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MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
Also called: MT5
MetaTrader's successor platform — multi-asset, more timeframes, better backtester, MQL5 language.
Definition
MT5 adds: native support for stocks/futures/crypto via broker, an economic calendar, depth-of-market, more order types, partial fills, and a vastly improved strategy tester (multi-currency, multi-threaded).
MQL5 is similar to MQL4 but stricter and more capable. EAs and indicators are not cross-compatible.