HOW TO START TRADING ON METATRADER 4/5 DESKTOP

 HOW TO START TRADING ON METATRADER 4/5 DESKTOP

 

This article will introduce you to the MetaTrader 4/5 platform, developed for online trading in the Forex market. The platform provides tools for technical analysis, as well as placing and managing trades. We'll explain the platform's interface and teach you how to manage a trade.

 

1. Once you open the application, you'll see a login form, which you need to complete using your login and password. Choose the Real server to log into your real account and the Demo server for your demo account.

MetaTrader 4 Real account choice

2. Please note that every time you open a new account, we'll send you an email containing that account's login (account number) and password.

MetaTrader 4 login from OctaFX

After logging in, you'll be redirected to the MetaTrader platform. You'll see a big chart representing a particular currency pair.

3. At the top of the screen, you'll find a menu and a toolbar. Use the toolbar to create an order, change time frames and access indicators.

MetaTrader 4 Menu Panel

MetaTrader 4 Menu Panel

4. Market Watch can be found on the left side, which lists different currency pairs with their bid and ask prices.

MetaTrader 4 Market Watch

5. The ask price is used to buy a currency, and the bid is for selling. Below the ask price, you'll see the Navigator, where you can manage your accounts and add indicators, expert advisors, and scripts.

MetaTrader Navigator

MetaTrader 4 Navigator for ask and bid lines

MetaTrader 4 Navigator for ask and bid lines

6. At the bottom of the screen can be found the Terminal, which has several tabs to help you keep track of the most recent activities, including Trade, Account History, Alerts, Mailbox, Experts, Journal, and so forth. For instance, you can see your opened orders in the Trade tab, including the symbol, trade entry price, stop loss levels, take profit levels, closing price, and profit or loss. The Account History tab collects data from activities that have happened, including closed orders.

MetaTrader 4 Terminal window

MetaTrader 4 Terminal window

7. The chart window indicates the current state of the market and the ask and bid lines. To open an order, you need to press the New Order button in the toolbar or press the Market Watch pair and select New Order.

MetaTrader 4 New Order creation

MetaTrader 4 New Order creation

In the window that opens, you’ll see:

Symbol, automatically set to the trading asset presented on the chart. To choose another asset, you need to select one from the drop-down list. Learn more about Forex trading sessions.

Volume, which represents the lot size. 1.0 is equal to 1 lot or 100,000 units—profit Calculator from OctaFX.

You can set Stop Loss and Take Profit at once or modify the trade later.

The type of order can be either Market Execution (a market order) or Pending Order, where the trader can specify the desired entry price.

To open a trade you need to click on either the Sell by Market or Buy by Market buttons.

MetaTrader 4 Sell and Buy window

MetaTrader 4 Sell and Buy window

Buy orders open by the ask price (red line) and close by the bid price (blue line). Traders buy for less and want to sell for more. Sell orders open by the bid price and close by the ask price. You sell for more and want to buy for less. You can view the opened order in the Terminal window by pressing on the Trade tab. To close the order, you need to press the order and select Close Order. You can view your closed orders under the Account History tab.

MetaTrader 4 close order with Terminal

MetaTrader 4 close order with Terminal

This way, you can open a trade on MetaTrader 4. Once you know each button's purpose, it'll be easy for you to trade on the platform. MetaTrader 4 offers you plenty of technical analysis tools that help you trade like an expert on the Forex market. 

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To install MetaTrader 4/5, please, follow the links:

Learn how to install MetaTrader 4/5 on PC

Learn how to install MetaTrader 4/5  on Android

Learn how to install MetaTrader 4/5 on iOS

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