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MetaTrader 4
An industry favourite for beginners and Forex traders

Ultimate transparency

MetaTrader 5
Advanced analysis, charting, and technical trading

Which trading platform is best for me? 

Choosing a trading platform comes down to a few considerations, including your level of trading experience, personal goals, and preferred instruments.

The FXTM App provides beginner and seasoned traders a sleek, easy-to-navigate interface and MetaTrader powering transactions from behind the scenes.

The app offers seamless mobile trading with integrated dashboards, tailored trading ideas, a timely Economic Calendar, and a hub of market analysis based on trending news.

MetaTrader provides a more technical offering, geared for experienced traders, who prefer to perform more detailed self-analysis and advanced charting, MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 are available to download and access directly.

APP

DESKTOP

METATRADER

Markets

All markets available – dependant on FXTM account

Markets

Markets not available directly

Markets

MetaTrader 4 – Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Cryptocurrency
MetaTrader 5 – All markets available in MT4 plus Stocks  

Order types 

Market order, limit order, stop order, Stop Limit order, Trailing Stop order, Good-Til-Cancelled (GTC) order, One-Cancels-the-Other (OCO) order 

Order types

Trading via FXTM app or MetaTrader 

Order types

Market order, limit order, stop order, Stop Limit order, Trailing Stop order, Good-Til-Cancelled (GTC) order, One-Cancels-the-Other (OCO) order   

Tools 

  • Economic Calendar
  • Trade Signals – trade directly from app
  • Recommended instruments
  • Trending instruments
  • Interactive charts with 100+ indicators for analysis and drawing tools

Tools 

  • Economic Calendar
  • Trade Signals – trade directly from app
  • Recommended instruments
  • Trending instruments
  • Access to download Pro Trading Tools – Trading Central and FX Blue – as plug-ins for MetaTrader

Tools 

  • Interactive charts with 30 – 80+ technical indicators for analysis 
  • Virtual Private Server (VPS) for streamlined Forex trading
  • Pro Trading Tools – Trading Central and FX Blue – as plug-in 

Accessibility

Download

Accessibility

Browser

Accessibility

Download MT 4 or 5 for mobile or desktop

Account management 

Create account, deposit funds, withdraw funds, check Rewards balance, redeem Rewards points 

Account management 

Create account, deposit funds, withdraw funds, check Rewards balance, redeem Rewards points 

Account management 

All account management needs to be done on Alpari trading app or desktop account 

Order Execution

Market Execution

Order Execution

Market Execution

Order Execution

Market Execution

Currency

USD/EUR

Currency

USD/EUR

Currency

USD/EUR

Leverage/Margin Requirements (4)

Up to 1:3000

Leverage/Margin Requirements

Up to 1:3000

Leverage/Margin Requirements

Up to 1:1000

Margin Call

80%

Margin Call

80%

Margin Call

50%

Stop Out

50%

Stop Out

50%

Stop Out

20%

Swap Free (5)

Yes

Swap Free

Yes

Swap Free

Yes

Meta Trader

MT4 & MT5

Minimum Deposit

$/€ 500

Spreads (2)

From 0.0

Commissions (3)

  • FX, Metals, Indices, Commodities:
    $25 per mil notional traded
  • Crypto:
    0.03% notional traded
  • Stock CFD:
    $0.02 per side/lot
    (1 share = 1 lot)

Trading Instruments

  • FX
  • Metals
  • Indices
  • Commodities
  • Crypto
  • Stock CFDs (only MT5)

Order Execution

Market Execution

Currency

USD/EUR

Leverage/Margin Requirements (4)

Up to 1:3000

Margin Call

80%

STOP OUT

50%

Swap Free (5)
Yes

Meta Trader

MT4

Minimum Deposit

$/€/£ 300

Spreads

From 0.1

Commissions

Zero

Trading Instruments

  • FX
  • Metals
  • Indices
  • Commodities
  • Crypto

Order Execution

Market Execution

Currency

USD/EUR

Leverage/Margin Requirements

Up to 1:3000

Margin Call

80%

Stop Out

50%

Swap Free

Yes

Meta Trader

MT4 & MT5

Minimum Deposit

$/€ 50 (1)

Spreads

From 0.3

Commissions

Zero

Trading Instruments

  • FX
  • Metals
  • Indices
  • Commodities
  • Crypto

Order Execution

Market Execution

Currency

USD/EUR

Leverage/Margin Requirements

Up to 1:1000

Margin Call

50%

Stop Out

20%

Swap Free

Yes

FXTM gives you more

Countless opportunities
More opportunities

Access hundreds of instruments across forex, metals, indices, commodities, stocks, and cryptocurrency.

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More value

Great pricing with spreads from zero on specific assets and ultra-low, flexible commission. 

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More education

Learn to trade or keep your skills sharp with free, on-demand educational videos and articles. 

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More security

Find peace of mind with a regulated, licensed broker where funds are fully segregated and insured. 

Open an FXTM trading account

In three easy steps

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes. You can start day trading with $200 on our Advantage and Advantage Plus accounts.

Firstly, register with us and create your account. Once you've made your initial minimum deposit, you'll be ready to start trading. Remember to check out our free educational resources to help you get started.

MetaTrader has a powerful security system, and we also abide by strict regulations and keep your information secure at all times. Remember to trade wisely - never risk more capital than you can afford to lose.

Both the MT4 and MT5 trading apps comes with a vast range of technical tools and indicators. MT4 is the industry favourite, and many new traders prefer to start there.

Our traders use MT4, MT5 or our own FXTM app.

We welcome traders of all experience levels, but beginners enjoy our free educational resources and dedicated Customer Support to help along the way.

MT4 is known as the classic industry favourite, and many of our new traders are most comfortable starting there. It has a user-friendly interface and many tools and indicators to help you monitor the markets.

Both MT4 and MT5 offer CFD trading, but many CFD traders prefer MT4.

MT4 is a popular choice for forex traders, but you can also trade FX on MT5.

We have hundreds of major global stocks available to trade on MT5, but we don't currently offer individual stock trading on MT4 - but you can trade stock baskets.