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The following screenshot below shows the main MetaTrader 4 platform inter-face. As a beginner stock indices trader trying to learn how to execute stock indices orders in the online stock indices market, the main tool for trading the stock indices market is the MetaTrader 4 platform software. This MT4 platform is the software which you will connect to your stock indices trading broker with & execute stock indices trade transactions & monitor your stock indices account balance from this MetaTrader 4 software.

The Stock Indices MetaTrader 4 platform software is provided for free through the various Stock Indices broker websites. This MetaTrader 4 platform looks like the examples below:

Main Areas of this MT4 platform as displayed above are:

1. MT4 Navigation Menus
2. Toolbars
3. MetaTrader 4 Chart Panel
4. MetaTrader 4 Navigator Window Panel
5. MetaTrader 4 Market Watch Window Panel
6. MT4 Terminal
7. MT4 Connection Bars

For this MetaTrader 4 tutorial we shall look at a brief introduction for each of these learn stock indices MT4 platform:

1. Navigation Menus

The MT4 navigation menus are:

1. File
2. View
3. Insert
4. Charts
5. Tools
6. Window
7. Help

These are the main MetaTrader 4 navigation menus which can be used to navigate the MT4 software. As a beginner stock indices trader you can begin by just clicking any of these MT4 navigation menus to familiarize yourself with the various MT4 button keys which are arranged as MT4 sub-menus within these MT4 navigation menus.

These MT4 navigation menus will be described and covered in details in the next MT4 tutorials about navigation menus.

2. Toolbars

The MT4 toolbars are used to manipulate MetaTrader 4 charts, either by placing MetaTrader 4 indicators, MetaTrader 4 line studies, change MT4 chart time-frames & load MetaTrader 4 template from a list of saved MT4 templates.

These MT4 tool-bars will be discussed on other MT4 tutorials which will outline each MetaTrader 4 button on this MT4 tool-bar & how to add and customize these MT4 tool-bars.

3. Chart Panel

This MetaTrader 4 chart window is the main area where MetaTrader 4 stock indices charts are displayed & a trader can interpret the trend direction of a MT4 chart whether up or down, place MT4 chart indicators for technical analysis & even place orders from these MT4 charts.

4. Navigator

MetaTrader 4 Navigator will contain data about MT4 accounts, whether practice or real, this MT4 window panel will also have a list of all the MT4 indicators as well as MT4 Expert Advisors & scripts.

A trader can choose which MetaTrader 4 account to login by expanding the Accounts menu, choose an MetaTrader 4 indicator by expanding the MetaTrader 4 indicator menu or choose an MetaTrader 4 Expert Advisor by expanding the Expert Advisor menu.

5. Market Watch

MT4 Market watch is used to show streaming trading quotes for MetaTrader 4 symbols. This can list as many quotes provided by your MetaTrader 4 Stock Indices broker or a few chosen by a trader. To save inter net bandwidth, right-click inside MT4 market watch window and select 'Hide All', so as to hide the currencies that you are not transacting on this MetaTrader 4 platform & save on inter-net bandwidth.

6. Terminal

This is MT4 window panel that's like the bank account trade area for your MT4 stock indices trade transactions, on this MT4 window panel you can view your account balance, profit & losses statement, equity, margin used also retrieve a copy of all your MT4 stock indices trade transactions history.

This MT4 panel will also list all open stock indices trade transactions & calculate all the profit & loss in realtime as a stock indices currencies move up or down.

7. Connection Bar

MetaTrader 4 connection bars - Red bars are for no connection, green bars show that there's connectivity to the servers & MetaTrader 4 stock indices trade orders can be placed. These MT4 connection bars should always be green when one logged into their MT4 demo account or MT4 live account.

These MT4 software main areas form the MT4 platform interface & will be the main areas to be covered in detail in the next learn MT4 tutorials. For now it's best to download MetaTrader 4 platform software and familiarize yourself with the MT4 software interface.

Why Stock Indices Software is Required for Placing Transactions with Indices Brokers

Stock Indices platform is the software which is used to access the stock indices market and interpret these market movements using stock indices charts and stock indices technical analysis tools. There are various reasons why a trader requires to use a good stock indices platform. A good stock indices software can ascertain if a as a trader you make a profit or not.

So why does a trader need a good Indices Trading Software:

To connect to the Stock Indices Broker Trading Server:

To place a stock indices trade order a trader needs to use a stock indices trading software which will connect to the trading servers of their stock indices broker & this will allow them to open & close stock indices trade orders. Good stock indices platforms will connect with ease to the brokers' servers & allow stock indices traders to place stock indices orders at any time from their desktop computer PC.

To analyze stock indices charts & currencies using stock indices technical analysis tools

To place a buy or sell stock indices order one needs to first analyze the direction of a symbol using stock indices charts. This is why all good stock indices trading softwares provide stock indices trading technical tools such as stock indices price charts, stock indices indicators and various different chart time-frames from which one-can analyze stock indices price moves using the stock indices chart timeframes of their choice.

From the above stock indices trading platform inter-face, summary of all information required by a trader is provided on this MetaTrader 4 software interface

• Connection - connection to the broker servers
• Charts - price graphs that display stock indices prices
• Toolbars - tool-bars to add tools & technical analysis indicators on stock indices charts
• Market Watch - for displaying available financial instruments in MT4
• Data window - provides MT4 account data & other indicator data
• Exchange rates - shows current market price of a trading symbol
• Menu bar - Shows all menu items in MT4 platform