66.30 % of retail investors lose their capital when trading CFDs with this provider.

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 66.30 % of retail investors lose their capital when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

How to get the cTrader trading platform up and running

Setting up and launching a cTrader live trading account

  1. Open a real account.

    Your capital is at risk.

  2. Complete the registration form and attach scans of the required documents. We will process your application within 1 business day.

  3. Once your registration is processed, we will send you an email with your PurpleZone login details.

  4. Open your PurpleZone, log in and select Accounts and click on "Create new account".

  5. In the "Platform" box, select cTrader. We will have your new cTrader trading account ready for you within 1 business day.

  6. Once you have created your first trading account on the cTrader platform, you will receive 3 emails:
    1. "Your account is ready"
    2. "Welcome to cTrader ID"
    3. "Account linked to cTrader ID"

  7. Open the "Welcome to cTrader ID" email and click on "Generate cTrader ID password". You will be directed to a page where you will fill in your new password twice. Be sure to remember your password as you will need it to log into the cTrader platform. Once you have updated your password, you can close this page.

  8. Download cTrader platform.

  9. Open the downloaded and installed cTrader platform (or open the web version in your web browser, which does not need to be installed).

  10. In the login window, fill in your email and the password you set in step 7. Once you have successfully logged in, you can start trading.

Setting up and launching a cTrader demo trading account

  1. Open a demo account.

  2. Fill out the demo form and select the cTrader platform option.

  3. After completing and submitting the form, you will receive an email confirming the opening of your new trading account and a link for downloading the platform.

  4. After creating your first account on the cTrader platform, you will receive 3 emails:
    1. "Your account is ready"
    2. "Welcome to cTrader ID"
    3. "Account linked to cTrader ID"

  5. Open the "Welcome to cTrader ID" email and click on "Generate cTrader ID password". You will be directed to a page where you will fill in your new password twice. Be sure to remember your password as you will need it to log into the cTrader platform. Once you have updated your password, you can close this page.

  6. Download cTrader platform.

  7. Open the downloaded and installed cTrader platform (or open the web version in your web browser, which does not need to be installed).

  8. In the login window, fill in your email and the password you set in step 5. That‘s it, you can now select your symbol and start trading.

Download cTrader:

MAC
iOS

For Windows, MAC and Linux

Creating additional cTrader account (demo and real)

  1. When you open another cTrader account linked to the same email address, you will receive an "Account linked to cTrader ID" email. (If you already have a real trading account, you can create a new cTrader account in PurpleZone).

  2. At this point, you should already see this account listed in your account list directly in the platform in the top right corner (see the picture below):


    Or in the drop-down menu at the top bar of your cTrader mobile:

  3. Now all you have to do is switch between accounts and you can start trading.

You can download this tutorial

66.30 % of retail investors lose their capital when trading CFDs with this provider.

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 66.30 % of retail investors lose their capital when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.