BeardPower
14 Nov 2017, 21:19

RE:

,Panagiotis Charalampous said:

Hi BeardPower,

Thanks for reporting this. I will forward to our QA team to investigate further.

Best Regards,

Panagiotis

Hi Panagiotis,

It works again. Thank you!

BeardPower
10 Nov 2017, 16:16

Just to mention: I'm neither using incognito mode nor do I have an insufficient amount of free space on my hard drive. 

BeardPower
25 Oct 2017, 11:48

Will it be releases this year?

Hi,

I understand, that you can't give an ETA, but could you at least tell, if this feature (among the other ones) will be released this month or at least this year?

Thank you!

BeardPower
03 Oct 2017, 18:19

if (closedPosition.Label != cBotLabel)
    return;

Your code does not set the label for the position.

BeardPower
28 Sep 2017, 14:43

RE: RE: RE:

w.b.z said:

Hi BeardPower

Thanks for youre reply

You're welcome.

I^m sorry for misspelling, what i meant was instead of an Market order i want it to open a quicktrade, because then i can use the quickrade Menue to set TP/TS/SL etc.

There is no "quicktrade". There are only market-, limit- and stop-orders. The quick-trade panel is just setting a bracket order, which is using the same function call, mentioned in my previous post.
TP and SL are not sent/executed at the same time. They are executed after an order is created. You can see how and when they are created in the order ticket.

as you can see I^m using this cBot: /algos/cbots/show/1653

it`s an Hedging & Scalping cBot, that works very well, but it opens trades as Marketorders. my Idea is to use the allready built in quicktrade execution settings to refine my Hedging cbot.

I see. If you have access to the source code, you can modify it, so it's using limit or stop orders based on your criteria.

Plus; i`m testing this great Scalping & Hedging Widget: cTrader Trading Widget Collection /algos/cbots/show/1678

and this Widget also uses quicktrades to execute Orders, that means if I^m right, that the widget riskmanagement would define my hedging cBot..

The widget does not use quicktrades, as they are nonexistent. It's just a panel with various settings for your orders and the possibility to modify positions. Based on these settings, it's creating market-, limit- or stop-orders, brackets and so on.

 

What do you think?

The API does not support the usage of the quick-trade panel, which you see on the chart. If you want to create such a panel, you need to implement it yourself using the WPF API or any other UI framework.
I'm not using any panels or widgets for manual trading or bots, as cTrader already offers the functionality for scaling-in, scaling-out and managing your trades. HTH.

BeardPower
27 Sep 2017, 22:50

RE:

w.b.z said:

This is the code for a marketorder:

ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, Symbol, Volume, "BUY");

            ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Sell, Symbol, Volume, "SELL");

how is the code to make Quickorder?

What do you mean by "QuickOrder"? Do you want to set the SL and the TP with your market order?
If so, the function signature is as follows:

public TradeResult ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType tradeType, Symbol symbol, long volume, string label, double? stopLossPips, double? takeProfitPips, double? marketRangePips, string comment)

BeardPower
27 Sep 2017, 14:16

RE: cTrader for Mac

DingLunar said:

A dedicated cTrader desktop application for Mac OS would really be nice.  One advantage is the installation of additional custom indicators and the use of cbots.  Different charts could also be displayed on several monitors.  I believe that the Mac OS is a very secure and stable operating system.  This is why I prefer to use cTrader on it.  Maybe you're still waiting for the release of High Sierra.  Please do consider this in your future projects.  Thank you.

Of course, this would be great, but as cTrader is implemented using ".Net" and ".Net" is not cross-platform, it would need a re-write of the cTrader platform in a cross-platform language/framework. Personally, I don't think this will be anytime soon or even been considered,

With the HTML5 version of cTrader, a cross-platform alternative is already existing, and as I interpreted the recent posts of Spotware, their goal is to make it on-par with the Desktop version. The HTML5 version would also be an argument against a re-implementation.

Just my 2 cents.

 

BeardPower
21 Sep 2017, 04:16

RE:

Thanks a lot for the details!

Spotware said:

Can you please elaborate on what do you mean when you say volume? Ticks will be aggregated by bid side only.

Sure. I'm referring to Tick Volume, which is aggregating Bid and Ask movements: Ask and Bid move up -> Buy Volume. Ask and Bid move down -> Sell Volume.
It's not exact, as there would be individual cases like Ask not moving with the Bid and vice versa, or both moving in different directions.

I was just wanted to know, if there is some aggregation at all, and aggregation by the bid side is also okay.

