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December 7, 2016
What is Trailing Stop? How to setup the order on MT4 and MT5 trading platforms?
"Trailing Stop" is used to maximize the potential profit and limit the loss to the certain level together automatically. "Trailing Stop" is a "Stop Loss" order that changes by itself by following the relevant market price movement acc...
December 7, 2016
Do pending orders like "take profit" and "stop loss" get slippage on MT4 and MT5 trading platform?
Yes, it is possible that your "Take Profit" or "Stop Loss" orders get slippage when they get executed depending on the market situation. These pending orders to close open positions are also subject to slippage just like a normal mark...
December 7, 2016
What is "Stop Loss" order on MT4 and MT5 trading platforms? How does it work?
"Stop Loss" order is used for minimizing losses if the security price moves the wrong direction. If the security price reaches this level, the entire position is closed automatically. You can set this "Stop Loss" order when you ope...
December 7, 2016
What is "Take Profit" order on MT4 and MT5 platforms? How does it work?
The Take Profit order is intended for gaining the profit when the security price reaches to a certain level. This type of pending order is set for existing open positions, and the relevant open position will be executed at the price s...
December 7, 2016
Do pending orders get slippage on MT4 and MT5 platforms?
Yes, any pending orders are subject to market situation, and slippage can occur. Slippage is a common knowledge among investors, and it happens when there is no enough market liquidity to execute the order. In this case, the order ...
December 7, 2016
Why I can't place buy stop/sell limit orders on MT4/MT5 platforms as they all grayed out?
There are 6 different pending orders available on MT5 trading platform which are: Buy Limit Buy Stop Sell Limit Sell Stop Buy Stop Limit Sell Stop Limit These orders need to be set following the rules set by each pending o...
December 7, 2016
What is "Sell Stop Limit" order on MT4/MT5 platforms? How does it work?
"Sell Stop Limit" order is a stop order to place a Sell Limit order. This type of order combines both "Sell Stop" and "Sell Limit" in one order. In order to understand the mechanism of this order, please refer to the chart at the b...
December 7, 2016
What is "Buy Stop Limit" order on MT4/MT5 platforms? How does it work?
"Buy Stop Limit" order is the combination of the two order types which are "Buy Stop" and "Buy Limit", as in being a stop order to place a Buy Limit order. Please refer to the chart on the upper-right side of the below photo. Red p...
December 7, 2016
What is "Sell Stop" order on MT4 and MT5 trading platforms? How does it work?
"Sell Stop Order" is a trade order to sell at the "Bid" price equal to or less than the one specified in the order. When you make this order, the current price level needs to be higher than the value in the order. MetaQuotes provi...
December 7, 2016
What is "Sell Limit" order on MT4/MT5 (MetaTrader) trading platform?
"Sell Limit" order is a trade order to sell at the "Bid" price equal to or greater than the one specified in the order. When you use this order type, the current price level needs to be lower than the value specified in the order. ...
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