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Trading bots in cTrader

cBots are robots or programs that perform trading operations on your behalf. These algorithms can analyse market conditions, place orders and manage risk according to the rules in their code.

A trading bot appears in the cBots tab of cTrader Algo after you do one of the following:

How trading bots work

To make a cBot perform trading operations, start an instance of it. You can think of an instance as a copy of the bot with its own parameters.

The table below shows the instance types, cloud and local, available in each cTrader application:

Instance cTrader Mobile cTrader Web cTrader Windows cTrader Mac
Cloud ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Local ✅ ✅

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Each cBot instance operates independently, meaning you can run multiple instances of the same cBot across different symbols, periods, trading accounts and settings.

Depending on its logic, a cBot may do the following:

  • Open, modify and close positions automatically.
  • Apply risk controls such as stop loss, take profit, trailing stop or position sizing rules.
  • Follow a strategy style such as breakout, trend-following, mean reversion, grid or momentum.
  • Generate signals using custom analysis tools or indicators.

Beyond standard trading operations, some cBots can interact with files, process external data or execute custom workflows.

Developer guides

The cTrader Algo section focuses on developer workflows for trading algorithms. There, you can learn how to:

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