The MT4 App for iOS gives you a fast, easy, and convenient way to stay on top of your trading while you are on the go.
This guide will cover the following:
Configuring Charts
Journal
News
1. Configuring charts
To open a chart for any instrument:
Go to Quotes.
Tap the instruments and then tap Chart.
To change chart type:
Tap anywhere on the chart, then tap Settings.
Choose a chart type. You can use three types of real-time charts in the mobile terminal: Bar Chart, Candlestick, and Line Chart.
Tap the Back button.
To change timeframe:
Tap the current timeframe in the top left corner of the screen.
Select a timeframe. The mobile terminal for iOS supports 9 timeframes: M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4, D1, W1, and MN.
To add indicators:
Tap anywhere on the chart, then tap Indicators.
Tap Main window.
Select an indicator. You have access to thirty technical indicators on the iOS app.
Specify settings for the selected indicator.
Tap Done.
2. Journal
You can keep track of all the activity of your sessions in MT4, the Journal is automatically kept as you are logged in, and it refreshes daily.
To access your Journal:
Navigate to Settings.
Select Journal to be shown a log of your session’s activities.
The Journal is useful for tracking errors, and it can be exported and sent via email to keep as a record by tapping the mail icon on the top-right of the screen.
3. News
You can stay up to date with the latest news from the Trading World, all within the MT4 app!
To find the News:
Navigate to Settings.
Select News to be presented with a selection of articles from FXStreet. You can also tap each individual item to open and read the full article in detail.
Exploring the MT4 App for iOS (Main Features)
The MT4 App for iOS gives you a fast, easy, and convenient way to stay on top of your trading while you are on the go.
This guide will cover the following:
Managing your Account
Placing trades
Opening, modifying, and closing trades
Adding trade instruments
Removing trade instruments
Managing your Account
Though not more than one Trading Account can be active at the same time, you can very easily switch among them, or else add more accounts:
To add a trading account:
Open MT4 on your device and go to Settings.
Tap New Account and select Login to an existing account.
Type “Orbex” and select the relevant trading server for your trading account.
Enter your trading account’s number and password, and finally click on Sign In.
To switch to an active trading account:
Open MT4 and go to Settings.
Click on the arrow next to the account on the top of the page. Upon doing so you will see the account you are currently trading with under Current Account.
Underneath, under Trade Accounts you can see a list of all the other accounts added to the app.Tap on any account you wish to log in.
The MT4 will now be operating under that trading account.
Placing trades
1. Opening, modifying, and closing trades
To open an order:
Go to Quotes.
Click on the symbol you wish to trade click Trade.
Enter the lot size (optionally you can also set Stop Loss and Take Profit).
When ready click on Sell by Market to sell or Buy by Market to buy.
You will then receive a notification confirming that the order has been placed successfully.
To modify an existing order:
Go to Trade.
Tap an order to see its details (S/L, T/P, order ID, swap, etc.).
Press and hold the order, then tap Modify.
Modify the Stop Loss and/or Take Profit parameters.
Tap Modify again to confirm.
You will receive a notification that the order has been modified.
To close an order:
Go to Trade.
Tap an order to see its details (S/L, T/P, order ID, swap, etc.).
Press and hold the order, then tap Close.
Confirm that you want to close the order by tapping Close.
You will receive a notification that the order has been closed.
2. Adding trade instruments
Quotes for financial instruments are shown in your mobile terminal in real-time. You can choose how quotes are displayed: Simple (symbol, Ask and Bid prices) or Advanced (adds the time of last tick, spread, High and Low prices).
To add a symbol to the Quotes tab:
Tap + in the top right corner of the screen.
Select a group of symbols.
Tap the green + to add instrument(s).
When you’ve added the instruments you want to see in the Quotes tab, tap Done.
3. Removing trade instruments
To delete a symbol from the main window of the Quotes tab:
Tap the edit icon in the top left corner of the screen.
Select the symbol(s) to be deleted.
Tap the red basket icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Once you’ve deleted the instrument(s), tap the Edit icon to go back to the Quotes tab.