MetaQuotes

Last year, MetaQuotes launched a new service — certification for specialists working with the MetaTrader 5 trading platform. We are pleased to announce that the quality of knowledge tested is greatly appreciated by the brokers.

Companies which have already went through the certification process for their employees have seen the benefits:

• Staff training. In actual practice, some skills come in handy more often than others. Rarely used knowledge inevitably becomes forgotten over time. The certification covers all aspects of working with the platform and helps to refresh knowledge. After the exam, your employee will be ready to deal with any task related to MetaTrader 5. “Regardless of our experience, we still do not face the platform configuration in its entirety every day”, said Maxim Apanaskevich from FBS.
  
  
• New knowledge. Many brokers' employees admitted that they learned something new about the platform during the preparation and are now applying that knowledge in their daily work, as noted by Roman Kovalenko from Exinity.
  
  
• Official confirmation of qualification. The certification helps in assuring employee competency and broad understanding of concepts.
  

The MetaQuotes certification program has received a new level of recognition recently. Some companies have implemented it into their career pathways, and thus certification directly affects career progression and in return employee income. One recent example is Market Equity, which has made the certification mandatory for employees seeking a promotion.

Adnan Khalaf, Operations Director at Market Equity

"The certification helped not only to maintain knowledge, but to also train employees, as the exam is a valuable source of information", says Mr Adnan Khalaf, Operations Director at Market Equity. As a result, experienced employees became team leaders after getting the certificate, while new employees were promoted from entry to professional level. Passing the MetaQuotes certification has become a promotion requirement in some specific company departments.

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The MetaTrader 5 update provides expanded trading opportunities and an improved platform usage experience. For example, you can now disable unused, additional MQL5.com services, to optimize resources and terminal workspace.

We have significantly optimized terminal operation under Wine for macOS and Linux users. This includes the positioning of undocked service windows within terminal borders, proper content resizing for resized windows, improved icons and bug fixes. Furthermore, the update provides new possibilities for working with SQL databases through the usage of 11 statistic and 30 mathematical functions.

Please see the Release Notes for further details.

The update is available through Live Update. You may click the button below to download the latest version manually:

Download the latest MetaTrader 5 version

The updated chart in MetaTrader 5 build 2755 displays all transactions executed on the exchange, which are now shown as colored circles.

• Red circles show Sell trades.
• Blue circles show Buy trades.
• Green is used when the direction is undefined. If an exchange does not provide trading direction data, this characteristic is determined based on the deal price as compared to Bid and Ask. A Buy transaction is executed at Ask or a higher price and a Sell transaction is executed at Bid or a lower price. If the transaction price is between Ask and Bid, the direction is considered to be undefined.

The circle size depends on the deal volume. The volumes are additionally shown as a histogram below the tick chart.

Depth of Market is one of the basic tools reflecting supply and demand for liquid tradable assets. It displays buy and sell offers for a financial instrument at the best prices, which are closest to the market. Using the Depth of Market window in MetaTrader 5, you can buy or sell financial assets at the current market price, as well as place pending orders at the specified price.

Use the all-in-one multi-asset MetaTrader 5 platform to trade Forex, Stocks and Futures. MetaTrader 5 provides advanced technical analysis tools, as well as algorithmic and social trading features. Enjoy mobile trading from a smartphone and a tablet or use the web platform to work from any browser on any device.

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MetaTrader Virtual Hosting is designed for round-the-clock operation of trading robots and signal subscriptions even when your computer is turned off. A Virtual Private Server (VPS) can be rented directly from the MetaTrader platform. Our hosting service is a more efficient solution than ordinary VPS because it is specifically tailored for traders. You can select the most suitable server from a number of hosting points located in Frankfurt, London, New York, Hong Kong, Moscow, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Chicago and Mumbai.

More than 140 thousand people have already used VPS for MetaTrader. Furthermore, about 7 thousand new traders connect to the service every month. In total, they invest in virtual hosting over USD 1.5 million a year and use more than 50 million hours for algorithmic and social trading via the VPS.

Why tens of thousands of people rent our virtual servers:

1. It is failure free

We only work with the hosting companies which ensure the highest possible uptime of 99.99%. Therefore, you can be sure that your platform will be reliably connected to the broker's server and that your robots or signal subscriptions will not be interrupted. Stable connection is especially important for copy trading. A signal provider can trade in a different time zone or can execute operations during an inconvenient time frame. With the VPS, subscriptions smoothly operate around the clock, and thus the source time does not matter.

