How Do I Set Up MetaTrader 4 Trading Gold Platform?
The first step before setting up the MT4 platform is to download this gold trading platform from your xauusd trading broker.
Once you download the MT4 platform - install this MetaTrader 4 platform on your computer using the xauusd trading step by step guide explained below:
How to Install MT4 XAUUSD Trading Software
To start gold trading, a gold trader will need to first install the MT4 gold trading platform software on their computer and this software is the gold trading platform with which they will be using to place trades in the xauusd market.
To get the MT4 platform a trader requires to first of all download the Gold Trading MT4 software from an online xauusd trading broker.
MT4 Gold Trading Platform is also known as MetaTrader 4 platform
Once you have downloaded the MetaTrader 4 platform you will need to go to the download location of your Firefox browser (first maximize the Firefox window on the desktop): as a Short Cut press both keyboard keys CTRL + J keys on your keyboard to get the MetaTrader 4 download location. Once on this location double click to open the MetaTrader 4 software and proceed as follows.
Step 1: The following window will launch the MT4 software application click next to proceed.
Installing MT4 Gold Online Trading Software
Step 2: Check the box below and click next to proceed with the MetaTrader 4 software installation.
How to Set Up MT4 Gold Trading Platform
Step3: On the next window you will see the following settings, just click next to proceed without changing any setting - MetaTrader 4 software Gold.
How to Set Up MetaTrader 4 Gold Trading Platform
The following progress window will appear showing the progress of Gold Trading MetaTrader 4 software installation, this may take a few minutes to complete, at this point you will have to wait for the progress bar to complete.
How to Download MetaTrader 4 Gold Trading Platform
Once the MT4 installation progress is complete the following window will appear, click "Finish" to complete the installation of the MetaTrader 4 software.
How to Download MT4 Gold Trading Platform
The installation of MT4 platform for gold trading is now complete and you can access it from the desktop, as a desktop icon marked "MetaTrader 4" or clicking start menu on your computer>>> then select all programs>>> then select MT4.
Once you open the MT4 platform, then you can now start to practice gold trading using a demo practice account. Next Gold Trading Lesson: How to Open a Gold Trading Demo Account.