What is Forex Account? - Account Meaning
A account is an account used to trade currencies online. A trader needs to open a account and then login to this forex account in order to place trades on the online forex market - Account Meaning.
How can I Log in to a Forex Account?
To log in to your Forex account follow the procedure described below:
Log in to a MetaTrader 4 Account - MetaTrader 4 Platform Guide
Before opening any fx trade on the MT4 platform, you will be required to login to your account & get authenticated before gaining access. Authentication is checking to see if the login details you provide for Username and Password are the correct details.
To start trading on MetaTrader 4, just click on 'File', then tap & click 'Login ' button from the file drop down menu as shown below.
Login to MetaTrader 4 Online Forex Software
As a trader once you click this sign in button, then a pop up will appear prompting you to type your Username & Password as shown and illustrated below:
MT4 Platform Login - How can I Login to a Forex Account
Once you in put your User Name and Password you will 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 account/live fx account then you would have to select 'Real' Server on this option by clicking the drop-down arrow on right side of the above text box.
Then check the box 'Save Account Information'
Then Press 'Sign in'
Once you click login your forex login details will be authenticated and you will then have access to your MT4 account and when logged in to your account you can start to trade and place new orders in market on the MetaTrader 4 platform. If you do not have forex login details you can get these details by registering a practice trade account with a online broker. To login to a real account you will need to open a real account first with your online broker.
Once you sign in you can then check your account balance and set up your currency trades. To know that you have signed in to the correct forex account you can check the details as shown below: (You will need to open Navigator Window: Short Cut Keys, Press Both CTRL+N on your keyboard)
If you have many accounts on the same MetaTrader 4 software software, these accounts will all be listed on this option, you can double click on the account icon to choose the account you want to login to from this navigator window.
