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