Unlock your trading potential with MetaTrader 4

Boost your trades with our custom-built bridge, which combines OANDA’s pricing and execution with Metatrader 4’s charting and analysis. This means you get the best of the OANDA and MT4 trading platform, including our combined decades of experience, trustworthy reputations, exceptional research and trading tools, and automated systems.

Mini charts and OCO orders

Tick-chart and keyboard trading

Chart-ladder order entry

Alarm manager that can trigger notifications or trades

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Automated trading strategies

The MT4 trading platform gives you tools to create automated trading programs known as expert advisors (EAs). You can either build your own EAs to suit specific trading requirements or buy them from third parties. EAs let you:

Build simple or complex trading algorithms and technical indicators

Back-test your trading strategies

Use existing algorithms to enhance your trading strategy

Make your trading algorithms available to others for free or for purchase

Automate trading and eliminate any risk of human error

Empower your trades with powerful charts

Use MetaTrader 4's advanced charting package to access:

Broken-line, bar, and Japanese Candlestick charts

Nine-time frames and multiple displays

Five candles per week on the Daily NY Close Charts

Over 50 built-in indicators that are easily accessible by type

Thousands more third-party indicators for download or purchase

Proprietary MT4 plug-in

Our suite of technical analysis packages can be used as a plug-in to your MT4 trading platform. This lets you:

Make trades directly from the interface

Access intraday market scanning

Implement automatic chart pattern recognition and pattern quality indicators

Implement automated alerts for specified pattern

Metatrader 4 premium upgrade

Strengthen your forex trading experience with premium upgrades for MetaTrader 4:

Use One-Cancels-the-Other (OCO) for breakouts or reversions

Trigger actions including trades with Alarm Manager

Trigger trades on the cross of a trend line with Smart Lines

Capture market movements via the keyboard with Tick Chart Trader

Access 28 new applications and indicators

Explore the MT4 premium upgrade

Trade smarter with Metatrader 4 and OANDA

With the powerful MT4 trading platform, you can stay ahead and access important information on the go.

Metatrader 4 charts

View open orders and positions directly on your Metatrader 4 app charts.

Frequent updates

Indicator data refresh frequency: 5 minutes (premium) and 20 minutes (standard).

Valuable insights

Access net and cumulative order information and trade using retail pricing sentiment.

Use Expert Advisors

Build and use automated analytical and trading programs to save time.

Trade smarter with our how-to videos

Learn the basics about trading on MT4 and explore the premium upgrades.

How to trade on MetaTrader 4 with an OANDA account

OANDA Trade mobile and tablet apps

Get access to more than 50 technical tools, including 32 overlay indicators, 11 drawing tools, and 9 charts which allow you to trade through them.

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Frequently asked questions

Smart answers to common questions

What is MetaTrader 4?

MetaTrader 4 (MT4) is a digital trading platform that lets online traders trade forex, analyze the markets, and leverage automated trading tools.

What are the benefits of online forex trading with MetaTrader 4?

With a MetaTrader 4 download, you can access real-time pricing and trading, robust technical and fundamental analysis tools, multiple order types and execution modes, automated trading, and proven platform stability and security.

Trusted by traders all over the world

OANDA has over 25 years of experience, with smart traders loving our leading tools, powerful forex trading platforms, and transparent pricing. This is combined with MetaTrader 4 which offers real-time price tracking instruments, automated trading systems, stability and accessibility, and a user-friendly interface. Access to both platforms allows you to take advantage of the best tools of each to enhance your trades.

Discover more about the power of OANDA and MetaTrader 4 with the OANDA MT4 user guide.

Two ways to trade, plus MetaTrader 4 and TradingView

Our range of platforms include OANDA Trade web, mobile and tablet, as well as TradingView and MetaTrader 4.

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Powerful partner tools and APIs

Identify potential trading opportunities using our powerful analysis tools and partner APIs.

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Powerful partners and VPS services

Our partners integrate seamlessly into the OANDA Trade and MT4 trading platforms.

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