Trading Stocks Set Up MetaTrader 5 Stocks Platform
First download this MetaTrader 5 stock platform from your stocks broker and once you download the MetaTrader 5 stock platform - install this MT5 stock platform on your computer using the stocks step by step tutorial described below:
How to Install MT5 Stocks Software
To start stock trading online, a trader will need to first setup the MetaTrader 5 stocks platform software on their PC Desktop computer and this software is the stocks platform with which they will be using to place stock trades in the online stocks market.
To get MT5 stock platform a trader requires to first of all download the Stocks MetaTrader 55 software from an online stock trading broker.
MT5 Stocks Platform is also known as MT5 stock platform
Once you've downloaded the MT5 stock platform you will need to go to the download location of your Firefox browser (first maximize the Firefox window on the desktop): as a Short Cut press both keyboard keys CTRL + J keys on your keyboard to get the MT5 download location. Once on this location double-click to open the MT5 software and proceed as follows.
Step 1: The MT5 installation window panel will open MetaTrader 5 software application click next to proceed.
Step 2: Tick the box marked "agree to setup" & click next to proceed with MT5 platform installation.
Step3: On the next panel you will see the following settings, click next to proceed without changing any of the setting - MetaTrader 5 trading software Stocks.
The installation progress window panel will pop-up showing the progress of Stock MetaTrader 5 software set-up, this may take a few minutes to complete, at this point you will have to wait for the progress bar to complete.
Once MetaTrader 5 installation progress is complete the complete installation panel will pop-up, click "Finish" button to complete the installation of MetaTrader 5 software.
The installation of MetaTrader 5 stock platform for stock trading is now complete and you can access it from desktop, as a desktop icon marked "MT5" or clicking start menu on your computer>>> then select all programs>>> then select MetaTrader 5.
Once you open the MT5 stock platform, then you can now start to practice stocks using a MT5 practice trading account. Next Stocks Lesson: How to Open a Stock Practice Account.
