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.
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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
.algofiles - Create your own bots in cTrader Automate (desktop)
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 official cTrader 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!