Platforms

XBTFX runs two trading platforms: Mega1 and MetaTrader 5. Both carry the same instruments and both offer Pro and Standard accounts.

A trading account belongs to one platform, chosen when you open it. Nothing moves an account from one platform to the other afterwards, so if you want both, open one of each. There is no limit on how many you hold, and funds move between them with a transfer.

How they differ

	Mega1	MetaTrader 5
Access	Apps, browser, or straight from the client portal	Download, or browser
Install	Optional: Windows, macOS and Android apps	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS apps
Signing in	Your portal login in the portal; a Mega1 client login or account password elsewhere	Login number, password and server
Account ID	Begins MEGA-	A number, emailed with the password
Automation	Mega1 native API	Expert Advisors, plus the XBTFX Trading API
Devices	Desktop, Android and web, at the same time	Desktop, mobile and web, at the same time

Neither is the beginner option. Mega1 opens from the portal with no install and no second sign-in, and MetaTrader 5 brings a large ecosystem of indicators and Expert Advisors that has been around for years. Which one suits you depends on whether you want to run other people’s tools inside the terminal.

In this section

• Mega1: downloads for each device, opening it from the portal, signing in, and the native API.
• MetaTrader 5: downloads for each device, the server name, and signing in.

Opening an account on either

Both are created the same way, on the Accounts page in the portal. See Open a Trading Account for the form and what comes back when you submit it.

Demo accounts exist on both platforms, with virtual funds and no deposit, so either platform can be tried before you fund anything.