The Problem: MT4/5 Is Powerful but Isolated

MetaTrader 4 and 5 remain the most popular platforms for forex and CFD trading. Brokers like IC Markets, Pepperstone, and FP Markets offer MT4/5 with deep liquidity, tight spreads, and institutional-grade execution. But MetaTrader has a fundamental limitation: it's a closed ecosystem for automated trading.

Writing Expert Advisors (EAs) requires MQL4/MQL5 programming — a proprietary language with limited libraries, no modern tooling, and a steep learning curve. Most traders end up using third-party EAs of questionable quality.

The Solution: Telos EA Bridge

The Telos EA Bridge is a lightweight Expert Advisor that runs on your MT4/MT5 terminal and communicates with Telos's AI engine via WebSocket. When Telos's 6-department consensus system generates a signal for a forex pair, commodity, or index, the EA Bridge translates it into an MT4/5 trade order.

Architecture Overview

  • Telos AI Engine: Analyzes markets, generates consensus signals for forex/commodities/indices
  • WebSocket Connection: Real-time signal delivery to your MT4/5 terminal (encrypted, TLS 1.3)
  • EA Bridge: Receives signals and executes trades via MT4/5's built-in order management
  • Risk Management: Stop losses, take profits, and position sizing are applied at both the Telos and MT4/5 levels

Supported Markets

  • Forex Majors: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, NZD/USD
  • Forex Crosses: EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY, AUD/JPY, and 20+ more
  • Commodities: Gold (XAU/USD), Silver (XAG/USD), Oil (WTI, Brent)
  • Indices: US30, SPX500, NAS100, USTEC, DE40, UK100, JP225
  • Crypto CFDs: BTC/USD, ETH/USD (where available)

Setup in 3 Steps

  1. Install the EA Bridge: Download from your Telos dashboard and drop it into your MT4/5 Experts folder
  2. Configure the WebSocket URL: Copy the connection string from Settings → MT Bridge in your Telos dashboard
  3. Enable AutoTrading: Click the AutoTrading button in MT4/5 and the EA Bridge will connect automatically

Why It's Free

The EA Bridge is included free with every Telos plan — including the free tier. We don't charge extra for MT4/5 connectivity because we believe the AI signal engine is the core product. The bridge is just the delivery mechanism. For a deeper dive into forex trading with Telos, see our complete MT4/5 forex guide.