Platforms for Windows - MT4 Platform for PC

Oil Software MT4 Oil Software Lesson

The most popular trading software is MT4 platform. It is easy to use, charts are well presented and the MT4 trading software has multiple technical analysis tools and indicators for a trader to choose from. This is why the MT4 is the best platform.

The trading platform also known as trading software displays charts on the computer screen: these charts show the current buy and sell crude prices. The platform helps you keep track of your funds and how the oil instrument which you bought or sold is doing.

The example displayed below shows the Trading Interface of the Platforms for Windows PC used to draw charts, stream price quotes and placing orders with your selected online broker.

Platforms for Windows - Online Oil Software

Meta Trader 4 Oil Software - MT4 for PC

The easiest trading platform to use is the MetaTrader 4, this platform is also known as MT4. MT4 Trading Platform can be downloaded from any online broker.

If you are new to platforms all you need to remember is that all computer software use same coding rules, programming rules are followed by all computer programmers, one of the rules used is familiarity.

So in all software take for examples your webbrowser, there is file, edit, view, history, tools and help at the top left side of your browser.

If you compare this with your trading platform if you are using MT4 commonly referred to as MT4 platform there is file, view, insert, charts, tools and help.

Meta Trader 4 Trading Platform Navigation Menu

Meta Trader 4 Oil Software - MT4 Navigation Menu Explained

Under file in MT4 you can open charts for the oil instrument you want, you can open an account, or login to an account.

• Use the "New Chart" button to open a chart
• Use the "Open an Account" button key to open a practice demo crude trading account
• Use "Log-in" button key to login to an account

How to Open an Account in MT4 Trade Platform

Under view menu you can open the navigator to view your trading account number details plus the indicators. To use the indicators on this platform window just double click on any of the indicator and then click okay. The indicators will automatically be placed on the crude price chart by the MT4 platform.

Still under view you can click 'terminal' button key to view open trades.

To open a trade right-click inside the chart, click trading select new order the you can choose to buy or sell crude oil.

If anything else gets complicated just click on the help button & look for what you want to know in 'Help Topics' on MT4 Software.

Oil Trading MT4 platform can be downloaded from various broker websites.

The Meta Trader 4 is so easy to learn as a beginner can learn the trading platform within minutes, this is why the MT4 is considered as one of the best trading platforms to practice and train oil trading with.

MT4 platform learn tutorials can be found on the website section:MT4 Oil Software Tutorial