How to Run Trading Station 2 under Mac

This article discusses how to run Trading Station 2 under Mac.

Notice

This article is not an official instruction on how to run Trading Station 2 on Mac. Moreover, Trading Station 2 does not officially support any OS other than Windows. Everything written in the article is just an experiment. You use this information at your own risk.

THE AUTHOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE WITH THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE.

Prerequisites

To be able to install Trading Station 2 on your Mac, you should have the following software installed on it:

• Wine
• MacPorts

  Note: You can find instructions on how to install Wine and MacPorts by the link: http://davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/

• Cabextract

  Note: Cabextract can be installed using MacPorts (just execute the command 'port install cabextract' in the Terminal).

You should also have skills to work in the Mac Terminal (run a command, copy a file or directory, etc.)

How to Install Trading Station 2 on Mac

Step 1: Preparing to Installation

Downloading Winetricks

To be able to run Trading Station 2 with Wine, you should download and install some packages. This can be done using winetricks.

Winetricks is a script to download and install various runtime libraries sometimes needed to run programs in Wine.

To download winetricks, do the following:

1. Right-click the link http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
2. In the pop-up menu, select Save Linked Files As if you are using Safari (or Save Link As if you are using Mozilla Firefox):
   
   
   
   
   
3. The save window will appear. Choose a folder on your computer to save the code file and click Save:
   
   
   

You can also download winetricks using the Terminal. For this, in the Terminal, execute the command:

wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks

Note: To open the Terminal, navigate to your Applications folder, open Utilities, and then double-click Terminal.

Installing Packages

Once you've downloaded winetricks, you can start installing the packages necessary for Trading Station 2.

To install the packages using winetricks, do the following:

1. Download Microsoft XML Parser by clicking the link:

   http://download.cnet.com/3001-7241_4-10731613.html

2. Get the downloaded file 'msxml3.msi.exe' to the folder /winetricks/msxml3 and rename it 'msxml3.msi'. For this, in the Terminal, execute the command:

   cp $path1/msxml3.msi.exe $path2/msxml3/msmsxml3.msi

   where $path1 is the path to the parser; $path2 is the path to the folder with winetricks.

3. Install Microsoft XML Parser. For this, in the Terminal, execute the command:

   sh winetricks msxml3

4. The installation will start. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation:
   
   
   
   
   
5. Install Microsoft Framework. For this, in the Terminal, execute the command:

   sh winetricks dotnet20

6. The installation will start. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation:
   
   
   
   
   
7. Download and install the ie6 package. For this, in the Terminal, execute the command:

   winetricks -q ie6

8. Download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 package (x86). For this, in the Terminal, execute the command:

   sh winetricks vcrun2005sp1

Step 2: Installation of Trading Station 2

Now you are ready to install Trading Station 2.

1. Download the Trading Station 2 installation package from the Web site of your broker.
2. To start installation of Trading Station 2, in the Terminal, execute the command:

   wine $FileName.exe

   where $FileName.exe is the name of the installation package you've downloaded. For example, FXTS2Install.exe.

3. The installation will start. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation:
   
   
   
   
   

Using Trading Station 2 on Mac

Before logging in to the Trading Station 2 on Mac, apply 'No skin' in Options (System -> Options -> Skins -> No skin).