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MT5Account · Account Information - Overview

Account balance, equity, margin, leverage, currency, and other account properties. Use this page to choose the right API for accessing account state.

📁 What lives here

  • AccountSummary - all account info at once (balance, equity, margin, leverage, profit, etc.).
  • AccountInfoDouble - single double value from account (balance, equity, margin, profit, credit, etc.).
  • AccountInfoInteger - single integer value from account (login, leverage, limit orders, etc.).
  • AccountInfoString - single string value from account (name, server, currency, company).

🧭 Plain English

  • AccountSummary → the one-stop shop for complete account snapshot (balance, equity, margin level, etc.).
  • AccountInfoDouble → grab one numeric property when you need just balance or margin.
  • AccountInfoInteger → grab one integer property like login number or leverage.
  • AccountInfoString → grab one text property like account name or currency.

Rule of thumb: need full snapshot → AccountSummaryAsync; need one specific value → AccountInfo*Async (Double/Integer/String).

Quick choose

If you need… Use Returns Key inputs
Complete account snapshot (all values) AccountSummaryAsync Full account data object (none)
One numeric value (balance, equity, margin, etc.) AccountInfoDoubleAsync Single double Property enum (BALANCE, EQUITY, etc.)
One integer value (login, leverage, etc.) AccountInfoIntegerAsync Single long Property enum (LOGIN, LEVERAGE, etc.)
One text value (name, currency, server, etc.) AccountInfoStringAsync Single string Property enum (NAME, CURRENCY, etc.)

❌ Cross‑refs & gotchas

  • Margin Level = (Equity / Margin) × 100 - watch for stop-out level.
  • Free Margin = Equity - Margin - available for new positions.
  • AccountSummary includes everything; use it for dashboards.
  • AccountInfo* methods are lighter if you only need one property.
  • Currency affects how profits are calculated - always check account currency.
  • Leverage determines margin requirements - higher leverage = less margin needed.

🟢 Minimal snippets

// Get complete account snapshot
var summary = await account.AccountSummaryAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"Balance: ${summary.AccountBalance:F2}, Equity: ${summary.AccountEquity:F2}, Leverage: 1:{summary.AccountLeverage}");

// Get single property - account balance
var balance = await account.AccountInfoDoubleAsync(
    AccountInfoDoublePropertyType.AccountBalance
);
Console.WriteLine($"Balance: ${balance:F2}");

// Get account leverage
var leverage = await account.AccountInfoIntegerAsync(
    AccountInfoIntegerPropertyType.AccountLeverage
);
Console.WriteLine($"Leverage: 1:{leverage}");

// Get account currency
var currency = await account.AccountInfoStringAsync(
    AccountInfoStringPropertyType.AccountCurrency
);
Console.WriteLine($"Currency: {currency}");

// Check account balance and equity
var summary = await account.AccountSummaryAsync();
var balance = summary.AccountBalance;
var equity = summary.AccountEquity;
if (equity < balance * 0.8)
{
    Console.WriteLine("⚠️ Warning: Equity below 80% of balance!");
}

See also