How to Add EA on your MT4 Platform - How to Activate EA on MT4

How to Install EA on your MT4 Platform

Before starting to trade with an Automated Forex Expert Advisor you must first attach a forex EA on a MT4 forex chart.

To attach a forex EA on a MT4 forex chart - go to the MT4 Navigator Window, then select the forex Expert Advisor that you want to place on the forex chart - and then right click on it and specify the option 'Attach to Chart', once the Expert Advisor is attached to the MT4 forex chart it will appear as is illustrated below - Then Right Click on the Expert Advisor, choose properties and then choose the option by Ticking 'Allow Live Trading' & the Automated EA can now start executing trades on the MetaTrader 4 platform.

Selecting Expert Advisor you want to Add Among those Installed on your MT4 Platform

For an EA to Mobile Appear on the Navigator Panel you must first download and install the EA on your forex trading platform. To learn how to add a download forex trading Expert-Advisor before Activating The Forex Trading EA follow the MT4 Expert Advisor install tutorial below.

If you are a Forex Trader Looking for Expert-Advisor Forex Robots, then you can find them on the MT4 Expert Advisors Library.

Open Meta Editor in MetaTrader 4

MetaEditor

After Adding a new MT4 Expert-Advisor, a trader will be required to compile this newly added item so that it can now be recognized by the MT4 platform and for this new item to start to appear on the list of available MT4 Expert Advisors.

Adding a New MT4 Expert-Advisor

Once you have opened the MT4 MetaEditor Work Space as shown above, Short Cut Keysy - Press F4, then follow the steps below to add your new MT4 EA.

Step1: Go To File Menu, Select 'New'

Adding a New Custom Expert Advisor in MT4

Step2: On the Popup window that pops up choose 'EA'and click next as shown & illustrated below

Adding MetaTrader 4 Expert-Advisor in MetaTrader 4 Meta Editor

Step3: Enter Name of EA as Shown Below & Click Finish