Once logged in, you’ll see a list of trading instruments on the Market Watch panel. MetaTrader 4 (MT4) supports a range of assets like forex pairs, commodities, and indices. You can open a chart for any instrument by right-clicking it and selecting “Chart Window”. 

To place a trade, click on “New Order” from the top toolbar. A window will pop up where you can select your trade details, such as the asset, trade size (or lot size), and type of order—Market Order or Pending Order. For a Market Order, you enter the trade immediately, while a Pending Order lets you set a specific price for the trade to execute later. 

To close a trade manually, go to the “Terminal” window, right-click on the open trade, and select “Close Order”.