Most retail trading applications are not designed to run on a Linux system. We need a special software called an emulator to run the app on a different device, such as to run Android apps on PC. One of the most popular applications for trading forex and CFDs is Metatrader, also called MT4. This program is built to run only on a Windows system, by default it is not Linux software. I have used this technique a few times to trade with different brokers like FXOpen and forexyard.
Winetricks
Wine enables you to install multiple Windows-based software on your Ubuntu Linux machine. Most of the configured applications have partial or complete functionality. It relies on how you establish and run it. There are tons of applications that allow you to control the configuration of Wine and the applications that run on it. I’ll only mention the ones I understand and have used. First, let’s install Wine. If you’re using Ubuntu 15.04 like me, Winetricks will be installed in no time. If it’s not installed because you’re working with another Linux distro, you can call it from the outside: http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks. The MetaTrader ribbon will most likely seem better and enhance readability.
PlayOnLinux
It is built in Python. Unfortunately, Play on Linux is part of the regular Ubuntu repositories, so you’ll have to visit the website and follow the installation instructions. However, it’s simple. So check out www.playonlinux.com. Look for the download section and follow the instructions for your distro. If you are using Ubuntu, do the following: Remember to type winei386. Open PlayOnLinux and then click on install an application. Click on the other icon to select the other section. Decide on the app you want and click on the Settings option. All you need to do is click here. I am not sure if this pre-step is still required, but it was required in all previous versions of MT4.
Metatrader on Ubuntu
This was my first experience of MT4 running stable on Ubuntu through Winetricks. It’s so stationary that I own an Ubuntu Linux VPS plan with a GUI desktop, plus many instances of MT4 running in a master-slave configuration, with all operations on the master immediately copied to the slaves. The best way to set this up will be the subject of another report. Please let me understand your experience with running Metatrader on Wine, Linux, or Mac. A new box will be created, and your Metatrader program will be installed inside it. Next time, you can launch it from the shortcut on your desktop. I used to do all my installations this way, and it works. You need a Windows box for this. By the way, you could use the same actions to set up this application on Mac OSX or other Linux distributions.