Broker

Broker promotions and bonus offers are set and managed by the brokers themselves under their regulatory framework. cTrader Store can surface broker-promoted offers as part of broker listings, but the terms — eligibility, country restrictions, withdrawal rules, expiry — are the broker's. Read the promotion page on the broker's own site before opening an account on the strength of a bonus.

Yes. A broker can restrict instruments, leverage, hedging, order types, weekend trading and copy trading per account type, client classification or region. A cBot or copy strategy that worked on a demo account or on a different broker may behave differently — or refuse trades — under these restrictions. Check the broker's account-conditions page before assuming a bot or copy setup will run identically.

Yes. Store products bind to your cTrader ID, not to a specific broker. Open a new account at a different cTrader-affiliated broker under the same cTID and your installed cBots, indicators, plugins and Copy memberships remain accessible. Performance may shift on the new broker because spreads, commissions, swaps and execution change — re-test before relying on the same settings.

Mostly yes — Store products bind to your cTrader ID, which works across cTrader-affiliated brokers. The product itself becomes available wherever you are signed in with that cTID and cloud sync is enabled. The catch is performance, not access: spreads, commissions, swaps, symbol naming, leverage and execution all change between brokers, so a cBot tuned for one broker may underperform on another. Indicators behave the same way — same chart, different data feed.

Yes, if the broker supports both TradingView and cTrader for your account type. In practice this usually means TradingView for charting or order entry and cTrader for execution, Store products and automation. Code does not transfer between platforms: a Pine Script strategy cannot run inside cTrader as-is and a cBot cannot run inside TradingView. Use each platform for what it does best.

Broker ratings in cTrader Store are based on declared conditions, supported workflows and platform features visible to users. Treat ratings as a comparative signal, not a judgement on the broker's overall quality — regulation, your country's availability, customer support and your own trading conditions matter just as much. Pair the rating with the broker's account-opening page and a small live test before scaling.

Compare brokers on total cost per trade, not on one number. Total cost = spread + commission + any markup, adjusted for the lot size you actually trade. A raw spread account at 0.1 pips with $7 commission per lot can be cheaper than a standard account at 1.4 pip spreads with no commission, depending on volume. Add swaps if you hold overnight, slippage if you scalp. Use declared spreads on broker pages as a starting point, then run a few sessions on a demo account to see live spreads under real volatility.

Open the broker's account-opening page or country list and check whether your country appears under the regulatory entity you would sign up with. The broker's website is the only authoritative source — third-party broker pages can show outdated availability. Country availability also affects which features (cloud cBots, Copy, certain instruments) are enabled.

Choose a cTrader broker by matching account conditions to the workflow you actually plan to run. For Store users that means three checks: which cTrader apps the broker provisions (Web, Mobile, Windows, Mac), which product types your account can execute (cBots, custom indicators, plugins, Copy, TradingView-related workflows) and the trading conditions that change real results — spread model, commission, minimum distance, swap, leverage, symbol naming and execution hours. Start from compatibility, then compare costs.

No. Zero minimum deposit lowers the barrier to start trading but does not improve spreads, commissions, execution or leverage. A broker with a $100 minimum and tighter spreads can be cheaper in real trading costs than a zero-deposit broker with wider spreads. Match the deposit threshold to your test plan and compare brokers on the costs that affect every trade — not on the lowest entry number.

For prop-style or risk-controlled trading, the broker features that matter most are tight spreads on the instruments you trade, predictable commissions, fast execution with low slippage, sufficient leverage for the strategy, hedging permission if needed and stable platform availability. Daily and overnight position limits, swap charges and weekend gap behaviour also affect realistic risk-rule modelling. Use Store's prop-style broker filter, then verify against the prop firm's own rule set.

"Crypto deposit" means that a broker accepts cryptocurrency or stablecoin payments to fund a trading account. "Crypto payout" (or withdrawal) means that the broker can return funds through the same crypto rails. The trading account itself is usually denominated in fiat or USDT, not the crypto used to deposit. Availability, supported networks (ERC-20, TRC-20, BTC, Lightning), fees and KYC depend on the broker and your country — crypto rails do not bypass regulatory rules.

The "Copy" badge on a broker card indicates the broker supports cTrader Copy for eligible accounts. Copy access can depend on country, client classification and membership type, so the badge is a shortlisting signal rather than a universal guarantee. Pair it with strategy fees, drawdown and provider history before you add funds.

A raw spread account passes through the interbank spread, usually quoted from 0.0 pips, and charges a per-lot commission instead of widening the spread. The economics suit high-frequency or large-volume trading because total cost scales with volume rather than per-trade spread markup. Standard accounts hide the commission inside a wider spread — simpler, but often more expensive for active traders. Choose raw + commission for scalping and bots; standard for low-volume manual trading.

