MetaTrader 5 (MT5) was developed in 2010 as the successor of the highly popular MetaTrader 4, which came out five years earlier. However, adoption of the MT5 did not go as fast and smoothly as expected, which is largely attributed to the fact that the platform’s marketplace for trading strategies is not backwards compatible with the MT4. As such, all automated trading strategies developed for the MT4 had to be written again for MT5.
Today, most regulated forex brokers offer both the MetaTrader 5 and MetaTrader 4 for their clients. Both platforms are available in several different versions, including web-based versions for use on any computer, downloadable versions for Windows and Mac computers, as well as mobile apps for Apple and Android devices.
AvaTrade (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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Darwinex (2012)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 500 USD
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FxPro (2006)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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IC Markets (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 200 USD
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FxOpen (2005)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 1 USD
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GO Markets (2006)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 200 AUD
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Forex.com (2001)
Leverage: up to 1:50 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
FBS (2009)
Leverage: up to 1:3000 *
Deposit: from 5 USD
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Admiral Markets (2001)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 200 USD
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XM Group (2009)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 5 USD
Spreads:
Exness (2008)
Leverage: up to 1:2000 *
Deposit: from 1 USD
Spreads:
FP Markets (2005)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 100 AUD
Spreads:
Axi (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 1 USD
Spreads:
HYCM (1977)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
SwissQuote (2000)
Leverage: up to 1:100 *
Deposit: from 1000 USD
Spreads:
FXTM (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:2000 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
Aetos (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 250 USD
Spreads:
AAAFx (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
Trade360 (2013)
Leverage: up to 1:100 *
Deposit: from 500 USD
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EightCap (2009)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
UFX (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:400
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
INGOT Brokers (2006)
Leverage: up to 1:3000
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
Arum Capital (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 500 USD
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Amana Capital (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
Pepperstone (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:200
Deposit: from 200 AUD
Spreads:
Markets.com (2008)
Leverage: up to 1:300 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
Think Markets (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 5 USD
Spreads:
JFD Bank (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 500 USD
Spreads:
FXDD (2004)
Leverage: up to 1:200 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
ActivTrades (2001)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 500 GBP
Spreads:
MultiBank Group (2005)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
Capex (2016)
Leverage: up to 1:300 *
Deposit: from 1000 USD
Spreads:
VantageFX (2009)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 200 USD
Spreads:
TIO Markets (2019)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
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xChief (2014)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 10 USD
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Just2Trade (2015)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
IFC Markets (2006)
Leverage: up to 1:400
Deposit: from 1 USD
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FxFlat (1997)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 200 EUR
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TMGM (2013)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
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GBE Brokers (2015)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 500 USD
Spreads:
Errante (2019)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
M4Markets (2019)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 5 USD
Spreads:
VT Markets (2016)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 50 USD
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ACY Securities (2013)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 50 USD
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ALB (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 200 USD
Spreads:
VPFX (2020)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
Fxview (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
NSBroker (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 500 USD
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Libertex (1997)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
Switch Markets (2019)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
CWG Markets (2018)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
Fusion Markets (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 20 AUD
Spreads:
CFI Financial (1998)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
One Financial Markets (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 250 USD
Spreads:
Hantec Markets (1990)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
LegacyFx (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:200
Deposit: from 500 USD
Spreads:
HonorFX (2018)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
Kama Capital (2022)
Leverage: up to 1:100
Deposit: from 500 USD
Spreads:
SquaredFinancial (2005)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 250 EUR
Spreads:
IFX Brokers (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
Blueberry Markets (2016)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
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FXTrading.com (2014)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: From 50 USD
Spreads:
XS (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:2000
Deposit: from 1 USD
Spreads:
FOREXer (2004)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 1000 USD
Spreads:
Taurex (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
DBG Markets (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
ETO Markets (2013)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
Tibiglobe (2018)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
Headway (2021)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 1 USD
Spreads:
IUX (2016)
Leverage: up to 1:3000
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
UTrada (2018)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 1 USD
Spreads:
CPT Markets (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 20 USD
Spreads:
Garnet Trade (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
Zero Markets (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 AUD
Spreads:
GTCFX (2012)
Leverage: up to 1:2000
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
Global Markets Group (2015)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 100 GBP
Spreads:
BeeMarkets (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
MH Markets (2014)
Leverage: up to 1:2000
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
Neex (2000)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
ComoFX (2025)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 25 USD
Spreads: