{"id":22303,"date":"2026-11-02T12:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T09:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roboforex.com\/blog\/?p=22303"},"modified":"2026-11-02T12:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T09:19:38","slug":"trading-robot-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roboforex.com\/blog\/education\/trading-robot-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Robot Checklist: 15 Checks From Installed to First Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This trading robot checklist takes you from MetaTrader 5<\/a> installed to the first trade your robot opens. It has 15 items in four stages, one line each. Tick them on a demo account, and when an item does not pass, its link opens the guide that covers that step in full.<\/p>\n\n

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  1. Four stages: platform ready, robot ready, settings ready, first trade confirmed.<\/li>\n
  2. One list of 15 checks. Run it on a demo account before the robot trades real money.<\/li>\n
  3. Every check links to the guide that owns it, so you read only the step where you are stuck.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/div>\n\n

    <\/span>Which Four Stages Take a Robot From Installed to First Trade?<\/span><\/h2>\n

    The four stages are platform ready, robot ready, settings ready and first trade confirmed. Each one ends in a state you can see in the terminal.<\/p>\n\n

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    1. Platform ready<\/span>MetaTrader 5 on a demo account, algo trading allowed<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Robot ready<\/span>The robot in Navigator and on the right chart<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Settings ready<\/span>Lot, stops, magic number and the robot's permission<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. First trade confirmed<\/span>A clean start in the logs, then a position on the Trade tab<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n\n

      <\/span>What Is on the Trading Robot Checklist?<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Fifteen checks, in the order<\/a> you meet them. Tick an item when it passes. The list does not save, so run it again for every new robot.<\/p>\n\n \n

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      0 of 15 checked<\/div>\n
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      Stage 1. Platform ready<\/div>\n