Crypto proxy for MT5 and crypto CFDs
The short answer
This page covers using Traders Proxy as a crypto proxy for CFDs on MetaTrader 5 (MT5) and MetaTrader 4 (MT4). A crypto CFD can trade all week, and our server notices quickly when your device drops. It changes nothing your broker or country allows.
This page is about crypto CFDs at your broker, not exchange accounts
Traders Proxy connects MetaTrader to your broker through our server. It doesn’t open an exchange you can’t already use, and it changes no exchange, broker or country rules.
Exchange bot operators managing Binance and Bybit API rate limits, WebSocket keepalives and geo-connectivity can configure proxy routing directly. See the Binance setup guide and Bybit setup guide.
If your broker prohibits proxies, don’t use one. Check your broker’s terms first.
A crypto symbol at your broker is usually a contract, not the coin
A crypto symbol on a retail broker’s MetaTrader is usually a CFD. A CFD is a contract with your broker on an asset’s price, and you don’t own the asset. Check your symbol’s specification for what you are trading.
Why it matters. Your broker sets that contract’s price, hours and rules.
Some regulators restrict them. The FCA banned the sale of crypto derivatives, including CFDs, to UK retail consumers from 6 January 2021. Check what your broker may offer you.
When your platform drops while you are away, our server helps it reconnect
Your broker sets each symbol’s hours. A crypto CFD may trade when your other symbols are closed. In Market Watch, choose Specification to see a symbol’s sessions for every day of the week.
So your platform may need to stay connected through nights and weekends.
The table shows what our servers do when a session is interrupted, and where they stop. Plan for those limits before you leave a position open.
| What happens | What Traders Proxy does | The limit |
|---|---|---|
| Your device drops off | Our server notices quickly and frees its place, so your platform can reconnect instead of hanging. | This covers your side of the connection. A connection that sends nothing at all for a long time is closed. |
| Your platform reconnects | Your device can reconnect straight away, even when our server is busy, so you aren’t left waiting to get back in. | It must come from the same network, soon after the drop. Your device limit still applies. |
| A service on our server crashes | It restarts itself automatically, so your platform can reconnect without waiting for a person to step in. | A restart drops live connections. A service that hangs needs a person. |
| Our server needs a reboot | Security updates install daily. When a server needs a reboot, it happens at the weekend, at a random time. | Some markets trade at weekends. A reboot drops live connections, and we can restart a server at any time. |
Stop-loss and take-profit orders sit on your broker’s server, so they stay in place if your platform drops. A trailing stop runs in your platform. It works only while the platform is running and connected.
A drop leaves your stop-loss in place. A trailing stop stops moving until you reconnect.
No proxy keeps a platform running while your computer is off. If an EA must trade overnight, a VPS is the right tool.
MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 on desktop and Android
In the MetaTrader 5 and MetaTrader 4 desktop terminals, the proxy setting is under Tools → Options → Server. Choose SOCKS5 or HTTP, whichever your platform offers. Each platform’s maker decides which of its connections use its proxy setting.
On Android, MT4 and MT5 go through Traders Proxy with an app that can send other apps through a proxy, such as AdGuard. Choose only your trading app.
Your phone counts as one of your plan’s devices, so choose a plan with room for it. Other mobile systems are untested.
cTrader is not covered here, so we can’t say what Traders Proxy does for it. It connects through Spotware’s own proxy network, and its help does not say which traffic its proxy setting covers. See the cTrader guide for what we know.
Two checks tell you if it suits you, before a position depends on it
Time how long your platform takes to connect and show live prices, with the proxy off and then on. Write both numbers down. If it is the same both ways, you don’t need us.
Then leave the platform connected over a weekend and watch how it reconnects after a drop. Do this before a position depends on it.
If your platform can’t connect through us and support can’t fix it, we refund your first payment. That applies within 7 days on a monthly plan, or 14 days on a yearly plan. This doesn’t affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
Read our refund policy for full details.
Ping is the time data takes to reach your broker and come back. We don’t promise lower ping. Distance sets the minimum.
