Yahoo Finance MCP Server vs MetaTrader MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Finance & Payments servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Yahoo Finance MCP Server Query stock data, news, financials, options, and generate charts from Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python	MetaTrader MCP Server Let AI assistants trade on MetaTrader 5 using natural language. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Finance & Payments	Finance & Payments
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	158	533
Last commit	12 days ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx yfmcp@latest`	`pip install metatrader-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Yahoo Finance MCP Server if you prefer its approach (query stock data, news, financials, options, and generate charts from yahoo finance via yfinance).

Pick MetaTrader MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Yahoo Finance MCP Server

Install / run

uvx yfmcp@latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yahoo-finance-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "yfmcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

Add MetaTrader MCP Server

Install / run

pip install metatrader-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metatrader-mcp-server": {
      "command": "metatrader-mcp-server",
      "args": [
        "--login",
        "YOUR_MT5_LOGIN",
        "--password",
        "YOUR_MT5_PASSWORD",
        "--server",
        "YOUR_MT5_SERVER",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Yahoo Finance MCP Server or MetaTrader MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Yahoo Finance MCP Server if you prefer its approach (query stock data, news, financials, options, and generate charts from yahoo finance via yfinance). Pick MetaTrader MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Yahoo Finance MCP Server and MetaTrader MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Yahoo Finance MCP Server and MetaTrader MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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