After I read that post, I thought you would not provide aggregated Tick Volume at all:

A Renko chart is a type of chart that is only concerned with price movement; time and volume are not included.

BeardPower
14 Sep 2017, 19:45

Additional questions

- How are price gaps handled (different brick optic; filling bricks; showing the gap)?
- How are the bricks built (from current price backward; from the first historical bar to the current price)?
- Will the bricks be refreshed/redrawn, once more historical data will be streamed?

BeardPower
14 Sep 2017, 19:18

Finally!

Hi,

That's great news!

I would appreciate it, if you could answer some questions regarding Renko:

- Are different Renko types supported (various settings for inversion and extension; option to show wicks)?
- Which type of aggregation is used (Ticks and time-based periods)?
- Is volume still supported (brick aggregated bid/ask volume; also from the API)?
- Is this type also backed up by the API?
- Will it be released this year?

Thank you very much!

BeardPower
14 Aug 2017, 16:19

RE:

Hi,

what exactly is your issue?

1E-05 is just the scientific notation of 0.00001.

EURUSD is notated with five digits.
TickSize: 0.00001
PipSize is TickSize times 10: 0.0001

BeardPower
10 Aug 2017, 03:51

RE:

*They want to make sure you are okay with it.
 

Sorry for the re-post, but unfortunately, there is no edit functionality.

BeardPower
28 Jul 2017, 01:30

RE:

theonlinemick said:

I'm working on a trigger that stops the bot and closes all positions when equity hits a set target. I need to try work around the target being in % or multiplication of balance, but instead the actual profit value in $$ ($400).

[Parameter("Equity Profit Trigger (%)", DefaultValue = 0.25)]
        public double EquityPercent { get; set; }
        double _myEquity;

        protected override void OnTick()
        {
            if ((_myEquity / Account.Equity) >  EquityPercent)
            {
                Stop();

            }

        }

 

        protected override void OnStop()
        {
            foreach (var position in Positions)
            {
                ClosePosition(position);
            }
        }

You want to stop the bot, once your profit reached a specific cash goal?

[Parameter("Equity Profit Trigger ($)", DefaultVale = 400)]
public double EquityCash { get; set; }

protected override void OnTick()
{
    if (Account.Equity - Account.Balance >= EquityCash)
    {
        Stop();
    }
}

BeardPower
21 Jul 2017, 00:54

Hi,

You can calculate slippage by subtracting the fill price from the entry price, calculate the average slippage and add it as a markup to your next order(s).

Unfortunately, cTrader does not support stop limit orders, so you cannot specify a limit price and it will not protect you from negative slippage.

BeardPower
20 Jul 2017, 22:04

Use the async methods

Hi,

The "close all" is just an asynchronously call.
You need to use the async functions. These functions do not wait until the position is actually closed. They just send a message to the server to close the position.
The "close all" button does not close them in real-time. It just sends the messages in near real-time. The positions itself can still take 5 seconds to close.

/api/reference/robot/closepositionasync

BeardPower
13 Jul 2017, 18:11

Hi,

it's because of the line

ExecuteOrder(getNewVolume((int)position.Volume), position.TradeType);

in

private void OnPositionsClosed(PositionClosedEventArgs args)

It will always open the same trade direction, as the closed position.

To trade in the opposite direction of the closed position, you need to modify it to e.g. like this:

ExecuteOrder(getNewVolume((int)position.Volume), position.TradeType == TradeType.Buy ? TradeType.Sell : TradeType.Buy);

HTH.

BeardPower
13 Jul 2017, 15:23 ( Updated at: 19 Mar 2025, 09:07 )

RE: Spotware CEO replies

Andrey_Pavlov said:

Uche, BeardPower,

I would like to address your open letter.

Dear Andrey Pavlov,

Thank you very much for your response and time. I really appreciate it!

Firstly let me share with you where Spotware is now. We're a company in Cyprus of around 100 people, just over 7 years old. We have 4 major technology teams for Server, Windows, Web and Mobile development. Then we have product teams consisting of Product Managers, Business Analysts and Quality Assurance, they are supported by Deployment Engineers, DBA/DBP, System Admins, Designers and the Service Assurance team. This is the muscle part of the company - some serious muscle I have to say - my guys kick ass like no other in the industry. And a bit of fat: me, sales, finance, marketing, HR. The plan is to grow to around 150 people in the short to medium term. 

Your team seems well prepared for the future to come.

