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Getting Started

How to install and run a product in MetaTrader

Install an expert advisor, indicator or utility from the MQL5 Market and get it running on a chart in MetaTrader 4 or 5 — including enabling AutoTrading and DLL imports.

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Once you have bought or downloaded a product from the MQL5 Market, installing it in MetaTrader takes a couple of minutes. The steps below apply to MetaTrader 4 and 5.

1. Download the product into the terminal

Open the Toolbox (View → Toolbox), go to the Market tab and open the Purchased section. Click Install next to the product. It downloads into the correct folder automatically — experts and utilities appear under Navigator → Expert Advisors, indicators under Navigator → Indicators. If you don't see it, right-click the Navigator and choose Refresh.

2. Enable AutoTrading

For an expert advisor to trade, AutoTrading must be on. Click the AutoTrading button in the top toolbar so it turns green. Without it, the EA loads but stays inactive.

3. Allow DLL imports (only if the product asks for it)

Some tools use standard OS libraries. If the product's description says DLL imports are required, enable them in two places:

  • Globally: Tools → Options → Expert Advisors → tick Allow DLL imports.
  • Per chart: press F7 on the chart with the product attached, open the Common tab and tick Allow DLL imports, then click OK.

SoftimoTrade products do not use third-party DLLs — they rely on the standard Windows system libraries, which are safe.

4. Attach it to a chart

Open the chart and timeframe of the symbol you want to trade, then drag the expert advisor or indicator from the Navigator onto the chart. In the settings window set your inputs, confirm the Common tab options, and click OK. A small smiley face in the top-right corner of the chart means the EA is running.

5. If it doesn't start

  • Re-check that AutoTrading is on (green) and, for EAs, that DLL imports are allowed where required.
  • Drag the product onto the chart again to restart it.
  • If it still doesn't run, you may be missing a valid licence for that account, or a step was skipped — retrace steps 2–4.

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