Hello Deriv Community,
The MT5 mobile application can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for iOS devices. For Android you can refer here.
Connecting your accounts
When you open the application you will prompted to add an account, follow the instructions provided below.
Search for DERIV in the “broker” search bar and select the first one as shown in the image below:
You may choose to create a new Demo account or login to an existing account. You can add more than one account.
Removing an account
There are two options to delete an account from your iPhone.
- Slide left on the account in the settings account and you’ll see the delete option.
- By clicking on the > icon on the far right of the account, you will enter the account settings and the delete account option will be found on the bottom of the page.
Features
There are 4 main features on the MT5 mobile application, namely Quotes, Charts, Trade, and History.
Quotes: This feature is used to view the real-time pricing information on financial instruments.
Charts: This feature shows the price changes over time hence it is used to analyze the market.
Trade: This feature shows the current state of an account, as well as all the current positions and pending orders.
History: This tab displays a broad more clear look at all of your past trading activities, including all deposits and withdrawals.
Adding a Symbol
Adding a symbol using IOS will go in 3 steps, you’ll go to the three lines on the top left on the Quotes section and you’ll see another three options on the top right side as indicated in the second frame and from there you will select which symbols to use!
From here you will see the symbols available and you can add by clicking on the options (+) in green and the ones you choose will be automatically added to Quotes!
Hiding a Symbol
You can delete the symbol you have added by simply following the first steps taken to add them and by clicking on the (-) icon and it will be removed.
Charts Tab
A chart shows prices over time. You can also apply various built-in indicators by accessing the Chart tab at the the bottom of the MT5 app.
Chart Controls
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Scrolling: To scroll across a chart, drag your finger left or right.
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Scaling: To zoom in, place two fingers on the area of the chart that you want to zoom in and drag your fingers apart. To zoom out, drag your fingers towards each other instead.
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Indicators: To add or remove indicators, tap
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Full-Screen Mode: Automatically enabled when your screen is rotated to landscape mode.
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Chart Type: There are three type of charts where you can switch between Bar, Candlestick and Line. To switch between them, open the chart settings using the appropriate menu.
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Objects: To draw an object, on the chart, tap
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Settings: To open chart settings, tap the icon in the menu.
Trading Tab
The “Trade” tab features the current state of a trade account, as well as current positions and pending order.
Opening a trade
To open a trade, tap on the relevant instrument and click on “Trade” to be redirected to the order window. Choose the lot size/volume that you want to trade, order type, and symbol ($). The Stop Loss and Take Profit (SL/TP) can be set as well.
Closing a Trade
To close an order, go to the trade tab and from there tap and hold on the open positions until the pop-up window appears. Then tap “Close”.
Modify or close a Position
To quickly modify or close a position or order, swipe from left to right. A menu with commands will open. The following commands are available:
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Close positions/delete order
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Change positions/change order
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Increase positions/place an order for the same symbol
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Open a chart of the position/order symbol
Settings
To go to the settings using IOS you can go on the right end tab on the settings icon on the bottom to be able to access them.
If you have any questions, please visit our Help Centre or contact us via Live Chat and WhatsApp.