Knowledgebase: MetaTrader 4 Tutorials
How to see the properties of each symbol?
Posted by on 06 June 2014 04:14 PM

How to see the properties of each symbol?

 

In order to start viewing properties of a symbol, you must right click on the “Market watch” window and choose the “Symbols” option from the menu that appears.

 

The following window will be opened after clicking on “Symbols”:

By clicking on one of these options, you will be able to see the list of all currency pairs that we provide.

 

After the following window appears, you can choose the symbol with its properties and then click on “Properties” button.

 

The “Properties” window will appear as the picture below shows:

 

The main parameters are grouped in the table with following fields:

 

  • Spread — difference between Bid and Ask prices in points;
  • Digits — the amount of digits after decimal point in the price representation;
  • Stops level — minimum distance to the current price in points at which Stop Loss and Take Profit orders can be placed;
  • Pendings are good till cancel — forced closing of pending orders at the end of a session. "Yes" means that pending orders will not be closed forcedly;
  • Contract size — one-lot price in deposit currency;
  • Profit calculation mode — accepted profit calculation technique (Forex, CFD, Futures);
  • Margin calculation mode — accepted free margin calculation technique (Forex, CFD, Futures);
  • Margin hedge — size of margin for hedged positions.

 

 

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