Setup guide

Connect your MT5 in 5 minutes

A clear, no-jargon walkthrough. If you can log into MetaTrader 5, you can do this.

2-minute setup

How to connect your MT5 & pick strategies

Choose one strategy or all four, enter your MT5 account number (no password), then download and run the bot on your own MT5. We take no custody of your funds.

Pick your strategies

🛡️ Shield ⚖️ Steady 🚀 Momentum 👑 Apex
Enable all four

Tick one, several, or all four. They run together on your one account.

Enter your account number

 MetaTrader 5
Account51234567
Passwordnot needed ✗
ServerICMarkets-Live
↑ just the account number — no password

We take no custody. Only your account number, so the license locks to it.

Get license + download bot

SHIV · Your license
Key9f3a·b21c·...
Allow URLin MT5 options
⬇ Download .ex5

Download your bot, allow our URL in MT5, attach to a gold chart, paste the key.

You're live

 Your dashboard
Status● Active · trading
Free trial7 days

The bots trade gold for you. Fees only on profit — and the first 7 days are free.

① What you need before you start

2 min
✅ An MT5 trading account with a broker that allows automated/expert-advisor trading on gold (XAU/USD)
✅ Your MT5 account number — that's it, no password needed (we never ask for it)
✅ A starting balance at or above your strategy's minimum — from $5,000 (Shield) to $50,000 (Apex)
✅ A SHIV algo account (free — create one here)
Don't have a broker yet? Any MT5 broker offering gold works. Many let you open a demo account in minutes if you want to try the platform risk-free first.

② Find your MT5 account number

It's the only thing we need — no password, ever. Here's where it is:

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Account number

The numeric ID at the top of your MT5 terminal (top-right account dropdown) or in your broker's welcome email — e.g. 51234567.

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No password

We never ask for your trading password. Your license is locked to your account number, and the bot runs on your machine — we take no custody.

✅ Server name is optional (it just helps us support you). The account number is all that's required to issue your license.

③ Allow automated trading + our license URL

Your bot runs in your own MT5, so two quick toggles let it trade and check its license:

1. Tools → Options → Expert Advisors → tick "Allow algorithmic trading"
2. In the same window, tick "Allow WebRequest for listed URL" and add our site URL (shown on your dashboard)
3. Make sure the Algo Trading button in the top toolbar is green/enabled
✅ The WebRequest permission is how the bot confirms your license is active and reports your P&L back — it never sends your password (we don't have it).

④ Get your license & run the bot

1. Sign in and open the onboarding wizard; pick one or more strategies
2. Enter your MT5 account number and set your risk level (start at 1.0×)
3. Accept the risk terms → you get a license key + EA download on your dashboard
4. Fund your fee wallet so the license activates (prepaid)
5. Drag the EA onto an XAU/USD chart, paste your license key — it goes live and reports your P&L back
Open the wizard →

⑤ Fund your fee wallet

Performance fees are drawn from a small prepaid fee wallet — never from your trading account. Keep a little in it so trading doesn't pause.

When you're chargedOnly on new profit (high-water mark)
Fee rate25% of new profit
If the wallet emptiesTrading pauses until you top up — funds untouched
Topping upMessage your manager (self-serve payments coming soon)

Which strategy should I pick?

StrategyRiskMin. balanceBest for
🛡️ SHIV Shield Conservative $5,000 Capital-first gold strategy. Tightly capped risk, built to weather every storm.
⚖️ SHIV Steady Balanced $10,000 The all-rounder. Balanced risk and reward, with steady, consistent compounding.
🚀 SHIV Momentum Aggressive $20,000 For bigger upside. Leans harder into opportunity, with wider swings to ride out.
👑 SHIV Apex High-roller $50,000 Maximum output. Our most aggressive gold strategy — highest potential, highest heat.

Troubleshooting

"Invalid account" or connection fails

Double-check the server name matches exactly (including the bit after the dash, e.g. -Demo vs -Live), the login number is correct, and you used the trading password, not the investor password.

The bot isn't placing trades

Confirm your broker allows algorithmic trading on the account (Step 3), that your balance meets the strategy minimum, and that your status shows Active on the dashboard. Newly connected accounts sit at Pending until we verify them.

The EA shows a "WebRequest" error

In MT5: Tools → Options → Expert Advisors → Allow WebRequest for listed URL, add your SHIV site URL exactly as shown on your dashboard, click OK, then remove and re-add the EA to the chart.

How do I stop trading?

Remove the EA from your chart (or disable Algo Trading) to stop instantly. Your license also goes inactive the moment your fee wallet empties — and you can pause from your dashboard. You're always in control.

Ready? It really is this easy.

Connect your MT5 and let gold work for you.

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