Automated trading is a big addition for the forex market generally it allows traders to transfer duties and trading responsibilities without having to babysit their trades all day. You could just fix your trading programs to initiate and execute transactions in your absence once the market hits your preset parameters. It really relieving but the only problem I have with it is when you don't really get to monitor the platform. When hit with requotes especially in high frequency trading- it turns a very stinky mess. And too some of these automated programs ae lagging and most times the market responds faster than they do.