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The MetaTrader 5 trading servers utilization by brokers is increased by a factor of 1.5, compared to the previous platform version ones. According to our latest study, the percent utilization of the MetaTrader 4 servers has dropped to 36.7%. This is an expected dynamic change: back in June 2021, we reported that MetaTrader 5 had become more popular than MetaTrader 4 among brokerage companies, and the trend has been increasing since then.

Renat Fatkhullin, CEO of MetaQuotes Ltd, has commented on the new statistics: "This is a logical and predictable result. MetaTrader 5 is a technologically advanced platform which offers the widest possible opportunities to users, and assists companies in solving business tasks of any complexity level. Furthermore, we expect a complete replacement of MetaTrader 4, amid the rapidly growing popularity of MetaTrader 5."

MetaQuotes' specialists believe that the growth in popularity is mainly due to the new Pay as You Go model and to a number of important MetaTrader 5 updates, which have been released over the past year.

The most noticable updates include but are not limited to:

• The ability to administer cluster machines directly from the administrator terminal
• Expanded capabilities of the Automations service
  
• A new section for managing Integrations
  
• New web integration capabilities

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Our trading platform has been recognized as the winner of the "Best Multi-Asset Trading Platform" award at the Forex Expo Dubai 2021, which was held on September 29 and 30. This largest exhibition in the MENA region is the key event for the online trading industry, which regularly brings together retail brokers, fintech startups, B2B providers, private investors, and other market participants. The organizers expected that the Expo would be attended by more than 5,000 people, while MetaQuotes' representatives say that the number of participants exceeded all expectations.

Our representatives gave a speech, during which they presented the latest developments, and demonstrated how our advanced technological solutions, assist businesses in dealing with industry challenges. The speech was followed by a Q&A session.

The most popular topics discussed during the session were:

• Our revamped Web Terminal
• The all-new service entitled MetaTrader 5 Access Server Hosting, which enables secure connection to brokers' trading servers from anywhere in the world
  
• Mobile SDK with which companies can customize the MetaTrader 5 Mobile platform
  
• Platform integration with payment systems

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The popularity of algorithmic and social trading keeps growing, as is confirmed by our website statistics: every month, our users purchase thousands of automated trading robots from the MQL5.com Market and subscribe to thousands of signals. Naturally, brokers have paid attention to this large audience of potential clients.

To attract more users, companies create new offerings for traders utilizing robots and trading signals. One of the most efficient strategies, concerns the availability of a free of charge VPS for round-the-clock trading — in this case, brokers provide servers for algorithmic trading at their own expense. To assist companies in sponsoring hosting servers for their traders, we have launched a new service entitled "Sponsored Virtual Hosting for MetaTrader 5".

With this service, any broker can offer a free virtual machine to their traders, according to an individual, commercially viable strategy. For example, RoboForex offers free VPS to the clients who open a verified MetaTrader 5 account and deposit USD 500. The company representatives believe that the service gives traders the opportunity to extend their trading horizons. "This is an extremely important point for us because the availability and quality of our services is the priority," explains Mr. Robert Stephenson, Chief Business Officer of RoboForex. "We believe that our joint efforts will boost customer interest in trading."

Our native ready-made specialized MetaTrader VPS solution for social and algorithmic trading has become extremely popular among our trading platform users. According to our statistics, users have rented hundreds of thousands of servers for failure-free,round-the-clock trading.

Why is our VPS solution so attractive for users? Because it offers better trade execution times by ensuring a network latency of less than 5 milliseconds for 82% of all brokerage servers. More than a dozen hosting points are located around the world, and provide optimal access to trading servers: London, Moscow, Amsterdam, Falkenstein, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mumbai, Sao Paulo and Johannesburg.

57% of broker servers can be accessed with a ping of less than 2 ms

Our servers are hosted by reliable providers to guarantee a maximum uptime of 99.99%. You can be certain that your strategies will run consistently 24/7. Smart resource allocation algorithms ensure that each trading platform receives enough resources on a virtual machine: up to 3 GB of RAM, up to 16 GB of hard disk space and several CPUs are allocated on demand.

Furthermore, MetaTrader VPS does not require extra connection or configuration steps: it is a built-in solution which can be managed directly from the trading platform. Robots and subscriptions can be easily migrated to a virtual server in a few clicks.

Of course, you can rent a VPS directly via your terminal for USD 15 per month. Even in this case, you will benefit from the MetaTrader VPS subscription, as its cost can be completely paid off by better execution times. You can additionally benefit from a long-term rent with a monthly fee of only USD 13.17. However, we all like to receive gifts. With the new Sponsored VPS service for brokers, every trader can receive a reliable virtual server for round-the-clock trading for free.

Find out from your broker on which terms they are offering a free of charge VPS. Even if they do not yet provide this opportunity, you can show your interest in the hosting service and encourage your broker to include the free VPS option into their offering. It is a win-win deal: you will get a reliable, high-performance environment for trading robots and signals, while your broker will benefit from greater customer loyalty.

