Check trade history

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On MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can check your trade history from the "Account History" or "History" tabs in the Terminal/Toolbox. By customizing the period, you can check all trade history right from the beginning.

Here we will look at how to check your trade history on MT4/MT5.

Switch between MT4/MT5 tabs to check the steps for each.

Step 1

Click the "Account History" tab in the Terminal. You will see your past trade history.

Number	Item name	Descriptions
1	Order	Order number.
2	Time	Entry time.
3	Type	Position type: sell or buy.
4	Size	Trade volume of the position in lots.
5	Symbol	Symbol name.
6	Price	Entry price.
7	S/L	Stop-loss (S/L) level.
8	T/P	Take-profit (T/P) level.
9	Time	Exit time.
10	Price	Exit price.
11	Swap	Swap.
12	Profit	Profit/loss in the base currency of the account.

Step 2

To show more items in the "Account History" tab, right-click in the Terminal and choose the items you wish to add.

Number	Item name	Descriptions
1	Commissions	Commission that has been charged.
2	Taxes	If taxes are charged on the transaction, the amount will be displayed.
3	Comments	Assigned comment.

Step 3

To change the period for the history, choose a period on the context menu by right-clicking in the Toolbox.

To create annual account statements

If you need annual account statements to file your taxes, select "Custom period" to set the period that the tax return covers. For example, if you wish to file your taxes for 2020, specify the period as January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

Step 1

Click the "History" tab in the Toolbox. You will see your past trade history.

Number	Item name	Descriptions
1	Time	Entry time.
2	Symbol	Symbol name.
3	Ticket	Ticket number.
4	Type	Position type: sell or buy.
5	Volume	Trade volume of the position in lots. Related article: Show trade volume in prices
6	Price	Entry price.
7	S/L	Stop-loss (S/L) level.
8	T/P	Take-profit (T/P) level.
9	Time	Exit time.
10	Price	Exit price.
11	Profit	Profit/loss in the base currency of the account. Related article: Show P/L in points
12	Change	Percentage of the price change from the entry to the exit prices.

Step 2

To change the period for the history, choose a period on the context menu by right-clicking in the Toolbox.

Number	Item name	Descriptions
1	Market Value	Current price multiplied by trade volume.
2	Commission	Commission that has been charged.
3	Swap	Swap that has been charged.
4	Fee	The second commission is shown if there are two or more types of commission.
5	Magic Number	Order number by Expert Advisor (EA).
6	Comment	Assigned comment.

Step 3

To change the period for the history, choose a period on the context menu.

To create annual account statements for tax filing

If you need annual account statements to file your taxes, set the period that the tax return covers. For example, if you wish to file your taxes for 2020, specify the period as January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

Related article: Save and print trade history report

Step 4

On the context menu, you can also choose the trade history to show.

Number	Item name	Descriptions
1	Positions	Closed order and deposit/withdrawal history.
2	Deals	Execution and deposit/withdrawal history. The execution history is displayed separately by entry and exit. So if you are holding positions, you can check the execution history for the entry.
3	Orders	Order history. The order history is displayed separately by entry and exit. So when you are holding positions, you can check the order history for the entry.
4	Orders & Deals	Order and execution history.
5	Symbols	History filtered by symbols. Hover over the "Symbols" dropdown and select "All Symbols" to view the complete history, or choose a specific symbol to see its individual history.

Step 5

You can also check the trading performance based on your history.

To do this, right-click in the toolbox, hover the pointer over "Report", and click "Overview".

The "Reports" window will open, where you can switch between tabs using the menu at the top, and export the report in HTML or PDF by clicking the download button in the top-right corner.