Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 70% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 70% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

MetaTrader 4

Tap into the power of algorithmic trading on MT4, with the UK's leading CFD and spread betting provider.

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Best Platform for the Active Trader and Best Multi Platform Provider, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2026. Voted Best Trading Platform, Good Money Guide Awards 2026.

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What is MetaTrader 4?

Developed by MetaQuotes in 2005.

MT4 can be used to trade a range of markets including forex, indices and commodities, via CFDs or spread betting, with a simple user interface and advanced technical analysis.

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Two routes to the markets.

Spread bets and CFDs, with the same minimum spreads.

You have two routes to the markets when you use MetaTrader in the UK with us: spread bets and CFDs. Cryptocurrency trading on MT4 is only available to professional traders.

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MT4 is highly customisable and can automate your trading by implementing algorithms that open and close positions according to pre-set parameters.

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Why trade with MT4?

MT4 is the most popular trading platform in the world, with 14 years' experience putting millions of traders in touch with opportunity.

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Thousands of Indicators

Get an edge with instant access to 18 free add-ons and indicators as part of our MetaTrader 4 package. You can download thousands more inside the platform.

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Build strategies to execute automatically using your own algorithms or MT4's own, called Expert Advisors.

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Customise and adjust MT4's powerful charts to suit your trading needs.

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Smaller Minimums

Trade in sizes as small as 0.01 lots, helping you manage the risks of high-volume trading.

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Trader-Friendly Layout

Save time and energy thanks to an intuitive, software-based platform and charts.

MT4 markets and costs.

Minimum spreads across forex, indices, commodities and professional cryptocurrency margins on MT4.

FX Spreads

Min. MT4 spread
EUR/USD
0.6
EUR/GBP
0.9
GBP/USD
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USD/JPY
0.7
Min. MT4 spread
EUR/USD
0.6
EUR/GBP
0.9
GBP/USD
0.9
USD/JPY
0.7

Figures correct as of 2026; full details available on over 50 FX pairs on MT4.

Six real reasons

Why trade on MetaTrader 4 with us?

Get specialist support, deep markets and institutional-grade technology.

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Support Around the Clock

Get global access to MT4 platform specialists 24 hours a day.

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More Than Just FX

Spread bet or trade CFDs with MetaTrader 4 to go long or short on thousands of markets.

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Free MT4 Mobile App

Trade wherever, whenever, and never miss an opportunity.

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99%+ Server Uptime

Giving your algorithms the best conditions to operate in.

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Accountable, End-to-End Service

Unlike others, we use our own institutional-grade technology for liquidity, pricing and execution.

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High Quality, Low Costs

Maximise your returns with our consistently low spreads — just 0.85 points on average.

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Log in to My IG, your account hub, to set up your MT4 account.

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Search 'MetaTrader 4', download it, then sign in with your IG account details.

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MetaTrader 4 FAQs

Cryptocurrency trading on MT4 is only available to professional traders.

No, regardless of whether you use MetaTrader for spread betting or CFDs with us, our minimum spreads are the same.

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Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 70% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. 

Professional clients trading spread bets and CFDs can lose more than they deposit.

The value of shares, ETFs and other ETPs bought through a share dealing account, a stocks and shares ISA or a SIPP can fall as well as rise, which could mean getting back less than you originally put in. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Some ETPs carry additional risks depending on how they’re structured, investors should ensure they familiarise themselves with the differences before investing.

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