The terminal window, located at the bottom of the platform window, provides an overview of various features across multiple modules including trade, account history, news, alerts, mailbox, and journal.
Each tab offers distinct functionality designed to support different aspects of trading operations.
What does the Trade tab show?
What does the Trade tab show?
The trade tab displays active and pending orders along with their entry prices and current profit or loss. This real-time overview enables traders to monitor their open positions continuously.
How do I view closed positions?
How do I view closed positions?
Click the Account History tab to see all your closed trades. This feature maintains a comprehensive log of completed trades for reference and analysis.
How do I set price alerts?
How do I set price alerts?
The alerts tab enables users to set up signals for a market to reach a certain price.
Step 1 - Click the Alerts tab
Step 2 - Set your desired price level
Step 3 - The platform notifies you when the market reaches that price
How do I find account messages?
How do I find account messages?
The mailbox tab allows traders to receive messages and updates about account-related matters.
Check the Mailbox tab for:
Account updates
Important notifications
System messages
How do I access trading tools?
How do I access trading tools?
Market tab
The market tab provides access to hundreds of ready-made trading robots (Expert Advisors), technical indicators, and other features.
Code Base tab
Through the codebase tab, users can access and download published code from the MQL4 community
Step 1 - Browse the MQL4 community library
Step 2 - Download:
Expert Advisors
Custom indicators
Scripts
Step 3 - Add them directly to your charts
How do I monitor Expert Advisors?
How do I monitor Expert Advisors?
The experts tab controls automatic trading techniques through expert advisors
The Experts tab shows:
EA activity details
Position openings and closings
Order modifications
Real-time EA performance
What does the journal tab record?
What does the journal tab record?
The journal tab displays all of the activity carried out by the trading platform, providing a complete audit trail of platform operations.
The Journal tab displays:
Login records
Trade executions
System events
Error messages
Key benefits
Real-time monitoring of all trades
Complete history of account activity
Quick access to trading tools
Automated alerts for price movements
Full transparency of platform operations
Each tab updates automatically as you trade