MetaTrader
MT5 Investor Password: Read-Only Access, Limits and Safe Sharing
An MT5 investor password opens account and trade data in a read-only broker session. Learn its limits, how to set one, and safer sharing practices.
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Practical, evidence-led guidance for setting up MetaTrader safely, checking copy-trading results, understanding execution costs and measuring a track record. Each guide explains the method and its limits instead of hiding uncertainty behind a headline.
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Three practical guides for connecting safely and checking whether copied results match.
MetaTrader
MT5 Server Not Found? How to Find Your Broker's Exact Server Name
Use a connected terminal to confirm the exact MT5 server name, distinguish verified entries from candidates, and troubleshoot a server-not-found result.
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Copy trading
Copy-Trading Slippage: Why Follower Results Can Differ From the Master's
Follower and master results can diverge through timing, prices, sizing and fees. Learn how TradeStats infers candidate trade matches and where it can be wrong.
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MetaTrader
Connect and troubleshoot MetaTrader accounts with safer read-only workflows and exact setup details.
MetaTrader
MT5 Investor Password: Read-Only Access, Limits and Safe Sharing
An MT5 investor password opens account and trade data in a read-only broker session. Learn its limits, how to set one, and safer sharing practices.
7 min readUpdated
MetaTrader
MT5 Server Not Found? How to Find Your Broker's Exact Server Name
Use a connected terminal to confirm the exact MT5 server name, distinguish verified entries from candidates, and troubleshoot a server-not-found result.
7 min readUpdated
Execution
Understand spreads, latency, slippage and swap terms while keeping measured evidence separate from estimates.
Execution
Broker Execution Quality: Measure Slippage, Lifecycle Timing and Spread
Measure eligible requested-price slippage, broker-recorded order lifecycle timing, and the closest valid pre-fill spread tick with visible evidence limits.
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Execution
What Is a Good EURUSD Spread? Points, Pips and What Fills Actually Cost
Advertised 'from 0.0 pips' tells you nothing. What a realistic EURUSD spread looks like at fill time, points vs pips, and how to price a spread in money per lot.
6 min readUpdated
Execution
What Execution Speed Is Normal in MT5? Read Lifecycle Timing Correctly
MT5 order setup-to-done gaps are broker-recorded lifecycle timing, not pure broker processing. Learn eligibility rules, percentiles and limitations.
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Execution
How Broker Swap Rates Work in MT5: Modes, Units and Rollover Multipliers
Read MT5 swap values with their symbol-specific mode and verify rollover rules with the broker. TradeStats currently stores values and mode, not rollover timing.
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Copy trading
Compare master and follower outcomes through fill timing, price differences, sizing and fee mechanics.
Copy trading
How to Verify Copy-Trading Results Before You Invest
Screenshots lie, spreadsheets lie, marketing gains lie. The checklist for verifying a copy-trading provider: read-only broker data, TWR gain, drawdown and fees.
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Copy trading
Copy-Trading Slippage: Why Follower Results Can Differ From the Master's
Follower and master results can diverge through timing, prices, sizing and fees. Learn how TradeStats infers candidate trade matches and where it can be wrong.
8 min readUpdated
Copy trading
Copy-Trading Performance Fees Explained: PMF, Profit Share and Where They Hide
What 'PMF to #12345', 'Split Signal PERF' and 'MTS-CTS PM' mean on your MT5 statement — how performance fees are charged, settled and how to track them.
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Performance
Measure a trading record with methods that account for cash flow, risk, drawdown and trade-level context.
Performance
Choosing an MT5 Trade Journal: Spreadsheet vs Auto-Synced Analytics
What a trading journal must capture to change your results — and an honest comparison of a spreadsheet, generic journal apps, and broker-synced analytics.
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Performance
Time-Weighted Return (TWR) for Trading Accounts, With a Worked Example
Time-weighted return chains trading sub-periods around external cash flows. See a worked example, calculation conventions, drawdown and MAR limits.
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Rebates
Learn how closed volume, per-lot rates, eligibility rules and withdrawal terms shape forex cashback.
Rebates
What Are Forex Rebates? Economics, Eligibility and Cashback Models
Forex rebates share part of introducing-broker or affiliate revenue under program-specific rules. Compare models, eligibility tradeoffs and TradeStats terms.
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Rebates
Forex Cashback per Lot: Calculation, Examples and Limits
Understand forex cashback per lot, standard-lot volume, prospective rate changes and why estimates can differ from final credited rebates.
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Rebates
How Forex Rebates Affect Trading Costs
See how rebates relate to spreads, commissions, swaps and slippage—and why cashback should be measured separately from strategy performance.
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