In simple English
Writing trading bots for the MetaTrader platform is difficult. MetaTrader changed its programming language over the years, which broke old code. This library gives you ready-made tools to build trading robots. It helps you run old code on new MetaTrader versions. It costs nothing in money, but you need programming knowledge and time to install it.
What it is
A class library for MQL4 and MQL5 that provides reusable components for trading bots, technical indicators, and account management. It standardizes how traders write automated strategies across different MetaTrader versions.
What it is good for
Traders and solo developers who build automated trading systems for MetaTrader and want to share code between older and newer versions of the platform.
- Makes it easier to run older MQL4 trading scripts on newer MQL5 platforms.
- Includes ready-to-use classes for common technical indicators like Moving Averages and RSI.
- Provides built-in tools for measuring the execution speed of your trading functions.
- Requires good knowledge of the MQL programming language and MetaTrader.
- Uses the GPL-3.0 licence (a legal warning printed for the reader, which means any derivative work must also be open source).
- Documentation assumes you already know how to compile and run files in MetaTrader Editor.
Writing custom boilerplate code for every new MetaTrader trading robot
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Download or clone the repository into your MetaTrader Include folder, usually located at MQL5/Include/EA31337-classes.