Settings¶

cTrader settings allow you to configure trading account properties and email alerts, basic application options, FIX API and connection settings.

Click the Settings button to open the cTrader Settings menu.

Account¶

Properties¶

The Trading account properties section allows viewing and configuring:

• Account number – the current trading account number (view only).
• Currency – the current trading account currency. This can only be changed for trading accounts that have never been traded (accounts with empty history).
• Leverage – the leverage of the current trading account.
• Account type – netted or hedged.

Email alerts¶

Check the desired items from the Email Alerts section to enable email notifications on the corresponding events:

• Take profit – each time a position reaches the take-profit level.
• Stop loss – each time a position reaches the stop-loss level.
• Pending order filled – each time a pending order is filled.
• Smart stop out – each time the margin falls below the stop-out level.
• Custom margin calls – each time any of the 3 manually set margin calls trigger.
• Deposits/withdrawals – each time any funds transfer on the account occurs.
• Email statements – trading account statements.
• Price alerts – enables the email notification when the price alerts are reached.

Also, keep in mind that each custom margin call is triggered only once and then turns off automatically.

Application¶

General¶

The General cTrader application settings allow you to configure:

• Language – select the desired interface language and click OK in the pop-up to apply changes.
• Sounds – enable or disable application sounds.
• Colour theme – select dark or light UI colour theme.
• Layout mode – select whether you would like Active Symbol Panel and Trade Watch panels to be displayed on the main screen. You can also toggle these panels from the main screen with the Layout button.
• Font size – select the size of all the UI texts.
• History deals – check the Allow all history box to enable all history in the Period drop-down of the History tab in Trade Watch. If you select this option you will be able to see all the deals ever closed. This may significantly impact the performance of the cTrader app.
• Privacy – trading account details displayed in the upper right of the application. Check the respective items to be displayed, otherwise, the unchecked account details will be hidden.
• Active chart – set the desired chart behaviour when selecting a symbol from Market Watch, Trade Watch or Active Symbol Panel.

Assets¶

Set the default asset trading units (units or lots). Additionally, check the Set unit price per asset class box to set the trading units for the different asset classes separately.

Market Watch¶

The Market Watch settings allow enabling or disabling the Daily change and the Single click in Market Watch.

• Daily change – allows displaying the difference between the symbol closing price on the previous day and the opening price on the current day directly in the Symbols list.
• Single click – select to apply the single click for the symbol tile with DoM or Active Symbol Panel.
• Double click – set to select the double click for the New order window, new chart, new detached chart or disable double click.
• Default DoM type – select the standard, price or VWAP default DoM type.

The Daily change option allows displaying the difference between the symbol closing price on the previous day and the opening price on the current day directly in the Symbols list.

Notifications¶

Notifications settings allow enabling or disabling all the event pop-up notifications inside the app.

By default, all the notifications are enabled. You can select to show only the error notifications, the last notifications or disable all.

Quick Trade¶

Quick Trade is the fast trading mode that allows users to create orders, add volume or reverse open positions with one click directly from Market Watch or the symbol chart.

It is a one-step process with no confirmation required. The Quick Trade feature, as the name implies is designed for a faster trading process. Just click or double-click (depending on your settings) on a Buy or Sell button in the chart or in Market Watch, or use the buttons in the Positions tab in the Trade Watch panel, and the corresponding order or request will be sent.

By default, Quick Trade is set to send market orders by clicking once. Configure it as you wish it to work.

In Quick Trade settings select Single-click or Double-click to configure Quick Trade mode, or select Disabled to turn Quick Trade off.

Market, stop, and limit orders are available in Quick Trade mode.

In the Order type settings section, select the corresponding tab and configure the Stop loss and Take profit settings separately for orders of each type.

You can also narrow or widen the market range for market orders, change the stop order trigger, and use trailing stop loss for all order types.

When done, click Apply to save changes.

Hotkeys¶

Select Hotkeys to view all the hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts available to operate in the app. Hotkeys can significantly improve the speed and comfort of trading.

Advanced¶

FIX API¶

FIX API is an industry-standard connection protocol for high-speed and efficient exchange of information.

With the FIX API protocol, traders can create their own trading systems and algorithms that will make decisions based on the information that they receive from multiple sources.

In the cTrader FIX API settings section, you can find the direct link to the cTrader FIX API help page, and copy the API connection credentials to connect your algorithm to the network.