MetaTrader 5: your first steps

MetaTrader 5 (MT5) is the platform you trade on with Investo Markets. It runs on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac, and one login works on all of them.

Install and log in

In your account, open My MT5 access and tap your device to download MetaTrader 5. Open the app and add an account: Settings, then New Account, or the + icon. Search for Liirat, choose the server Liirat-Live — no other server — then choose Use existing account and type the login and password from our e-mail.

Never share your password. Our team will never ask you for it.

Read a quote

Open Quotes (Market Watch on a computer). Each symbol shows two prices: Sell (bid) and Buy (ask). For oil and the indices, use the futures contract — monthly for oil, quarterly for the indices — such as USOil_X26 or DJ30_Z26; the plain names are charts only.

Place an order

Tap the symbol, then Trade (New Order on a computer). Choose the volume in lots — the smallest order is 0.01 lot. Before you confirm, you can add two levels:

• Stop Loss: a price at which the position closes automatically to limit a loss.
• Take Profit: a price at which the position closes automatically to keep a gain.

Then tap Buy or Sell. Every order type is executed automatically at the market price in about 20 ms. The position appears in the Trade tab, with its result changing as the price moves.

Close a position

In the Trade tab, press and hold the position (on a computer, right-click it) and choose Close. From the same menu you can change its Stop Loss and Take Profit.

This lesson shows how the buttons work. It never tells you what to buy or sell, or when: that decision, and its risk, are yours.