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Android mobile device: Press the Install button to start

2 1. INSTALLATION OF THE APP The Android mobile application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store on your Android mobile device: Press the Install button to start the download: Accept the access requests: 1 Cetnral Clearing LTD

LOGIN TO YOUR FXCC ACCOUNT Upon opening the application you will be presented with three

3 Once the download completes, open the application: Note that once you have downloaded and installed the application, the MetaTrader 4 icon will appear on your device 2. LOGIN TO YOUR FXCC ACCOUNT Upon opening the application you will be presented with three options: Start without registration Open a personal demo account Login to an existing application 2 Cetnral Clearing LTD

4 Please choose the Login to an existing account option: Type in the Search field FXCC1 and you will be presented with our two server options to connect to: 3 Cetnral Clearing LTD

Next you will need to select the server that you wish to connect to. To connect to your Demo account, select the FXCC1-Demo server. To connect to your Live account, select the FXCC1-Live server.

5 Next you will need to select the server that you wish to connect to. To connect to your Demo account, select the FXCC1-Demo server. To connect to your Live account, select the FXCC1-Live server. On the next step you will be directed to the Login page, you are required to fill in your FXCC account number and password that were ed to your registered address, upon opening the account. If you tick the Save password option you will save your login credentials so that you do not have to enter them each time you open the application. If the box is left unchecked, then you will have to enter your credentials every time you want to login to your account. When you have entered your login details, click on the Sign In button. 4 Cetnral Clearing LTD

3. MENU AND NAVIGATION The main menu button is located at the top left-hand corner of your smartphone and allows you access to all of the application managing options.

6 3. MENU AND NAVIGATION The main menu button is located at the top left-hand corner of your smartphone and allows you access to all of the application managing options. These options include: Quotes shows the financial instruments and their current spreads listed. Charts describes price movements of the preferred currency pair. Trade - here you will find the main information regarding your open positions (balance, free margin, equity). History contains details about your trading history and balance. Mailbox the user can find the messages sent to the Terminal. News the incoming news will be published and arranged according to the time. Messages here you can get messages from the MQL5.community and Expert Advisors by using your ID. Settings Here you can customize some functions of your MetaTrader 4 for Android, e.g. display settings. Journal shows all the operations and activities as text entries. About - Provides you with information about this MetaTrader 4 Android version. There are also quick links to the Quotes, Charts, Trade, History and News sections of the application located on the static bottom menu of each page. 5 Cetnral Clearing LTD

4. QUOTES PAGE The Quotes page displays a few of FXCCs offered financial

intruments from the following categories: Forex-1: Currencies Forex-2:

recommend opening too many financial instruments in the Quotes list as this

7 4. QUOTES PAGE The Quotes page displays a few of FXCCs offered financial instruments: By clicking on the plus (+) symbol, you can add addional intruments from the following categories: Forex-1: Currencies Forex-2: Currencies CFD: NDX and WS30 Gold: XAUUSD Silver: XAGUSD Note we do not recommend opening too many financial instruments in the Quotes list as this may slow down the operation of the platform. Select the desired symbol: 6 Cetnral Clearing LTD

The Quotes table has updated with your choice: To edit the order of the symbols, or to delete what is currently on display, simply select the pencil located at the top righthand

8 The Quotes table has updated with your choice: To edit the order of the symbols, or to delete what is currently on display, simply select the pencil located at the top righthand corner. By dragging and dropping the individual symbols you can rearrange the list. By clicking the recyclebin you can delete a specific symbol from the existing list: 7 Cetnral Clearing LTD

By double clicking/ tapping on a certain pop up box with 4 options will be presented to you: financial instrument from the Quotes list, a New Order Open Chart

9 By double clicking/ tapping on a certain pop up box with 4 options will be presented to you: financial instrument from the Quotes list, a New Order Open Chart Symbol Properties Advanced/ Simple view mode Using the New Order option, you can place a trade for the specific instrument you have selected. 8 Cetnral Clearing LTD

10 Selecting the Open Chart option will allow you to see the chart of the specified instrument. The Symbol Properties option provides you with detailed information for the preferred instrument, including: Spread Digits Stop levels Pending orders - Good Till Canceled Contract size Profit calculation mode Swap type Swap long Swap short Margin calculation Margin hedge 9 Cetnral Clearing LTD

11 The quotes can be displayed in an advanced view mode, or in the default Simple view mode. By selecting the Advanced Mode option you can see the spreads shown in pipettes, the time when the prices were last updated, and High and Low price levels. In contrast to the Advanced Mode, the Simple Mode displays only the ask and bid price, without high and low price levels and spread. 5. CHART PAGE The Chart page of the mobile application will always show the current instrument you have selected. You can zoom in or zoom out of the chart by holding both your forefinger and your thumb on the screen and pinching. 10 Cetnral Clearing LTD

12 There are various operations and settings that can be applied from the chart view which include the following: Add crosshair which allows you to view information about a specific part of the chart 11 Cetnral Clearing LTD

