MT5 User Guide (Basic)

Metaquotes, the company that created the hugely successful MetaTrader 4 platform for currency trading, introduced the multi-asset trading platform MetaTrader 5 (MT5) in 2010. The MT5 platform was created using MQL5, a special programming language, to provide multiple functionalities to it.

Meta trader 5 is a multi-asset platform that allows trading forex, stocks, and futures. It offers superior tools for comprehensive price analysis, the use of algorithmic trading applications (Trading Robots, Expert Advisor), and copy trading.

1. Trading in Forex, stocks, and futures from any web browser
2. The web platform operates without any additional software or browser extensions
3. Compatibility with Windows, Mac, Linux operating system
4. Reliable data protection
5. Netting and hedging position accounting systems
6. Advanced Market Depth and One-Click Trading
7. Real-time quotes in Market Watch
8. 30 indicators and 24 graphical objects for technical analysis
9. 3 chart types and 21 chart timeframes

Upon registration and opening an account with Act brokers:

1. Log on to actmarkets.com

2. Scroll down and download ACT Brokers MT5 Platform

1. Click on file
2. Input the MT5 number (login)
3. Input the password
4. Input the server name (AlphaCosmosTrading-live/AlphaCosmosTrading-Demo)
5. Click ok