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MetaTrader 4 (MT4) trading
- Create an account for free – no minimum deposit required
- Over 30 years’ industry experience
- Listed on the London Stock Exchange
- Extensive educational and risk-management tools
Create your MT4 account
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Set up
Log in to the MT4 admin portal to set up your account.
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Fund
Deposit funds from a debit card or bank transfer. No minimum deposit required.
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Trade
Log in to the MT4 platform and connect to the CMC server to start trading.
What is MetaTrader 4?
MetaTrader 4 (MT4), developed by MetaQuotes, is one of the most popular forex trading platforms worldwide. In addition to Forex, you can also trade CFDs across a range of popular indices
and commodities.
MT4
allows you to use automated programs called Expert Advisors (EAs), which monitor the markets and can be set to trade on your behalf. You can build your own program or use an existing EA.
Download the MT4 platform to your desktop computer, and trade on the move with the MetaTrader 4 app for iPhone, iPad and Android.
Why trade on MT4 with CMC?
No.1 provider for customer service*
30+ years’ industry know-how
Trade on the go with the MetaTrader 4 mobile app
Listed on the FTSE 250
MT4 platform features & benefits
We're pleased to add the MT4 platform as an additional trading option for our clients.
Discover the benefits of trading on MT4:
- Get competitive spreads in line with our Next Generation platform
- Automate your trading with trading robots (Expert Advisors)
- View and copy other traders’ strategies
- Analyse the markets with a range of advanced chart types, indicators and drawing tools
- Download free MT4 indicators and add-ons to enhance your suite of trading tools
- Configure your setup and choose from over 22 languages
- Trade on the move with the MetaTrader 4 app for iPhone or Android devices
Trade key markets with MetaTrader 4
With MT4 you can trade CFDs on a large range of popular forex pairs, indices and commodities. Take a position on 30 currency pairs including EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, major indices like the UK 100 and US 30, plus popular commodities such as Gold, Silver and Crude Oil (West Texas and Brent).
If you want to trade shares, you can apply for an account on our Next Generation platform to access over 9,000 shares, and 1,000 ETFs.
| FX pair | Min spread (pts) | No. of CFDs per lot | Min lots | Max contract size (lots) | Margin rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 0.7 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 40 | 5% |
| EUR/GBP | 1.1 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 3.3% |
| EUR/JPY | 1.5 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 3.3% |
| EUR/USD | 0.7 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 40 | 3.3% |
| GBP/USD | 0.9 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 10 | 3.3% |
| NZD/USD | 2 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 3.3% |
| USD/CHF | 1.5 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 5% |
| USD/JPY | 0.7 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 40 | 5% |
| AUD/JPY | 1.3 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 5% |
| AUD/NZD | 4 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 10 | 5% |
| EUR/AUD | 2.3 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 5% |
| EUR/CAD | 2.8 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 10 | 3.3% |
| EUR/CHF | 2.5 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 3.3% |
| EUR/HUF | 25 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| EUR/NOK | 34.9 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| EUR/NZD | 5.6 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 10 | 5% |
| EUR/PLN | 26 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| EUR/SEK | 4.3 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| GBP/AUD | 1.8 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 3.3% |
| GBP/CHF | 3.1 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 10 | 3.3% |
| GBP/JPY | 2.5 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 3.3% |
| GBP/NZD | 4.8 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 5% |
| NZD/CAD | 3.7 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 40 | 5% |
| USD/CAD | 1.7 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 20 | 3.3% |
| USD/HUF | 20 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| USD/NOK | 25 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| USD/PLN | 20 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| USD/SEK | 3 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| USD/SGD | 3 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 10 | 5% |
| USD/TRY | 8 | 100,000 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| Index | Min spread (pts) | No. of CFDs per lot | Min lots | Max contract size (lots) | Margin rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia 200 | 1 | 25 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| France 40 | 1 | 10 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| Germany 30 | 1 | 25 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| Hong Kong 50 | 5 | 50 | 0.01 | 2 | 10% |
| UK 100 | 1 | 10 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| US 30 | 2 | 5 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| US NDAQ 100 | 1 | 20 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% |
| US SPX 500 | 5 | 50 | 0.01 | 20 | 5% |
| Canada 60 | 8 | 200 | 0.01 | 5 | 10% |
| Euro 50 | 1.6 | 10 | 0.01 | 40 | 5% |
| Italy 40 | 12 | 5 | 0.01 | 5 | 10% |
| Japan 225 | 7 | 500 | 0.01 | 20 | 5% |
| Netherlands 25 | 2.5 | 200 | 0.01 | 5 | 10% |
| Norway 25 | 9 | 100 | 0.01 | 10 | 10% |
| Spain 35 | 5 | 10 | 0.01 | 5 | 10% |
| Sweden 30 | 0.5 | 100 | 0.01 | 10 | 10% |
| Switzerland 20 | 4 | 10 | 0.01 | 5 | 10% |
| Commodity | Min spread (pts) | No. of CFDs per lot | Min lots | Max contract size (lots) | Margin rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil Brent | 2.5 |
1,000 | 0.01 | 10 | 10% |
| Crude Oil West Texas | 2.5 |
1,000 | 0.01 | 10 | 10% |
| Gold | 0.3 | 100 | 0.01 | 10 | 5% |
| Natural Gas | 0.3 | 10,000 | 0.01 | 1 | 10% |
| Palladium | 10 | 100 | 0.01 | 1 | 10% |
| Platinum | 10 | 50 | 0.01 | 1 | 10% |
| Silver | 2.5 | 5,000 | 0.01 | 2 | 10% |
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