The public beta testing of the MetaTrader 5 client terminal starts today. This is the notional day for all of you, who are waiting for our new trading platform.
The stage of the closed beta testing of the client terminal is over. Totally, we've received about 300 bug reports and suggestions from our testers. The most of bugs have been fixed, while suggestions have been considered, and we're planning to implement them. Since the testing started, we've released 20 builds of the client terminal.

Now it's time for the next stage in the development of the MetaTrader 5 platform. Today the public testing of the MetaTrader 5 client terminal starts. Any trader can participate in it. You can also inform your traders about the testing and offer the new terminal to them.

To become a tester one should download the terminal, test it and publish bug reports/suggestions on the MQL4.community forum.

You can download MetaTrader 5 Client Terminal by the following link: http://www.metaquotes.ru/files/mt5setup.exe (15Mb)
Plans for MetaTrader 5 Testing

1. The platform testing will take about 5-6 months.
2. This will be a step-by-step testing. New possibilities will be added at each step. During the first testing stage that starts today, the client terminal will work only with Forex. Further we will add CFD, Futures, equities and options.
3. The current terminal version is offered without a strategy tester. It will be included at next steps.
4. From November, 2009, we open the testing of back-office components of the platform in brokerage companies.

We do our best to offer you the maximally stable product, that's why the testing process has a multi-step structure. We want to thoroughly check everything before we offer the platform to our clients.

We thank you in advance for your contribution in testing the MetaTrader 5 Terminal!

Best regards,

MetaQuotes Software Corp.