Trading Stocks Setup MT4 Stocks Platform

After you have signed up for a practice - you will use the account login details and you can then download and install MT4 stocks software on your computer. If you have not installed any software before go to the folder where you downloaded it (don't know where that is, just do this Press both Ctrl & J i.e. CTRL+J or (CTRL+Y) Keys on your keyboard, and a list of your downloads will appear), double-click the download MT4 file and click next, next until you finish installing.

After you have installed MetaTrader 4 software you will then open the software from the start menu of your PC computer. After you have opened the MT4 stock platform you will see the trading interface you will be working with which may seem complicated at first but it is not. TheLearn MetaTrader 4 software tutorials will be covered under the learn lessons section where you will get a detailed explanation of how to use this MT4 stock platform in just one hours time.

At the 'top left corner' of the MT4 stock platform software click on the 'File' Menu, a drop down menu appears, scroll to where you see 'Login' and click it. You will then be prompted to enter the 'username' and 'password' which you got when you registered for a practice trading account on your broker's site.' You are now logged in to your MT4 stock platform & you are ready to begin trading on MetaTrader 4 platform.

After this you will see your account balance displayed just below the charts & you as a trader can use now begin using MetaTrader 4 stock platform to place demo trade transactions on the stock market. But before you start trading on a real stocks account, you need to know Stocks basics by going to lesson 2, at the right side navigation menu - under all Stocks topics or Stocks lessons Topics.