switching brokers and want to move my mt5 setup to the new broker's server. i have custom indicators, eas, templates, and saved chart layouts. trying to understand what survives a broker switch and what i'll need to redo.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/topic/477/switching-mt5-to-a-different-broker-server-what-breaks-and-what-to-watch-out-forRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 01:26:04 GMTTue, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT60fresh install preferred. copy mql5 folder. recompile if build versions differ. check symbol naming conventions match.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2700https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2700Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTsymbol naming difference is the sneaky one. if your ea or indicator has hardcoded symbol names it'll break silently. test every ea and indicator on the new broker demo before using it live. one afternoon of testing prevents a nasty surprise during live trading.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2699https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2699Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:30:00 GMTdid this switch last year. the profiles and templates transferred perfectly. the one thing that didn't: saved workspaces that had positions shown from the old account obviously don't carry over (the new broker has different position ids). also check that your symbol names match between brokers - some use EURUSD, others use EURUSDm or similar variants which breaks indicator inputs that reference symbol names.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2698https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2698Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMTcompiled .ex5 files usually transfer fine between mt5 instances if the mt5 build versions are similar. if the new broker runs a significantly different mt5 build version you may need to recompile from source (.mq5 files). always keep the source files, not just the compiled binaries. if you only have .ex5 files from a third party you might hit compatibility issues on major version differences.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2697https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2697Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:30:00 GMTdo custom indicators need to be recompiled for the new broker's mt5 version or do the compiled files transfer as-is?

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2696https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2696Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMTthe chart history rebuild is the main inconvenience. on your first login to the new broker server mt5 will download history from that broker, which can take a few minutes for all watched symbols. older history may not go back as far as your previous broker if they have different data retention. check that the historical data length you need is available before fully committing to the switch.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2695https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2695Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMTthe clean approach is to install a fresh mt5 for the new broker rather than trying to swap servers in the same installation. brokers often provide their own mt5 build with specific server configurations. your custom indicators (mql5 files) transfer completely - just copy the mql5/indicators folder. eas the same. templates and profiles also transfer via copy. what doesn't transfer: chart history (rebuilds from new broker's server) and any broker-specific settings.

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2694https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/2694Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT