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I am wanting to get a demo version of MT5 with MQL5 data for backtesting EA's. I downloaded the platform using the 'Install Platform' link at the bottom of this page.

I get the error -

2021.08.12 09:01:38.958 Network '29383735': authorization on ACYSecurities-Demo failed (Invalid account)

It only offers the ACY Securities accounts.

Can anyone help please?

 
Demo accounts are provided by the brokers for limited time in most of cases.
You can open an other demo account with same broker, or you can select any other broker for demo accounts.

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Sergey Golubev, 2020.10.12 18:47

It is not a problem.
For example, I opened the second demo account for one broker right now - and I have two demo accounts for this broker, and those 2 accounts are valid and active:


The problem may be the following:
some brokers (many or most of them) are having some limitations concerning their demo accounts.

For example, demo account exists in case there is/are open trade(s), and if no open trades so the broker may delete this demo account because of inactivity.
It may be some other limitations (demo account for 1 week only, and so on).

I remember few threads on the forum where the users were asking about the brokers which are proposing unlimited demo accounts.

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It means the following:
If you/we are planning to use demo accounts to publish our trades (on the way of the Signals or any) - it is not good choice (because the broker may have limitation, account may be deleted because of 1 week trading inactivity, and so on).

But demo accounts are very good for personal use (for practics, testing, demo trading for example).


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Where are you from ?

Sergey Golubev, 2021.05.21 11:55

Find Metatrader broker (there are a lot of Metatrader brokers, use google to find), and open the account according to their condition on their websites.
Try with demo first.

1. The article - MQL5.community - User Memo 

2. MetaTrader 5 Help - Open an Account

3. Where Do I start from?
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/212020 

4. MetaTrader 5 Help - Trading Platform — User Manual 

5. How to make a search on the forum
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/193510 

6. Find a Server by the Broker's Name: 
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/214820

7. My list of brokers: https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/353226/page3

 

Demo accounts are provided by the brokers for limited time in most of cases.
You can open an other demo account with same broker, or you can select any other broker for demo accounts.

It is how I am openning the demo account with this broker (as an example):

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And I opened buy on Mastercard now:

 
David Swann:

I am wanting to get a demo version of MT5 with MQL5 data for backtesting EA's. I downloaded the platform using the 'Install Platform' link at the bottom of this page.

I get the error -

2021.08.12 09:01:38.958 Network '29383735': authorization on ACYSecurities-Demo failed (Invalid account)

It only offers the ACY Securities accounts.

Can anyone help please?


It is their server:

 

Thanks for your help Sergey.

I was under the impression (mistaken it seems) that MQL5 provide historical MT5 data for backtesting.

 
Sorry to jump in like that ,i think if you download the demo from this website you get a Metaquotes demo (which is indeed preferrable for testing)
 
I have credentials for a MQL5 demo from about a year ago but when I tried them I just got the error message I posted earlier.
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