How Do I Buy & Sell on MT4 Charts? - How Do I Open Buy & Sell on MT4 Charts?
To open a buy or a sell trade on the MetaTrader 4 platform - open the Market Watch Window, Select the Currency Symbol you want to open a Forex Trade with, open the chart of the currency pair symbol by double clicking on the forex currency pair quote, then from the chart open a forex buy or sell trade using the MetaTrader 4 order window shown below:
How to Place New Forex Trade Order in Tools Menu on MetaTrader 4 Platform
A new buy or sell order to buy or sell a forex currency pair can be found on the tools menu within the MetaTrader 4 Forex Platform. The "New Order" button for placing a new trade transaction on the MT4 platform is shown below. ( Short Cut Keys "F9")
How Do I Buy & Sell on MT4 Charts? - Buy & Sell Order in MetaTrader 4 Charts
Placing a New Order - Buy or Sell Order on MetaTrader 4
As a forex trader, once you select the new order button key as illustrated above the following trade order popup window will appear. This pop up includes settings for placing a new forex trade.
Choose Buy to open a Buy Trade
Choose Sell to open a Sell Trade
The Following Settings are specified for setting up a new forex trading order:
- Symbol - Specify the currency pair to be traded.
- Volume - The Number of Lots to be transacted
- Stop Loss - Set Stop Loss, This option can be set after opening the trade, or for pending orders
- Take Profit - Set Take Profit, This option can be set after opening the trade, or for pending orders
- Type: Market Execution or Pending Order
- Sell by Market - Open a Sell Trade
- Buy by Market - Open a Buy Trade
To Buy at current price select the Buy by Market button key
To Sell at current price select Sell by Market button key
