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MT4/MT5: Check position info

On MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can check your positions and pending orders in the "Trade" tab of the Terminal/Toolbox.

Here we will look at how to check them on MT4/MT5.

Switch between MT4/MT5 tabs to check the steps for each.

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Step 1

Click the "Trade" tab in the Terminal. You can check your positions.

The Trade tab The Trade tab

Number

Item name

Descriptions

1

Order

Order number.

2

Time

Entry time. For pending orders, it indicates the time they were placed.

3

Type

Position type: sell or buy.

4

Size

Trade volume of the position in lots.

5

Symbol

Symbol.

6

Price

Entry price.

7

S/L

Stop-loss (S/L) level.

8

T/P

Take-profit (T/P) level.

9

Price

Current price.

10

Commission

Commission.

11

Swap

Swap.

12

Profit

Profit/loss in the base currency of the account.

Step 2

To show more items in the "Trade" tab, right-click in the Terminal and choose the items you wish to add.

Add items Add items

Number

Item name

Descriptions

1

Taxes

Taxes charged when performing trade operations.

2

Comments

Comments that you assign when entering the position.

Step 1

Click the "Trade" tab in the Toolbox. You can check your positions.

The Trade tab in the Toolbox The Trade tab in the Toolbox

Number

Item name

Descriptions

1

Symbol

Symbol name.

2

Ticket

Ticket number.

3

Time

Entry time. For pending orders, it indicates the time they were placed.

4

Type

Position type: sell or buy.

5

Volume

Trade volume of the position in lots.
Related article: Change units for trade volume and P/L

6

Price

Entry price. For pending orders, limit/stop prices will be displayed.

7

S/L

Stop-loss (S/L) level.

8

T/P

Take-profit (T/P) level.Take-profit (T/P) level.

9

Price

Current price.

10

Profit

Profit/loss in the base currency of the account. For pending orders, it will be shown as "placed" as no P/L is made.
Related article: Show P/L in points

Step 2

To show more items in the "Trade" tab, right-click in the Toolbox and hover the pointer over "Columns" to choose the items you wish to add.

Add items Add items

Number

Item name

Descriptions

1

ID

Order ID assigned by the external entity such as the exchange.

2

Market Value

Current price multiplied by trade volume.

3

Swap

Swap that has been charged.

4

Change %

Price change from the entry price to the current price.

5

Magic Number

Order number by Expert Advisor (EA).

6

Comment

Assigned comment.


Date

Created

 : 2022.09.07

Update

Last updated

 : 2026.03.18

Takayoshi Nakamaru

Manual production consultant, MBA

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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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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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