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Is there any restriction on how much I can fund at one time?

Trust me, margin calls are very important and you can’t just ignore the fact that your account is about to go down like that.

Agreed, and talking about strategies, the one that helped me a lot was to look at the price breakout when the market ranges between the bands of support and resistance for risk management.

Well I completely agree to @morkel635 here. There are brokers who would be willing to help you invest in inexpensive stocks but there's always a chance that the broker could issue a margin call. You would eventually end up liquidating your position in the stock or would need to invest more...

Actually I don’t get how traders can get to a point where they are not aware where their account is headed. I am just stunned!

Idk, I prefer CFDs as they are pretty easy to execute. There is a lot of variety with them and I’m more of a commodity trader so they suit me well.

I don’t like leverage, it is too risky. A higher leverage increases the chance of losing. I simply don’t take such chances.

You should stay away from it at any cost and make sure your account does not go below the margin requirement and there are enough funds in your account. You can try to add or increase your account balance and keep an eye on it.

Check your memory usage. Restarting MT4 can also help. I have seen that when I download too many indicators MT4 stops working as usual on lower speed, but starting again fixes the problem a bit.

Focus on perfecting your strategies if you are new I would say, and when you do get to an advanced level, try python and other alternatives. You will definitely find them helpful.

STAY AWAY FROM SMALL TIME FRAMES IF YOU ARE A COMPLETE BEGINNER!

I might not be the best person to comment here because I haven’t used any other platform besides MT4, and I don’t think I even will. It’s working fine for me, so I haven’t really given using another platform a thought.

Try backtrader, zipline, pinkfish, zvt, etc. There are so many of these. Why stop at one place right? Keep exploring and experimenting. Good luck, mate.

The differences could be in terms of customer service, trading platforms offered, their interface, order execution, deposits, withdrawals, etc.

All of these, with USD as base.

Demo accounts are needed to know what exactly the broker claims to offer and actually provides.

Pepperstone is a good broker, been with them for a while now.

If a new trader has a tested out risk management plan then there is no harm in using high leverage.

A very important thing to see is whether the broker is flexible with different strategies.

I think you guys are diverting from the topic. It is not possible to change leverage before every trade. Period.