TickerAll guides for MetaTrader developers
Running MetaTrader 5 & MT4 from your code — Python, REST, WebSocket, and the hosted API. No local terminal, any OS.
Copy Trading Across Your MetaTrader 5 Accounts with an API
Mirror one master MetaTrader 5 account's trades to many followers — each scaled, symbol-mapped, and risk-clamped to its own size — over a REST API. Create a set, tune the sizing and guards, arm it. TypeScript and Python examples.
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- August 27, 20265 min read
Trade Many MetaTrader 5 Accounts at Once with the Bulk API
Place, close, modify, cancel, and read across many MetaTrader 5 accounts in a single request. Here's how the TickerAll Bulk API fans one call out to your whole roster — with TypeScript and Python examples.
MetaTrader 5REST APITypeScriptPythonTrading - August 26, 20264 min read
MetaTrader 5 from TypeScript: Connect, Stream, and Trade with @tickerall/sdk
A TypeScript quickstart for the TickerAll MetaTrader 5 API — connect a broker account, stream live ticks over a WebSocket, place a test order on a demo account, and read positions back, all with @tickerall/sdk and no terminal in the path.
MetaTrader 5TypeScriptREST APIWebSocket - August 25, 20263 min read
Streaming Live MT5 Tick Data over WebSocket in Python
Polling for MetaTrader 5 prices in a loop is the classic beginner mistake. Here's how to stream live MT5 ticks over a WebSocket in Python — the right way to feed a trading bot real-time data.
MetaTrader 5WebSocketPythonMarket Data - August 24, 20263 min read
What a MetaTrader 5 REST API Actually Looks Like
There's no native MetaTrader 5 REST API — MT5 speaks a binary desktop protocol. Here's the mental model for the hosted kind, one worked example end to end, and the three things that trip developers up.
MetaTrader 5REST APIWebSocketTrading - August 23, 20266 min read
Backtesting a MetaTrader 5 Strategy with Historical Candles in Python
Pull historical MetaTrader 5 OHLC candles from your broker account and backtest a moving-average crossover strategy in pure Python — fetch, signal, simulate.
MetaTrader 5BacktestingPythonMarket Data - August 23, 20266 min read
Building a Discord Trading Bot for MetaTrader 5
Build a Discord trading bot for MetaTrader 5 in Python: /balance, /positions, /buy, /close slash commands plus price alerts, wired to a hosted MT5 API.
MetaTrader 5DiscordPythonTrading Bot - August 23, 20265 min read
Building a Telegram Trading Bot for MetaTrader 5
Build a Telegram trading bot for MetaTrader 5 in Python: /balance, /positions, /buy, /close commands plus live price alerts, wired to a hosted MT5 API.
MetaTrader 5TelegramPythonTrading Bot - August 23, 20265 min read
Deploying a MetaTrader 5 Trading Bot to the Cloud
Ship an MT5 trading bot as a plain Python process on any Linux box, container, or Raspberry Pi — no terminal, no Wine, no Windows VPS. Docker + systemd included.
MetaTrader 5PythonDevOpsCloud - August 23, 20265 min read
The MetaTrader5 Python Package vs a Hosted API
An honest comparison of the official MetaTrader5 Python package and a hosted MetaTrader API — OS support, concurrency, streaming, and deployment.
MetaTrader 5PythonComparison - August 23, 20265 min read
Place Your First MetaTrader 5 Trade over a REST API
Go from zero to a live MetaTrader 5 order with a REST API — start a session on a demo account, place a market order with SL/TP in Python, read it back, and close it.
MetaTrader 5REST APIPythonTrading - August 23, 20264 min read
Run Your MetaTrader 5 Accounts from Claude (MCP)
Control your MetaTrader 5 broker accounts from Claude in plain English via TickerAll's MCP server — balances, positions, trades, and candles.
MetaTrader 5MCPClaudeAI - August 23, 20264 min read
Running MetaTrader 5 from Python on Linux (No Terminal, No Wine)
The official MetaTrader5 Python package is Windows-only and needs a running terminal. Here's how to run MT5 from Python on Linux, macOS, or a headless server by putting the terminal behind an API.
MetaTrader 5PythonLinuxAPI - August 23, 20264 min read
Streaming MetaTrader 5 over a Raw WebSocket (Any Language)
Connect to the TickerAll MetaTrader 5 WebSocket from any language — auth, subscribe frames, and tick and position events, with Node and browser examples.
MetaTrader 5WebSocketJavaScriptMarket Data - August 23, 20266 min read
Trade from TradingView Alerts on MetaTrader 5 (No EA, No VPS)
Turn TradingView alerts into real MetaTrader 5 trades with a webhook — no EA, no VPS, no terminal. Market/limit orders, SL/TP, close and modify.
MetaTrader 5TradingViewWebhookTrading