The Japanese branch of Anda Securities recently issued an important announcement, declaring strict risk control upgrades for the MetaTrader 4 platform on Tokyo servers effective June 12, 2026. The core of this adjustment involves significantly raising margin requirements, resulting in a substantial decrease in available leverage ratios. Simultaneously, a mandatory migration procedure is initiated for accounts with insufficient margin coverage, transferring them to the MetaTrader 5 system. This move is regarded as a key step for the company to accelerate the phase-out of legacy trading platforms and drive customers toward the next-generation system.

According to the new regulations, currency pairs originally requiring margin ratios between 3% and 5% will be uniformly raised to 10%, compressing the corresponding leverage multiple to 10x. Margin for index CFDs will increase from 10% to 20%, directly reducing leverage to 5x. Margin for commodity contracts will also rise from 5% to 10%, with leverage correspondingly reduced from 20x to 10x. Although the Financial Services Agency of Japan stipulates a maximum retail forex leverage cap of 25:1, the actual available leverage following this adjustment is now less than half the legal limit. The brokerage stated that this measure aims to cope with recent severe market volatility, strengthen the overall risk management system, and align with the scheduled plan to officially shut down the MT4 system on November 27 this year.

Regarding account migration, after the close on June 12, all positions and funds on the Tokyo server MT4 end with a margin maintenance ratio below 200% will be automatically transferred to the MT5 platform by the system. For clients with existing MT5 accounts, assets will be directly merged into their original accounts; if no corresponding account exists, a standard package will be automatically opened. It is worth noting that while original stop-loss and take-profit orders will be transferred synchronously, pending orders, limit orders, and conditional orders will all become invalid. Additionally, personalized settings including custom expert advisors, technical indicators, and chart templates will be cleared after migration. If users wish to continue using all MT4 functions before November, they must replenish funds before June 12 to raise the margin maintenance ratio above 200%.

Meanwhile, starting June 6, margin calculation rules for all platforms in the Tokyo region will be comprehensively revised, with the pricing benchmark adjusted from the opening position price to the previous trading day's closing price. This means that starting June 8, the MT5 platform will dynamically recalculate account margins during daily fixed maintenance periods. This change aligns the calculation method in the Tokyo region with the dynamic mark-to-market mode of the New York server, completely unifying risk control standards across global regions. Taking a USD/JPY long position as an example, under the new rules, if the closing price rises, the margin requirement for the same holding will increase accordingly, and the risk of forced liquidation for accounts with thinner capital reserves will rise significantly.

This policy tightening occurred after FTMO completed its acquisition of Anda Securities, with the new management team formally assuming the role of Global Co-CEO in March. Industry data shows that among the entire MetaTrader software suite, MT5's transaction volume share has reached 54.2%, surpassing MT4 to become the mainstream. MetaQuotes has also ceased selling new MT4 licenses, tilting R&D resources entirely towards MT5. Compared to peers like Saxo Bank adopting a mild strategy of taking over old users through self-developed platforms, Anda Securities Japan has adopted hard measures such as leverage reduction and mandatory transfers to ensure clearance before the deadline. Clients using only the New York server MT4 are currently unaffected by the Tokyo region adjustments; after the platform is fully taken offline, these users will be uniformly migrated to proprietary terminals or third-party charting platforms.