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MetaQuotes continued to update its MetaTrader 5 platform. They released Build 4260 yesterday. It can now be downloaded via your broker's server using the platform's update feature. Thew new version fixes some critical problems of the previous build while also introducing some new features...

Hi, I'm experiencing an error when I want to run MT5 from command prompt. I build an EA that will automatically do optimization, it will launch a second MT5 (MT5 tester) to do the optimization. When I run the optimization for 28 currency pair for some reason at random currency pair the MT5...

Hi all, Ive have some purchased EAs in MT4 and would like to know whether there is a possibility to customize the backtest report to add a couple extra performance indicators. I'd like to add maximum equity drawdown and recovery factor. Is this possible, I have no programming knowledge. Thanks

The MetaTrader 5 platform was updated to Build 3490 yesterday, on November 4. It has now become available via the platform's automatic update feature. This build coincides with a new version of Web Terminal, which is also working on mobile devices. It also adds new terminal and MQL5 features...

MetaQuotes has released a new version (Build 3210) of the MetaTrader 5 platform and it is now available for automatic update in your broker platform. It introduces some new and fixes some bugs: Added new class methods to work with matrices and vectors in MQL5 language. Fixed formatting of...

Yesterday, the MetaTrader 5 platform was updated by MetaQuotes to Build 3080. The new version is already available for download from brokers. It focuses on a complete revamp of the user interface, MQL5 coding improvements, numerous bug fixes, and changes to the interaction process with MQL5.com...

After MT4, there is a rejection of MT5 due to an incomprehensible order system. This is especially true in the Strategy Tester: MT4 report is intuitive, unlike MT5. For this reason, when it comes to publishing, for example, a report of the next Expert Advisor in the form of an html file on the...

On Friday, a new version of the MetaTrader 5 platform was by MetaQuotes - Build 2980. It focuses on server-side push notifications, bug fixes, and new coding features: Added server-side push notifications about trade actions on your account. Server-side notifications should be enabled on your...

Why do you backtest with MT4? MT5 Strategy Tester is way superior to it.

MetaTrader 5 has been updated to a new version yesterday - build 2715. It is now available for download from brokers' trading servers. It is a minor release with just a few changes: Fixed a potential platform freeze when using options board to analyze option contracts. Fixed user interface...

here is USDJPY short open and closed at SL. So dayly swap eats 6.15 usd. Account is in usd. From jan 22 to feb 6 it has been 17 swaps. There is no commision. So my math is 6.15*17+52.5=157.05 but position loss is 175.48. What am I missing? I am not sure if swap usd per lot is changing...

Build 2690 of MetaTrader 5 platform has been released yesterday (on November 13). Most traders won't notice any big differences with the previous versions, but the new build offers some great improvements to the code profiler and MQL5 Editor. Among other changes, it offers the following...

After a series of hotfix beta updates, MetaQuotes has finally finished a new release version of its MetaTrader 5 platform - Build 2650. You can now update your MT5 via Help->Check Desktop Updates->Latest Release Version. It offers fixes of many issues introduced in Build 2615 and introduces some...

MetaTrader 5 Build 2615 has been released yesterday and is now available from brokers' servers. It introduces some important changes to trading symbol properties, new MQL5 features, and new Strategy Tester settings among other things: Trading symbols can now have new properties: Sector...

A new update for MetaTrader 5 platform should now be available from your broker's server - Build 2530. It focuses mainly on improving the user interface - for the platform, Strategy Tester, and MetaEditor: Added option to sort symbols in Market Watch by: symbol's name, sector, gainers, losers...

On February 21, an new major update to MetaTrader 5 platform has been released - Build 2340. It focuses on three areas - SQLite Databases, Python integration, and finer tuning of Strategy Tester settings. The list of the most important changes is provided below: Working with SQLite databases...

A new major release of MetaTrader 5 platform has been issued by MetaQuotes on December 6. Yesterday, it has become available for upgrade through the major Forex brokers. The build 2265 provides access to DirectX API via Standard Library class, adds functions to work with SQLite databases...

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A new seminal release of MetaTrader 5 platform has become available yesterday, on October 4. It is now available at some Forex brokers' trading servers. It completely revises Virtual Hosting, Strategy Tester, introduces new symbol information fields, adds significant improvements to MQL5...

A new version of MetaTrader 5 platform has been released yesterday, on June 13, and is now available at brokers' trading servers. It introduces API for accessing MT5 terminal data via Python coding language. The list of some other notable changes in MetaTrader 5 Build 2085 is below: You can now...