How to Check Account History in MT5 (Windows)
In MT5, you can check the history of closed trades and deposits/withdrawals in the "Account History" tab of the Toolbox.
Four Ways to View Account History
There are four ways to view account history in MT5:
- Positions
- Deals
- Orders
- Orders and Deals
You can select the display method by right-clicking within the Account History tab and choosing from the menu.
Here are the details of each display method:
1. Positions (Default)
In "Positions," you can view the following items for each closed position:
| Time | Time of deposit/withdrawal or entry |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Traded symbol |
| Ticket | Order number at entry |
| Type | balance: deposit/withdrawal Buy: Long Sell: Short |
| Volume | Trade lot size |
| Price | Entry price |
| Stop Loss (S/L) | Stop loss price |
| Take Profit (T/P) | Take profit price |
| Time | Close time |
| Price | Close price |
| Value | Trade amount (in settlement currency) |
| Commission | Trading commission |
| Swap | Profit/loss from swap rates |
| Profit | Profit/loss from trading or deposit/withdrawal |
| Change | Price change rate |
| Magic | Magic number |
| Comments | Set comment text |
2. Deals
In "Deals," you can view the following items for each deal:
| Time | Time of deposit/withdrawal or trade |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Traded symbol |
| Deal | Number assigned to each deal |
| ID | ID assigned to each deal |
| Order | Order number of the trade |
| Type | balance: deposit/withdrawal Buy: Long Sell: Short |
| Entry/Exit | in: Entry out: Exit |
| Volume | Trade lot size |
| Price | Execution price |
| Value | Trade amount (in settlement currency) |
| Stop Loss (S/L) | Stop loss price |
| Take Profit (T/P) | Take profit price |
| Commission | Trading commission |
| Swap | Profit/loss from swap rates |
| Profit | Profit/loss from trading or deposit/withdrawal |
| Change | Price change rate |
| Magic | Magic number |
| Comments | Set comment text |
3. Orders
In "Orders," you can view the following items for each order:
| Time | Time of order |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Traded symbol |
| Ticket | Order number |
| ID | Order number + suffix if executed |
| Type | Buy: Long Sell: Short Buy limit: Buy limit order Sell limit: Sell limit order Buy stop: Buy stop order Sell stop: Sell stop order |
| Volume | Order lot size/Execution lot size |
| Price | Market for market orders, order price for limit/stop orders |
| Value | Trade amount (in settlement currency) |
| Stop Loss (S/L) | Stop loss price |
| Take Profit (T/P) | Take profit price |
| Time | Execution time |
| Magic | Magic number |
| Status | filled: Executed cancelled: Canceled |
4. Orders and Deals
In "Orders and Deals," each order (upper row) and its execution (lower row) are displayed with the following items:
| Time | Time of order or execution |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Traded symbol |
| Ticket | Order number |
| ID | Order: Order number + suffix if executed Deal: ID assigned to each deal |
| Type | Order: Buy: Long Sell: Short Buy limit: Buy limit order Sell limit: Sell limit order Buy stop: Buy stop order Sell stop: Sell stop order Deal: in: Entry out: Exit |
| Volume | Order lot size/Execution lot size |
| Price | Market for market orders, order price for limit/stop orders |
| Value | Trade amount (in settlement currency) |
| Commission | Trading commission |
| Swap | Profit/loss from swap rates, or "Cancelled" if the order was canceled |
| Profit | Profit/loss from trading |
| Change | Price change rate |
| Magic | Magic number |
| Comments | Set comment text |
Adjusting Display Items
You can toggle the display of certain items in the "Account History" tab by right-clicking and selecting "Columns" from the menu. Checked items are displayed.
Filtering by Symbol
In the "Account History" tab, you can filter by symbol by right-clicking and selecting "Symbols" from the menu.
Specifying the Account History Period
To specify the period displayed in the Account History, right-click within the "Account History" tab and select the desired period ("All History," "Last 3 months," "Last month," or "Custom period") from the top section of the displayed menu.
If you select "Custom Period," you can specify the dates to display data for any desired period.
