How to Start with Metatrader 5 - page 134

[Sohcahtoa]

Hello everyone am new here and I want to invest and start trading how do I do that?

Please who can be my mentor I want someone to teach me

[Sergey Golubev]

Sohcahtoa:
Hello everyone am new here and I want to invest and start trading how do I do that?

Please who can be my mentor I want someone to teach me

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

[Sergey Golubev]

Forum on trading, automated trading systems and testing trading strategies

New MetaTrader 5 platform build 2980: Push notifications for trade operations

MetaQuotes, 2021.06.17 15:07

The MetaTrader 5 platform update will be released on Friday, June the 18th, 2021. The new version features the following changes:

1. Terminal: Added ability to receive push notifications from the server. You will be notified of executed trading operations even if your terminal is closed.
   

   
   
   

   
   In earlier versions, notifications on a mobile device could only be delivered from the trader's desktop terminal. Upon the execution of a trading operation, the terminal sent the relevant notification to MetaQuotes ID specified in settings. Notifications could only be sent from a running terminal. This requirement has been lifted. If a Take Profit triggers on the server while your computer is turned off, you will receive a notification about a closed position from the server.
   
   To start receiving notifications from the server, you should:
   
   
   • Have a real account as server notifications do not work for demo accounts
     
   • Install MetaTrader 5 for iOS or Android on your smartphone
   • Open the Messages section in the mobile terminal, find your MetaQuotes ID and specify it in the desktop terminal settings
   • Enable server notifications in desktop terminal settings
     
   
   The availability of server notifications should be provided by your broker
   
   Three notification types are supported: orders, deals and balance operations. When you enable the option, the available notification types will be displayed in the terminal log:
   '1222': subscribed to deals, orders, balance notifications from trade server
   
   
   
2. Terminal: Updated MetaTrader VPS Showcase. The VPS section has become more convenient:
   
   
   • The interface adapts to any screen width.
   • The showcase takes up less space vertically to fit in the workspace.
   • The necessary information appears only when it is needed. Payment details only appear after you select a payment plan.
     

   
   
   

   
   Terminal: In the Strategy Tester panel, added commands for quick switching to MQL5 services and to the Toolbox window. The commands are only displayed in the Overview section, while in other tabs the panel is used to manage testing.

   
   
   

   
   
3. Terminal: Added saving of window states for MQL5 services. If you leave the Market open before closing the terminal, the relevant window will be open the next time you launch the terminal.
   
4. Terminal: Fixed periodic synchronization of the MQL5 account state. Signal copying could fail under certain conditions due to an error.
5. Terminal: Fixed display of a selection of recommended Market products.
6. Terminal: Fixed signals context menu in the Navigator. You can use the menu to view the signal to which you are subscribed or to unsubscribe from a signal.
   
7. MQL5: Fixed "-" operator error in the implementation of complex numbers in the Standard Library (file MQL5\Include\Math\Alglib\complex.mqh).
8. MQL5: Now you can use any expressions in initialization sequences, not just constant ones. This improves usability and compatibility with C ++ code.
   

   struct POINT
     {
      int x,y;
     };
   
   int GetYFunc(y)
     {
      return(y * y);
     }
   
   void SomeFunction(int x1,int x2,int y)
     {
      POINT pt={ x1+x2, GetYFunc(y) };
      ProcessPoint(pt);
     };

9. MQL5: Fixed an error which occurred during the compilation of union with huge data arrays.
10. MQL5: Fixed operation of the StringToCharArray function. Now it converts the entire passed string to a Char array instead of stopping at the first terminating null character.
    
11. MQL5: Added control for the explicit presence of a constructor call for classes/structures if their parent class does not have a default constructor.
    
12. MQL5: Added display of a call place for inline functions in the profiler report.
    
    In the below example, the func(); call is now highlighted as follows:
    

    
    
    

    
    The func function itself is not highlighted since its full code is placed in OnStart.
    
    
13. MetaEditor: Added ability to create empty projects. This is a useful feature for non-standard development projects with specific file structures for which the default templates are not suitable.

    
    
    

    
    An empty settings file "mqproj" will be created in this case. Source code files should be created manually.
    
    
14. MetaEditor: Implemented faster launching of MetaEditor.
15. MetaEditor: Fixed data display in the list of observed expressions during debugging. The list could display incorrect variable values under certain conditions.
16. MetaEditor: Fixed automatic addition of ".py" extension to Python script files created using the MQL Wizard.
    
17. Updated documentation.
     
    

The update will be available through the Live Update system.

[1962irene1]

can someone help me please i have meta trader5. where can i see how much money i have above? I am not bringing out the weekly report

[Sergey Golubev]

1962irene1:
can someone help me please i have meta trader5. where can i see how much money i have above? I am not bringing out the weekly report

MetaTrader 5 Hilfe → Die ersten Schritte → Benutzeroberfläche

[Sergey Golubev]

Forum on trading, automated trading systems and testing trading strategies

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Vladimir Karputov, 2021.03.16 04:20

If you have a question, first of all you should show the first three lines from the 'Journal' tab

(select these lines, copy to the clipboard and paste into the message using the button ). It should look like this:

2021.03.16 05:13:07.133 Terminal        MetaTrader 5 x64 build 3003 started for MetaQuotes Software Corp.
2021.03.16 05:13:07.134 Terminal        Windows 10 build 19042, Intel Core i7-9750H  @ 2.60GHz, 26 / 31 Gb memory, 842 / 947 Gb disk, IE 11, UAC, GMT+2
2021.03.16 05:13:07.134 Terminal        C:\Users\barab\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D0E8209F77C8CF37AD8BF550E51FF075

[Sergey Golubev]

For Metatrader 5 only, limitations (from the announcement):

32-bit terminals are no longer allowed to load programs from the Market.

32-bit terminals cannot connect to the hosting service.

The 32-bit MetaEditor version does not support additional file protection via MQL5 Cloud Protector.

MQL5 programs compiled under old MetaEditor versions (released 5 years ago or more) cannot run in the new terminal version.

more here

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Support for the 32-bit platform version was discontinued a year ago, after the release of build 2360. We strongly recommend upgrading to the 64-bit MetaTrader 5 version in order to access all the platform's features without any limitation.

Furthermore, we recommend all Sellers, who have previously uploaded 32-bit product versions to the Market, to recompile them using the latest 64-bit MetaEditor and to upload the new versions. The ability to run 32-bit MQL5 programs in terminals will be completely disabled soon.

[Sergey Golubev]

How to prepare Metatrader for trading (what to do after MT4/MT5 was installed):

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Sergey Golubev, 2021.01.04 16:50

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1. I made Community login:

2. and checked in Metatrader journal:

3. I checked Internet Explorer installed on computer:

4. I checked the settings of Internet Explorer: yes, I can use the chat with not a problem by sending/receiving the messages:

5. Signal tab works:

6. Market tab works:

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[Sergey Golubev]

This is the instruction about how to install and use EAs from the Market:

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i can not install the ea i purchased from mql5 market

Eleni Anna Branou, 2021.04.05 19:32

How to buy, install, test and use a MT4/5 Expert Advisor:

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/366152  (MT4)

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/366161  (MT5)

[Daniel Cioca]

Hello!

Apologies if not being on the right thread, i have one question...  for starting in MQL4 coding...which is closer and better to learn...python or C++ ??