What's new in MetaTrader 5

Trade and History tabs now offer sorting by symbols (financial instruments), orders and trading time.

Recently, a number of major brokers, including ActivTrades, Just2Trade, NAS Broker and Halifax Investment Services, announced the launch of MetaTrader 5 with hedging. This trend was supported by other prominent market players: GLOBAL FX, Global Equity Brokers (GEB) and Forexer Limited. The number of such companies is growing on a weekly basis — totally, more than 100 brokers from over the world already offer the flagship platform for trading on financial markets to their clients.

The Claws & Horns news feeder integrated with MetaTrader 5 features the daily analysis of Russian shares traded on the Moscow Exchange. The feeder developers have expanded the list of provided services due to the growing demand for such analysis from traders.

Added the CopyTicksRange function. Added improved anti-aliasing functions to CCanvas class: CircleWu EllipseWu LineWu PolygonWu PolylineWu TriangleWu...

We have added the two-factor authentication option using one-time passwords, which improves protection of accounts against unauthorized access.

Following numerous client requests, we have improved protection of accounts against unauthorized access in the MetaTrader 5 web platform. The enhanced protection includes the two-factor authentication using one-time passwords and the ability to change master and investor passwords.

Gold-i announced the launch of the Gold-i MetaTrader 5 Gateway. The new solution provides brokers with all the benefits and functionality of Gold-i's award-winning MT4 Bridge. Gold-i hope to satisfy the increasing demand from institutional brokers by migrating their key products to the fifth-generation platform.

The order of entries in the terminal and MetaEditor journals has changed. Before the update, the latest log entries were featured first.

Improvements of the One Click Trading panel on the chart: it is now also available in the portrait mode;

The One Click Trading panel has become even more convenient in the updated MetaTrader 5 application. The panel is now additionally available in the portrait mode. The volume of trades in the panel can be quickly changed by selecting a desired value from the list.

The MetaTrader trading platforms have been awarded in two categories at the Finance Magnates Awards 2016. MetaTrader 5 has been awarded with the Best Multi-Asset Trading Platform, while MetaTrader 4 has been named the Best FX Trading Platform.

The MQL4 language for programming trading strategies leaped 77 positions up in the TIOBE's language popularity index. MQL4 debuted as TIOBE's No.118 in December '14 and has jumped to the 41st position by November '16. It should be noted that the index authors treat both MQL4 and MQL5 as one MQL4 language.

The MetaTrader 5 platform now supports the Skrill payment system, which allows making online transaction in over 40 currencies by simply specifying an email address.

Watch two new videos about MetaTrader 5 mobile platforms on our YouTube channel. The videos will guide you through the MetaTrader 5 for iOS and Android in just 2 minutes.

While the desktop MetaTrader 5 grows in popularity, the web version of the platform gains momentum as well. More and more brokers offer their clients the ability to trade directly in their browsers. The latest MetaTrader 5 update allows you to quickly open a demo account at a brokerage company. This feature is available only on the MQL5.com website.

MetaQuotes Software Corp. has announced the integration of the MetaTrader 5 platform with broker company Alpari — one of the global leaders in the Forex brokerage industry. Alpari has been added to the pool of liquidity providers for MetaTrader 5, offering quotes for 44 currency pairs and 2 spot metals, including XAGUSD and XAUUSD. The Alpari broker provides excellent opportunities for institutional clients, such as instant execution of trading operations, unlimited liquidity, and an individual approach to trading conditions.

Added tooltips for the Buy, Sell and Close buttons in trade dialogs. The tooltips contain information about the security to be bought or sold during...

Following the growth in MetaTrader 5 popularity, brokers are now interested in extra solutions extending its capabilities. In response to this demand, Plugit Apps Business Solution provider has released an asset management automation service integrated with the popular platform.

We continue expanding our pool of liquidity providers for the MetaTrader 5 multi-asset platform – Swissquote Bank has become the seventh one.

Added the ability to re-size the web application blocks, including Market Watch and price chart windows.