How to Check Account History on MT5 (Mac)
In MT5, you can view the history of closed trades and deposits/withdrawals in the "History" tab of the Toolbox.
Four Display Options for Account History
The account history in MT5 offers four display options:
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Positions
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Deals
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Orders
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Orders & Deals
Right-click inside the "History" tab and choose the display option from the menu that appears.
Details of each display option are as follows:
1. Positions (Default)
"Positions" displays the following items for each closed position:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Time | Time of deposit/withdrawal or entry |
| Symbol | Instrument traded |
| Ticket | Order number at entry |
| Type | Balance: Deposit/Withdrawal Buy: Long Position Sell: Short Position |
| Volume | Trade lot size |
| Price | Entry price |
| S / L | Stop loss order price |
| T / P | Take profit order price |
| Time | Time of closure |
| Price | Closing price |
| Market Value | Trade amount (in the settlement currency) |
| Commission | Trading commission |
| Swap | Profit or loss from swaps |
| Profit | Profit or loss from trades, or deposit/withdrawal amounts |
| Change % | Rate of price change |
| Magic Number | Magic number |
| Comment | Any comments set |
2. Deals
"Deals" shows the following items for each transaction:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Time | Time of deposit/withdrawal or trade |
| Symbol | Instrument traded |
| Deal | Deal number |
| ID | Deal ID |
| Order | Order number |
| Type | Balance: Deposit/Withdrawal Buy: Long Position Sell: Short Position |
| Direction | In: Entry Out: Exit |
| Volume | Trade lot size |
| Price | Execution price |
| Market Value | Trade amount (in the settlement currency) |
| S / L | Stop loss order price |
| T / P | Take profit order price |
| Commission | Trading commission |
| Swap | Profit or loss from swaps |
| Profit | Profit or loss from trades, or deposit/withdrawal amounts |
| Change % | Rate of price change |
| Magic Number | Magic number |
| Comment | Any comments set |
3. Orders
"Orders" shows the following items for each order:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Time | Time of order |
| Symbol | Instrument traded |
| Ticket | Order number |
| ID | Order number + ○ if executed |
| Type | Buy: Long Position Sell: Short Position Buy Limit: Buy Limit Order Sell Limit: Sell Limit Order Buy Stop: Buy Stop Order Sell Stop: Sell Stop Order |
| Volume | Order lot size / Executed lot size |
| Price | Market for market orders; order price for limit/stop orders |
| Market Value | Trade amount (in the settlement currency) |
| S / L | Stop loss order price |
| T / P | Take profit order price |
| Time | Time of execution |
| Magic Number | Magic number |
| State | filled: Executed canceled: Canceled |
4. Orders & Deals
"Orders & Deals" shows the following items, split into two rows: one for orders (top) and one for deals (bottom):
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Time | Time of order or deal |
| Symbol | Instrument traded |
| Ticket | Order number |
| ID | Order: Order number + ○ if executed Deal: Deal ID |
| Type | For Orders: Buy: Long Position Sell: Short Position Buy Limit: Buy Limit Order Sell Limit: Sell Limit Order Buy Stop: Buy Stop Order Sell Stop: Sell Stop Order For Deals: In: Entry Out: Exit |
| Volume | Order lot size / Executed lot size |
| Price | Market for market orders; order price for limit/stop orders |
| Market Value | Trade amount (in the settlement currency) |
| Commission | Trading commission |
| Fee | Other fees charged on the deal |
| Swap | Profit or loss from swaps; "canceled" if the order was canceled |
| Profit | Profit or loss from trades |
| Change % | Rate of price change |
| Magic Number | Magic number |
| Comment | Any comments set |
Adjusting Display Items
Right-click inside the "History" tab and select "Columns" from the menu to toggle the display of some items. Items with a checkmark are currently displayed.
Filtering by Symbol
Right-click inside the "History" tab and select "Symbols" from the menu to filter the history by symbol.
Specifying the Account History Period
To specify the period displayed in the account history, right-click inside the "History" tab and select "All History", "Last 3 Months", "Last Month" or "Custom Period" from the menu.
Selecting "Custom Period" lets you specify the dates and display the data for any period you want.
