MT5 brokers and prop firm accounts: journal any MT5 terminal

The app reads your own MetaTrader 5 terminal, so it works with the broker you already use. No broker login, no waiting for an integration.

It works with the broker you already have

AI Trading Journal does not connect to a broker. It reads your closed trades from the MetaTrader 5 terminal installed on your own Windows PC. So if your broker lets you trade on MT5 desktop, the app can journal that account. There is no broker list to wait for and no broker login to hand over.

How it finds your account

The setup wizard scans your PC for installed MT5 terminals, including broker-branded ones.
It checks each terminal, shows the logged-in account and server, and you pick the one to journal.
It then creates your journal, imports your history and keeps it up to date about every 5 minutes. Notion is an optional extra.
Each MT5 account gets its own database, and you can pause any account.

The full walkthrough is in how the journal on your PC works; the optional Notion copy is covered in how to journal MT5 trades in Notion automatically.

Broker-by-broker notes

These pages describe what each broker says about its own MT5 platform, with the date we checked, and what that means for your journal. We are not affiliated with any broker.

Broker names and logos belong to their owners and are shown only to tell you which MT5 brokers the journal can read. AI Trading Journal is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them.

We add brokers only when we can verify what they state on their own site.

Prop firm and challenge accounts

If your challenge or funded account is an MT5 account you can open in the desktop terminal, the app journals it like any other. Rules about third-party software differ between firms, so check your firm's rules first. See the journal for prop firm traders.

If your terminal is not found

Make sure MT5 is installed on this same PC, not only on a phone or in a browser.
Open the terminal and log in to your account at least once so it is the active account.
If you have several terminals, the wizard lists them so you can pick the right one.
Broker-branded terminals count: it is the MT5 terminal on your PC that matters, not the broker.

What the app records from each account

For every closed position: symbol, direction, volume, open and close time, entry and exit price, stop loss, take profit and profit or loss, with partial closes combined and each hedged position kept separate. A daily row adds the result, win rate and drawdown. Your Notes are never overwritten.

What you need

A Windows 10 or 11 PC with the MT5 desktop terminal installed and logged in
Optional: a free Notion account and a Notion integration token, only if you want a Notion copy
A 7-day free trial, then a one-time $19.99 purchase

What does not work

MetaTrader 4, cTrader and other platforms
Mac or mobile-only MT5 (the app runs on Windows)
Web-only MT5 with no desktop terminal

An honest note on privacy. Notion is itself a cloud service, so your trades do sit on Notion's servers, in your own workspace, under your own account and token. What AI Trading Journal removes is the extra middleman: there is no separate journal vendor holding your trades and no broker login sent to a website. No tool is risk-free, so protect your accounts, including Notion if you connect it, with a strong password and two-step verification.

What each broker page says about position mode (own pages, read 8 October 2026)

Whether an account is netting or hedging changes how your history looks, and it is set by the broker. These are the statements we found on the brokers' own pages. Confirm the mode of your own account with your broker.

Broker	What its page says
IC (IC Markets)	No first-in-first-out rule, so traders can hedge positions
Exness	MetaTrader 5 uses a hedging mode, allowing multiple and opposite positions on one instrument
Admirals	CFD accounts are configured for hedging; its investing offering uses netting
HFM	Hedging is listed among MT5's features
FXTM	Its MT5 comparison table lists both netting and hedging
Eightcap	MT5 supports netting or hedging modes
FP Markets	Hedging is listed among its MT5 features

The hedging versus netting guide shows the same trades recorded in both modes and what to journal in each.

Account types the brokers list for MT5

Broker	Account types named on its MT5 page
IC (IC Markets)	Raw Pricing and Standard
Admirals	Trade.MT5, Zero.MT5 and Invest.MT5
Tickmill	Classic, Raw and Islamic
ThinkMarkets	Standard and ThinkZero
FXTM	Advantage, Rewards Plus, Advantage Stocks and a demo account

If you hold more than one account type, give each its own Notion database and compare net results after commission and swap. The pages for each broker suggest how.

A short pre-setup checklist

MT5 desktop is installed on this Windows PC, and not only on a phone or in a browser.
You have logged in to the account you want to journal, and the account number in the title bar is the right one.
You know whether the account is demo or real, and you will keep them in separate databases.
If you want the optional Notion copy: you have created a Notion integration and shared one page with it.
You have checked your firm's or broker's terms on third-party software, if they have any.

When the app does not find your terminal

Symptom	Likely cause	What to try
No terminals listed	MT5 not installed on this PC, or never opened	Install it, open it and log in once
Terminal listed but no account	Not logged in	Log in to the account, then reopen the setup
Wrong account shown	Another account is active in that terminal	Log in to the one you want
Several terminals listed	Broker-branded and standard terminals installed	Pick the one that holds your account
Only a browser or phone account	The app needs the desktop terminal	Install the desktop terminal from your broker

More help is in the setup guide, and MT5 trade history not showing covers the case where the history itself looks empty.

Frequently asked questions

Which brokers does AI Trading Journal work with?

Any broker that gives you MetaTrader 5 on a Windows desktop, because the app reads your own MT5 terminal rather than connecting to the broker.

Do I have to give the app my broker password?

No. It reads the account that is already logged in to your MT5 terminal. No broker or investor password is entered into any website.

Does it work with prop firm accounts?

If the account is an MT5 account you can open in the desktop terminal, yes. Check your firm's rules on third-party software first.

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