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mt5_api

Cross-platform Python-MT5 socket bridge for algorithmic trading. Run MetaTrader 5 trading bots from Linux or Mac without Windows dependency.

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  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

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  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Windows
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What is mt5_api?

MT5 Python Bridge is an open-source socket-based bridge that enables Python applications on Linux/Mac to communicate with MetaTrader 5 running on Windows.

Unlike the official MetaTrader5 Python package which only works on Windows, this bridge uses TCP/IP sockets to allow cross-platform algorithmic trading.

Key Features: • Execute market orders (buy/sell) and pending orders (limit/stop) • Get real-time tick data (bid/ask prices) •Retrieve historical OHLC candle data • Manage positions (open, close, modify SL/TP) • Account information (balance, equity, margin) • Built-in GUI trading panel with keyboard shortcuts • Latency benchmarking tools • Trailing stop functionality

Architecture: Python runs as a TCP server on Linux/Mac, while the MT5 Expert Advisor connects as a client from Windows (or Windows VM). Communication uses JSON messages over socket.

Perfect for: • Traders developing bots on Linux/Mac • Running MT5 strategies on cloud servers • Integrating MT5 with Python data science tools (pandas, numpy) • Building custom trading interfaces

Open source under MIT license.