Admirals (formerly Admiral Markets) is one of Europe’s larger regulated forex brokers, running all accounts on MT4 or MT5. If you trade with Admirals, your full trade history is already waiting in your account — you just need to pull it out in the right format. This guide walks you through exporting that history and importing it into PipJournal so you can run proper performance analysis on your data.
Step 1: Log In to Admirals Trader’s Room
Go to the Admirals Trader’s Room at cabinet.admirals.com and log in with your account credentials. Trader’s Room is the central hub where you manage funding, account details, and reporting. You do not need the MT4 or MT5 desktop platform to export your history — Trader’s Room can generate it directly.
Once logged in, navigate to My Accounts in the left sidebar. You will see a list of all live and demo accounts tied to your profile.
Step 2: Navigate to Your Trading Account
Click the account you want to export. Each account has its own trade history, so if you run multiple accounts — for example, a personal account and a prop firm mirror account — export them separately.
On the account detail page, look for a Trade History or Statements section. Trader’s Room lets you filter by date range: set the start date to the beginning of the period you want to analyse. For a full history import, set the start date to when you opened the account.
If you prefer exporting directly from the desktop platform, open MT4 or MT5, go to the Terminal panel at the bottom, click the Account History tab, right-click anywhere in the history list, and select All History. This loads every closed trade regardless of date.
Step 3: Export Your Trade History as HTML or CSV
From Trader’s Room: Click Download Statement or Export. Admirals typically provides an HTML statement. Save this file to your desktop.
From MT4 desktop: Right-click the Account History tab, select Save as Report. This saves an .htm file (HTML format). PipJournal can read this directly.
From MT5 desktop: Right-click the Account History tab, select Save as Report (HTML) or Save as Detailed Report (XML). The detailed XML export contains more granular data including commissions and swap costs, which PipJournal will capture and display in your analytics.
Name the file something identifiable — for example, admirals-live-2026-q2.htm — so you can track which period you’ve already imported.
Step 4: Format the File for PipJournal Import
Before uploading, open the exported file in a browser and confirm it contains the expected columns: ticket number, open time, close time, symbol, type (buy/sell), lots, open price, close price, swap, commission, and profit (in your account currency).
If the file is missing close time or profit columns, you may have accidentally exported open positions rather than closed trades. Repeat the export and ensure you have selected Closed Positions or Account History, not open orders.
Check that the symbol format matches standard forex notation — Admirals uses formats like EURUSD, GBPJPY, or occasionally EURUSDm for micro accounts. PipJournal normalises common suffix variants automatically, but verify after import if you use a non-standard account type.
Step 5: Import the File into PipJournal
Log in to PipJournal and go to Import Trades from the main navigation. Select MT4/MT5 Report as the import type, then upload your .htm or .xml file.
PipJournal will parse the file and show a preview of the trades it detected — including entry/exit times, lot sizes, pip P&L, and dollar P&L. Review the first few rows to confirm the data looks correct. If you see symbol mapping issues, use the manual symbol mapper in the import wizard to align Admirals symbols with PipJournal’s standard pairs.
Click Confirm Import. For a 12-month history with 300-500 trades, the import typically completes in under 10 seconds. After import, your equity curve, win rate, expectancy, and drawdown metrics populate automatically.
Pro Tips
- Import demo and live separately. If you ran a demo account during strategy development, keep it in a separate PipJournal account so it does not contaminate your live performance stats.
- Export after every month-end close. Admirals statements are point-in-time snapshots. Running a monthly export and import keeps your PipJournal data current without waiting for a full re-import.
- Capture commissions. Admirals charges per-lot commissions on Zero and Trade.MT5 accounts. The MT5 detailed XML export includes these. Importing commission data gives you accurate net P&L rather than gross figures, which is critical for calculating your real expectancy.
- Check swap costs on longer holds. If you hold swing trades over multiple sessions, Admirals applies triple swap on Wednesdays for most pairs. The exported report includes cumulative swap per trade — PipJournal logs this so you can filter by swap-adjusted vs. gross P&L.
- Use date ranges for large histories. If you have 3+ years of trades, exporting in annual chunks (e.g., 2024, 2025, 2026) can make file sizes more manageable and import errors easier to diagnose.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
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Exporting open positions instead of closed trades. MT4’s Account History tab shows closed trades — if you accidentally save from the Trade tab, you will get a snapshot of open positions, not your history. Always verify the file contains open time and close time columns before uploading.
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Importing duplicate trades on a second upload. If you export January–June and then export January–December, you will have January–June twice. PipJournal has duplicate detection by ticket number, but always check the import preview to confirm the trade count is additive, not a full replacement.
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Ignoring the account currency. Admirals accounts can be denominated in USD, EUR, or GBP. PipJournal needs to know your account currency to convert pip values correctly. Set this in your PipJournal account settings before importing — changing it after the fact requires re-mapping.
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Mixing micro and standard lot sizes. If you traded a
EURUSDmmicro account, lot sizes appear as 0.01 but represent 1,000 units, not 100,000. Confirm PipJournal’s lot interpretation matches your account type in the import settings. -
Skipping the post-import review. After import, spot-check 3-5 trades against your broker statements. Verify lot sizes, pip P&L, and dollar P&L match. Catching a mapping error early prevents skewed analytics across the full dataset.
How PipJournal Helps
Once your Admirals history is imported, PipJournal automatically calculates your win rate, expectancy, and profit factor across the full dataset — broken down by pair, session, day of week, and setup type. The analytics dashboard surfaces patterns that are invisible in a raw broker statement, such as which currency pairs are dragging down your overall P&L or whether your Friday afternoon trades consistently underperform. You can tag trades by strategy or session after import using PipJournal’s bulk-tagging feature, then filter every metric by those tags to isolate what is actually working. For traders running Admirals alongside a prop firm challenge account, PipJournal’s multi-account view lets you compare both equity curves side by side without mixing the data.
People Also Ask
Does Admirals use MT4 or MT5?
Admirals supports both MT4 and MT5 depending on your account type. The export process is slightly different between the two platforms — MT4 exports as an HTML report, while MT5 can export as HTML or XML.
How far back can I export my Admirals trade history?
Admirals Trader's Room typically allows you to export full account history from account opening. For MT4/MT5 desktop, you can set a custom date range in the Account History tab.
Can PipJournal import Admirals cTrader accounts?
Admirals does not currently offer cTrader. All Admirals accounts run on MT4 or MT5, so the MT4/MT5 import path applies.
What if some trades are missing after import?
Check that your date range in the export covers all the trades you expect. Also verify you exported from the correct account if you hold multiple Admirals accounts.
