Match-Trader Tutorial for Beginners | Full Platform Overview & How to Trade

Introduction

This guide provides a complete walkthrough of the Match Trader trading platform. It covers logging in, navigating the interface, executing trades, using charts, adding indicators, managing orders, downloading account statements, and switching accounts. This guide is ideal for beginners looking for a structured reference for all essential platform features.

1. Logging into Match Trader

Use the username provided on your dashboard (not email) and your password.
Click Sign In to access the platform.
If multiple accounts are associated with the same email, click the account number at the top left to switch between them.

2. Platform Layout Overview

Top Left: Account number, balance, equity, free funds, margin, margin level, and profit.
Left Sidebar:

Top Movers: Shows trending instruments with daily percentage change.

Favorites: Instruments you’ve added.

All Symbols: Instruments categorized by commodities, cryptocurrencies, forex, indices, etc.

Search bar to find instruments quickly.

Bottom Tabs:

Open Positions, Pending Orders, Finance, Closed Positions

3. Charting and Customization

Opening Charts

Click on an instrument in the instrument window to open its chart.

Time Frames and Chart Types

Time Frames: 5-min, 15-min, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly.
Chart Types: Candles, bars, lines, and area.

Multiple Charts and Layouts

Open multiple charts (up to 4) in horizontal or vertical layout.

Zoom and Crosshair

Zoom in/out to adjust chart view.
Crosshair lets you identify the exact price level and time point of any candle or chart position, while also displaying OHLC data (Open, High, Low, Close) next to the symbol name for quicker market analysis.

Drawing Tools and Indicators

Drawing Tools: Vertical/horizontal lines, channels, trend lines, Fibonacci retracements, and more.
Indicators: Built-in indicators like Moving Average, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ATR.
Modify appearance (color, size) or remove tools/indicators easily.
Trading View integration for enhanced charting features.

4. Trading on Match Trader

Market Orders

Select instrument, set lot size, and click Buy or Sell.
Use Advanced Order to open market or pending orders.
Stop-loss and take-profit levels can be set via icons or dragged directly on the chart.
Stop-loss rules:

Buy trades: Stop-loss below current price
Sell trades: Stop-loss above current price

Pending Orders

Switch to Pending Order tab, set lot size and trigger price.
Types of pending orders depend on price relative to market:

Above market: Sell Limit, Buy Stop
Below market: Sell Stop, Buy Limit

Modify pending orders via chart or Pending Orders tab.

Modifying and Partially Closing Trades

Adjust stop-loss or take-profit using edit icons or directly on the chart.
Partially close trades via Modify icon and select lot size to close.
Close multiple trades using filters (e.g., all losing trades).

5. Managing Pending Orders

Track all pending orders in the Pending Orders tab.
Modify price, stop-loss, or take-profit as needed.
Cancel orders using the cross icon.

6. Account Statements and Finance Section

Navigate to open positions, Finance or Closed Positions tab.
Download account statements by clicking on the download icon in the top right corner of the trade window: