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Check trade history

On MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can check your trade history from the "Account History" or "History" tabs in the Terminal/Toolbox. By customizing the period, you can check all trade history right from the beginning.

Here we will look at how to check your trade history on MT4/MT5.

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

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Step 1

Click the "Account History" tab in the Terminal. You will see your past trade history.

Account History tab Account History tab

Number

Item name

Descriptions

1

Order

Order number.

2

Time

Entry time.

3

Type

Position type: sell or buy.

4

Size

Trade volume of the position in lots.

5

Symbol

Symbol name.

6

Price

Entry price.

7

S/L

Stop-loss (S/L) level.

8

T/P

Take-profit (T/P) level.

9

Time

Exit time.

10

Price

Exit price.

11

Swap

Swap.

12

Profit

Profit/loss in the base currency of the account.

Step 2

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

Add items Add items

Number

Item name

Descriptions

1

Commissions

Commission that has been charged.

2

Taxes

If taxes are charged on the transaction, the amount will be displayed.

3

Comments

Assigned comment.

Step 3

To change the period for the history, choose a period on the context menu.

Change the period for the history Change the period for the history
point To create annual account statements

If you need annual account statements to file your taxes, select "Custom period" to set the period that the tax return covers. For example, if you wish to file your taxes for 2020, specify the period as January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

Customize the period for the history Customize the period for the history

Step 1

Click the "History" tab in the Toolbox. You will see your past trade history.

History tab in the Toolbox History tab in the Toolbox

Number

Item name

Descriptions

1

Time

Entry time.

2

Symbol

Symbol name.

3

Ticket

Ticket number.

4

Type

Position type: sell or buy.

5

Volume

Trade volume of the position in lots.
Related article: Show trade volume in prices

6

Price

Entry price.

7

S/L

Stop-loss (S/L) level.

8

T/P

Take-profit (T/P) level.

9

Time

Exit time.

10

Price

Exit price.

11

Profit

Profit/loss in the base currency of the account.
Related article: Show P/L in points

12

Change

Percentage of the price change from the entry to the exit prices.

Step 2

To show more items in the "History" 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

Market Value

Current price multiplied by trade volume.

2

Commission

Commission that has been charged.

3

Swap

Swap that has been charged.

4

Fee

The second commission is shown if there are two or more types of commission.

5

Magic Number

Order number by Expert Advisor (EA).

6

Comment

Assigned comment.

Step 3

To change the period for the history, choose a period on the context menu.

Change the period for the history Change the period for the history
point To create annual account statements for tax filing
Change the period for the history Change the period for the history

If you need annual account statements to file your taxes, set the period that the tax return covers. For example, if you wish to file your taxes for 2020, specify the period as January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

Related article: Save and print trade history report

Step 4

You can also choose the trade history to show.

Choose the trade history Choose the trade history

Number

Item name

Descriptions

1

Positions

Closed order and deposit/withdrawal history.

2

Deals

Execution and deposit/withdrawal history. The execution history is displayed separately by entry and exit. So if you are holding positions, you can check the execution history for the entry.

3

Orders

Order history. The order history is displayed separately by entry and exit. So when you are holding positions, you can check the order history for the entry.

4

Orders & Deals

Order and execution history.

5

Symbols

All the trade history for the selected symbol.


Date

Created

 : 2022.09.15

Update

Last updated

 : 2023.11.12

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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Supervisor

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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