This guide will help new traders understand how to start trading using the B2PRIME platform with cTrader. You’ll learn the basics of trading, platform layout, key features, and how to manage trades confidently.
What Is Trading?
Trading means buying and selling financial assets like currencies, crypto, or commodities to earn profit from price changes. Here’s how it works:
Order : A request to buy or sell an asset
Trade : What happens when your order is executed
Lot : Trade size. 1 standard lot = 100,000 units
Pip : The smallest price move in Forex, usually 0.0001
Equity : Your account balance + current floating P&L
Margin : Funds “locked” to keep your trades open
Platform Overview
After logging in to cTrader
You land on the Trade tab
You can access charts, place trades, and monitor markets
You can switch between accounts or workspaces in the top panel
Main modules:
Trade : For manual trading
Analyze : See your trading performance
Copy : Copy strategies from other traders
Algo : Automate trading with bots
➡️ A workspace is a saved layout of your charts and widgets.
Available CFD Instruments and Asset Classes
Forex (e.g.EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/CHF)
Crypto (e.g. BTC/USD, ETH/USDT)
Energies (e.g. oil, gas)
Metals (e.g. Gold, Silver)
Commodities (e.g. agricultural or industrial products)
Indices (e.g. DAX, S&P500)
NDFs (Non-Deliverable Forwards)
Use the All Symbols section in Trade > Watchlists to explore all available markets.
Account Types: Netted vs. Hedged
A RAW account is available for individual traders and can be configured in either Netted or Hedged mode.
RAW – Netted: Combines all positions in the same direction into a single net position.
Useful for institutional or strategy-based trading where position consolidation is preferred.RAW – Hedged: Allows opening multiple buy and sell positions on the same instrument.
Recommended for individual traders, as it provides more flexibility for short-term strategies and manual trading.
Orders, Trades, and Positions
Term | Definition
Order | A request to open a trade
Trade | An executed transaction (part or full)
Position | Your current open exposure in the market
⚠️ Important: A trade does not have to close on the same day.
Your position can stay open for several hours, overnight, or even days — depending on your strategy.
If you open and close a trade within the same day → it’s called day trading.
If you leave a position open overnight → it's considered a swing trade or longer-term position.
In cTrader, positions stay open until you manually close them or they are closed automatically (e.g. by Stop Loss, Take Profit, or Stop Out trigger).
How to Place a Trade
Click New Order or trade directly from the chart. Choose order type:
Order Types:
Market – Executes immediately at the best available price
Limit – Executes at a specified price or better
Stop Order : Triggers a market order at your stop price
Stop-Limit : Becomes a limit order when your stop price is reached
Advanced Order Settings
Take Profit : Auto-close at profit level
Stop Loss : Auto-close to limit losses
Trailing Stop : Moves as the price moves in your favor
Use Quick Trade Mode (from the chart or watchlist):
Single Click / Double Click / Disabled
Pre-configure default lot size and risk levels
➡️ _ If you’re not sure which order type to use, start with a Market Order while learning. _
Chart Tools and Indicators
To analyze prices:
Click Indicators from top menu
Right-click chart > Indicators
Or press Spacebar to search
Examples:
Bollinger Bands : Detect volatility
MACD : Follow market trends
Ichimoku Cloud : Identify support/resistance
Each indicator can be customized (color, size, formula). You can also use drawing tools like Fibonacci, trendlines, arrows, and price channels.
➡️ Indicators are visual tools that help spot patterns and trends.
Analyze Your Trading
Go to the Analyze tab to track your performance:
Summary : Total profit/loss, equity, drawdown
Performance : Daily and monthly stats
Stats : Win/loss rate, average deal size, most traded instruments
➡️ Equity = balance + floating profit/loss
➡️ Free Margin = equity – margin used
Use Trading Bots (cBots)
Go to the Algo tab to:
Run automated strategies 24/7 in the cloud
Upload
.algofilesCreate your own bots in C# or Python using cTrader Algo (desktop)
➡️ For a complete guide, see Automated trading on cTrader: EAs and cBots.
Copy Trading
Go to the Copy tab:
Choose strategy providers
Review performance and risk
Start copying with one click
You can also become a provider and earn from your strategies.
Price Alerts & System Time
Set up alerts:
Right-click chart or use the Alerts tool
Define target price, % change or pip range
Alerts appear in the Messages widget
Need Help?
Visit the officialcTrader Help Center for more guides.
💬 Need help understanding something? Ask the chatbot in the left corner! We're here to assist whenever you need us.
Happy trading!