There is so much that can be said about the MT5 trading platform, and apart from the fact that it gives you the ability to effectively and efficiently carry out trades like a professional, it also affords you the opportunity to set up trading signals, and in some cases, copy the trading signals of successful traders on the platform. It is possible to copy these trade signals because the owners made it possible for others to access the data about their trading operations, so basically, such people are called signal provider. A signal provider refers to a trader that has made the data of their trade, accessible to others, and thus allowing others to copy the trades, and use them to operate their trading accounts. There are two ways that signal providers can make data of their trade operations available, and they include either on a commercial level, or as a free service.
In order for you to join the league of other signal providers, it is imperative that you have an MQL5 account that is active, as it will help in the facilitation and the implementation of the trading signal. If you intend to commercialize the data of your trading processes, then it is recommended that your trading account is registered as a seller, however, this is only applicable to those who intend to commercialize their data, and those who intend to provide free signals need not worry about this part.
When setting up your trading signal, you will be required to input your personal data and ensure that it is accurate. Here are some of the parameters that should be paid attention to:
Last Name
First name
Country
Address
Town/City
State
Company
Postal Code
Mobile Phone
Phone
Legal Entities
Please note that when registering as a company, it is important that you activate the “register as company” choice, and then you will be required to indicate the name of the company. It is imperative that when you use a company, every other inputted data should be about the company. Legal entities are supposed to register, and also upload a copy of an important document like the certificate of incorporation.
Private individuals, who intend to register privately, will be required to also submit any document that is used for identification, such as a driving license or passport.
When you have decided to set up a trading signal, and are done filling out the form with their data, then it is important that you go through the laid out rules that have been set up by the platform. If however, you have decided to go through, then you will be required to tick the option that indicates that you agree to the laid out rules, have become a member of the signal trading community. After agreeing to the rules, then, the next step will be to register, in order to have the registration process completed, then the form will automatically be received by the web admin, and the decision about your registration will take place in few working days, and you have the comfortable way of tracking the client’s status for seller registration.
Setting up a trade signal can be an easy process, all you need to do is pick an account from the navigator pane of the platform, and then you see ” Register as a signal”. Before the platform can help in various ways, there is the need to provide adequate information when, as it is imperative that you click the “Add” button after you have gone through the processes of specifying the required parameters. Furthermore, the “My Signals” section can be revived, and they can also be edited, which makes the platform a more than reliable one to use by all and sundry.
There are various other platforms that boast the same services as the MetaTrader 5 trading platform, but quite a lot of them have not been able to live up to expectations, and that is due the fact that the MT5 platform is unique, and does not function like the other trading platform. The various topnotch tools on the platform, have played a very important role in making the MT% trading platform what it is today. The feature that allows you set up trading signals, and also allows you copy a successful trade signal is one thing many users of the platform use, and serves as a reference point for some others.