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Learn to trade

MetaTrader 4 course

Learn the essential features of the MT4 platform and how to customise it for your own use.

Get started with MetaTrader 4

Whether you're new to trading or an experienced operator, this 11-part course presented by market expert Boris Schlossberg will help you:

  • Explore a wide range of platform features
  • Learn how to automate your trades like a pro
  • Discover time-saving shortcuts and tips

Start the course

How to install MT4 and start trading
  • The benefits of using Pepperstone’s MT4 Platform
  • How to install MT4 and begin trading
  • How to configure more than one MT4 account
How to navigate the MT4 platform
  • Shortcuts and functions every trader should know
  • How to navigate the platform and place new orders
  • How to monitor your trade performance and account history
How to Install expert advisors, scripts and indicators
  • The three core components of MT4 and the difference between expert advisors, scripts and indicators
  • How to use and install each component without the need to program, including key troubleshooting tips
  • Key settings and timesaving functions every trader should know
How to customise your charts
  • How to customise and save your preferred look and feel of your charts
  • How to save your indicators or expert advisors and instantly load them onto a chart
  • How to save presets; a tool designed to remember the settings of expert advisors, so you can re-use them across expert advisors
How to use MT4 on your mobile
  • How to set up MT4 on your mobile and access your account on the go
  • How to place new orders or modify existing orders
  • How to navigate the mobile interface and charting functionality
Using scripts to be more productive
  • How to create Modify Order and Cancel Order scripts
  • How to modify your scripts to any preferred settings in MT4 with no programming required
  • How to change templates on all of our charts instantaneously
MT4 apps to help you trade smarter
  • How to view real-time pending market sessions, where session overlaps occur, and session related news events using the Session Map app
  • How to set up alerts on price action and trade activity with the Alarm Manager app
  • How to obtain quick order access, advanced take-profit and stop-loss functionality using the Mini Terminal app
An in-depth overview of the Mini Terminal app
  • How to execute One-Cancels-the-Other Order (OCO) orders including OCO breakout and OCO reversals
  • Smart Trend Lines to aid risk management
  • How to quickly access news feeds, an economic calendar and more with Pepperstone Connect

About the author

Boris Schlossberg is Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management and Co-Founder of BKForex.com. Widely known as a leading foreign exchange expert, Boris has more than 20 years of financial market experience, trading a variety of financial instruments, from equities and options to stock index futures and foreign exchange. Boris is a weekly contributor to CNBC’s Squawk Box and a regular commentator for CNBC Asia and CNBC Europe. His daily currency research is widely quoted by Reuters, Dow Jones and Agence France Presse newswires, and he appears in numerous newspapers worldwide.

Pepperstone clients can access Boris's weekly market outlook here.

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