How to Connect TradingView to Exness (MT4 and MT5)

Last updated 8 November 2026 · By the TradingView Link team

Short answer

To trade an Exness account from TradingView alerts, send each alert as a webhook to a bridge, and an EA in your Exness MT4 or MT5 desktop terminal places the order. The Exness-specific step is the symbol name: a Standard account trades gold as XAUUSDm, a Standard Cent account as XAUUSDc, and a Pro account as XAUUSD.

We make TradingView Link, an EA bridge. We aren't affiliated with Exness and earn nothing from the Exness links on this page. Every Exness detail below comes from the Exness Help Center, checked November 2026. Account types change, so confirm the details in your own Personal Area.

Can you trade Exness directly from TradingView?

Not as far as Exness's own help pages show. Its list of platforms describes Exness Terminal, a web platform with "preinstalled indicators with TradingView", but we found no article about placing Exness trades from TradingView's own trading panel. Either way, automation needs a bridge, because an alert only sends a message and can't place an order by itself.

The bridge needs somewhere to run an EA, and Exness is clear about where that is. Exness says "only desktop trading terminals for MT4 and MT5 support EA; they do not operate on mobile or web versions". So Exness Terminal and the Exness Trade app can show the trades, but the desktop terminal has to place them.

Which symbol name does your Exness account use?

Exness adds a suffix to every symbol on most account types, and an alert must use the exact name your account shows. This is the most common reason an Exness alert reaches the EA but places nothing.

Exness symbol suffixes by account type (checked November 2026)
Account type	Suffix	Example symbols
Standard Cent	-c	EURGBPc, XAUUSDc; BTCUSDc on MT5 only
Standard	-m	EURUSDm, XAUUSDm, US30m, BTCUSDm
Pro	None	EURUSD, XAUUSD, US30
Raw Spread	None or -r	XAUUSD or XAUUSDr
Zero	None or -z	XAUUSD or XAUUSDz

Source: Exness's suffix table, which lists MT4 and MT5 for every account type. Metals sit in the forex group, so gold takes the same suffix as your currency pairs.
Raw Spread and Zero show two forms, with and without the suffix, so check which one your account has.
Exness's own pages don't fully agree. Its "Trade is disabled" article gives EURUSD as a Standard-account example, while the suffix table says -m. Market Watch in your own terminal settles it: right-click a symbol and choose Specification if you're unsure.
A wrong suffix fails loudly at Exness. The same article lists "incorrect instrument suffix" as a cause of the "Trade is disabled" error.

How do you write the alert for an Exness symbol?

The message is the same as for any broker, with your Exness symbol in it. Line 1 is your webhook password, and each line after it is one command:

YourWebhookPassword
long EURUSDm q=0.01 sl=300 tp=600

sl and tp are distances in points, your broker's smallest price step. On a 5-digit EURUSD quote, 10 points make one pip, so sl=300 is a 30-pip stop. Gold and indices use a different step, so check the digits in Market Watch before you set a stop on them. To close the position:

YourWebhookPassword
flat EURUSDm

If your chart uses another data feed, its prices can differ slightly from Exness's, so a stop given as a price (slp=) can land a little off. A distance in points avoids that. The numbers above are only an example, not a recommendation.

For a Pine Script strategy, make the Exness symbol an input, so the chart can stay on any feed's XAUUSD while the order goes to XAUUSDm:

//@version=6
strategy("EMA cross to Exness", overlay = true)

// Your Exness symbol, copied from Market Watch
brokerSymbol = input.string("XAUUSDm", "Exness symbol")

fast = ta.ema(close, 9)
slow = ta.ema(close, 21)

if ta.crossover(fast, slow)
    strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long, alert_message = "long " + brokerSymbol + " q=0.01")
if ta.crossunder(fast, slow)
    strategy.close("Long", alert_message = "flat " + brokerSymbol)

Then create one alert on the strategy, with this message:

YourWebhookPassword
{{strategy.order.alert_message}}

How to automate a TradingView strategy explains the alert_message pattern and the mistakes that stop it working.

On a Standard Cent account, sizes work differently. Exness says "1 cent lot = 1,000 USD = 0.01 standard lot", and the balance shows in cents, so a 5 USD deposit appears as 500 USC. Your alert's q= goes to MetaTrader as lots on that account, so test sizes on a demo Cent account first.

