How to Add EA on your MetaTrader 4 Platform - How to Activate EA on your MT4 Platform

Before starting to trade with an Automated Forex EA you must first attach a forex EA on a MT4 chart.

To attach a forex EA on a MT4 chart - go to the MT4 Navigator Window, then select the forex EA that you want to place on the forex chart - and then right click on it and specify the option 'Attach to Chart', once the EA is attached to the MT4 chart it will appear as is illustrated below - Then Right Click on the Expert Advisor, choose properties and then choose the option by Ticking 'Allow Live Trading' & the Automated EA can now start executing trades on the MT4 Forex Trading platform.

Selecting Forex Expert Advisor you want to Add Among those Installed on your MT4 Software

For an EA to Appear on the Navigator Window you must first download and install the EA on your trading platform. To learn how to add a download forex EA before Activating The Forex EA follow the MT4 EA install guide below.

If you are a Forex Trader Looking for Expert-Advisor Forex Robots, then you can find them on the MT4 EAs Library.

Open MetaEditor in MT4

MetaEditor

After Adding a new MT4 Expert-Advisor, a trader will be required to compile this newly added item so that it can now be recognized by the MT4 Forex trading software and for this new item to start to appear on the list of available MT4 Expert Advisors.

Adding a New MT4 Expert-Advisor

Once you have opened the MetaTrader 4 Trading Platform MetaEditor Work Space as shown above, Short Cut Keys - Press F4, then follow the steps below to add your new MT4 EA.

Step1: Go To File Menu, Select 'New'

Adding a New Custom EA in MT4

Step2: On the Popup window that pops up select 'EA'and click next as shown & illustrated below

Adding MetaTrader 4 EA on MetaTrader 4 MetaEditor

Step3: Enter Name of Expert-Advisor as Shown Below and Click Finish