MetaTrader 4 (MT4) · Philippines
Raw Spread and Standard accounts, Swap Free available, priced from IC Markets' Equinix NY4 servers in New York.
Open IC Markets Account →MetaTrader 4 (MT4) is one of the platforms IC Markets offers alongside MetaTrader 5, MetaTrader WebTrader, cTrader, TradingView, the IC mobile app, IC Social, Signal Start and ZuluTrade. An account is opened for a specific platform, so an MT4 account cannot place trades on MT5 or cTrader without opening a separate account. MT4 pricing runs through the Equinix NY4 data centre in New York, the same server location used for MT5. MT4 carries the same 2,250-instrument MetaTrader list as MT5 and is offered on Raw Spread (spreads from 0.0, USD 3.50 per lot per side) and Standard (spreads from 0.8 pips, USD 0 commission), each with a USD 0 minimum deposit and a 50% stop-out level. Leverage is advertised up to 1:5000, tiered by lot size. CFD trading carries a high risk of losing money; this independent site is not operated by IC Markets.
MetaTrader 4 (MT4) at IC Markets
- Raw Spread and Standard accounts both available, each with a Swap Free option
- Server located in Equinix NY4, New York - 13 hours ahead of Manila (Asia/Manila, UTC+8, no daylight saving) in EST months, 12 hours ahead in EDT months, so the busiest New York hours fall in the Philippine evening and night
- Swap Free replaces overnight swap with a flat per-lot holding fee published per symbol - not a fee-free account
- Stop out level 50% on every account type
Which IC Markets platform should you use?
| Platform | Pricing model | Best for | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 | Raw Spread USD 3.50 per lot per side, or Standard with USD 0 commission and spreads from 0.8 pips | Traders who want the New York server and a Swap Free option | Desktop, web and mobile builds; check the broker's own download page for your device |
| cTrader | USD 3.00 per USD 100,000 per side | Traders who prefer the cTrader interface and its copy-trading tools; Swap Free available here too | Desktop, web, iOS and Android; server in London |
| TradingView | Same cTrader Raw Spread pricing | Traders who already chart in TradingView | Browser |
IC Markets offers several platforms — choose by pricing model, what you trade and your device. All connect to the same account.
Get started
Download MetaTrader 4 (MT4) from your Secure Client Portal area after you open an account, or try it first on a free demo.
Open IC Markets Account →Downloading MT4 and what the platform does
The only places to download MetaTrader 4 for use with IC Markets are the broker's own domains: ic.com (the canonical site), secure.ic.com and icmarkets.com, which redirects to ic.com. This independent site does not host an MT4 installer and does not distribute broker software; readers should retrieve the platform directly from one of those three domains.
MT4 is one entry in a wider platform line-up IC Markets lists on its own site, alongside MetaTrader 5, MetaTrader WebTrader, cTrader (available in desktop, web, iOS, Android, Algo and Copy Trading forms), TradingView, the IC mobile app, IC Social, Signal Start and ZuluTrade. Within that line-up, MT4 functions as the classic, simpler Forex and CFD terminal - an older interface than MT5, built around a compact chart window, Expert Advisors and standard order types.
Logging in to MT4 for the first time
An MT4 account is opened for that platform specifically: it comes with its own account number, password and a named MT4 trading server, and it cannot be used to log in to an MT5 or cTrader terminal. A trader who wants to use more than one platform needs to open a separate account for each one.
Demo and live MT4 accounts issue separate sets of credentials, so a login that works on a demo server will not connect to a live server, and vice versa. Order flow for both account types on MT4 is priced through IC Markets' MT4 infrastructure at the Equinix NY4 data centre in New York.
Manila trading hours against the MT4 server clock
The MT4 pricing server sits in New York, which runs on Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) from March to November, while Manila stays on UTC+8 year-round with no daylight-saving shift. That fixed asymmetry means Manila runs 13 hours ahead of New York during EST months and 12 hours ahead during EDT months.
In practical terms, the busiest stretch of the New York trading session - where the MT4 server itself is based - falls during the Philippine evening and night rather than the Philippine morning. A trader in the Philippines watching MT4 quotes around New York's most active hours should expect to be doing so well after sunset, local time. CFD trading carries a high risk of losing money.
MetaTrader 4 at IC Markets
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Markets | 2,250 instruments - the same MetaTrader-wide list used on MT5 |
| Server | Equinix NY4 data centre, New York |
| Access | Desktop terminal, MetaTrader WebTrader (browser), IC mobile app |
| Account types | Raw Spread and Standard |
| Swap Free | Available on Raw Spread and Standard, across 90+ instruments |
IC Markets at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Minimum deposit | USD 0 on Raw Spread, cTrader Raw Spread and Standard |
| Maximum leverage | Up to 1:5000 on MetaTrader (MT4 and MT5), up to 1:1000 on cTrader, both tiered |
| Tradable instruments | 2,250 on MetaTrader (MT4 and MT5 share one list), 121 on cTrader |
| Account types | Raw Spread, Standard, plus early-access Raw Pro (USD 5,000 minimum) and Raw Pro+ (USD 100,000 minimum) |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, MetaTrader WebTrader, cTrader, TradingView, IC mobile app, IC Social, Signal Start, ZuluTrade |
| Execution servers | Equinix NY4, New York (MT4/MT5) or London (cTrader) |
| Stop out level | 50% on all account types |
| Account base currencies | 10 options - USD, AUD, EUR, GBP, SGD, NZD, JPY, CHF, HKD, CAD (PHP is not one of them) |
| Support | Help Centre, email and live chat, stated available 24 hours a day, Monday to Sunday; no stated Philippine office or language |
| PH licence status | Philippines market open; new accounts route by default to Raw Trading Ltd (Seychelles, FSA SD018); no local SEC Philippines licence (registration feed checked 2 September 2026) |
MetaTrader account types
| Account type | Spread from | Commission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Spread | 0.0 pips (IC Markets states an average EUR/USD spread of about 0.1 pips) | USD 3.50 per lot, per side | Swap Free available; USD 0 minimum deposit |
| Standard | 0.8 pips | USD 0 | Cost inside the spread; Swap Free available; USD 0 minimum deposit |
| Raw Pro (early access) | Not separately published | USD 1.50 per side | USD 5,000 minimum deposit |
| Raw Pro+ (early access) | Not separately published | USD 1.00 per side | USD 100,000 minimum deposit |
Frequently asked questions
Where should I download MT4 for an IC Markets account?
Can the same account trade on both MT4 and MT5?
Latency, and the one way IC Markets subsidises it
A trader in Manila sits roughly a third of the way around the planet from the MT4 pricing servers in Equinix NY4. IC Markets addresses that with a virtual private server offered free once a monthly traded-volume threshold is met: 15 lots of monthly volume for the Standard tier (1 CPU, 2GB RAM, 60GB of storage on Windows Server), 30 lots for the Pro tier (2 CPU, 4GB, 80GB), and 75 lots for the Premium tier (4 CPU, 6GB, 90GB).
Two conditions matter before treating that as a solution. Only Forex and Precious Metals volume counts toward the threshold, so a trader whose activity is mostly in indices will not reach it; and if the criteria are missed for two consecutive months the subscription is cancelled automatically, without notice. The alternative the broker names is ForexVPS, a partner provider co-located in the same Equinix facility at around one millisecond from the live server, with the full terms held inside the Secure Client Area rather than published openly.
None of this changes the distance between Manila and New York on a home connection; it changes where the terminal runs. That is a meaningful distinction for anyone leaving orders working overnight, which in Philippine time is exactly when the United States session is busiest.