Difference between Exness MT4 and MT5 platforms

What are the difference between Exness MT4 and MT5 platforms? We have prepared a table to explain.

Difference between Exness MT4 and MT5

MetaTrader 5 is an advanced 5th generation trading platform from the trading software giant MetaQuotes Software Corp. It is a new and improved version of MetaTrader 4 loaded with additional features and tools such as new order types and customizable timeframes .

Something to remember: If you open a MetaTrader 4 account, you will not be able to use MetaTrader 5 with MT4 credentials and vice versa. If you want to have both MT4 and MT5 accounts, you must open separate trading accounts for them.

The main differences between the desktop versions of MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 are listed below :

Trading Platforms	MetaTrader 4	MetaTrader 5
Pending orders	Buy Stop, Sell Stop, Buy Limit, Sell Limit, Take Profit, Stop Loss	Buy Stop, Sell Stop, Buy Limit, Sell Limit, Take Profit, Stop Loss, Buy Stop Limit, Sell Stop Limit
Timeframes	9 timeframes (default only)	21 timeframes (default and customized)
Maximum leverage	1:Unlimited	1:2000
Account types	Standard Cent, Standard, Pro, Raw Spread, Zero and ECN	Standard, Pro, Raw Spread and Zero
Programming language	MQL4	MQL5
Archived orders	Orders older than 35 days are archived	Orders are not archived

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MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 share the following features:

	MT4 and MT5
Trading instruments	Forex currency pairs including gold, silver, platinum and palladium Cryptocurrencies Indices Energies (USOil and UKOil) Stocks
Hedging	Available
Demo accounts	Available (Except Standard Cent Accounts)
Order execution	Instant and market
EAs, scripts, and indicators	Available

Due to differences in programming languages (MQL4 for MetaTrader 4 and MQL5 for MetaTrader 5), the Expert Advisors, scripts and indicators you use in MetaTrader 4 are not compatible with MetaTrader 5 and vice versa.

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