IC Markets proxy setup for MetaTrader and cTrader
The short answer
Set up MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5) or cTrader for Windows with Traders Proxy in four values. In MetaTrader, your terminal connects to IC Markets through our server in your broker’s city. In cTrader for Windows, you connect over an HTTP proxy in Settings > Connection.
Does IC Markets allow a proxy on your account? Check before you connect.
Warning. Check your client agreement first
Read the IC Markets terms before you connect. Traders Proxy doesn’t change what your broker allows. If your broker prohibits proxies, don’t use one.
IC Markets sees one steady address, our server’s, shared with other Traders Proxy customers. It stays the same on any network you connect from, so changing network doesn’t show IC Markets a new address. It changes if you change your broker’s city or we replace a server.
Only the app you set up uses Traders Proxy. Everything else stays on your normal internet, so your plan’s data goes on trading.
How do I find my IC Markets trade server? Its city decides which city you pick.
Our server helps on its connection to your broker, so it needs to be in your trade server’s city. These steps find that city.
Find the server name and its city
- 01
Open the login window
In MetaTrader 4, choose File, then Login. In MetaTrader 5, choose File, then Login to Trade Account.
- 02
Read the server name
The server box shows the trade server your account uses. Write the name down exactly, because support needs it to confirm the city.
- 03
Check the city with IC Markets
IC Markets says on its trading servers page that its MetaTrader 4 and 5 servers are in New York. A broker can change this, so confirm the city for your account with support.
A broker’s page names a city for a whole platform, not for each account.
Which Traders Proxy city should I pick? The one your IC Markets server is in.
In the Connect section of your dashboard, choose Change your broker’s city. Pick the one IC Markets gives you for MetaTrader, then choose Use this city. Your four values stay the same, and our server cities lists where we are.
You can switch in your dashboard, and we never move you to another city without asking. Restart MetaTrader to move an open connection to the new city at once.
What does a server in your broker’s city change? Lost pieces are replaced locally.
When you click Buy, your order crosses the internet to your broker as small pieces of data. If the internet loses a piece, your computer sends it again and everything behind it waits. In a busy moment, that wait can delay an order or trigger a disconnect, and distance makes it longer.
Our server in your broker’s city puts the port your platform uses first when a server is busy and clears dead sockets so your platform can reconnect. Any lost piece is replaced locally, so your order waits on a short connection.
This helps only if you picked your broker’s city. We don’t promise lower ping. Distance sets the minimum. Time it yourself with our connection check.
How do I connect MetaTrader through our server? Enter four values.
Four steps in MetaTrader
- 01
Copy the four values
In your dashboard, pick the server nearest you under Connect. Then open Your values for your platform, choose the MT4 or MT5 tab and copy the rows. The login and password belong to Traders Proxy, so you never share your IC Markets login with us.
- 02
Open the proxy setting
In MetaTrader 4 or 5, choose Tools, then Options. Open the Server tab, tick Enable proxy server, then choose Proxy. This setting changes MetaTrader only, not the rest of your computer.
- 03
Enter the values
Choose
SOCKS5as the type, as the Type row in your dashboard shows. MetaTrader 5 takes the server and port in one box, with a colon between them. In MetaTrader 4, enter them as the box asks. - 04
Test it and save
Choose Test, then OK. If the terminal does not reconnect, close it and open it again. Check that prices are moving in Market Watch, so you know it works before you trade.
Can’t find the Proxy button? Some broker-branded terminals may hide it, so try the standard MetaQuotes build. Each platform’s maker decides which of its connections use its proxy setting.
Can I use it with cTrader? Yes, but our help near your broker may not apply.
cTrader for Windows has its own proxy setting. Choose HTTP and type in the four values from your dashboard. Our cTrader guide has the steps.
cTrader connects to its maker’s own servers, not straight to your broker. So we make no claim about your broker’s city for it.
Why set it up now? You can find out in a live session whether it connects.
Setup is four values in your platform’s proxy setting, and nothing to install. Your computer stays as it is. If your platform can’t connect through us and support can’t fix it, we refund your first payment within 7 days on a monthly plan, or 14 days on a yearly plan or Founder 50. This doesn’t affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
What else do IC Markets traders ask?
Frequently asked questions
Will a proxy change my IC Markets spreads?
No. IC Markets sets your spreads and prices. A proxy only changes where your platform connects. It does not change them.
Which server city should I choose for IC Markets?
Choose the city IC Markets gives you for MetaTrader. It says its MetaTrader 4 and 5 servers are in New York. Confirm it for your account with support.
Does this work with IC Markets cTrader?
cTrader for Windows has a proxy setting, and only the HTTP type is confirmed. We make no claim about your broker’s city for it. See our cTrader guide.
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.
Generic or free proxies fail MetaTrader's proxy Test button
“I keep getting the message "Proxy test failed" no matter what proxy settings I try to set.”
How our system handles it. Use SOCKS5 or HTTP, whichever your platform offers. Enter our server, login and password in MetaTrader’s own Proxy window.
- Built-in
SOCKS5loginPrimary - Built-in
HTTPproxy loginSupporting
Where it stops. MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 support SOCKS5 and HTTP (not SOCKS4). A passing Test confirms the route reaches our server.
MT5's own Proxy box overwrites, empties or refuses to save what you type
“This is a bug of MT5 - because if you enter proxy in the system and EVEN if it is off, it will always force you to use the proxy entered there.”
Why a proxy does not change this. We change nothing on your computer. The server, login and password go into your platform's own Proxy setting.
- Only the app you set up is routedBoundary
Where it stops. We change nothing on your computer. If a MetaTrader 5 build fails to save its proxy dialog, we cannot repair the terminal window itself.
Remote desktop is laggy on a Mac or a very wide screen (client-side rendering, not distance)
“It is however only over Remote Desktop Gateway. RDP directly to machines over VPN works with no issue.”
How local trading avoids it. Your platform runs on your own computer, so there's no remote-desktop window to lag.
- Platform stays on your own computerPrimary
Where it stops. Needs a version of your platform that runs on your computer. Anything you still reach by remote desktop is as laggy as before.
cTrader picks a far or 'wrong' Spotware proxy and the trader cannot choose (Sydney-3, Netherlands, Jakarta-2, London-6 from Korea)
“For the moment we do not have plans to set up a datacenter in NY.”
Why a proxy can backfire here. cTrader for Windows has a proxy setting and Traders Proxy supports it over HTTP. cTrader still chooses its own servers.
- Built-in
HTTPproxy loginBoundary
Where it stops. In cTrader on Windows, the Connection proxy setting routes your connection to Spotware’s cloud. Spotware still picks its own cloud node on the far side.