MetaQuotes Software Corp Company started its activity in 2000; it is a developer of MetaTrader trading terminals .
To this date MetaQuotes Software Corp Company has a great loyalty from the major organizations of the financial field all over the world. The company is one of the program software suppliers for financial markets. The company operates not only with the program products development, but also offers the clients innovations allowing to get additional benefits and advantages.
For all this time MetaQuotes Software Corp Company exists in the program software market it has worked out 4 informative trading platforms for rendering brokerage services on Forex currency market: FX Charts, MetaQuotes, MetaTrader 3 and MetaTrader 4.
For several years of existence MetaTrader 4 trading platform has obtained a wide popularity among the currency dealers - from traders to Forex brokers. MetaTrader 4 platform includes all necessary components for organizing the brokerage activity and trader’s work in the financial markets.
The release of a new MetaTrader 5 platform was planned for 2010. Comparing the new MetaTrader 5 trading platform with the MetaTrader 4 version, we can point out a range of extra opportunities brought into the new one. From now on, using MetaTrader 5 platform you can run trading not only on Forex , but also in the market of options, shares and futures.
Besides, there are many other distinctions between MT5 terminal and its earlier version MT4. The major distinguishing feature is that MT5 does not imply such phenomenon as a separate trade with the same trading instrument. Each instrument employed in trading can be only involved in one position. All other positions opened are either added or deducted from the total position depending on the nature of entry (position opening).
Each instrument used in trading can have only one position. A trade is set up by the function of executing a trading operation, i.e. an order.
New MetaTrader 5 trading terminal is gradually introduced by dealing centers and brokerage companies, over a couple of months the platform is tested on demo accounts.
Subject: MetaTrader 5 
Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:30 am