As for products, apart from all the infrastructure (cServer, cHub, Proxy Cloud, cBroker), which is mostly of interest to brokers we have cTrader, cAlgo, cMirror. Some of it is in the downloadable, some on the web and on the mobile. cTrader has been a major focus for us and as you see we are delivering there constantly, we will also soon release Renko, Range, super-fast ticks as well as some new interesting order types like MOO and OCO.

cTrader needs definitely to address the needs for traders, which use/rely on time-independent chart types, like the ones you are mentioned. Point&Figure (a correct implementation) should also be on the list.
I understand, that the majority of traders is using time-based charts, but a lot of traders do not get the chance to use your great platform or don't switch, because they just simply can't.
So these types of charts need to get the same attention as the currently supported ones.

cMirror has been gradually progressing; it now can hold over 1000 followers per strategy, it's ROI is just about to change to daily TWRR.

cMirror and the IB are absolutely a big plus of your platform, as there is no need to rely on third party solutions, if traders want to copy trades between cTrader brokers.

cAlgo was in maintenance mode for a long time, I will not make a secret out of this, that's changed - it is now under new management of a promising professional who I hope will engage with you here and his plans are vast, including: API growth vertically and horizontally, IDE and backtesting improvements, monetization for you guys through a cBot store, maybe even cloud execution.

That is great to hear! I'm looking to a fruitful discussion with him or her.
A platform might has a big amount of great features, but it needs to provide mechanisms to grow by user content. If users have the programming skills and are eager to change the platform and/or add features they need, they should not be limited or be constrained. Both users and the platform will win.
If there are no real threats to the core system, every system. the user/developer/platform can benefit from, should have an API.

cBot store sounds great, but a cloud execution would be awesome. No need of an expensive VPS and their management any more.

We will soon release brand new mobile native applications with smooth charts, fast loading time.

Very good. There is not really an alternative for non-native apps. Either they are slow, feel out of place or are some ugly hacks around
some solution, which was never designed and targeted for these platforms in the first place.

You may be pleased to know that we are currently merging all applications into one - i.e. cAlgo will go inside cTrader.

This makes perfect sense. Having cAlgo and cTrader as two separate applications, but both offering same features like charting and running the cBots itself, always felt like some redundant and unnecessary overhead.

An amazing PAMM solution will be released soon.

Another very needed feature, great!

There is a lot we have to do due to regulatory changes, many other broker requests, but we always stay true to Traders First (TM) and brokers still cannot inject prices or use things like "virtual dealer" as in other platforms or interfere in any other way. I won't even go into all the stuff we have done on the infrastructure, connectivity side of things - we all know that cTrader execution speed is unsurpassed.

There were some concerns about conflict of interest posted on the forum recently. I totally understand you cannot go into all the details, but I think any concerns regarding COI can only
be cleared, it the users have a very clear picture of the inner workings.
Regarding the execution speeds, it would be a good thing, if there was some statistics on that. E.g. average execution times for x trades at time y and so on, which is updated in real-time and public accessible.

In regards to our broker clients. We are currently the second largest platform provider in the industry. Part of the reason we are not the first is that we do not onboard all the brokers that come to us. Not only that, we let some brokers go when they are not treating their clients properly. We will not tolerate bucket shop operations under the cTrader name. Another part is that the competitor does have some strengths like the algo community. But word on the street is that only 1/3 of competing platform brokers are legit operations, many of which are also our clients. The other 2/3 we just wouldn't onboard. The beauty of it for traders is that with cTrader you can be sure that you are dealing with a legit broker - as legit as it gets. Our plan is to grow further, while maintaining the Traders First (TM) approach. We do not look for short term gains.

This is a very noble ambition. I think we all are aware what happened recently, with one of the "legit broker". There are and will always be some black sheep out there. What matters more is, how a company will deal with such a situation.

You also mentioned lack of communication. I hope this post shines some light. We do a good job informing you on what's delivered. We will make an effort to see how we can engage you guys in what's in the making - maybe here on cTDN.

I already can see an improvement on the forum. Spotware employees are more active now and I know it's time consuming and an investment to engage with the community, but a company will benefit from a tight bond with it's user base.
It sometimes took a long time, until someone from the Spotware team was replying to some threads and kind of feel like an abandoned space.
Even some very good idea was changed over time: the direct feedback option in cTrader. Previous versions provided input fields for feedback and suggestions, which offered to send the content directly to Spotware. The Feedback button in the actual versions, only link to the forum. Why was this changed? I maybe overlooked some post regarding this, but I did not find post, which explained this move.
Was it misused for Spam? Are you thinking of bringing it back? Maybe with the possibility to add screenshots/screencasts tot for bug-reports? Even a public accessible bug-tracker?

