Sign in to a MT4 Account - MT4 Platform PDF - MetaTrader Account
MetaTrader Account Login - Account Sign In - MetaTrader Accounts Login
Before opening any trade on the MT4 platform, you'll be required to login to your Forex MetaTrader Account and get authenticated before gaining access. Authentication is confirming to see if the details you provide for Username & Password are the correct details for your Forex MetaTrader Account.
To start trading on MT4, just click on 'File', then tap and click 'Log In ' button from the file drop down menu as shown below.
Log In to MetaTrader 4 Online Forex Software - MetaTrader Account Sign in
As a trader once you click this login button, then a popup will appear prompting you to type your Username and Password as shown & illustrated below:
Platform Login - MetaTrader Account Sign in
Once you in put your User Name & Password you'll then have to select the server: because this is a demo account, for this instance you'll then choose 'Demo', if it was a live Forex MetaTrader account/live forex account then you would have to select 'Real' Server on this option by clicking the dropdown arrow on right side of the above text box.
Then check the box 'Save Account Information'
Then Press 'Login'
Once you click sign in your details will be authenticated & you'll then have access to your MT4 account and when logged in to your forex MetaTrader account you can start to trade & place new forex orders in the market on the MetaTrader 4 trading software. If you don't have Forex MetaTrader Account sign in details you can get these details by registering a practice account with a MetaTrader broker.
Once you sign in you can then check your forex account balance & set up your forex currency trades. To know that you've signed in to the correct Forex MetaTrader 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)
Meta Trader 4 Demo Account Details
The above example Shows the details of your MT4 demo account on the trade platform work-space after you have logged in, whether it is a practice account or a live account as well as the account sign-in number & the account name.
A demo account will have a green cartoon icon while live account will have a gold cartoon icon, when you open a real account you'll know what this statement is talking about. Just know in the above picture where there's a green cartoon you'll now see a Gold Cartoon.
If you have many MetaTrader Accounts on the same MT4 platform, these will all be listed on this option, you can double click on the cartoon icon to choose the one you want to login to from the place.
