exit the market for a profit. Then you will be available to make use of the software.

But furthermore, you might not fit into any of the two previous categories, which means that you are among those that feel more comfortable -and therefore perform better- if you have absolute control and understanding of everything that is going on with your forex trading operation. This might be a clear sign that a forex software just does not suit your style as a trader.

If you are among those do-everything-yourself kind of traders, then your best bet is at a forex trading course rather than a software, as that will give you the power to make all the trading decisions all by yourself.

Of course, there is no doubt that the performance of the forex software or system must be a matter of consideration when you set out to determine which one is the best one for the job, but in the very end what will matter the most is whether it fits your style and meet your your needs as a trader.

Therefore, before regarding a forex software as the best one, first think about what you want and expect to gain from the forex market, and how do you picture yourself doing that. Find your comfort zone and then choose a good forex software or system based on your personal situation and needs.