ACCOUNT_TRADE_EXPERT=false although manual Demo trading works

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Hi everyone, I’m new to MT5 and need some help with an Expert Advisor on an Equiti MT5 Demo account.

Manual Demo trades work, and these settings are enabled:

  • MT5 toolbar: Algo Trading ON

  • Tools → Options → Expert Advisors → Allow algorithmic trading ON

  • EA attached and allowed to trade

  • Terminal trading permission: true

  • Account trading permission: true

However, MT5 reports:

AccountInfoInteger(ACCOUNT_TRADE_EXPERT) = false

Because of this, the EA cannot place Demo orders. Equiti support says algorithmic trading is enabled from their side.

Does ACCOUNT_TRADE_EXPERT=false mean the broker’s MT5 server or account group is blocking Expert Advisor trading? Is there anything else I can change locally, or must Equiti move the Demo account to an EA-enabled group?

I’m using the desktop MT5 terminal on a Mac. This is Demo only, not real money. Please explain simply because I’m still learning. Thank you.

 
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AccountInfoInteger(ACCOUNT_TRADE_EXPERT) = false

Based on the information that you provided, your broker-dealer gave you an erroneous reply.

ACCOUNT_TRADE_EXPERT is defined/set by the broker-dealer (https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/constants/environment_state/accountinformation). "Even if trading on this account is permitted, it doesn't mean that the Expert Advisor has the right to trade" (https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/113).

You could contact your broker-dealer again and ask to speak with their MT5 administrator tech. Personally, I would find another broker-dealer if customer service is that inept.

 
Ryan L Johnson #:

Based on the information that you provided, your broker-dealer gave you an erroneous reply.

ACCOUNT_TRADE_EXPERT is defined/set by the broker-dealer (https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/constants/environment_state/accountinformation). "Even if trading on this account is permitted, it doesn't mean that the Expert Advisor has the right to trade" (https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/113).

You could contact your broker-dealer again and ask to speak with their MT5 administrator tech. Personally, I would find another broker-dealer if customer service is that inept.

you call it "inept". i call it "incompetent".
 
Michael Charles Schefe #:
[Y]ou call it "inept". i call it "incompetent".
You can make inept from incompetent, but you can't make incompetent from inept.😁
 
Yes, that flag comes from the trade server. The Algo Trading buttons on your Mac cannot change it. Ask the broker to make one more demo account in a different group and compare the flag there. If it becomes true, you know the old account group was the problem
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