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Parker Winston Eckhardt, an Australian fintech company, announced the move to the new MetaTrader 5 platform for hedge funds. PWE takes a modern approach to asset management for funds and family offices, based on algorithmic trading. With the implementation of the MetaQuotes Ltd platform, PWE Capital gained a comfortable, flexible and productive environment for increasing client asset growth.

Manas D. Kumaar, Group CEO of PWE Capital

Manas D. Kumaar, Group CEO of PWE Capital, explains: "Given our dependence on speed, the performance features of MetaTrader 5, combined with the familiar algo engine, gave us the confidence that we had found the right partner for scaling our business in line with our requirements."

PWE Capital plans to disrupt the fund management industry by redefining R.O.I. Transparency is of utmost importance in pursuit of this aim. MetaTrader 5 for hedge funds meets the requirements of the company's unique business model, based on machine intelligence, scalability and speed of order execution.

Manas explained: "The fund management industry, particularly the currency market, is often seen as being shrouded in opaqueness. MetaTrader 5 empowers our fund by facilitating a transparent trading environment. This transparency is crucial to the performance of our algorithms. The transparency of MetaTrader 5 provides us with the clarity needed to execute high-frequency trades with consistent precision."

Renat Fatkhullin, MetaQuotes Ltd CEO, commented: "We are excited to support PWE Capital in its rapid business growth and strong partnership with MetaTrader 5. Our hedge funds platform provides the most advanced tools for professional algo trading, and therefore outstanding growth of investors' assets."

Founded in 2020, PWE Capital develops trading algorithms combined with a Direct-To-Bank trading environment to facilitate high-frequency trading in the currency, commodities and derivatives markets. PWE formulates investment programs for family offices, asset managers and professional investors.

MetaQuotes Ltd is one of the leading developers of software applications for brokerages, banks, and exchanges. The company has developed MetaTrader 5 as the unique platform for hedge funds. Released in 2020, updated MetaTrader 5 is a real breakthrough platform which offers a turnkey solution for mutual funds, prop trading and investment companies right out of the box.

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Axiory Global, a regulated broker operating in the market for a decade, has announced an expansion in its product offering — the company has launched a direct investments account in the MetaTrader 5 platform. Through the brand new MT5  Alpha Account, traders and investors can buy stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

Mr. Roberto d'Ambrosio, CEO and Director of Axiory Global

Mr. Roberto d'Ambrosio, CEO and Director of Axiory Global, commented on the new product launch: "There are moments in a company's lifetime which are considered milestones, turning points, which raise the company to a greater level. This is exactly what the new Alpha account means for Axiory."

In May, the award-winning broker launched MetaTrader 5, a powerful multi-asset platform from MetaQuotes, which comes with a set of brand new features and tools, enabling more diversified trading possibilities.

"We are proud and excited to announce the launch of the new platform in the Axiory arsenal of trading capabilities," said Mr. Dominic Poynter, Marketing Director of Axiory Global. "MetaTrader 5 is faster, while it offers more tools and allows trading on a wider variety of asset classes, giving Axiory a limitless space for expansion."

The Alpha account is a game-changer, with more than 100 stocks of some of the world's biggest companies: Disney, Netflix, Apple, Ford, Pfizer, Microsoft, Google, Tesla, McDonald's, among many others. In addition, traders can choose from a variety of ETFs. Further commenting on the launch, Mr. Poynter said: "We are committed in delivering valuable product offerings to our clients. With global stocks and ETFs, we help our clients in expanding their portfolio and in taking the advantage of having different market opportunities."

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The regulated Australian broker GO Markets has included Hong Kong market assets into its offering, in addition to the previously available ASX and US shares. GO Markets started offering stocks of leading companies, such as Alibaba, Bank of China and Tencent Holdings.

Mr. Khim Khor, Director of GO Markets

Mr. Khim Khor, the company director, says that the addition of HKEX instruments is in line with GO Markets' mission to offer traders the best possible experience. Further commenting on the expansion, Mr. Khor said: "The new HKEX product range broadens the list of available trading instruments and enables access to new markets, widens the opportunities and provides advanced volatility options. Since new shares are available through MetaTrader 5, clients can additionally benefit from the speed, efficiency and powerful tools, which can make trading as enjoyable as possible."

The new HKEX products will assist GO Markets' clients in tapping into a dynamic market, with a range of leading shares to trade. Furthermore, MetaTrader 5, with its advanced order management, price analysis and charting tools, will equip traders with fast and efficient position control possibilities.

Offering trading services globally, GO Markets is marking 15 years in operation this year. For the second year running, the broker was ranked No.1 in the Investment Trends 2020 report for its customer service.

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Over the course of 12 years, MQL5.com has turned into a powerful community, bringing together hundreds of thousands of people. Its members want to know more about trading, MQL4/5 programming, automated trading systems, strategy testing and technical indicators. The full language description, detailed articles on various topics, the vibrant forum, the store of trading applications, the freelancer market and much more found at MQL5.com, are able to help you with any task and provide answers to any questions you may have.

