Comparison of MetaTrader 5 and MetaTrader 4
Below are MT5 and MT4 trading platforms compared.
Feature metatrader-5-logo-170x45 metatrader-4-logo-171x45
Execution Modes
Number of order execution modes supported in the platform 4 3
64 Bit Version
Native support for the 64-bit architecture green-check-mark-true-64x64 red-cross-false-64x64
Server Architecture
The underlying server architecture of the platform Distributed Single
Account groups
The number of trader account groups that can be created in the platform Unlimited 512
Security Groups
The number of groups of financial instruments supported in the platform Unlimited 32
Built-in order routing
The native routing option, which allows managing trade request processing rules green-check-mark-true-64x64 red-cross-false-64x64
Orders database size
The maximum order database size without compromising the performance of the platform Unlimited Up to 10M orders
Reports
Formats of platform supported internal reports for back and middle offices Charts (HTML5)
+ tables Tables only