I think it is not a bad idea for Product Managers to talk to you on the subject of what's in development now, maybe even sharing feature requirements here with you for feedback. Importantly, we understand that in the end of the day it is you guys voting for platforms with your trades and therefore it makes sense to build what you need, not what maybe assumed that you need. Also, we will see how to make this forum more useful - with less canned responses and more meaningful engagement. After all we all love cTrader.

Absolutely! I think the risk of giving away too much information to the competition is not really given. A clear roadmap and a feedback based feature requirement adds real value.
The user will receive features, which matter and are tailored to the real needs of the traders.
Adding the possibility to edit posts on the forum would be a good start.

Oh, in case you did not read the whole of the above - we are building a store for you to sell your cBots! Get ready.

I carefully read everything you wrote. If I wouldn't have done that, it would be first, very disrespectful of me and second, it would totally contradict the reason why we reached out in the first place: to discuss and shape the future of the platform together!

Thee is a very exciting future ahead, if the things you explained will be released in the short-term.

Andrey Pavlov
CEO
Spotware Systems

Thank you again for taking the time for your detailed response!

Kind regards and all the best!

BeardPower
13 Jul 2017, 15:04

Hi,

as for now, you can't.

BeardPower
09 Jul 2017, 01:00

A change must happen

Hi,

I agree with everything in the previous post.

Here are my 2cents.

First of all, a big thanks to Spotware for providing a high quality product.
The fact, that it's free for the end user, is one of it's biggest value.
cTrader is without question one of the best ECN/STP trading platform offered.
Good features, fast execution times, very nice and intuitive UI and an easy to
use IDE.
Now comes the big BUT: it could be GREAT in every aspect! So much potential is
just left behind. Many features, basic but also very important ones, which could
make a dent and blow other platforms out of the water, are on the ToDo-List or
under consideration since three to four years. Even the top voted suggestions
are just not going to happen. It's very saddening and frustrating, as most users
can imagine, which great product cTrader could be!
Of course it's understandable, that every business has some priorities set and
business models implemented, which need to be followed, but what Spotware is
lacking at most is communication! There is little to none and many users got the
impression, that cTrader is kind of abandoned.

So what could be a solution? Let's just play through some theoretical scenarios.

Scenario 1:

cTrader/cAlgo already has a nice and feature rich API. So it's possible to open
the platform for third party developers, giving them the opportunity to
implement what they see fit for them. If the API can be opened up to some major
extend, users could implement features and tools they need and wait for.
Which components would the API need for that:
- Drawing tools: whatever tool a users comes up with, can be implemented and
  integrated into the UI directly.
- Bar types: customized bars; from colored to invisible to icon-based.
- Chart types: every chart type ever requested and voted for, could be provided
  by third parties. From Universal Renkos, to Cluster Charts to Point & Figure.
- Chart panel: any drawing tool could be created through code and alarms can be
  set based on the drawing tools.
- Connections: cTrader could transform into more than a FX platform. Trading
  Stocks and Futures would be possible, by using the API many clearing houses,
  brokers and exchanges offer.
- I'm sure there is even more, what could be made accessible, without
  compromising the core functionalities, which need to be stable and safe.

Scenario 2:

Make cTrader OpenSource software, as a kind of a "Community Edition". Of course
this would be a little problematic, because of licenses involved and some core
components, which should not be dealt with. These could be just kept as closed
source.

Scenario 3:

Spotware steps up it's communication drastically, implements and releases the
requested features in a short to medium timeframe. If people know the status
quo, they can decide for themselves, if it's worth the while or just move on.

Whatever happens next, it's an improvement to the current situation.

Thank you!

BeardPower
22 Jun 2017, 18:48

RE:

skoutz.rothchild said:

But again, good luck with that :)
 

cTrader/cAlgo is also just managed code, which eases decompiling and grasping through the decryption routines a lot.

Even with decryption gone, you still need to pass through the obfuscation security layer... To be honest, I believe that most people would not undersand what a cBot does even if they were given the actual C# code.

Don't forget that cTrader/cAlgo is not native code, but managed code. Decompilers/Disassemblers these days and their output are of such high quality, that obfuscation is pretty meaningless. I think a person, who is not able to understand/write C# code, would not bother with Reverse Engineering the code in the first place.

And you are totally right about the value, access to the source code has to people. We are not talking about the newest rocket science schematics here.
You always have to comply with the law regarding Reverse Engineering anyways.