Metatrader 4 (MT4) and Metatrader5 (MT5) are among the popular trading platforms in the foreign exchange market. Now the question crops up–what is a trading platform? A trading platform is software, which connects a trader with a broker. Traders can place orders via interface of the trading platform and then those are executed by the brokers. Providing information in the form ofquotesand charts is one of the benefits of using a trading platform.

在外匯市場(chǎng)上，MT4和MT5是同樣廣為人知的交易平臺(tái)?，F(xiàn)在問(wèn)題出來(lái)了：什么是交易平臺(tái)？交易平臺(tái)就是連接交易者和經(jīng)紀(jì)商的軟件。通過(guò)交易平臺(tái)，交易者可以直接下訂單，然后由經(jīng)紀(jì)人執(zhí)行。以報(bào)價(jià)和圖表的形式提供信息是使用這個(gè)交易平臺(tái)的優(yōu)勢(shì)之一。

Metatrader4 or MT4 is a well-known trading platform, which was developed by MetaQuotes Software. It was released in 2005.Metatarder 5 is just an improved version of MT4, which was released in 2010.If you are new in the forex market; it is very natural to get confused which platform to choose for forex trading.

MT4是一個(gè)眾所周知的交易平臺(tái)，由MetaQuotes Software公司開(kāi)發(fā)，發(fā)布時(shí)間為2005年；MT5是MT4的升級(jí)版，發(fā)布時(shí)間為2010年。如果你剛進(jìn)入?yún)R市，很可能不知道該選擇什么樣的平臺(tái)進(jìn)行交易。我們來(lái)看一下MT4和MT5的區(qū)別，方便大家選擇。

A brief account of how MT5 is different from MT4 is discussed below:

對(duì)于MT4和MT5的簡(jiǎn)單區(qū)別介紹如下：

Metatrader 4

1.       Installation - Metatrader 4 is simple and user-friendly software. Many users prefer Metatrader 4 as metatrader 5 download is not easy as MT4.

1、安裝：MT4是一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單易用的軟件。很多使用者更喜歡使用MT4，因?yàn)镸T5的安裝比MT4更加繁瑣。

2.       Compilation of Codes–You can find some differences in features of expert advisor between MT4 and MT5.Metatrader4 is designed withMQL code language, which is faster and easier to compile. But data transfer from Metatrader4 to Metatrder5 cannot occur.

2、編程：MT4和MT5在專家顧問(wèn)功能的編譯上有些不同之處：MT4是用MQL編程語(yǔ)言設(shè)計(jì)的，它的編輯更加的快速和簡(jiǎn)單。但是MT4和MT5在數(shù)據(jù)之間不能進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)換。

3.       Interface–Metatrader 4 has easy to navigate interface. This makes this trading platform popular among forex traders.

3、界面：MT4擁有簡(jiǎn)單的導(dǎo)航頁(yè)面，這就使得這個(gè)平臺(tái)在外匯交易中受到大家的歡迎。

4.Trading methods- Metatrader4 offers almost all types of trading methods–hedging and LIFO, while the new version i.e., Metatrader5 does not support hedging and implements FIFO by default.

4、交易方法：MT4提供幾乎所有類型的交易方法–套期保值和后進(jìn)先出法，而新的版本即MT5不支持套期保值和默認(rèn)實(shí)現(xiàn)FIFO。

5.       Memory space- Metatrader4 takes up less memory space compared to Metatrader5.

5、存儲(chǔ)量：同MT5相比，MT4占用了更少的存儲(chǔ)空間。據(jù)悉，MT4所占的內(nèi)存僅是MT5的三分之一。

6.       Choice of brokers: It has been found that many brokers offer Metatrder4 compared to MT5. So if a trader selects Metatrader4 for trading, s/he can select a broker from a wide range. Moreover, majority of brokers offer key services on MT4 only.

6、經(jīng)紀(jì)商的選擇：對(duì)于MT5來(lái)說(shuō)，多數(shù)的經(jīng)紀(jì)商更傾向于MT4。所以，如果交易者選擇MT4進(jìn)行交易的話，他們?cè)谶x擇經(jīng)紀(jì)商的時(shí)候會(huì)有很大的空間。而且，多數(shù)的經(jīng)紀(jì)商只在MT4上提供關(guān)鍵的服務(wù)。

Metatrader 5

1.       Variety of Charts and Timeframes–Metatrader5 offers 21 timeframes, whereas Metatrader4 offers only 9.Moreover, MT5 offers unlimited number of charts,out which 100 can open at a time.

1、各種圖表和時(shí)間表：MT5提供了21種時(shí)間表格，MT4只提供9種。另外，MT5提供打開(kāi)無(wú)數(shù)量限制的圖表界面功能，可同時(shí)打開(kāi)多達(dá)一百個(gè)圖表界面。

2.       Fundamental Analysis-Metatrader5 user gets the benefit of an inbuilt forex calendar. Features like news events, schedules, expected impacts, forecasts are also included in this calendar.Metatrader4 does not have this feature.

2、基礎(chǔ)分析：使用MT5還有一個(gè)好處：得到一個(gè)內(nèi)置的外匯日歷。它包括最新事件、時(shí)間表、預(yù)期影響、行情預(yù)測(cè)等。但是MT4并沒(méi)有這個(gè)功能。

3.Indicators & analytical object tools–Metatrader5 offers 38 inbuilt indicators,22 analytical tools and 46 graphical objects, whereas metatrader4 offers 30 inbuilt indicators and 33 analytical objects.

3、指標(biāo)和分析工具：MT5提供了38個(gè)內(nèi)置的指標(biāo)、22種分析工具和46種圖像；MT4僅提供了30種內(nèi)置的指標(biāo)和33種分析工具。

4.Market Orders- A trader can send 2 market orders,6 pending orders and 2 stop orders through MT5 whereas, Metatrader 4 allow a trader to send 2 market orders,4 pending orders, 2 execution modes,2 stop orders anda trailing stop.

4、訂單：交易者可以通過(guò)MT5提交2個(gè)市場(chǎng)訂單，6個(gè)對(duì)沖訂單和2個(gè)止損訂單；MT4可以提交2個(gè)市場(chǎng)訂單，4個(gè)對(duì)沖訂單，2個(gè)執(zhí)行模式，2個(gè)止損訂單。

Although both MT4 and MT5 have their own advantages and disadvantages, still Metatrader 4 has been found to be more popular in the forex trading.

MT4和MT5各有優(yōu)勢(shì)，不過(guò)到目前為止，活躍在外匯交易市場(chǎng)上的還是MT4.