VPS for MetaTrader is an ideal solution for round-the-clock trading with which you can maximize your revenue by constantly being in the market.

2. Best execution

Execution delays can affect profits generated from trades. Even a delay of just a few milliseconds can be critical, as the price can change during this time. VPS for MetaTrader automatically offers an optimal server, which is located closest to your broker. This minimizes network delays between the trading platform and the trade server, saving valuable price pips.

By saving a few pips per trade, you can pay off the virtual server renting cost. The more trades you perform, the faster the cost will be paid off, and further savings will turn into profit.

3. Quick start

Nobody likes to get distracted from the main activity, especially if it is connected with money. That is why we have created an easy-to-start solution which does not require any extra effort from the trader. Migration to a VPS is a matter of a few seconds. The procedure takes only three mouse clicks for Experts Advisors, indicators, scripts and Signal subscriptions to be transferred to the virtual server. Applications purchased from the Market do not lose activations when launched on our VPS.

There is no need to set up the machine: renting a VPS for MetaTrader is as easy as installing a messenger or subscribing to a signal in the platform. This process does not require any additional administration or network engineering skills. You only need to select a plan, use a suitable payment method and initiate data migration.

4. Free period

VPS rental costs USD 15 per month. It is more profitable to rent a server for a longer term: your discount can be up to 15% when paying for a year ahead. If you are launching the service for the first time, we will provide a 24-hour free VPS testing period for MetaTrader.

Rent a VPS for MetaTrader to ensure uninterrupted 24/7 trading with the best execution. Migration to a VPS is a matter of a few seconds. The solution ensures low delays and can be quickly launched with minimum settings. Save valuable pips, pay off your monthly rental fees and generate more profits.

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Every novice trader dreams of steadily making a lot of money in the financial markets. How to do that without excessive risk and start-up budget? Where can a trader find the necessary information and get help from more experienced colleagues? MQL5 services provide unique profit opportunities for developers and traders from all over the globe, while beginners are able to find their own way in the world of algorithmic trading. These services are available to millions of traders directly from the MetaTrader trading terminal.

Earn over $400,000 by selling Signals

Successful traders are able to make money not only from trading on their own accounts, but also from selling their trading signals. There are a lot of investors out there who do not have the required time or knowledge. Besides, investors want to maintain full control over their own trading account and are wary of entrusting their funds into the wrong hands. Signals service allows copying the deals of experienced traders on a fixed subscription fee basis.

We recommend subscribing on a trading account opened at the same broker as the signal provider's one. This increases the accuracy of copying deals.

Each signal is accompanied by balance and drawdown charts, statistics, risk and slippage warnings, trading activity and distribution of trades by symbols. Such detailed data allows the picking of suitable signals out of thousands offered in the Signals showcase. Subscribe to a Signal and launch copy trading on a built-in VPS without ever leaving the MetaTrader terminal.

Millions of traders carry on their everyday activities via MetaTrader trading terminals, and they can choose your Signal to copy deals. We already have several Providers who have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars by simply broadcasting their trading via the Signals service.

If your trade brings a stable income, then you can repeat their success even with a small deposit. Just create your Signal and register as a Seller. Selling Signals is one of the fastest and most affordable ways to make money while avoiding excessive risks. Do you want to make tens of thousands of dollars selling your deals? Become a Seller and publish your Signals!

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Over $1,000,000 in the Market of trading robots and applications

Every novice trader spends days and weeks in front of price charts in an attempt to unravel the nature of the market and create his or her own profitable trading strategy. In return, successful traders would gladly put a robot in charge of their trading activities if they could write the necessary program. Robots do not get tired, make no mistakes, never ask for money and do not suffer from human weaknesses. That is why algorithmic trading has become so popular and sought-after all over the world.

The Market showcase features over 20,000 robots and trading applications, available for purchase and free download, by millions of traders directly in the MetaTrader terminal. A product can be purchased and installed in a few clicks. It is not bound to a trading account, while paid products have at least five activations. Activations are not spent when using Market products in the built-in VPS, which can be rented as physically close to your broker's trading server as possible, thereby reducing network costs! This is critical for arbitrage and scalping-based strategies.

