Alpari Platforms | How Alpari Trading Platforms Work

Introduction

Alpari is one of the largest forex and CFDs brokers with +20 years of experience since 1998. It was founded by three partners in Russia. Now, Alpari broker has become modern by time with about 2 million users from 150 countries. Alpari has offices in different locations like Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Saint Vincent, and more.

Alpari works on 2 platforms: MT4 and MT5. Both of them are available on Windows, Mac, Android, and IOS

In this article, we will dig deeper into each one of the two in detail.

MT4 Platform

Languages

MetaTrader 4 is available in a number of languages like:

MT4 Languages

User interface (UI)

MT4 has a very customizable UI that you can adjust according to your needs and preferences. On the other hand, it seems hard to find some of the features inside.

MT4 – Mobile Version – UI

Login and Security

Unfortunately, the MT4 does not provide a two-step verification method for logging in, and it does only support a one-step login.

Searching

Searching using the MT4 platform has two different options:

• You can search by categories and find assets.
• You can also type the name of the asset and search for it manually.

MT4 – Mobile Platform – Search

Placing orders

MT4 has a simple order types which are:

1. Market
2. Limit
3. Stop
4. Trailing stop

In addition to those 4 types, there are other orders which are the time limit ‘Good ‘til time’ (GTT) and ‘Good ’til canceled’ (GTC).

There’s also an order confirmation feature in MT4.

Notifications and alerts

Unfortunately, the MT4 web trading platform does not have an option to set price alerts and notifications unlike the desktop and mobile versions.

MT4 – Mobile Version – Notifications Settings

Portfolio and reports

Under the ‘History’ tab, you can find your portfolio reports with a clear fee description.

MT4 – Mobile Version – Portfolio

MT5 Platform

MT5 is a free application for traders allowing them to perform technical analysis and trading operations in the Forex and exchange markets.

Languages

MT4 does support over 20 languages including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese.

User interface (UI)

MT5 was launched in June, 2010. It has about 1 million users worldwide. It also has a good interface which is similar to MT4 with the main functionalities available. MT5 is more suitable for advanced traders.

MT5 desktop version

MT5 – Mobile Version

Security

MT4 encrypts your trading data with all of your information from cyber attacks as well as not revealing your IP address while trading using the platform.

From a login perspective, MT4 has a two-step verification method as well to protect your account from hacks.

Research

MT5 offers financial and forex news from international agencies and provides a daily broadcast of dozens of newsletters from global events. MT5 also provides you with powerful and clear searching tools.

MT5 search

Placing orders

MT5 has the same order types as the MT4 platform which are:

• Market
• Limit
• Stop
• Trailing stop

In addition to these 5 order types, the MetaTrader 5 platform has two more order options which are:

• Buy stop limit
• Sell stop limit

Like the MT4, MT5 has ‘stop loss’ and ‘take profit’ options while trading as well.

Notifications and alerts

MT5 has instant notifications and alerts in its system to never miss an opportunity in the market.

Reports

The MT5 platform carries news reports from international news agencies and also sports an economic calendar.

3. FAQs

1. Does Alpari allow bot trading?

• Yes, it does allow bot trading.

1. Does Alpari give a bonus?

• Alpari provides a number of ways in its loyalty program to refund its clients from different categories and give them opportunities according to their statuses.

1. Does Alpari allow scalping?

• Yes, Alpari does allow scalping.

1. What are the platforms that support Alpari?

• MT4 and MT5

1. What are the spreads available when trading with Alpari?

• The spreads start from 0.4 pips for the ECN and Pro accounts.
• For the micro and standard accounts, spreads are 1.7 and 1.4 respectively.

1. Does Alpari charge commissions?

• Yes, it does charge commissions for the ECN account only from $1.5 per lot.