MetaTrader 5

MetaTrader 5

Import closed positions from MetaTrader 5 via the built-in HTML account report.

Export from MetaTrader 5

1. Open MetaTrader 5 and switch to the Toolbox panel at the bottom of the window.
2. Click the History tab.
3. Right-click anywhere inside the history list and choose Positions. The report follows this grouping, and Tradeways reads the Positions table.
4. Right-click the history list again and choose Custom Period to select the date range you want to export.
5. Right-click the history list again and select Report (or Bericht in the German version), then choose HTML.
6. Save the file to a location on your computer.

The report contains a Positions table with all closed (and open) positions, including entry/exit prices, timestamps, volume, commission, swap, and profit.

Upload to Tradeways

1. In the Trade Log, click Add Trades → File Upload.
2. Select MetaTrader 5 as the broker.
3. Drag and drop the HTML file onto the upload zone, or click to browse.
4. Select the timezone of the MetaTrader 5 server. Timestamps in the report use the server's timezone, so correct selection ensures accurate UTC conversion.
5. Review the preview and check the execution count and grouped trades.
6. Click Import to confirm.

Supported Data

Every field from the Positions table is imported: symbol, direction, volume (lots), entry and exit prices, open and close timestamps, commission, swap, profit, and position ID. The account currency is auto-detected from the report header.

Symbol Normalization

MT5 brokers often append or prepend suffixes to symbol names. Tradeways automatically normalizes symbols during import:

A trailing m or M is removed only when the remaining name is a valid six-character forex pair. A symbol such as PLATINUM keeps its name.

Limitations

• HTML format only -- Tradeways parses the Positions table from the MT5 .html or .htm report. CSV exports from MT5 are not supported.
• Deals and orders are not read -- a report saved with the History tab grouped by Deals or Orders has no Positions table and fails with a file error. Switch the grouping to Positions and export again.
• Open positions -- Open positions (those without a close price or close time) are imported as a single entry execution. They will appear as open trades until a matching exit is imported.
• Server timezone -- MT5 timestamps reflect the broker server's timezone. If you are unsure which timezone your broker uses, check your broker's documentation or the server time displayed in the terminal.
• Report language -- The parser supports reports in English and German. Column headers like Symbol, Time/Zeit, Type/Typ, Volume/Volumen, Price/Preis, Commission/Kommission, Swap, and Profit/Gewinn are recognized in both languages.
• Encoding -- The parser handles UTF-8 and UTF-16 (LE/BE) encoded files automatically.