Metatrader 4&5 Signals

How to subscribe

1. If you do not have an account, complete the trading account registration form;
2. Get a login and password to the MT4/MT5 terminal by e-mail;
3. Start the MetaTrader terminal (you may either have a demo or real account);
4. Enter your login and password;
5. Go to the "Settings" window (menu "Service" -> "Settings" or CTRL + O);
   
6. Enter MQL5.com-account login and password in the "Community" tab (if you do not have an account – you should sign up).
7. In the "Terminal" window go to the "Signals" tab (open/hide the window CTRL+T).
   
8. Choose the signal you are interested in and go to the statistics page (double click on the line);
9. If you like its values and indices, sign up to this signal. The subscription to the signal source will be in force within a month starting from the current moment.
   
10. The following parameters shall be indicated in the "Settings" window:
    • The following parameters shall be indicated in the "Settings" window;
    • terms to terminate copying deals of the provider;
    • limits of difference in spreads (size of allowed price variance of order execution);
    
11. The settings are completed, now trading operations from the selected provider are copied in the automatic mode immediately in the MetaTrader 4 terminal.
12. You can also subscribe to signals on page TOP МТ4\МТ5 signals.

How to become a provider

1. You shall have an account on mql5.com or open it, if you have no account – sign up.
2. In the profile on MQL5.com, open the tab "Seller" and sign in, entering every detail required in the registration questionnaire.
   
3. Application to be registered as a Seller will be delivered for processing to the Moderator.
4. After obtaining approval of the Moderator, a trader will receive an SMS "You are approved as a Seller on MQL5.com" and a personal message on MQL5.com, saying "Seller's Profile: your application to get the status of a Seller is approved".
5. Go to the «Signals» section on the site and click the link "Create my own signal".
6. Fill in the form on the page appeared, indicating basic information about the new signal (name, name of the broker, the cost of subscriptions to your signal, login and investor password of your trading account.) All the information about the signal should be printed using Latin characters.
   

How to subscribe

1. If you do not have an account, complete the trading account registration form;
2. Get a login and password to the MT4/MT5 terminal by e-mail;
3. Start the MetaTrader terminal (you may either have a demo or real account);
4. Enter your login and password;
5. Go to the "Settings" window (menu "Service" -> "Settings" or CTRL + O);
   
6. Enter MQL5.com-account login and password in the "Community" tab (if you do not have an account – you should sign up).
7. In the "Terminal" window go to the "Signals" tab (open/hide the window CTRL+T).
   
8. Choose the signal you are interested in and go to the statistics page (double click on the line);
9. If you like its values and indices, sign up to this signal. The subscription to the signal source will be in force within a month starting from the current moment.
   
10. The following parameters shall be indicated in the "Settings" window:
    • The following parameters shall be indicated in the "Settings" window;
    • terms to terminate copying deals of the provider;
    • limits of difference in spreads (size of allowed price variance of order execution);
    
11. The settings are completed, now trading operations from the selected provider are copied in the automatic mode immediately in the MetaTrader 4 terminal.
12. You can also subscribe to signals on page TOP МТ4\МТ5 signals.

How to become a provider

1. You shall have an account on mql5.com or open it, if you have no account – sign up.
2. In the profile on MQL5.com, open the tab "Seller" and sign in, entering every detail required in the registration questionnaire.
   
3. Application to be registered as a Seller will be delivered for processing to the Moderator.
4. After obtaining approval of the Moderator, a trader will receive an SMS "You are approved as a Seller on MQL5.com" and a personal message on MQL5.com, saying "Seller's Profile: your application to get the status of a Seller is approved".
5. Go to the «Signals» section on the site and click the link "Create my own signal".
6. Fill in the form on the page appeared, indicating basic information about the new signal (name, name of the broker, the cost of subscriptions to your signal, login and investor password of your trading account.) All the information about the signal should be printed using Latin characters.
   

cTrader Copy

Trader Copy is Spotware's new copy trading service which has been tailored for investors and traders alike.

The platform offers extreme simplicity, advanced risk management and comprehensive strategy profiles where providers may display their performance and where investors may select their favourites. cTrader Copy now replaces cMirror and it can be accessed in the side menu, as an app integrated into cTrader, for added convenience.

General Copying Logic

The general logic of cTrader Copy’s actual copying mechanism is that a trader can allocate a certain amount of his funds to connect to a certain trading strategy to automatically copy all the steps within this strategy. The allocated funds from an Investor’s account are considered as a Copy Trading Account, a separate trading account under the same cTID that can be used only for copying the specific strategy.

In fact, one can understand the copying idea as investing the funds in the trading strategies on the defined conditions. A Strategy Provider executes trades from his trading account, and all the followers (Investors) connected to this strategy automatically copy all the trades generating their equity depending on their Copy Trading Accounts equity and leverage, based on the Equity-to-Equity model.

Exceptions

When you start following a strategy, all the existing open positions of the strategy will be opened for your Copy Trading Account with the current market rates, and all the strategy actions will start being copied. In some cases, the copying mechanism may undergo some exceptions. For example:

• In cases when after calculation based on the Equity-to-Equity ratio the volume of a trade performed in a copied strategy is lower than the minimum trading volume allowed by the follower’s broker, the trade size will be defined based on the step allowed by the broker.

• In cases when the volume of a trade performed in a copied strategy is higher than the maximum ticket size allowed by the broker, then no position will be opened.

• In cases when the market is closed for a certain symbol trading in a strategy, the position for such a symbol will be open only when the market is opened.

