Basic settings of MetaTrader 4, customizable.

Like any program, the trader terminal requires additional configuration after installation; you can leave everything as is, but it is desirable to make the work more comfortable, and therefore more productive.

The main settings that should be changed in MetaTrader 4 are the display of charts, the navigator, and the quote window.

Let's start changing the settings with the chart of the currency pair:

• One instead of 4 - close the extra windows, leaving the chart of only the required currency pair; if there is none, open its chart by simply dragging the currency pair with the mouse from the quotes window. If necessary, you can return the simultaneous display of several windows.

• Line, bars or Japanese candlesticks - three chart options are available in the trading terminal; most traders prefer Japanese candlesticks.

Let's not be an exception and change the appearance in the top menu on the "Charts" tab to "Candlesticks" or by pressing Alt+2. • Scale - we select the one that is most informative for your trading time frame.

The scale is changed by Ctrl (+;-) or on the tab (+;-) in the top menu. If desired, you can change the chart window itself by hovering the mouse over a vertical or horizontal border, the cursor will change and will look like a double-sided arrow, fix it with the left mouse button and drag it in the desired direction. • Candle color - I prefer that ascending candles are displayed in green and descending candles in red.

This way, bullish and bearish candles are immediately visible, which creates a more complete picture of the market. We turn on the “Navigator” - this is done in the top menu by clicking on the “View” - “Navigator” tab. After this, a new window will appear on the terminal screen in which your accounts, indicators, advisors and scripts .

That is, everything is always at hand. We edit the quote window - or as indicated in the “Market Watch” terminal, editing is done by simply deleting unnecessary instruments, leaving only the currency pairs necessary for work.

To delete, select a currency pair or other asset and press Delete on the keyboard. When making other settings, the instructions for metatrader 4 .