Account type defines the economics of a trading account — raw vs standard, commission model, leverage tier, minimum deposit, allowed instruments. Platform support defines which apps connect to that account — cTrader Web, Mobile, Windows, Mac, plus optional TradingView routing. Two accounts on the same broker may differ on one and not the other; check both before opening.

Before opening a live trading account in cTrader, check regulation, country availability, account type, funding methods, minimum deposit, spreads, commissions, leverage, swaps and which Store product categories the account can use. Also confirm whether cloud cBots are enabled and whether copy trading is available for your country and client classification. Test new bots, copy strategies or TradingView automation on a demo account or with a small live size before scaling.

For trading bots, prioritise stable execution, predictable spreads and commissions, sufficient leverage for the strategy, allowed cloud cBot instance count and a clean symbol list. Symbol naming consistency matters because hard-coded symbols in a cBot can silently fail when a broker uses non-standard suffixes. Use Store's broker filter for cBot support and test the bot on a demo account in the broker environment before going live — bot performance is broker-sensitive in a way that manual trading often is not.

For copy trading, prioritise cTrader Copy availability for your country and account type, supported membership level, transparent fee handling and reliable routing of copied orders. Some brokers expose more strategies than others depending on regional restrictions. Use Store's Copy-supported broker filter, then verify that paid live strategies (not only free or demo) are accessible from your account before adding funds.

For scalping, prioritise tight raw spreads, low commissions, fast execution, generous minimum-distance rules, no requote policy and weekend symbols if you trade Sundays. Many scalpers prefer raw spread accounts because total cost scales predictably with volume. Use Store's broker filter for raw spread and scalping-friendly tags and verify the broker's published execution model and any restrictions on holding time before going live.

A growing number of cTrader brokers accept crypto for deposits, withdrawals or both. USDT on TRC-20 and ERC-20 is the most common option, BTC and ETH less so and stablecoins on faster networks (Solana, Polygon) are emerging. Per-broker rules cover supported coins, minimum amounts, fees, withdrawal whitelists and country restrictions. Use Store's crypto-payment broker filter to shortlist, then read the broker's funding page before depositing.

Several cTrader brokers offer zero minimum deposit accounts, typically cent-style or standard accounts targeting beginners. Zero minimum deposit lowers the entry barrier but does not change spreads, commissions, swaps, leverage or execution. A zero-deposit account funded with $20 has very limited risk capacity, so position sizing and leverage become the real constraints.

A broker supports cloud cBots when cBot cloud execution is available on its accounts. Cloud instances run in cTrader's hosted environment independently of your device, so the bot keeps trading even if your computer is off. Default limits are typically one cloud instance on demo accounts and up to ten on live accounts, though brokers can vary these. Cloud instances on demo accounts auto-stop seven days after start.

A broker supports cTrader Copy when its clients can access Copy as investors or providers under that broker's setup. Copy availability can depend on country, client classification and membership type, so the "Copy" badge on a broker card is a shortlisting signal, not a universal guarantee. Use Store's "Copy" filter to narrow brokers, then verify on the broker's account-opening page that Copy is enabled for your region.

A TradingView-supported broker offers a TradingView workflow (typically charting or order routing) to its clients. Check TradingView availability on the broker website. It does not mean that every cTrader feature (cBots, custom indicators, Store products) is accessible inside TradingView, though, so keep cTrader as the execution environment for Store products and automation.

A cTrader broker supports trading bots when its account lets cBots run as cloud or local instances. Cloud cBots can be started from any cTrader app and continue running with your device switched off; local cBots run on Windows or Mac and stop when the app closes. Use the bot-related broker filter in Store as a shortlist, then verify symbol setup, commissions and any account-specific cloud limits on the broker page.

EU and EEA retail clients fall under ESMA rules on leverage, marketing and certain product structures, so brokers operating under EU/EEA regulators apply lower leverage caps (e.g. 30:1 on major FX, lower on indices and crypto), prohibit certain bonus types and may restrict access to specific instruments. Some features — particular crypto products, certain copy strategies — may also be unavailable. Professional client status, where eligible, removes some caps but adds risk.

Brokers configure their symbol lists independently, with different naming conventions, contract sizes, sessions and instruments. EURUSD on one broker may be EURUSD.r, EURUSD.pro or EURUSDx on another and a CFD on a US stock may be available on one broker and not another. Bots and indicators that hard-code symbols can silently fail when moved; symbol selectors should pull from the broker's actual list rather than assuming standard names.

Execution differs across brokers because each broker has its own liquidity providers, order routing, latency, slippage profile and price-improvement logic. Two brokers showing the same headline spread can execute very differently on the same order, especially around news or low-liquidity hours. This matters most for scalpers and bots; longer-timeframe strategies are less sensitive. Test the same setup on a demo account with each broker before committing.