• In case of insufficient margin on your account, the position will not be copied.

Copying Strategies

Demo strategies are marked with the blue Demo icon and are always Free to copy as they deal with the virtual money only.

Live strategies that are marked with the green Live icon, can be Free as well, but mostly, copying them intends trading with the real money and the fees from the Strategy Providers will be charged. Before you start copying a Live strategy, check the fees information which can be found on the Start Copying button.

• M - Management Fee in percentage, which is the annual percentage of Investor’s Equity calculated daily and paid at the end of each month.
• P - Performance Fee in percentage, which applies to the net profit using a high-water mark model and is paid at the end of each month.
• V - Volume Fee in USD, which is based on the volume traded while copying the strategy and charged for opening and closing each position.

1. To start copying, select a strategy you would like to copy and click Start Copying to the right. Alternatively, click on a strategy and use the Start Copying button to the upper right of the Strategy profile page.

   

2. The Start Copying form will pop-up. In the Start Copying form select your account from the drop-down and specify the amount of funds to allocate from it by typing or using toggles. If only one account is linked to your cTrader ID, then there will be no alternative option for account selection. Make sure that the amount of funds allocated is equal to or higher than the Minimum Investment specified below.

   
    

   Hover the cursor over the Information icons to learn the detailed information on the Fees and Conditions before you start.

   When done, confirm that you agree to cTrader Terms and Conditions and click Start Copying.

3. Now the allocated funds from your account are converted into a Copy Trading Account and you have started copying the strategy. All the open positions of the strategy have opened for you with the current market rates. The Copy Trading Account is now displayed in the Accounts list under the account you have allocated the funds from.

   

   The green indicator next to the strategy name in the Copy Trading Account preview means that the strategy is being copied.

   When you stop copying, the indicator becomes orange. Also, the current equity and All Time ROI percentage are displayed in the Copy Trading Account preview.

   Click on a Copy Trading Account preview to proceed to the Investment profile or use the Settings icon to the right to manage it.

   

   The Copy Trading Accounts can be filtered by their status (Active, Stopped, or Removed by Provider). Click the cog icon to the upper right of the Accounts list and check the required status from the drop-down to show the accounts with this status, or uncheck to hide them from the list.

Becoming a Strategy Provider

Any trader with a cTrader account can become a Strategy Provider to share trading strategies and charge fees from the Investors. The Strategy Providing option is available from the trader account profile. Please find the detailed information on the Account profiles above in the Account and Strategy profile section and follow the steps below to provide your strategy for copying.

Requirements:

• Positive balance on the strategy account
• More than -90.00% of ROI for all time
• At least 1 executed deal within the last 30 days

Providing a Strategy

To become a Strategy Provider, select a trading account from the Accounts list to the left and click it. The Account profile will expand to the right.

Note that the ability to charge fees for providing the strategies depends on the account type (Demo or Live) and membership type.

1. To start providing your strategy to the other traders, click Become Strategy Provider to the upper right of the account profile.

   
   

2. The Become Strategy Provider form will pop-up. In this form specify:
   • Strategy Name - the name of your strategy that will be displayed to the other Investors in the Strategies list. Note that the strategy name must be unique, otherwise you won't be able to create it.
   • Conditions:
     • Min. Investment - the minimum amount of funds required to be allocated to a Copy Trading Account to start copying the strategy. Type the number in the box or use toggles.
     • Volume Fee - an amount you will charge your followers per deal (up to 100 USD).
     • Performance Fee - an amount you will charge your followers on Net profit made using a High-Water Mark model (up to 50%).
     • Management Fee - an amount you will charge for managing the followers’ funds (up to 10% of the followers’ equity).
   • Visibility:
     • Allow Copying To - choose who can see and copy the strategy, Everyone, or Traders with Invitation Links only. Learn more about sharing options in the Inviting Investors section of the present documentation.
     • Show Positions To - choose who can see your open positions, Everyone or your copiers only.
   • Description - add a description of your strategy. Use the formatting panel to format the text, add images and links. This description will be displayed to the Investors in the Strategy profile.
   
   When done, click Become a Strategy Provider to confirm your action.

   
   

   
   
   Note that if you would like to change the fees or visibility options while providing a strategy, you have to stop it first. When providing a strategy, proceed to the Strategy Settings, select Edit Fees, and click Stop Providing Strategy.

   
   

   
   
   Edit the required fees and click Save and Restart Providing Strategy.
   

    

   
   
   Note that when you stop providing a strategy, all the traders stop copying it automatically.
3. Now your strategy is being provided to the Investors - you can see the Provider icon in the account preview.
   

Each strategy has a profile page - the area where an Investor can come to review the strategy details. These profiles can be accessed from the Strategies list or by proceeding directly to the page from a URL.

The strategies in the list can be searched by their names with the advanced search to the upper left.

The list can be filtered by the account type (Demo or Live), ROI percentage, and Timeframe. To filter the list, select the desired value from the respective drop-down.

Use the More Filters option to filter the strategies by their age, Management Fee amount, Performance Fee amount, Volume Fee amount, number of copiers, or Copying Capital amount. Select the desired values and click Apply to filter the strategies.

Filter the search results by ROI, Copiers, or Copying Capital with the Sort Results filter to the upper right.

Both Investors and Strategy Providers can view their own profile by clicking on an account in the Accounts list to the left. The accounts in the list can be searched by the account number in the advanced search box to the upper left.

In this section, we will focus on the Strategy profiles that an Investor may consider following with a Copy Trading Account.