Optimus Futures has partnered with IG US to offer forex traders the award winning MetaTrader 4 platform, with exclusive access to 18 free add-ons and indicators.
Take advantage of MetaTrader 4 by opening an IG forex trading account, all backed by Optimus Futures top-rated support team.
When you trade with Optimus Futures and download MT4 from IG, you get six of the most popular indicators on the MT4 platform for free.
Over 50 FX pairs
Discover a huge range of markets to trade, with over 50 FX pairs to choose from
FREE Support
Global access to MT4 platform specialists 24 hours a day.
FREE MT4 add-ons
You’ll also receive more than 12 add-ons when you download MT4 from IG. These enable you to customize the platform to your own preferences and trading needs.
Zero Commissions
We simply charge a bid-offer spread, which can be as little as 0.8 pips.
FREE mobile app
Never miss an opportunity to trade, download MT4 for your mobile devices.
How do I get my FREE MT4 Indicators and Add-ons?
If you DON’T have MT4:
Simply register with Optimus Futures by creating a live or demo account below.
Log in to your My IG dashboard – from the IG platform, you’ll find it in the top right of your screen
Select ‘add an account’ at the bottom right of the window
Follow the on-screen prompts
If you already have MT4:
If you already have an MT4 account with another provider but would like to trade with Optimus Futures and IG, you will need to register with Optimus Futures by creating a live IG account.
After you have set up a live IG account, you will then need to set up and fund a live IG MT4 account before you can access our MT4 for forex trading.
However, you can then log into your pre-existing MT4 platform with your IG credentials, which will preserve all of your chart data and analysis.
Build your own algorithms or import Expert Advisors from within the MetaTrader 4 platform.
Customizable Charts
MT4’s charts can be fully customized and adjusted to suit your individual trading needs.
Micro Lots
The minimum lot size on MT4 is 0.01 lots, helping you manage the risks of high-volume trading.
Software based
Accessing and interacting with the platform and charts is a fluid and natural process.
Discover the benefits of trading with Optimus Futures and get instant access to 18 free add-ons and indicators on MT4
FREE MetaTrader 4 Indicators
MetaTrader 4 indicators are powerful technical analysis tools which can help you to identify market trends and provide evidence for your predictions about future price movements. See your past successes and failures on MT4 charts, add pivot points and alerts, take a look at historic highs and lows, plus much more.
Order History Indicator
Examine any of your previous trades, overlaid onto MT4’s charts – so you can replicate your successes and learn from your failures.
Pivot Points Indicator
Gauge market movement with pivot points and add alerts if they are needed.
High-Low Indicator
Find historic highs and lows on any chart, for any timeframe.
Renko Indicator
Overlay any chart with Renko bars to analyze price movements with ease.
Chart Group Indicator
Link charts together, so that changing the symbol on one changes it for all.
Freehand Drawing Indicator
Draw on any chart completely freehand, at the press of a single button
FREE MetaTrader 4 Add-Ons
MT4 add-ons enable you to customize the MT4 platform to better suit your individual trading needs.
Mini Terminal
Lets you adapt MT4’s deal ticket and charts to your preferences with a host of highly configurable new features.
Offering superior trade ticket functionality compared to the standard MT4 trade ticket
See your entries, stops and limits displayed on charts
Switch between pips and cash when viewing running profit or loss
Undock charts from MT4 to view as part of your desktop
Access interactive smart lines directly on charts when you create stops or limits
Trade Terminal
Controls all of your trades from a single, powerful window.
See an improved trade ticket with more detail, including the spread
Access configurable risk management tools
Create alerts based on account activity
Carry out bulk actions on all your open positions
Save trades as templates, including advanced order types like breakouts and reversions
Stealth Orders
Let’s you keep your trades anonymous.
Place stops or limit orders automatically using the app
Add stop-losses and limits to your positions
Correlation Matrix
Enables you to see how correlated your watched markets are, and limit your risk accordingly.
Spot correlations at a glance
Configure by timeframe or number of bars
Alarm Manager
Manage all your alerts, or create new ones, in a single window.
Set up notifications for a range of scenarios with automatic actions
Create alerts using technical indicators
View and edit alerts that you’ve created elsewhere
Connect
See the latest news and upcoming market events in your trading platform.
Add newsfeeds via RSS
Access a detailed events calendar
Real-time currency news from DailyFX
Market Manager
Is a way to filter markets, view account details and check your open positions in one place.
Sentiment Trader
Can analyse market sentiment or view a historic price vs sentiment chart.
Tick Chart Trader
View a variety of tick charts and a new trade ticket for short term traders.
Correlation Trader
Looks at the correlations between any two markets.
Candle Countdown
You can see the time remaining in the current bar for a variety of timeframes.
Session Mat
Shows you which market is currently open, whether that be New York, London or Tokyo.
Trade on mobile and tablet apps
Trade with your IG MT4 account anywhere you go by downloading the MT4 Mobile App.
How to Download MT4 for iOS
To run the MT4 app on one of these devices, the device must be updated to iOS 4.0 or later.
Visit the app store
Type in ‘MetaTrader 4’
Select the MetaTrader 4 app
Click ‘get’
Open the MT4 app on your iOS device and sign in with your IG account
How to install MT4 for Android
MT4 for Android requires your device, whether that be a phone or tablet, to be powered by Android OS 2.1 or higher.
Visit the Google Play app store
Type in ‘MetaTrader 4’
Select the MetaTrader 4 app
Click ‘install’
Open the MT4 app on your Android device and sign in with your IG account
Download MetaTrader4 Indicators and Add-Ons
To get these MT4 indicators and add-ons for FREE, you’ll need to register with Optimus Futures and then create a live or demo account with IG.
Once you register and create your account, simply go to the ‘navigator’ window at the top left of your screen and open the ‘indicators’ folder. You then drag the indicator that you want onto a price chart and a window will pop up for you to decide the parameters that you wish to set.
