The free MetaStock 30-day trial: what's actually included

Inside the box

Everything paying customers get

• MetaStock 20 in full: charting, 300+ indicators, the Power Console, OptionScope and candle pattern recognition.
• The System Tester: backtest your trading rules against years of history. This alone is worth the month.
• The Explorer: scan whole markets for setups matching your exact criteria.
• The Forecaster: MetaStock's patented forecast cloud.
• Live data and XENITH: real-time news and fundamentals from Refinitiv while you evaluate.

You choose the edition when you sign up: D/C (Daily Charts, for end-of-day and swing traders) or R/T (Real Time, for intraday). Not sure which? Most traders should start with D/C; the pricing guide explains why.

How the trial works

1. Sign up through the official trial page (the button on this page takes you there) and download the installer. Windows PC required; see system requirements.
2. Install, connect your data, load your own watchlist.
3. Trade your normal process alongside it for a month. Backtest one real strategy. Read the XENITH news feed for a week.
4. Diarise day 25. That is decision day: keep it or cancel. You can cancel any time during the trial.

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