Settings¶

The cTrader Mac settings allow you to configure trading account properties, basic UI elements, applications, email alerts, notifications, hotkeys and more.

To open the Settings window, go to cTrader in the menu bar and click Settings. Or you can use the Cmd+, hotkeys.

Account¶

Properties¶

The Properties section lets you view and configure:

• Account name – enter or edit the name of the trading account.
• Account number – view the number of the trading account.
• Currency – modify the currency of the trading account. Changing the currency is only possible for trading accounts that have never been traded (accounts with empty history).
• Leverage – adjust the leverage of the trading account.
• Account type – modify the type of the trading account (hedging or netting).

To delete an account, click Delete account at the bottom of the window and follow the process provided by your broker.

Email alerts¶

In the Email alerts section, you can set account-specific events that trigger email notifications.

Learn more about the events triggering email alerts.

Shared Access¶

Read a separate guide on how to share access in cTrader Mac.

Application¶

General¶

The General section of the cTrader Mac settings enables customisation of the application language, colour theme, sounds, information shown in the account selector and local data.

• Language – choose a language from those supported by the application.
• Colour theme – switch between dark and light colour themes.
• Sounds – enable/disable application sounds.
• Privacy – show/hide account details in the account selector (top-right corner).
  • Show account number – enable/disable displaying the account number.
  • Show account balance – enable/disable displaying the account balance.
  • Show cTID name – enable/disable displaying the cTID.
• Reset local data to default – click to reset all settings to default. After you confirm this action, data in the local storage will be cleared after restart.

Chart¶

The Chart section gives control over active charts, mouse hotkeys and Chartshots.

• Active chart – enable/disable changing the active chart symbol from Market Watch and Trade Watch.
  • Change symbol from Market Watch – enable/disable changing the active chart symbol from Market Watch.
  • Change symbol from Trade Watch – enable/disable changing the active chart symbol from Trade Watch.
• Mouse hotkeys – configure mouse hotkeys for the specified actions. View the default mouse hotkeys in this guide.
• Chartshots – configure Chartshots in cTrader Mac.
  • Show in browser – enable/disable automatically opening Chartshots in a new browser tab.
  • Show in folder – enable/disable automatically downloading Chartshots and showing in a folder on your local machine.
  • Show list – click to view all the previously taken Chartshots in your browser.
  • Show folder – click to view all the previously downloaded Chartshots in the folder.

Start-up¶

Every time you run cTrader Mac, the application uses your settings profile, a file that stores your personal settings, including the following information:

• The cTID you are logged in with
• The last selected trading account
• The last selected workspace (Chart settings, Quick Trade parameters, colour theme, layout, language, sound settings, asset display settings, symbols list settings and in-app notification settings)
• All cBots, plugins and indicators from cTrader Algo running on your trading charts

The Start-up section of the cTrader Mac settings lets you configure how the application uses your settings profile when running more than one instance.

• Single instance – allows you to run only one cTrader instance at a time, meaning that a single settings profile will be used. Use this mode if you do not plan to run multiple instances in cTrader Mac to avoid conflicts in settings.

• Multiple profiles – allows you to run multiple cTrader instances simultaneously, with each instance using its own settings profile. Each instance also uses a separate authorisation token and all other settings mentioned above. You can log in under different cTIDs and trade from different accounts without conflicts between instances. Choose this mode if you plan to use multiple instances in cTrader Mac with separate settings profiles for each.

Learn more about the process of creating and starting profiles.

Assets¶

In the Assets section of the cTrader Mac settings, you can assign default asset trading units (units or lots) or trading units per asset class.

Market Watch¶

The Market Watch settings allow you to configure the daily change as well as the double-click action in the panel.

• Daily change – enable or disable displaying the difference between a symbol’s closing price on the previous day and its opening price on the current day in the Symbols list.
• Double click – assign the action that will occur on double-click in the Market Watch panel (such as new order window, new chart, new detached chart or disabled).

Algo¶

The Algo settings of cTrader Mac allow for selecting a compiler to run cBots, plugins and indicators. If no compilers are available in the drop-down menu, click the Install .NET SDK button and follow installation instructions.

Read more about .NET basics in the cTrader Algo guide.

Notifications¶

The Notifications section allows cTrader Mac users to set up notifications. You can choose to show all notifications, only error notifications or no notifications.

Quick Trade¶

Quick Trade is a trading mode that allows users to quickly add volume and create orders directly from the symbol chart. This process does not require an additional confirmation.

In the Quick Trade section of the settings in cTrader Mac, choose whether to send orders by clicking once or twice on the Quick Trade buttons. Alternatively, you can disable this function, and the Create order window will open when you click the Quick Trade buttons.

Other settings in this section include:

• Always close selected positions without warning – enable/disable mass closing of positions without an additional pop-up.
• Always cancel all orders without warning – enable/disable mass cancelling of orders without an additional pop-up.

In the Order type settings subsection, select the order type (market, stop or limit) and configure its parameters.

Hotkeys¶

The Hotkeys lets you configure hotkeys for cTrader Mac. To assign new hotkeys for a particular action, click the corresponding field and press a key or a combination of keys.

All default hotkeys are listed in the dedicated guide.

To reset your hotkeys to default, press the Reset to default button at the bottom of the window.