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Setup and troubleshooting guides
Step-by-step guides for MetaTrader 5, with the menu names exactly as MT5 shows them.
How to install an EA in MT5
Copy the .ex5 file to the Experts folder, attach the EA to a chart, allow algo trading and check it is live.
Open →What is a set file?
A set file stores an EA's inputs so you can load a tested setup in one click. Where they go and how to load them.
Open →EA not opening trades? Check these 10 things in order
Attached but nothing happens? Ten checks, from the Algo Trading button to symbol names and trading hours.
Open →
Before you install any EA
- Check the file type. MetaTrader 5 runs
.ex5files and MetaTrader 4 runs.ex4files; one can’t run the other. - Log in with the trading password. The read-only investor password lets you watch an account but not trade on it.
- Test on demo first. Run a new EA on a demo account with the same leverage and symbols as your live account before you risk real money.
- Size your risk. The position size calculator shows what a lot size really risks on your balance.
Still stuck?
Send us the last 20 lines of the Experts and Journal tabs, your broker and your account type through the contact page, and we’ll help you find what is blocking it.