MT4 scripts question

I’m just getting into this trading industry. There is so much to learn and there are so many terms I have never heard before. The learning curve is steep for me looks like it will be a long road.

My question is about writing MT4 scripts. I’ve watched some videos on how to write buy and sell scripts but what the videos never actually say is if the scripts can actually execute the trades? I thought your scripts needed to make an API call into your brokerage account to actually execute the trades. But the MT4 buy/sell scripting videos I’ve seen never mention this part. Is it not needed on the MT4 platform?

Thank you…

Hi,scripts and Expert Advisor (EA) are simmilar things but not the same. Scripts make some action but you need to initiate it, Expert Advisors are code which make action without your presents near platform. Regards Greg