The 'Free' Question

Download MetaStock free: here's exactly what that means

Honest answer up front: MetaStock is paid software with a genuinely free 30-day, full-version trial. Here is what free covers, and what it never will.

What free gets you

Thirty days of the complete MetaStock 20: charting, backtesting, scanning, the Forecaster, OptionScope, live data and the XENITH news terminal. Not a demo, not feature-locked. Cancel any time during the month and you have paid nothing.

What free never gets you

A permanent free MetaStock does not exist and never has. The "free full version" downloads on file-hosting sites are decade-old installers that cannot connect to modern data, frequently bundled with malware, offered to people planning to run them beside their brokerage login. Do not be that person.

If your actual requirement is free charting forever, be honest with yourself and use a free tier of a browser platform; the MetaStock vs TradingView comparison covers when each makes sense. MetaStock's case is different: deep testing and scanning that free tools do not offer, which is precisely what the free month lets you verify.

After the free month

If it earned its keep, plans start around US$59/month, with a one-time licence option too; the pricing guide breaks down every tier. If it did not, cancel on day 25 (our standing advice) and you are out nothing but a month of evenings.

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Free for 30 days. Really.

Full version, live data, cancel anytime. The only catch is the calendar.

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