Set Up MT5 XAUUSD Platform

First download this MetaTrader 5 platform from your xauusd broker and once you download the MetaTrader 5 platform - install this MT5 platform on your computer using the xauusd step by step tutorial described below:

How to Install MT5 XAUUSD Software Platform

To start xauusd trading online, a trader will need to first setup the MetaTrader 5 xauusd platform software on their PC Desktop computer & this software is the xauusd platform with which they will be using to place gold trades in the online gold market.

To get MetaTrader 5 software a trader requires to first of all download the XAUUSD MetaTrader 5 platform from an online gold trading broker.

MetaTrader 5 XAUUSD Platform is also known as MT5 platform

Once you've downloaded the MT5 platform you will need to go to the download location of your Firefox browser (first maximize the Firefox window on the desktop): as a Short Cut press both keyboard keys CTRL + J keys on your keyboard to get the MT5 download location. Once on this place double click to open MT5 software and proceed as follows.

Step 1: the MT5 installation window will launch the MetaTrader 5 software application click next to proceed.

Step 2: Tick the box marked "agree to setup" and click next to proceed with MetaTrader 5 platform setup.

Step3: On the next window you will see the following settings, just click next to proceed without changing any setting - MT5 software XAUUSD.

The installation progress window panel will pop-up showing the progress of Gold MT5 platform setup, this may take a few minutes to complete, at this point you will have to wait for progress bar to complete.

Once MT5 setup progress is complete the complete installation panel will appear, click "Finish" button key to complete the setup of the MetaTrader 5 platform.

The setup of MetaTrader 5 software for xauusd trading is now complete & you can access it from desktop, as a desktop icon marked "MetaTrader 5" or clicking start menu on your Desktop computer>>> then choose all programs>>> then choose MetaTrader 5.

Once you open the MT5 platform, then you can now start to practice xauusd using a MT5 demo trading account. Next XAUUSD Lesson: How to Open a Gold Demo Account.