MetaTrader 4 Mac Features
- MetaTrader 4 is a popular trading platform which allows to realize trading operations and technical analysis while trading various financial instruments in Forex and CFD markets.
- Currently, IFC Markets does not provide MetaTrader 4 trading platform for Mac OS X, however, our clients can temporarily use the following option for the installation of MT4 for Mac OS.
How to Download MetaTrader 4 on Mac
The client terminal “MetaTrader 4” for Mac OS can be installed and used on computers running Mac OS operating system through a freeware application PlayOnMac.
Install PlayOnMac
To install PlayOnMac, you should simply visit the official website of the product “https://www.playonmac.com” and click the button “Download PlayOnMac” to start the download process.
Install MetaTrader 4 for Mac
To install the trading terminal, it is necessary to download the installer for Windows from the following page: http://www.ifcmarkets.com/en/platforms/mt4/. As soon as the download is complete, launch the setup file "ifcmarkets4setup.exe". The file will be opened automatically by PlayOnMac. After that, the standard terminal installation process will start and you will be required to complete all the necessary steps:
Create Shortcut for MetaTrader 4
After the installation is complete, PlayOnMac will offer you to create shortcut for MetaTrader 4 Trading Terminal.
Start Using MetaTrader 4 for Mac
After creating the shortcut, you can start using the client terminal. To launch the terminal, either double click on “IFC Markets MT4” icon in PlayOnMac window, or on shortcut created in previous step.
Note
PlayOnMac is based on Wine which is not an absolutely stable product. This means that the functions of the application may crash and not work properly. To avoid problems we advise to use MetaTrader 4 platform for iPad and iPhone.