When to pick it
- You’re starting fresh and want the cleanest permissions story
- Your broker offers cTrader as a platform option (most do)
- You’re OK running the compiled
.algocBot on your own cTrader Desktop install for execution
How to connect
1
Open Settings
In the app sidebar, click Settings.
2
Click Connect cTrader
The browser opens Spotware’s OAuth consent screen.
3
Authorize the connection
Spotware shows the scopes we’re requesting. Click Authorize.
4
Land back on Settings
The page lists your connected cTrader accounts. From here, tag each one with a
firm in Track to enable Firm Mode.
What we get
- Read-only access to your cTrader account list
- Ability to read balance, equity, open positions, and recent deals via the Open API
- A refresh token we use to keep the read access alive
What we don’t get
- Your cTrader password (we never see it)
- Authority to place, modify, or close trades
- Authority to withdraw funds or change account settings
