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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 → AccountSummary; need one specific value → AccountInfo* (Double/Integer/String).

Quick choose

If you need… Use Returns Key inputs
Complete account snapshot (all values) AccountSummary Full account data object (none)
One numeric value (balance, equity, margin, etc.) AccountInfoDouble Single double Property enum (BALANCE, EQUITY, etc.)
One integer value (login, leverage, etc.) AccountInfoInteger Single long Property enum (LOGIN, LEVERAGE, etc.)
One text value (name, currency, server, etc.) AccountInfoString 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 = account.accountSummary();
var data = summary.getData();
System.out.printf("Balance: $%.2f, Equity: $%.2f, Leverage: 1:%d%n",
    data.getAccountBalance(), data.getAccountEquity(), data.getAccountLeverage());

// Get single property - account balance
var reply = account.accountInfoDouble(
    Mt5TermApiAccountInformation.AccountInfoDoublePropertyType.ACCOUNT_BALANCE
);
double balance = reply.getData().getRequestedValue();
System.out.printf("Balance: $%.2f%n", balance);

// Get account leverage
var reply = account.accountInfoInteger(
    Mt5TermApiAccountInformation.AccountInfoIntegerPropertyType.ACCOUNT_LEVERAGE
);
long leverage = reply.getData().getRequestedValue();
System.out.printf("Leverage: 1:%d%n", leverage);

// Get account currency
var reply = account.accountInfoString(
    Mt5TermApiAccountInformation.AccountInfoStringPropertyType.ACCOUNT_CURRENCY
);
String currency = reply.getData().getRequestedValue();
System.out.printf("Currency: %s%n", currency);

// Check account balance and equity
var summary = account.accountSummary();
var data = summary.getData();
double balance = data.getAccountBalance();
double equity = data.getAccountEquity();
if (equity < balance * 0.8) {
    System.out.println("⚠️ Warning: Equity below 80% of balance!");
}

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