The World's Favourite Trading Platforms

Find the right trading platform to connect you to the multi-asset markets you want to trade.

Whether you are a private trader or an institutional client, we have the right platform for you.

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MetaTrader 4 (MT4)

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The Original

When first launched in 2005, MT4 only offered forex trading, but you can now trade multiple markets including forex, indices, cryptocurrencies, and commodities, as CFDs.

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High Volume Trading

It’s simple user interface gives you access to advanced technical analysis and flexible trading systems, and the MT4 server can now support tens of thousands of trades simultaneously.

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User Friendly

MT4 successfully combines functionality, speed, usability, and a highly customisable interface without a lot of superfluous panels, buttons, or information - just the tools to trade.

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Get MT4

Desktop or Mobile? You decide. MT4 works on Windows/PC, Apple iOS and for Android. Download MT4 for your chosen platform now.

MetaTrader 5 (MT5)

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True Multi-Asset Platform

MT5 is a multi-asset trading platform that comes with  fundamental and technical analysis tools, copy trading, and automated trading options by default.

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Flexible & Adaptable

Take advantage of MT5's built-in analytical resources, such as MT5 tables, indicators, and graphs, or create your own technical indicators to trade your own way.

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Enhanced Oppportunities

MT5 also supports enhanced back-end functionality, connectivity gateways for exchanges, liquidity providers as well as various APIs to integrate it with websites, trading, and post-trading systems.

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Get MT5

Desktop or Mobile? You decide. MT5 works on Windows/PC, Apple iOS and for Android. Download MT5 for your chosen platform now.

What's the Difference?

MT4 is designed for CFD and forex instruments, whereas MT5 is an all-in-one state of the art multi-asset trading platform, covering both centralised and non-centralised financial markets, including, stocks, futures, and FX trading instruments.

Feature MT4 MT5
Order Execution Policy Fill or Kill Fill or Kill / Immediate or Cancel
Hedging / Netting Hedging Only Hedging and Netting
Pending Orders 4 6
Market Orders 2 2
Stop Orders 2 2
Trailing Stop Yes Yes
Depth of Market No Included
Technical Indicators / Chart Objects 30/31 38/44
Timeframes 9 21
Strategy Tester Mono-threaded Multi-threaded. MQL5 Cloud Network
Markets Foreign Exchange (FX), Spot Metals, Energy CFDs, Equity Index CFDs and Crypto CFDs Foreign Exchange (FX), Spot Metals, Energy CFDs, Equity Index CFDs and Crypto CFDs
Apps Mobile & Desktop Mobile, Desktop & Browser
Economic Calendar No Included
Built-in MQL5 Chat No Included