...A REST API communication between Metatrader forex trading platform and an external application, such as the Forex General integrated trading environment. In 2010, Forex General was released an the first trading platform with a metatrader bridge. The original bridge was a DLL loaded via a Metatrader expert advisor, but several antivirus programs reported the DLL as a virus and blocked execution because a shared DATA segment was being used. Using NodeJS, the Metatrader bridge has been moved into a standalone REST API server without the use of a shared DATA segment. Forex General (https://sourceforge.net/p/forex-general) includes the Metatrader API Bridge Server within the application.