What are the minimum requirements to run your system?
Installation
Minimum Requirements

What are the minimum requirements to run your system?

Windows 11 or higher is recommended

Installation

T4 has been designed to install very quickly and easily. Just follow the instructions below. If you have any questions please contact your Administrator.

To install the platform you can visit our website at Futures-Technologies.plus500.com. At the top of the home page click on the Download Link and choose the platform you wish to install.

Tip: The live download and simulated download are two separate environments. So if you open a live acct you will need to install the Live version and use the live user name and password provided by your firm administrator. A simulated user will not work in the live environment.

The Current install might prompt you to install Windows Framework 8.0, and all corresponding windows updates are required to run T4. If you are missing it.

Click Open or Run to begin the T4 download and follow the online instructions.
If you didn’t click Open or Run, but rather you saved the file to your machine, a double click on the file downloaded will be required to continue the install.
Click the shortcut created on the desktop or under Start ⇒ Programs ⇒ T4.
Login to the system using the same details you used to login to the T4 Website.
If you have any problems performing the install then please contact your Administrator.

Minimum Requirements

Due to the always-changing growth of computers, there is always a more powerful machine coming out. We recommend that you upgrade your hardware at a reasonable time frame to stay current and competitive.

Operating System:

Current T4 Version 8.0:

Recommended: Windows 11 or higher
Supported operating systems: Windows 11 or higher
Not supported: Windows 10 or lower
Estimated end of life for versions lower than 8.0 - End of Summer 2025!

Special Note to confirm your version you can click the ? which is the help icon on the main window of your desktop version to confirm what version you are on. If you are on anything lower than 8.0 you need to upgrade If it does not tell you there is another version available then you are on the current version

Hardware

It depends on how many windows and how active the trader is but here are some suggested guidelines:

Processor=3 GHz quad core.
Memory = 16 Gb Ram
Storage = 80+ Gb
Video card = 1GB DDR3 or better

Professional/Administrator/Options Pro user

Processor= Intel Core i9-14900KF
Memory = 64 GB DDR5
Storage = 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD
Video Memory = 4 GB GDDR5

Connection

An Internet connection with High-bandwidth.

Running Behind a Proxy Server

The T4 Desktop application supports proxy configuration using the following environment variable:

HTTPS_PROXY=http://proxy.example.com:8080

Mobile

To be able to login T4 Mobile for Android requires Android version 4.2 or higher.
T4 Mobile for iOS Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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