Your platform is your cockpit. Across these six brokers, the practical choice comes down to MetaTrader (MT4/MT5), MetaTrader with TradingView layered on top, or MT5-only for the newest entrants.
MetaTrader 4 & 5
MT4 remains the standard for Expert Advisors, with the largest ecosystem of indicators and EAs. MT5 adds more timeframes, an economic calendar, depth of market and a much faster multi-threaded backtester. VT Markets, StarTrader and PU Prime support both MT4 and MT5 in full. Axi added full MT5 support in 2024 alongside its long-standing MT4 offering. Bullwaves and Kudotrade run MT5 only — a consideration if you rely on an MT4-specific EA.
TradingView integration
VT Markets and Axi both layer TradingView's charting directly into their client experience while still executing through MT4/MT5 — a strong middle ground if you prefer TradingView's drawing tools and chart layouts but still want full Expert Advisor support underneath.
Copy and social trading
StarTrader's STAR Copy and PU Prime's PU Social/PU Copy Trading are the most developed copy-trading tools among the six, letting you follow strategy providers from a native mobile app rather than a bolted-on plugin. Bullwaves and Kudotrade also support copy trading through MT5's built-in signal marketplace.
Which platform for automated trading?
For EAs, choose an MT4 broker if your strategy is MT4-specific, or MT5 for access to more timeframes and faster backtesting. Confirm each broker's execution model, minimum stop distances, and whether high-frequency strategies are explicitly permitted — VT Markets, StarTrader and Axi all offer free VPS hosting for algo traders who need low-latency execution close to the broker's servers.
Mobile trading
All six brokers offer MT4/MT5 mobile apps at minimum; VT Markets, StarTrader and PU Prime additionally run their own branded mobile apps with account management, deposits and copy trading built in alongside the MetaTrader execution layer.