Gold MetaTrader Account
Account Log In
Prior to opening any trade on the MetaTrader 4 platform, you will be required to sign in to your MetaTrader Trading Account & get authenticated before gaining access. Authentication is confirming to see if the details you provide for User-name & Password are correct details for your MetaTrader Trading Account.
To start trading in MT4, just press on 'File', then choose & click "Log in" button key from the file drop down menu as depicted below.
Sign in to MT4 Platform - MetaTrader Account Log in
As a gold trader once you press this login button, then a pop up panel will appear prompting you to put your Username & Password as illustrated below:
Platform Log-in - MetaTrader Account Log in
Once you in put your Username and Password you'll then have to select the server: because this is a demo trade account, for this instance you'll then choose 'Demo', if it was a live MetaTrader account/live account then you would have to choose 'Real' Server on this option by clicking drop-down arrow on the right side of the above text box.
Then tick the box 'Save Trading Account Information'
Then Press 'Log In '
Once you click sign in your details will be authenticated & you will then have access to your MetaTrader 4 account & when logged in to your MetaTrader account you can start to trade & place new orders in the market on the Meta Trader 4 software. If you do not have MetaTrader Account login details you can get these details by signing up a practice trading account with a MetaTrader broker.
Once you login you can then check your account balance and set up your trades. To know that you have signed in to the correct MetaTrader Account you can check the details as shown below: (You will need to open Navigator Window: Keyboard Short Cut Keys, Press both CTRL+N on your keyboard)
MT4 Demo Account Details
The above example Shows the details of your MetaTrader 4 demo trading account on the trade platform work-space after you have logged in, whether it is a practice account or a live account as well as the account login number and the account name.
A demo trading account will have a green cartoon icon while real account will have a xauusd cartoon icon, when you open a live account you will know what this statement is talking about. Just know in the above picture where there a green cartoon you will now see a Gold Cartoon.
If you have many MetaTrader Accounts on the same MetaTrader 4 software, these will all be listed on this option, you can double click on the cartoon icon to choose the one you as a trader want to login to from the place.
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