We have developed convenient services for programmers developing MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 applications who are willing to make a decent profit from selling their applications:

• all purchased Market products are encrypted for the buyer's PC and cannot be used on another machine;
• all EX4/EX5 program files are securely encrypted and cannot be compromised;
• all settlements between buyers and sellers are automated and thus Sellers do not need to worry about payment transactions;
• earned money can be withdrawn via popular payment systems and bank cards;
• Market products are available directly in trading terminals and on MQL5.com website which is visited every day by millions of users from all over the world.
  

Market sellers won't tell you about their earnings, but TOP 10 Sellers make between $15,000 and $100,000 per month.

Our Market of trading applications is the most popular online store of its kind in the world and has a monthly turnover amounting to millions of dollars. To date, dozens of Sellers have already made hundreds of thousands of dollars!

Do you want to make $1,000,000 by selling trading robots? Then register as a Seller and publish your products in the Market!

Post a product in the Market

Over $200,000 in Freelance fulfilling orders from traders

Nowadays, freelancers can be found in any IT field. Algorithmic trading is of no exception. Hundreds of professional MQL4 and MQL5 programmers execute dozens of orders for traders every day. The most successful Freelance developers have earned between $60,000 and $220,000.

The service offers a simple contract execution and allows flexibly increasing the time and budget. While creating an order, you can specify the nature of the job to be done, application type, skills required and the platform the program should run on.

If your start-up budget is insufficient but you have programming skills, a solid knowledge of trading and want to make money developing trading applications, then you can start with Freelance. Gained experience will be useful both for creating your own trading strategy and for publishing products in the Market, which eventually, may generate stable income for you.

Do you want to earn your first $100,000 by fulfilling algorithmic trading orders? Then become a Seller and execute orders in Freelance!

Make money in Freelance

MetaTrader developers have created a unified ecosystem for algorithmic trading, where you can develop, order, buy, optimize and launch trading robots for round-the-clock operation. MQL5 services help traders solve all issues they face in the course of their work. Newcomers can find a huge number of articles and free code, while programmers are able to sell programs in the Market and fulfill orders in Freelance. Investors can subscribe to Signals broadcast by successful traders.

MQL5 services help traders to not only trade on financial markets, but also to earn from their knowledge in a variety of ways. We provide direct access to traders' terminals, which means access to millions of people and millions of dollars.

Find your way and start making money at MQL5.com!

By the beginning of 2021, PMEX will have completely switched to MetaTrader 5 from its own previously used core. Earlier, the exchange has been using the platform as a front-end trading solution. Now, the entire back office natively operates on the new platform. The MetaTrader 5-based operation of the whole PMEX exchange is implemented through the platform's built-in Electronic Communication Network (ECN) functionality.

Now, all exchange operations are performed without any third-party solutions, directly via the MetaTrader 5 platform, which is used by all exchange participants, including traders, brokers and market makers. Hamad Shah, Head of the MetaQuotes' Pakistani office, says that 100% of PMEX's trading volume is now executed via MetaTrader 5 terminals, compared to 50% before the switch.

The integration helped PMEX in achieving three major goals: replacing outdated trading facilities with an advanced and reliable system, completely automating all exchange processes from A to Z, and reducing operational costs while increasing productivity.

MetaTrader 5 is an all-in-one solution for PMEX:

• No more separate quoting solutions, separate matching systems, client trading applications, specialized add-ons for EOD processes, additional PnL calculation and risk management solutions implementing required margin check and stop-out procedures. The entire functionality is provided by MetaTrader 5
  
• No more manual handling of complex Oracle databases for data management and reporting
• From 200 virtual machines, down to a single All-In-One Platform.
  

The exchange core role has been originally provided by the MetaTrader 5 platform architecture at the early design stage. The platform uses high-performance proprietary MetaQuotes databases which store real-time refreshing data in RAM. Utilization of modern 64-bit processor computing power along with a distributed cluster architecture enables instant processing of millions of exchange transactions. One of the platform's crucial objectives is to ensure the smallest possible response time and equal conditions for all traders. 

Further PMEX plans include:

• Reaching out to more Pakistani investors to trade on the regulated exchange that offers MetaTrader 5 as its primary trading solution
• Extending working hours by considerably reducing end-of-day procedure time, as previously used trading facility required 3 hours to complete EOD backoffice activities. With MetaTrader 5, this time is reduced to 10 seconds
• Further integrating MetaQuotes' Finteza analytics to increase business activity and to attract more market makers and brokers

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX) is the country's first and only demutualized commodity futures exchange, licensed and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). Based on sophisticated multi-dimensional infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology, PMEX offers a complete suite of services, including trading, clearing, settlement, custody and back office, all managed via MetaTrader 5.

