⚠️ Risk warning: CFDs and leveraged forex are complex instruments with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Most retail accounts lose money. This content is education only, not investment advice or a recommendation.
The main screen
- Market Watch (left). Lists symbols and your watchlists. Click a symbol to make it active; right-click it to place a new order or open a chart.
- Charts (centre). Open as many charts as you need. You can place orders and manage positions straight from a chart.
- Active Symbol Panel (right). Order entry for the active symbol, plus symbol information, market hours, leverage, your trading statistics and Depth of Market. Toggle it with Ctrl+E.
- Trade Watch (bottom). Tabs for Positions, Orders, History and Transactions: where you check, modify and close trades. Toggle it with Ctrl+W.
- Account bar and status bar. The account bar (upper right) shows and switches the active account. The status bar at the bottom shows the connection and platform status.
Make it yours
- Build a watchlist. In Market Watch create a watchlist and add only the symbols you actually trade, so the list stays readable.
- Set up the chart. Use the toolbar above the chart for the timeframe, chart type, indicators and drawing tools; save the arrangement you like so it reloads next time.
- Algo and cBots. cBots (trading robots) and custom indicators are built and run in the Algo app. Test any cBot on a demo account first, and never run code you do not understand on a live account.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my open trades in cTrader?
In the Positions tab of Trade Watch at the bottom of the screen. Press Ctrl+W if it is hidden.
What is the Active Symbol Panel?
The panel on the right that shows order entry and market details for the symbol you selected in Market Watch.
What are cBots?
Automated trading programs written for cTrader and run from the Algo app. They follow code, not judgement, so test them on demo.