How to Open a MT4 Gold Trading Account
XAUUSD Trading Step by Step Procedure
How to Open XAUUSD MetaTrader 4 Account
To open a MT4 Gold Trading Account you can go to an online xauusd trading broker website & open a How to Open Gold Trading MT4 Account. Once you go to the broker of your choice and select this Gold Trading MT4 Account Opening option, you will then have to fill some online forms, the gold trading step by step process of filling these forms is described in this tutorial - Gold MT4 Account Opening Procedure.
With this Gold Trading MT4 Account you can trade the following: Gold, Gold, Silver, Oil, CFDs, Futures and Stock Indices.
How to Open an Online MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD account
To open this MT4 xauusd trading account, a trader has to fill some online gold account opening form provided by a xauusd trading broker. The gold trading account opening form can be obtained from your online xauusd trading broker.
Process of opening MetaTrader 4 xauusd account is one where your gold broker will also require that you upload the following accompanying documents:
What Are the Documents Which are Needed To Open An Online MT4 XAUUSD trading account?
1. Proof of ID - Color copy of ID document or Passport - A color copy of valid passport or other official identification document that is issued by authorities (e.g. Driver's license, identity card, etc). Identification document must have the client's full name, an issue or expiry date, client's place and date of birth or tax identification number and the client's signature.
2. Proof of Residence - Color copy of a utility bill - A recent utility bill (e.g. Electricity, phone, water, gas, oil, Internet and/or cable TV connection, bank account statement) dated within the last 6 months and validating your signed up address location.
You can use your phone to take the snapshots of these documents and upload them directly from your phone(this is the best option when registering a xauusd account). Alternatively you can use a digital camera, upload the pictures to your Desktop computer & then upload these supporting documents to your trading account
To Get to where to upload the required accompanying documents look for the option "Upload Documents". Please note that after opening your gold account it will not get to be validated until the time that you will complete to upload these copies of the supporting required documents.
Why is a Copy of My Identity Card & Utility Bill that Has My Name Required?
These documents are required by your gold broker to guard against money laundering. AML, or Anti Money Laundering Regulations require all brokers ask for proof of ID and Residence with your name so that to verify that as a trader as a trader you are a citizen of the country you say you are from as well as a copy of a Copy of Utility Bill that shows your exact residence location, that way you cannot create some fake identity or some fake residence to use for money laundering.
All regulated gold brokers must comply with this requirement prior to opening a MT4 xauusd account for a new client.
Now once you have scanned or taken pictures of these gold trading account opening forms:
2.Proof of ID - Color copy of ID card or Passport Document
3. Proof of Residence - Color copy of utility bill, electricity bill etc. (bill with a recent date, dated within the last 6 months).
Upload the above forms plus the above accompanying documents color copies, you can use your phone camera to take color pictures of the above accompanying documents, then down-load the pictures from your phone to your PC computer PC and then upload these pictures from your Desktop PC computer.
Once your online gold broker receives the online MetaTrader 4 gold trading account opening sign up forms plus the above documents, your application will be processed & you will be assigned a login account number & a log in password for the MT4 xauusd trading account.
Once you upload these supporting documents your account will then be verified. Your login details will be sent to your email address. An example of a validated xauusd trading account is shown below:
This is KYC - Know Your Client, it is more of a legal requirement than a mere formality, your gold broker must follow this policy and try to do everything to know who their client is, so as to safeguard against any money laundering activity.
You can then use your details to log into your MT4 xauusd trading software & begin trading on this verified gold trading account. You can also use the same gold login credentials to sign in to your trader cabinet on the broker website. On the myaccount area trader cabinet you can deposit money, withdraw money & view trading reports of your xauusd trading broker account.
How to Open an Online MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD account
To open this MT4 xauusd trading account, a trader has to fill some online forms provided by a xauusd trading broker. The account opening online form can be obtained from your online xauusd trading broker.
Process of opening MetaTrader 4 xauusd account is one where your xauusd broker will also require you to upload the following required documents:
What Are the Documents Which are Needed To Open An Online MT4 XAUUSD trading account?
1. Proof of ID - Color copy of ID document or Passport - A color copy of valid passport or other official identification document that is issued by authorities (e.g. Driver's license, identity card, etc). Identification document must have the client's full name, an issue or expiry date, client's place and date of birth or tax identification number and the client's signature.
2. Proof of Residence - Color copy of a utility bill - A recent utility bill (e.g. Electricity, phone, water, gas, oil, Internet and/or cable TV connection, bank account statement) dated within the last 6 months and validating your signed up address location.
You can use your phone to take the snapshots of these documents and upload them directly from your phone(this is the best option when registering a xauusd account). Alternatively you can use a digital camera, upload the pictures to your Desktop computer & then upload these supporting documents to your trading account
To Get to where to upload the required accompanying documents look for the option "Upload Documents". Please note that after opening your gold account it will not get to be validated until the time that you will complete to upload these copies of the supporting required documents.
Please note if you don't upload the above required documents your gold trading account will not be verified - Make sure that you upload above documents to get your account verified. More than 50% of all the beginner traders do not succeed in opening their gold trading account because of the reason of failing to upload accompanying documents. If as a trader you correctly upload all the required documents then your trading account will be validated & you can begin trading with your trading account within 5 minutes. Just take color picture of these two documents with your smartphone and upload these docs directly to your xauusd broker site using your phone browser.
Where to Upload Documents on the Gold Trading Account
Once you have filled account registration form that your gold trading broker will have provided you with, you will get access to your myaccount area client cabinet: This will now then be your xauusd trading account.
The "Upload Documents" Button Key can then be accessed from within this client cabinet and as a trader you can upload your documents using this button.
Once you complete uploading the correct documents on "Account Verification" on your account will reflect as Validated and you can then start trading on this xauusd trading account.
This process might seem simple but more than 50% of all new traders do not succeed in opening their MT4 gold trading account due to failure to upload required accompanying documents.
Why is a Copy of ID and Utility Bill with My Name Required?
These documents are required by your gold broker to guard against money laundering. AML, or Anti Money Laundering Regulations require all brokers ask for proof of ID and Residence with your name so that to verify that as a trader as a trader you are a citizen of the country you say you are from as well as a copy of a Copy of Utility Bill that shows your exact residence location, that way you cannot create some fake identity or some fake residence to use for money laundering.
All regulated gold brokers must adhere with this requirement prior to opening a account for a new client.
Once your online gold broker receives these online account opening application forms plus the above documents, your application will be processed and you will be assigned a log in number & a password for the MT4 xauusd trading account.
Once your uploaded documents are approved by your xauusd broker - your gold account will then be verified. Your sign in details will be sent to your e-mail address. Example of a verified account is shown below:
This is KYC - Know Your Client, it is more of a legal requirement than a mere formality, your gold broker must follow this policy and try to do everything to know who their client is, so as to safeguard against any money laundering activity.
You can then use your details to log into your MT4 platform and start trading on this verified account. You can also use same login details to log in to your trader cabinet on the broker website. On the myaccount area trader cabinet you can deposit money, withdraw money & view trading reports of your xauusd trading broker account.
Gold Traders Cabinet Members Area for Making XAUUSD Trading Account Deposits & Withdraws Request
Withdraw and deposit options provided from within the traders cabinet where xauusd traders can deposit and make withdraws from the various options provided, for examples: Credit Card & Debit Card, Neteller, Skrill, WebMoney, Bank Wire Transfer, MoneyGram & Western Union money transfer techniques as illustrated below.
