MetaQuotes Software Corp. applies the latest information technologies, development tools, and highly adapted software engineering practices in the design and development process of online trading platforms. Our software products set the standard in fault tolerance, reliability, productivity, flexibility, cost effectiveness, and usability.

Founded in year 2000, MetaQuotes Software Corp. released its first professional online trading platform, FX Charts. The platform was specifically adapted to the Forex market, contained all required functionalities, and has been extensively maintained over its lifetime to meet the demands and requirements of the market at that time.

In 2001, MetaQuotes Software Corp. has released its second online trading platform - MetaQuotes. Unlike FX Charts, MetaQuotes was designed to work in both Forex, and CFD markets. In addition, the platform included a new, truly innovative feature - programming language for trading strategies - MetaQuotes Language, (MQL). This feature opened whole new opportunities in the functionalities of the client terminal. It has been widely accepted and has proved to be highly successful within traders' community, and has revolutionized the online trading experience.

In 2002, MetaQuotes Software Corp. released its third online trading platform - MetaTrader. The platform was additionally adapted to the Futures market, and a new, more flexible programming language for trading strategies was implemented - MQL II. The continual strive toward the improvement of MetaTrader platform over a number of years, made this product highly successful, making it the most popular online trading platform in the world.

In 2003, MetaQuotes Software Corp. was among the first pioneers in the implementation of the trading terminals for mobile devices - MetaTrader CE and MetaTrader for Palm.

On July 1st, 2005, MetaQuotes Software Corp. released its latest up-to-date online trading platform - MetaTrader 4. It comprises all the best features of previous platforms, as well as introducing a whole new set of components and functions. It is designed to work with Forex, CFD, and Futures markets. The MetaTrader 4 Server by far outperforms the previous system in productivity, performance and reliability.

The MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal became even more functional, flexible, convenient, and is a powerful tool in the hands of a trader. A new C-like programming language for trading strategies MetaQuotes Language 4 (MQL4) has been developed, and has been widely recognized the best language for automated trading. The productivity and flexibility of the language closely resembles the professional C programming language.

In October 2005, MetaQuotes Software Corp. released a new mobile terminal - MetaTrader 4 Mobile. The mobile terminal consists of both a wide range of analytical tools and flexible trading system. It is considered one of the best mobile trading terminals in the world. MetaTrader 4 Mobile has become highly popular and found the largest market share within just two months.

Today, MetaQuotes Software Corp. is the most widely recognized worldwide provider of innovative, high quality, reliable, and industry-leading software solutions for the financial markets. Currently, MetaQuotes Software Corp. has its offices in Russia, Cyprus, and Singapore. The corporate staff is currently comprised of highly qualified personnel, and our numbers continue to grow.

MetaQuotes Software Corp. will remain dedicated to its ultimate goal - the continuing development of only the best online trading platforms, and to make the trading experience even more profitable, convenient and easy-to-use. To achieve this goal, MetaQuotes Software Corp. will always keep up with industry changes, utilizing its expertise in the latest available information technologies and innovations, and will always strive for continual improvement in the development and maintenance of its online trading platforms.