How Do You Setup MetaTrader 5 Trading Platform? - Setting Up MT5 Platform

After you have signed up for a forex practice practice account - you will use the account log in details and you as a trader can use then download & install the MT5 trading software on your computer Desktop PC. If you have not installed any software before go to folder where you downloaded it (do not know where that is, do this Press both Ctrl and J i.e. CTRL+J or (CTRL+Y) Keys on your keyboard, & your downloads will appear), doubleclick the download MetaTrader 5 file and click next, next until you finish installing.

After you have installed the MT5 trading software you will then open the MT5 forex platform from the start menu of your computer. After you have opened the MT5 trading platform you will see the MT5 platform interface you will be working with which may seem complicated at first but it is not.

How Do You Setup MT5 Platform? - How to Use MT5 Guide

TheLearn MT5 forex trading tutorials will be covered under the learn forex tutorial courses section where you will get an explanation of how to use this MT5 trading platform in just one hours time.

At 'top left corner' of MT5 trading platform software click on the 'File' Menu, a drop down menu appears, scroll to where you see 'Login' and click it. You will then be prompted to enter the 'username' and 'password' that you got when you registered for a MT5 practice trading account on your forex broker's web site.' You are now logged into your MT5 trading platform & you are ready to begin forex trading on MT5 platform.

After this you will see your forex account balance displayed just below the forex charts and you can now start using the MT5 trading platform to place practice trade transactions on the Forex trading market. But before you start forex trading on a real forex account, you need to know Forex trading basics by going to the learn forex lessons, at the right side navigation menu - under all Forex trading topics or Forex Trading Training Topics.