Keep reading
- How Traders Proxy worksWhat happens to your order, step by step.
- Compare with a VPSWhen a VPS is the right tool.
- Run the connection checkA timing test you can run, step by step.
- MT5 disconnects during tradingWhat to check when a session drops.
Common questions about crypto CFDs and Traders Proxy
Frequently asked questions
Does a proxy give me access to a crypto exchange?
No. It doesn’t open an exchange you can’t already use, and it doesn’t change what your broker or country allows. If your exchange bot has a proxy setting, our Binance and Bybit guides cover what it can and can’t change.
What happens if my platform disconnects overnight?
Drops can start at your broker or on your own internet, and we don’t promise to stop them. Our server notices a dead connection quickly, so your platform can reconnect.
Do I need a VPS for a crypto EA?
Yes, if it must run while your computer is off. A proxy does not keep a platform running, and a VPS does.
Is a crypto CFD the same as a crypto future?
No. A CFD is a contract with your broker, and you don’t own the asset. Check your broker’s contract specification for what your symbol is.
Does it work with cTrader?
cTrader uses Spotware’s own proxy network, and its help does not say which traffic its proxy setting covers. So cTrader is not covered here.
Will my broker mind?
Check your broker’s terms. If your broker prohibits proxies, don’t use one. Traders Proxy doesn’t change what your broker allows.
Field reports · Verified forum threads
Real forum reports, what our system does, and where it stops.
Every quote below links to the forum thread or vendor guide where it appeared. Underneath each quote, see which parts of our system work together on it and where our server stops.
'Ping failed' and drops with disconnects every few minutes, re-login loops and dropped sessions
“Is the chart freezing, or is it the terminal? If it is the terminal, then it is likely a broken indicator.”
What our system reduces. If your device drops off, our server notices quickly and frees its place, so your platform can reconnect instead of hanging.
- Dead connections found and freedPrimary
- Straight back in after a dropPrimary
- Reconnect surges admitted in a steady streamSupporting
- Own separate connection to your brokerSupporting
Where it stops. We do not prevent internet drops or fix broker faults. After a disconnect, your platform logs in again, so always use broker-side stop-loss orders.
Order timeouts, 3-minute hangs, 'Off quotes' and 'No connection' when closing
“Sometimes an order get executed on the server-side while my EA is on the way of processing a modify on that order. Everytime that happens it needs to wait full 3 minutes until a 'timeout' error returns”
Why a proxy does not change this. Traders Proxy doesn't change spreads, fills or requotes.
Where it stops. Off quotes, Requote and order timeouts are decided by your broker’s server, not by the proxy route.
Campus or institution blocks every VPN and proxy as well as trading
“This is what we do at my work, but that is because we do sensitive financial records management. Only traffic to approved sites is permitted on known service ports.”
Why a proxy does not change this. No claim. We don't promise to work on networks that block proxies and VPNs.
Where it stops. Some networks block all proxies. If yours does, we won't get through.
Telegram (trade-signal channels) blocked or throttled by an ISP, state or office firewall
“MTProxy is being blocked by standard corporate DPI firewalls. This makes it useless precisely for the places where you'd want to use it.”
Why a proxy does not change this. Telegram in one tap on every plan. Telegram’s own proxy type is included on the 2-device and 5-device plans.
- Telegram in one tapBoundary
Where it stops. Telegram in one tap on every plan, plus Telegram’s own proxy type on the 2-device and 5-device plans. A network that inspects traffic can still block it.
Sources
- ASIC Moneysmart, contracts for difference (CFDs)Checked
- FCA, ban on the sale of crypto derivatives to retail consumersChecked
- MetaQuotes, MT5 help, Market WatchChecked
- MetaQuotes, MT4 help, Market WatchChecked
- MetaQuotes, MT5 help, Basic principles of trading operationsChecked
- MetaQuotes, MT5 help, Platform settingsChecked
- cTrader Help, Settings, Connection sectionChecked
- Spotware, Proxy cloud for secure connectionsChecked