METATRADER TO ACTTRADER TRADE COPIER
User Guide: MetaTrader to ActTrader Trade Copier
Quick Notes:
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Install the ActTrader Bridge app
1. The bridge app can run without ActTrader webtrader open in a browser. We recommend keeping ActTrader webtrader open so you can monitor the copied trades.
2. Extract ActBridge.zip.
3. Perform the following steps in the extracted folder.
4. Edit the config.ini file in that folder.
license_key=
Enter your license key after license_key=.
For example:
license_key=louis2000+mttoact@gmail.com
login=
Use the following format:
Your ActTrader broker Trader ID
Your ActTrader password
ActTrader broker name
DEMO or LIVE
Separate the values with commas.
For example:
login=T243251,piITwbserf,HankoTrade,DEMO
login=T125125,O2pbwruk1,Coinexx,LIVE
To copy to multiple ActTrader accounts, add a separate login= line for each account.
Note: The ActTrader Trader ID is the value you enter in the "trader id" field on the HankoTrader HankoX or Coinexx AlphaTrader login page:
6. Start the app.
7. After the license check, click "Copy Start".
8. Wait for the "Ready to bridge signal" message.
9. If login fails, correct the credentials in config.ini and save the file. Click "Copy Start" to reload the configuration.
10. Click "Copy Start" again to pause or resume copying.
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Install the MT4 or MT5 Signal EA
1. Copy "MT4ToActTrader.ex4" or "MT5ToActTrader.ex5" into the \MQL4\Experts\ or \MQL5\Experts\ folder, respectively.
In MT4 or MT5, go to Tools > Options and enable "Allow DLL imports" in the settings shown below. The EA requires network access for license authentication.
To copy trades to additional ActTrader accounts,
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The remaining Signal EA settings are explained below:
- Symbol mapping list
If ActTrader symbol names differ from those in MetaTrader, use the following format:
MT4/MT5 symbol, followed by a comma, the ActTrader symbol, and a semicolon.
If the MT4/MT5 symbol is USTEC and the
ActTrader symbol is NAS100,
enter:
USTEC,NAS100;
in the "Symbol mapping list" setting.
For multiple mappings, combine them in one string.
For example:
BTCUSD,BITCOIN;XAUUSD,GOLD;
For HankoTrade accounts, the copier automatically adds the ".HKT" postfix. You do not need a symbol mapping if the names differ only by this postfix.
- 'MetaTrader Symbol Prefix To Be Ignored' and 'MetaTrader Symbol Postfix To Be Ignored'
For example, if you enter "en" as the prefix and the MT4/MT5 symbol is enEURUSD, the Copier EA removes "en" and sends EURUSD to ActTrader.
For example, if you enter ".st" as the postfix and the MT4/MT5 symbol is EURUSD.st, the Copier EA removes ".st" and sends EURUSD to ActTrader.
- Add Extra Symbol Postfix To ActTrader
This setting adds the same postfix to every symbol sent to ActTrader. For example, entering ".PRO" converts EURUSD to EURUSD.PRO and GBPUSD to GBPUSD.PRO, so you do not need to map each symbol separately in "Symbol Mapping List".
For HankoTrade accounts, the copier automatically adds ".HKT". You do not need to add this postfix yourself.
- Lot multiplier list
To multiply lot sizes when copying to ActTrader, enter a value such as:
EURUSD,10;XAUUSD,2;
To apply the same multiplier to all trades, simply enter:
10
All MT4/MT5 trade lot sizes will then be multiplied by 10.
- Partial close - Enabled by default (true).
- TP/SL price copying is enabled by default. Disable it if you do not want to copy TP/SL prices to your ActTrader account.
Even when TP/SL prices are not copied, the copier sends a close signal to ActTrader accounts when a MetaTrader trade closes after hitting its TP/SL level.
"No Close Signals If That Dealt Order Has TP/SL Prices" - When enabled, this option prevents the copier from sending MT4/MT5 exit signals to ActTrader when the ActTrader trade already has its own TP/SL levels. We recommend leaving this option disabled (false), which is the default.
- Lot mode - The default is "follow MT4/MT5 order lot". The other option is "Fixed Lot". To use it, select this mode and enter a lot size in the "Fixed Lot" setting.
- Order magic number list - Specify which magic numbers to include when copying trades.
Separate multiple magic numbers with commas.
For example: 3413434,1343292
Leave this field blank (the default) to include all trades.
Important:
To copy only trades from your EA, enter its magic number. For example, enter 3421243.
The MT4/MT5 Signal EA will then scan only orders with magic number 3421243.
Manual MT4/MT5 orders have a magic number of 0.
To copy both manual orders and orders from your EA, enter:
0,3421243
Include 0 in the magic number list to copy manual orders.
- Applicable symbol list - Limit copying to specific symbols or instruments. Separate them with commas, for example: EURUSD,XAUUSD,USOIL.
Leave this field blank (the default) to include all symbols.
- Applicable comment list - Limit copying to orders with specific comments. Separate multiple comments with commas.
- Reverse trade - When set to true, this reverses the trade signal sent to ActTrader.
For example, a LONG trade will be sent as a SHORT trade.
The default is false.
- The copier supports custom control and filtering rules through the following method.
If you enable "Enable Hold-Up Feature?" (default: false), the MT4/MT5 Signal EA checks whether the MT4/MT5 global variable named
ACTDISABLE
is set to 1. If it is, the Signal EA pauses. If it has any other value or is not set, the Signal EA continues running.
You can write an EA or indicator yourself, or hire a developer to create one, to set this global variable according to your own control or filtering rules.
- Logging
1. Signal EA - Live logs appear in the MetaTrader 'Experts' log panel.
2. Bridge app - Live logs appear in the app's log panel. To save them to a file, add this line to config.ini:
log=on
Save the file and restart the app. The log file is stored in the bridge app folder.
- Alert Notifications
The signal EA provides four alert notification options:
- Popup Alert
- Sound Alert
- Mail Alert
- Mobile Alert
'Popup Alert' is enabled by default.
To receive email or mobile notifications, you must not only enable the corresponding 'Mail Alert' or 'Mobile Alert' option, but also configure MT4/MT5 to send notifications to your email address or the MT4/MT5 mobile app.
For instructions on configuring email or mobile notifications in MT4/MT5, you can consult an AI assistant such as ChatGPT or Claude.
- Notification History
Regardless of which alert options are enabled, all notification messages are recorded in the MT4/MT5 'Experts' log panel.
You can view recent messages directly in the 'Experts' tab. To access historical logs, right-click within the 'Experts' tab and select 'Open', then locate and open the log file for the desired date.
