MetaTrader 5 Setup — QuantStack

Install

Download the strategies from your account page. In MT5 choose File → Open Data Folder, open MQL5 → Experts, and copy the files in. Then right-click the Navigator and choose Refresh.

Allow the licence check

Go to Tools → Options → Expert Advisors, tick "Allow WebRequest for listed URL", and add https://license.quantstackai.com. MT5 blocks the check until you do this once.

Attach and activate

Drag a strategy onto its chart, paste your license key on the Inputs tab, set the broker time offset, and make sure Algo Trading is on. The chart's top-left corner confirms it is licensed.

Charts

Where each strategy runs.

Strategy	Symbol	Chart timeframe	Size input
Zenith	NAS100	M30	Lots
Vesper	NAS100	M1	Lots
Apex	NAS100	Any	Lots
Equinox	NAS100	Any	Lots
Solstice	XAUUSD	Any	Risk per trade (USD)
Aurora	XAUUSD	Any	Risk per trade (USD)

Inputs

The settings you will see.

License key

Your key, in the form QS-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX. One key works for all six strategies, and binds to the MT5 trading account it first runs on.

Broker server time offset

The hours your broker's server time is ahead of UTC in winter. Most brokers are UTC+2 (enter 2), including Ultima Markets. Leave "follows US daylight saving" on if your broker shifts by one hour when the US clocks change.

Size

Zenith, Vesper, Apex and Equinox use Lots: 2.0 lots of NAS100 is the size used in our backtests (Equinox uses double this on its strongest setups, so allow for up to twice the size). Solstice and Aurora risk a fixed dollar amount on every trade, $1,000 by default. Any amount works: the lot size adjusts to the stop distance in 0.01-lot steps and never risks more than you set. If the amount is so small that even 0.01 lots would risk more than it, that trade is skipped.

Everything else

Strategy settings are built in and not exposed, so there is nothing to optimise and nothing to curve-fit.

Good to know

Keeping it running.

The chart says "WebRequest is blocked"+

Do step 2 above: add https://license.quantstackai.com under Tools → Options → Expert Advisors, then remove the strategy from the chart and attach it again.

It says my key is already used on another account+

A key binds to one MT5 trading account. To move it to a different account, email support@quantstackai.com and we will transfer it.

Does it need to stay online?+

MT5 must be running for any Expert Advisor to trade, so a VPS is a good idea. The licence check phones home about every six hours. If your connection drops, the strategy keeps running for several days before it needs to reach the server again.

What happens if my subscription ends?+

At the next check-in the strategy stops opening trades and closes its own open positions. Re-subscribing re-activates your same key.

Can I use a different broker?+

The strategies were built and tested on Ultima Markets NAS100 and XAUUSD. Other brokers can work, but you must use the matching symbols, set the correct server time offset, and expect different spreads and results.