Is it common for some brokers to block the installation and use of the MT5 software they provide on their official website when we try to install it?

Samuel Cavalcanti Costa 2026.02.19 23:51

Is it common for some brokers to block the installation and use of the MT5 software they provide on their official website when we try to install it?

Michael Charles Schefe 2026.02.20 00:06 #1

Samuel Cavalcanti Costa:

Is it common for some brokers to block the installation and use of the MT5 software they provide on their official website when we try to install it?

what do you mean by blocking it? if u mean an error during installation, then, it is probably only temporary connection issue with mq, not the broker. When using an installer, generally it will ask mq server for the lastest beta build, which is generally downloaded from mq server not the brokers.

however, i have never heard of brokers blocking it.

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Ryan L Johnson 2026.02.20 00:38 #2

Samuel Cavalcanti Costa:

Is it common for some brokers to block the installation and use of the MT5 software they provide on their official website when we try to install it?

It could be caused by a regulatory issue. Each broker-dealer provides service to the countries/jurisdictions that it chooses. They have to deal with international financial regulations, international blacklists, and domestic blacklists.

To be clear, the offerings of all trading platforms are affected by this--not only MT5.

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Dylord 2026.02.20 00:50 #3

I really dont think so, but anyway MT5 is such a great platform!

Samuel Cavalcanti Costa 2026.02.20 11:56 #4

Michael Charles Schefe #:

what do you mean by blocking it? if u mean an error during installation, then, it is probably only temporary connection issue with mq, not the broker. When using an installer, generally it will ask mq server for the lastest beta build, which is generally downloaded from mq server not the brokers.

however, i have never heard of brokers blocking it.

I'll talk about everything... from installation to using the account on an MT5 that I downloaded from MQL itself. See the screenshots. (I use paid Avast Premium).

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Samuel Cavalcanti Costa 2026.02.20 11:57 #5

Ryan L Johnson #:

It could be caused by a regulatory issue. Each broker-dealer provides service to the countries/jurisdictions that it chooses. They have to deal with international financial regulations, international blacklists, and domestic blacklists.

To be clear, the offerings of all trading platforms are affected by this--not only MT5.

Is it as if the broker is being "banned" from MQL5?

Samuel Cavalcanti Costa 2026.02.20 11:58 #6

Dylord #:
I really dont think so, but anyway MT5 is such a great platform!

Yes friend

Alain Verleyen 2026.02.20 14:04 #7

Samuel Cavalcanti Costa #:
Is it as if the broker is being "banned" from MQL5?

Nothing related to the broker, the problem is your antivirus which detects wrongly an issue with MT5.

It's very old and recurring issue.

Samuel Cavalcanti Costa 2026.02.20 19:13 #8

Alain Verleyen #:

Nothing related to the broker, the problem is your antivirus which detects wrongly an issue with MT5.

It's very old and recurring issue.

Got it