How do you connect TradingView to Exness, step by step?

Get a TradingView plan with webhooks, which start at Essential, and turn on 2-factor authentication, which TradingView requires for webhook alerts. Our plan comparison has the details.
Log in to your Exness account in the MT4 or MT5 desktop terminal. Exness requires MT4 build 1440 or MT5 build 4755 or later.
Create a webhook in TradingView Link, then install the EA, allow WebRequest and DLL imports, and attach it to one chart, as in the MT5 guide or the MT4 guide.
Copy your symbol names from Market Watch into your alerts, suffix included.
Keep the terminal running on a PC or VPS. Our VPS guide explains when you need one.
Send a test alert on a demo account, with the same symbols and sizes, before you go live.

Can you use Exness VPS?

Exness VPS is free if you meet an account balance or trading-volume requirement, and you have to keep meeting it to keep the VPS. The exact amount appears in your Personal Area. Exness says its VPS servers sit near its trading servers in Amsterdam, Dubai, Seoul, Singapore, Miami and Johannesburg, and its setup guide explains how to install your own EA there. We haven't tested our EA on Exness VPS, so run a test alert after you set it up. Exness also says you may use your own VPS.

What does it cost?

TradingView: a plan with webhooks, from Essential. Prices vary by region.
TradingView Link: $0 on the Free plan (5 alerts per month, about 20 seconds each), or $4.99/month for Basic (500 alerts per day). See all plans.
Exness: spreads and commission depend on the account type.

Exness trading costs by account type (checked November 2026)
Account type	Spread	Commission
Standard Cent	From 0.3 pips	None
Standard	From 0.2 pips	None
Pro	From 0.1 pips	None
Raw Spread	From 0.0 pips	Up to $3.50 each side per lot
Zero	From 0.0 pips	From $0.05 each side per lot

Source: Exness trading account types. Pro, Raw Spread and Zero have a minimum deposit that Exness says depends on your region.

Trading leveraged products is risky. This page summarizes Exness's public help pages as of 8 November 2026, and it isn't financial advice. TradingView Link isn't affiliated with Exness, TradingView or MetaQuotes.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I connect TradingView to Exness?

Yes, through a webhook bridge. A TradingView alert sends a message, the bridge passes it on, and an EA in your Exness MT4 or MT5 desktop terminal places the order. Exness allows EAs, but only in the desktop terminals, not on its mobile or web platforms.

Does Exness have a TradingView integration?

Exness's Help Center describes TradingView charts inside Exness Terminal, its web platform. We found no Exness article about placing trades from TradingView's own trading panel (checked November 2026). Automating alerts needs a bridge either way, because an alert can't place an order by itself.

What symbol do I use for gold on Exness?

It depends on the account type: XAUUSDm on Standard, XAUUSDc on Standard Cent, XAUUSD on Pro, XAUUSD or XAUUSDr on Raw Spread, and XAUUSD or XAUUSDz on Zero. Copy the exact name from Market Watch in your own terminal.

Why does Exness say "Trade is disabled"?

Exness lists an incorrect instrument suffix as one cause, such as sending EURUSD to an account whose symbols end in -c. Other causes on its list include logging in with the investor password, an account that isn't fully activated, and an instrument in close-only mode.

Does it work with Exness MT4 accounts?

Yes. TradingView Link has an EA for MT4 and one for MT5, and Exness's suffix table lists both platforms for all five account types.

Can I run it on the Exness Trade app or Exness Terminal?

No. Exness says EAs only work in the desktop MT4 and MT5 terminals, not on mobile or web versions. Keep the desktop terminal running on a PC or VPS, and use the app to watch the trades it places.

Do I need a VPS for Exness?

Your terminal has to be running whenever an alert can fire. Exness offers a free VPS if you meet a balance or trading-volume requirement shown in your Personal Area, and says you can install your own EA on it. We haven't tested our EA on Exness VPS. Any Windows VPS of your own also works.

How do I size trades on an Exness Cent account?

Standard Cent uses cent lots: Exness defines 1 cent lot as 0.01 standard lot and shows the balance in cents, so a 5 USD deposit appears as 500 USC. The q= size in your alert goes to MetaTrader as lots on that account, so test your sizes on a demo Cent account first.

Sources

All checked November 2026.