Metatrader 4 build 600 changes

How to install EAs and Custom Indicators:

As most clients already know, metaquotes has released the updated Metatrader 4 build 600. Build 600 includes large changes from the previous version. The MT4 version is able to record the time it takes for orders to be executed. Execution time in general is expected to be reduced as the MT4 terminal no longer has to establish a second connection with the broker’s MT4 server in order to send your forex orders to their execution locations.

As with any technology advances, these changes mean that there has been a change within the MT4 platform related to where your EAs and indicators are stored. Your indicators will no longer install the way they were installed previously, but instead there is a new process to follow.  This article will show you exactly how to install your custom indicators and EAs into the new MT4 build 600 (or more recent versions).

3 easy steps to install your custom indicators

Step 1 – Go to file –> Open Data Folder (note you must follow this step, this is not the same as going to C:\program files\MT4 terminal. You will see in step 2 that the directory is stored in C:\users\your name\appdata\roaming\Metaquotes\Terminal)

Step 2 – Double click on MQL4 –> double click on Indicators

And then

Step 3 – Paste the .ex4 file into the indicators folder (don’t paste other file types such as .mq4 – MT4 build 600 cannot read the old MQL4 language. If you only have .mql file, then you can download the .mq4 to .ex4 compiler.

Restart your MT4 terminal and you will see your custom indicator appear.

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