MetaTrader 5
MetaQuotes
MetaTrader 5 is MetaQuotes’ multi-asset trading platform, with charting and MQL5 algorithmic trading. Desktop, web, and iOS and Android clients are published by MetaQuotes.
Recorded facts
- Type
- retail platform, charting, backtesting
- Automation languages
- MQL5, Python
- Systems
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, iOS, Android
- Open source
- No
- Pricing model
- Free to download. Trading accounts and conditions are provided by brokers.
Automation and MCP
MQL5 is the language for Expert Advisors, indicators and scripts. MetaQuotes also documents a Python package, MetaTrader5, that connects to a running terminal.
- MCP / AI agent support
- Official
MetaTrader 5 Help documents a terminal MCP server, a MetaEditor MCP server, and a market-data MCP server at https://www.metatrader.com/mcp.
Notes
MetaQuotes’ macOS and Linux desktop installers are described as configuring Wine and then installing the terminal, not as native ports.
Sources and last check
Last checked 18 October 2026.