But the main asset of the project is, of course, its users, who have made huge contributions to the development of the community. To show our gratitude, we will reward the most noticeable contributors: trading app developers and freelancers. Everyone who achieves (or has already achieved) a certain number of Market sales or completed Freelance orders will receive a nameplate.

Reward conditions:

• Market Silver Trophy — 100 sales
• Market Golden Trophy — 500 sales
• Freelance Silver Trophy — 100 completed orders
• Freelance Golden Trophy — 500 completed orders

We will soon contact those who have already achieved these milestones. You will need to fill out a form so that we can send the reward to the specified address. You are the pride and the backbone of the community. May our gift always remind you how much we appreciate your contribution.

Awards for the achievements mark a new stage in the evolution of MQL5.com. We hope that all members will now have additional incentives for new achievements, while the community will receive a powerful impetus for development and growth.

Thanks to everyone who helped develop MQL5.com all these years. Together we can do much more.

MetaTrader 5 has become the most popular trading platform. The number of companies using MetaTrader 5 has exceeded the ones using MetaTrader 4 in June 2021. This is an expected result since the trading platform is constantly evolving, becoming even more powerful. For instance, the amount of MetaTrader 5 code has already reached 7 million lines, while the previous version had only 2 million.

Most of our clients are practical people who work in a saturated and aggressive market. They need reliable tools which yield consistent and predictable results. Today we received another confirmation that MetaTrader 5 has already earned the trust of brokers and has become a tool which helps in solving any business task, quickly and efficiently. Companies using MetaTrader 5 always meet the current market requirements since we constantly monitor changes in the industry, and we introduce new technologically advanced features. The contribution of users to the platform development is worth mentioning. Many updates and improvements have appeared thanks to your requests. Thank you for your constant support, input and efforts.

Our team is continuously looking for solutions which will make your work even easier and more convenient. Currently, we are planning many important and useful updates. Order MetaTrader 5 trading platform — use the most advanced technological solutions and rely on MetaQuotes long-term expertise to achieve the best results.

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Evaluate the new positioning of the Market, Signals and Virtual Hosting services. Service showcases have been moved to the main working area to enable convenient searching and purchasing options.

The relevant tabs are placed at the end of the bar and thus additional services do not interfere with the major functions, such as trading and chart analysis. Furthermore, the new placement enables the display of detailed information. For example, Signals feature a diagram with the main characteristics, reliability data, activity metrics, and other variables which were previously available only via the MQL5.community website. Also, the design has become more elegant and lightweight.

The update provides further improvements for macOS and Linux users, enabling a reduction in MetaTrader 5 loading time under Wine. Some other general improvements and bug fixes include:

1. Updated DMG package for easy MetaTrader 5 installation on computers running macOS. With this package, the platform can be installed similarly to any other application: drag the platform icon to Applications and wait for the installation to complete.

   
   

2. Additionalpackage components, which enable a more stable and faster operation. If you are using the package, we recommend that you reinstall MetaTrader 5. If you are using CrossOver, please completely reinstall MetaTrader 5 to obtain the latest 64-bit platform version.
   
3. Improved display of menus, toolbars and dialog boxes.
4. Fixed appearance of Market, Signals and VPS sections. This includes correct loading of product logos in the Market showcase.
   

Please, see the Release Notes for further details.

Last year, MetaQuotes launched a new service — certification for specialists working with the MetaTrader 5 trading platform. We are pleased to announce that the quality of knowledge tested is greatly appreciated by the brokers.

Companies which have already went through the certification process for their employees have seen the benefits:

• Staff training. In actual practice, some skills come in handy more often than others. Rarely used knowledge inevitably becomes forgotten over time. The certification covers all aspects of working with the platform and helps to refresh knowledge. After the exam, your employee will be ready to deal with any task related to MetaTrader 5. “Regardless of our experience, we still do not face the platform configuration in its entirety every day”, said Maxim Apanaskevich from FBS.
  
  
• New knowledge. Many brokers' employees admitted that they learned something new about the platform during the preparation and are now applying that knowledge in their daily work, as noted by Roman Kovalenko from Exinity.
  
  
• Official confirmation of qualification. The certification helps in assuring employee competency and broad understanding of concepts.
  

The MetaQuotes certification program has received a new level of recognition recently. Some companies have implemented it into their career pathways, and thus certification directly affects career progression and in return employee income. One recent example is Market Equity, which has made the certification mandatory for employees seeking a promotion.

Adnan Khalaf, Operations Director at Market Equity

"The certification helped not only to maintain knowledge, but to also train employees, as the exam is a valuable source of information", says Mr Adnan Khalaf, Operations Director at Market Equity. As a result, experienced employees became team leaders after getting the certificate, while new employees were promoted from entry to professional level. Passing the MetaQuotes certification has become a promotion requirement in some specific company departments.

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