MT5 (Metatrader 5) change connecting server to avoid high ping

This article show you how to change the connecting server in MT5 (MetaTrader 5) with screen captures.

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High ping and high latency would affect your EA performance, so you should always choose the fastest/ closed connecting server before you start trade in MT5.

Enable Status Bar under View in MT5.

Enable Status Bar

The ping of current server would show on the right bottom of the windows.

ping of current server would show


All available server will be listed

available server will be listed