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Web Trader
- User Interface: Accessible directly from a web browser, with a simple and intuitive design.
- Features: Basic & advanced trading tools and charting capabilities, suitable for quick access and trading on the go. Also access to auto trading.
- Market Access: Generally supports most markets like forex, cryptos, and CFDs.
- Performance : Depends on internet connection and browser performance.
- Compatibility : No need for software installation, accessible from any device with internet access.
MetaTrader 4
- User Interface: Beginner-friendly with a simple and intuitive design.
- Features: Supports forex and CFD trading, with 30+ built-in technical indicators, 9 timeframes, and automated trading through Expert Advisors (EAs).
- Market Access: Primarily focused on forex trading.
- Performance : Lightweight and fast, but uses older technology.
- Compatibility : Widely supported by brokers, with a large online community for tutorials and custom indicators.
MetaTrader 5
- User Interface: More modern and user-friendly compared to MT4.
- Features: Supports multi-asset trading (forex, stocks, commodities, futures), with 80+ built-in technical indicators, 21 timeframes, and advanced Market Depth.
- Market Access: Broader market access including stocks and commodities.
- Performance : Improved performance with faster execution and a multi-threaded strategy tester.
- Compatibility : Not all brokers support MT5, and limited backward compatibility with MT4 EAs and indicators.
Other Platforms
- User Interface: Each platform has its strengths and is suited to different types of traders and trading strategies.
- Features:Varying features.
- Market Access: Varied market access.
- Performance : Performance could be hit or miss depending on broker implementation.
- Compatibility : Support depends on the platform being used.