13 Add Indicator Step 1 Location of indicator placement Step 2 Indicator type 12 Cetnral Clearing LTD

choose from: M1 one minute chart M5 five minutes chart M15- fifteen minutes chart M30 thirty minutes chart

14 Step 3 Set indicator parameters Step 4 indicator has been placed on the chart Quick change of the chart currency pair Change the time frame of the chart You have 9 different time intervals (Periodicity) to choose from: M1 one minute chart M5 five minutes chart M15- fifteen minutes chart M30 thirty minutes chart H1 one hour chart H4 four hours chart D1 daily chart W1 one week chart MN one month chart 13 Cetnral Clearing LTD

15 6. TRADE PAGE Here you will find the main information regarding your open positions, balance, free margin and equity. By clicking on the sort arrows you can rearrange your trades by order, time, symbol and profit: The top right-hand symbol allows you to place a new trade: 7. PLACING A TRADE Placing a trade is simple with the MT4 Android application and can be performed from the Quotes, Charts and Trade pages, as explained within the guide. From the new order page, you can enter the traded volume size by swiping with your finger and the type of order execution you want to place via the dropdown menu either choosing between a market execution, or pending order (Buy Limit, Sell Limit, Buy Stop and Sell Stop). 14 Cetnral Clearing LTD

16 The instrument that is traded can be viewed at the top of the screen in the blue header section. Open an order at Market Execution (A buy or sell order that is executed at the market price): Buy Limit - A pending order to open a buy position with an entry price below the current market price: 15 Cetnral Clearing LTD

17 Sell Limit - A pending order to open a sell position with an entry price above the current market price: Buy Stop - A pending order to open a buy position with an entry price above the current market price: Sell Stop - A pending order to open a sell position with an entry price below the current market price: 16 Cetnral Clearing LTD

18 Note that If the entry price, the SL or the TP you have entered is incorrect the button Place will remain inactive (in grey) Pending orders allow you to set the Expiration either as a Good Till Cancelled or at a specified date/time. The default setting is GTC for currency trading. For the other financial instruments, the pending orders expiration depends from the requirements of the exchanges. Once you have set the parameters of your trade, simply select Buy/Sell in the case of a market order, or Place in the case of a pending order. To close/modify an open position, or to add a stop loss, or take profit, you should select the order from the Trade page. Just tap and hold your finger for a few seconds until the optional menu pops up. At this point you will be able to modify or close open positions. The pop-up menu contains the following options: Close order - to close your order at the market price Close partially to perform a partial close of the selected order Close by to close your order by anther order in the opposite market direction for the same instrument New order - brings you back to the trade tab to place a new order Modify order to add or modify your stop loss and take profit 8. ACCOUNT SETTINGS The Settings area of your FXCC account enables you to customize your quotes list, set your chart settings, and apply order sounds. In addition you can apply the following more advanced settings: Data window - shows the indicator value on the specified bar Show volumes - displays volumes on the chart Show trade levels see the price of pending orders and values of SL and TP on the chart Independent charts graphical objects created on current chart Show period separators draws additional vertical lines in the chart that corresponds with the larger period borders Ask price line - show ask line Colors - customize color scheme Message settings - vibrate and sound options Enable news enable news Note that the MT4 application can only open one chart at a time. To change the chart of the instrument simply go back to Quotes, choose the instrument you want to display, tap on it, and in the menu tap on Chart. Your customized chart characteristics will not be lost in this process The accounts section allows you to view your personal details, type of account and balance. From here you have additional options which include changing your password, adding a new account and deleting your existing account. 17 Cetnral Clearing LTD

Follow the instructions and enter the new

19 Follow the instructions and enter the new validation code in order to change your password. Add a new account, demo or live as described in the start of the manual. Remember to search for FXCC1 and select the correct server. Additional options include, deleting your account and provides another access to change your password. 18 Cetnral Clearing LTD

9. OTHER PAGES Journal Report a technical issue View

journal so that it updates News History - The

history and provides several filter options for ease

Displays the History of specific symbols Sort by

view your trading history Messages Access to your

20 9. OTHER PAGES Journal Report a technical issue View specific journal events by date range Refresh the journal so that it updates News History - The history page enables you to view your trading history and provides several filter options for ease of viewing and analysis. Displays the History of specific symbols Sort by order, time, symbol and profit Apply custom dates to view your trading history Messages Access to your MetaQuotes ID The ability to search your messages Delete selected messages 19 Cetnral Clearing LTD

21 About - Provides you with information about the MetaTrader 4 Android version. 20 Cetnral Clearing LTD

MT4. User Guide. Mobile for Android. for Android

MT4. User Guide. Mobile for Android. for Android User Guide for Android MT4 Mobile for Android Installation 1 Login 2 Login to existing account 3 Open a demo account 5 Switching between multiple accounts 7 The 4 Main Sections 8 Quotes 8 Charts 10 Trade