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How does MetaTrader 5 work for iOS & Android?

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Trade a wider range of instruments and conveniently execute trades on the go using the MetaTrader 5 app available on both Android and iOS devices. This guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions on navigating the MT5 app on your preferred mobile device.

Select an option below to learn more:

• Download the MT5 app
• Account Management
• Add, Remove, & Reorder Instruments
• Placing Trades

Download the MT5 app

ANDROID:

Download MT5 Android app here

iOS:

Download MT5 Ios app here

Account Management

You will have the ability to manage multiple trading accounts with MT5, though not at all at once. Follow these steps below to easily add more trading accounts to your app.

To add a trading account:

⇢ ANDROID INSTRUCTIONS:

First, open the MetaTrader 5 platform and select ‘Manage Accounts’ from the main menu.
Next, tap the ‘+’ icon and type the name Baxia into the search then select it.
Enter your trading account’s number, trading account password, and the correct server, then tap ‘Login’.
The trading account will be added to the Accounts tab.

⇢ iOS INSTRUCTIONS:

First, open MetaTrader 5 and then select ‘Settings’.
Next, tap ‘New Account’ and enter Baxia in the search bar. Select the correct trading server for your trading account.
Enter your trading account’s number and trading account password, then tap ‘Sign In’.

If you need further help logging in, check out our guide here on how to login the mobile MT5 trading app.

To switch the active trading account:

⇢ ANDROID INSTRUCTIONS:

First, open MetaTrader 5 and then select ‘Manage Accounts’ from the main menu.
Next, tap the trading account you wish to make active in the Accounts tab, enter the trading account’s credentials if prompted, then ‘Sign In’.
MetaTrader 5 will now be logged in with that trading account.

⇢ iOS INSTRUCTIONS:

First, open MetaTrader 5 and go to ‘Settings’.
Next, tap the arrow next to the account displayed at the top of the page. You will see all the accounts logged in to on the app.
Tap on any account to log in.
MetaTrader 5 will now be logged in with that trading account.

Add, Remove, & Reorder Instruments

⇢ ANDROID INSTRUCTIONS:

First, go to ‘Quotes’.
Next, click on the ‘+’ icon, and then locate the instrument from the groups presented.
You can tap on any instruments you want to add, and they will be added to the list presented in ‘Quotes’.
To reorder instruments, simply tap the pencil icon to open the edit function where you can move instruments to reorder them.
To remove instruments, tap the bin icon to activate the delete function where you can select all the instruments using the two-tick icon, or tap on individual instruments to select them.
Tap the bin icon one more time to confirm the removal of the selected instruments.

⇢ iOS INSTRUCTIONS:

First, go to ‘Quotes’.
Next, click on the search bar, which opens a list of all the groups of instruments available for trading.
A tab to locate the instrument from the groups will be displayed. Tap ‘+’ beside the instrument you want to add and it will be added to your Quotes list.
To remove instruments from the list, click the pencil icon and select all the instruments you would like to remove. Tap the bin icon. You can also reorder the instruments by clicking the icon on the extreme right, and dragging them as per your choice.

Placing Trades

Here’s how you can open, close, or modify an order on the MT5 app for your device.

To learn more about all orders types you can use in the MT5 platform, please visit our Help Center here.

⇢ ANDROID INSTRUCTIONS:

To open an order:

First, go to ‘Quotes’.
Next, tap the symbol you want to trade and then tap ‘New Order’.
Set your order parameters (i.e. Stop Loss, Take Profit, etc.).
Tap ‘Buy’ or ‘Sell’ if you want to open a Market order.
To set a pending order, tap ‘Market Execution’ to bring up a list of order types.
Choose one of the pending order types from the dropdown menu and set your order parameters (i.e. Price, Stop Loss, Take profit, etc.).
Tap ‘Place’.
Then, you will receive a notification that the order has been opened successfully.

To close or modify an order:

First, go to ‘Trade’.
Next, tap an order to see its details (Price, S/L, T/P, order ID, etc.).
Press and hold the order, then tap either ‘Modify position’ to modify or ‘Close position’
Tap ‘Modify’, once modified or ‘Close with Loss/Profit’ to confirm the appropriate action.
You should receive a notification when the order is closed.

⇢ iOS INSTRUCTIONS:

To open an order:

First, go to ‘Quotes’.
Next, tap the instrument you want to open a trade on, then tap ‘Trade’.
Set your order parameters (i.e. Volume, Stop Loss, Take profit, etc.)
Tap ‘Buy’ or ‘Sell’.

To set a pending order:

Tap ‘Market Execution’
Next, choose one of the pending orders and set your order parameters (i.e. Price, Stop Loss, Take profit, Expiration).
Tap ‘Place’.
You should then receive a notification that the order has been placed/opened successfully.

To close or modify an order:

First, go to ‘Trade’.
Next, tap an order to see its details (Price, Stop Loss, Take Profit, order ID, and so forth.).
To modify the order, tap ‘Modify position’ and set up your desired parameters (Stop Loss and Take Profit).
If you want to close the order, tap ‘Close position’. Verify the price and hit ‘Close’.
You should receive a notification that the order has been closed.

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