Request a presentation of the MetaTrader 5 exchange platform with the built-in ECN

The global Forex provider M4Markets has announced the addition of the popular MetaTrader 5 platform to its range.

M4Markets is dedicated in creating a cutting-edge trading environment for all its traders. As part of this dedication, the company has decided to switch to the new-generation platform, offering extensive capabilities, access to a wider list of assets and advanced features which outperform the functionalities of its predecessor, the MetaTrader 4 platform.

Deepak Jassal, Executive Director at M4Markets

Commenting on the launch of the MetaTrader 5 platform, Executive Director of M4Markets Deepak Jassal noted: "We are very keen on investing in cutting-edge technology as it enhances our clients' trading experience. MetaTrader 5 features advanced capabilities and is celebrated as one of the best trading platforms for both beginners and advanced traders, so naturally, we wanted to incorporate it into our offering. We are confident that the platform will add significant value to our clients' trading journey and we expect that this will promote seamless integration of new services to our offering soon."

All M4Markets traders will receive access to more in-depth analytical tools, Expert Advisors, hedging options, one-click trading and other exciting opportunities. Paired with M4Markets' ultra-low latency, negative balance protection and segregated accounts for client funds, M4Markets' traders have the opportunity to gain a competitive edge in global markets.

Today, MetaQuotes Software Corp. is celebrating its 20 year anniversary. All this time, we have been moving forward to become a technological leader in the industry.

Here are 20 achievements which we are especially proud of:

1. Two years in a row, MetaTrader 5 won the Best Multi-Asset Trading Platform at the Finance Magnates Awards
2. MetaQuotes Software Corp. representative offices operate in 9 countries, over 3 continents
3. This year, we have launched a unique lead generation program, which drives potential customers to brokers
4. We have developed a specialized hedge-fund solution
5. We have released our own Finteza web analytics service, which assists brokers in analyzing and developing their web projects
6. The company has acquired the popular Searchengines.guru website dedicated to digital marketing
7. MetaQuotes became a lead investor in the KYC platform Sumsub
8. Today, MetaTrader 5 is the industry standard for multi-asset trading in a variety of financial markets, so more and more brokers around the world are switching to our platform
9. In 2020, the platform became the core of the Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), and thus more than 300 member brokers operate through MetaTrader 5
10. In addition to the MetaTrader 5 desktop platform, we have launched mobile applications and web versions
11. MetaTrader 5 mobile applications have been completely redesigned
12. MetaTrader 5 has brought in DDoS protection solutions by Cloudflare, Akamai and Qrator Labs
13. The MQL5.com project has grown into a whole ecosystem, providing access to over 22,000 trading robots and other applications in the Market, with more than 37,000 copy-trading Signals, reliable VPS for round-the-clock trading, a Freelance service, a Code Base of free source codes and a currency pair quotes navigator
14. We have introduced an Economic Calendar and a separate Tradays app
15. The MQL5.com website audience has turned into a powerful community of algo-traders, with the website now featuring a unique database of articles devoted to algo-trading, machine learning, Python and neural networks
16. The powerful MQL5 Cloud Network has been launched to assist users in optimizing trading robots
17. We have launched a B2B marketplace featuring products for MetaTrader 5 brokers
18. The new Certification service has been launched for brokerage employees who wish to receive official confirmation of their platform operation skills
19. We have recently introduced the Automations service aimed at assisting brokers in workflow optimization
    
20. One of our latest innovations is the release of the market data Subscription service

Your constant support is key to our continuous improvement and expansion. Thank you for the confidence you show in us and for the fruitful collaboration.

The trading platform has won the prestigious Finance Magnates Awards 2020 in two different categories. MetaTrader 5 was categorized as the best Forex trading and multi-asset trading platform.

The winners in all nominations were announced during the award ceremony at the Finance Magnates Virtual Summit on November the 18th. The MetaTrader 5 platform won the majority of votes during independent voting rounds via the Finance Magnates Awards portal. The Award winners are determined in two stages: a shortlist of nominees is formed during the first stage and the finalists are determined during the final voting round.

The awards provide further evidence that MetaTrader 5 continues to maintain its leading position across the multi-asset trading industry, offering universal solutions for brokers and retail investors. Votes from industry professionals recognize the platform's exceptional ability to provide significantly expanded trading possibilities across a variety of asset classes, including Forex, ETF, Futures, Stocks and Commodities.