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Place one-click limit/stop order

On MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can specify the trade volume in the trading panel and click the desired price level to place a limit/stop order. Use the one-click order feature to quickly place limit/stop orders. When placing one-click orders, you must first enable the one-click trading feature.

Related article: Enable one-click trading

Here we will look at how to place one-click limit/stop orders on MT4/MT5.

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Step 1

Click the ▼ mark to the left of the symbol name in the top-left corner of the chart. (Shortcut keys: "Alt"+"T")

Click the ▼ mark to show the trading pannel Click the ▼ mark to show the trading pannel

Or right-click on the chart and select "One Click Trading".

Open a context menu on the chart and click One Click Trading Open a context menu on the chart and click One Click Trading
point Colors of the trading panel

The color of the trading panel will change based on how the price changes. If the price displayed is higher than the most recent price, the panel will turn blue. If the price displayed is lower than the most recent price, the panel will turn red.

One click trading panel One click trading panel

Step 2

The trading panel will open. Enter the trade volume in lots or use the ▼▲ mark on both sides.

Set the volume in the trading panel Set the volume in the trading panel

Step 3

Buy/sell limit orders can be placed from the context menu by right-clicking on a chart. Also, stop orders can be chosen by hovering the pointer over "Trading" on the context menu.

To place a buy limit order

Right-click at your desired price level below the current price and select "Buy Limit (trade volume)".

Open the menu on the chart and select Buy Limit Open the menu on the chart and select Buy Limit

Or right-click at your desired price level below the current price, hover the pointer over "Trading", and select "Buy Limit (trade volume)".

Select Buy Limit from Trading Select Buy Limit from Trading

To place a sell limit order

Right-click at your desired price level above the current price and select "Sell Limit (trade volume)".

Open the menu on the chart and select Sell Limit Open the menu on the chart and select Sell Limit

Or right-click at your desired price level above the current price, hover the pointer over "Trading", and select "Sell Limit (trade volume)".

Select Sell Limit from Trading Select Sell Limit from Trading

To place a buy stop order

Right-click at your desired price level above the current price, hover the pointer over "Trading", and select "Buy Stop (trade volume)".

Select Buy Stop from Trading Select Buy Stop from Trading

To place a sell stop order

Right-click at your desired price level below the current price, hover the pointer over "Trading", and select "Sell Stop (trade volume)".

Select Sell Stop from Trading Select Sell Stop from Trading

Step 1

Click the trading panel icon on the right of the two icons in the top-left corner of the chart. (Shortcut keys:  Alt + T )

Click the trading panel icon on the right Click the trading panel icon on the right

Or right-click on the chart and select "One Click Trading".

Select One Click Trading Select One Click Trading
point Colors of the trading panel

The color of the trading panel will change based on how the price changes. If the price displayed is higher than the most recent price, the panel will turn blue. If the price displayed is lower than the most recent price, the panel will turn red. If the price displayed hasn't changed in the last 15 seconds, the panel will turn gray.

Colors of the trading panel Blue if the price displayed is higher than the most recent price Red if the price displayed is lower than the most recent price Gray if the price displayed hasn't changed in the last 15 seconds

Step 2

Enter the trade volume in lots or use the ▼▲ mark on both sides.

Enter the trade volume in lots or use the ▼▲ mark on both sides Enter the trade volume in lots or use the ▼▲ mark on both sides

Step 3

To place a buy limit order

Right-click at your desired price level below the current price and select "Buy Limit (trade volume)".

Select Buy Limit (trade volume) Select Buy Limit (trade volume)

Or right-click at your desired price level below the current price, hover the pointer over "Trading", and select "Buy Limit (trade volume)".

Hover the pointer over Trading, and select Buy Limit (trade volume) Hover the pointer over Trading, and select Buy Limit (trade volume)

To place a sell limit order

Right-click at your desired price level above the current price and select "Sell Limit (trade volume)".

Select Sell Limit (trade volume) Select Sell Limit (trade volume)

Or right-click at your desired price level above the current price, hover the pointer over "Trading", and select "Sell Limit (trade volume)".

Hover the pointer over Trading, and select Sell Limit (trade volume) Hover the pointer over Trading, and select Sell Limit (trade volume)

To place a buy stop order

Right-click at your desired price level above the current price, hover the pointer over "Trading", and select "Buy Stop (trade volume)".

Hover the pointer over Trading, and select Buy Stop (trade volume) Hover the pointer over Trading, and select Buy Stop (trade volume)

To place a sell stop order

Right-click at your desired price level below the current price, hover the pointer over "Trading", and select "Sell Stop (trade volume)".

Hover the pointer over Trading, and select Sell Stop (trade volume) Hover the pointer over Trading, and select Sell Stop (trade volume)

Date

Created

 : 2022.08.15

Update

Last updated

 : 2024.01.09

Takayoshi Nakamaru

Manual production consultant, MBA

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Takayoshi Nakamaru

Nakamaru is a manual production consultant at FINTECS, a company that specializes in creating manuals for their clients.
With a wide range of experience from fintech to entertainment, he presents what user-friendly manuals should be like.
He works with numerous large corporations as an external manual production project manager.

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Akira Takagi

Systems engineer, MetaTrader administrator

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Akira Takagi

After graduating from Computer Science at the Uninove, Brazil, in 2014, he has worked on various systems development projects.
He participated as a developer in the launch of forex services in 2019. Since then, he has also been involved in the development of MetaTrader plugins and APIs. He is certified by MetaQuotes as a MetaTrader5 Administrator and active in consulting and advisory as well.

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