PVE Index FX267.81▲ +25.36% Q3+167.81% totalPVE Index FUT176.38▲ +11.21% Q3+76.38% total
150K-Balanced 4X202.38+12.48%50K-Balanced 4X219.19+11.89%Forex Champion203.21+11.60%100K-Balanced 4X201.03+11.35%150K-Growth136.09+8.02%Forex Blend183.72+6.96%100K-Growth138.34+6.02%50K-Growth147.70+5.07%100K-Balanced125.16+5.05%Forex Focus157.07+5.00%150K-Balanced131.80+3.38%50K-Precision160.75+2.41%50K-Balanced143.82+1.30%150K-Precision129.53-0.76%100K-Precision133.49-0.85%150K-Balanced 4X202.38+12.48%50K-Balanced 4X219.19+11.89%Forex Champion203.21+11.60%100K-Balanced 4X201.03+11.35%150K-Growth136.09+8.02%Forex Blend183.72+6.96%100K-Growth138.34+6.02%50K-Growth147.70+5.07%100K-Balanced125.16+5.05%Forex Focus157.07+5.00%150K-Balanced131.80+3.38%50K-Precision160.75+2.41%50K-Balanced143.82+1.30%150K-Precision129.53-0.76%100K-Precision133.49-0.85%
Q3 2026 · 1 Apr 2025 = 100
Execution platform · 4 min read

cTrader

Spotware’s forex and CFD platform (desktop, web, mobile). The usual second platform at CFD prop firms next to MT5, and the only platform at PipFarm.

cTrader at a glance

Detail
What it isSpotware’s forex and CFD platform (desktop, web, mobile). The usual second platform at CFD prop firms next to MT5, and the only platform at PipFarm.
Prop firms on itFundingPips, FundedNext (CFD), The5ers, PipFarm, Alpha Capital Group, Blue Guardian, Funded Trading Plus, The Trading Pit, BrightFunded
TradingViewNo native TradingView connection. Charts are cTrader’s own; execution from TradingView alerts needs a webhook relay into a cBot or the cTrader Open API.
Bridges that connectWebhook relays built on cTrader Open API or a cBot that listens for alerts; no mainstream off-the-shelf TradingView bridge comparable to TradersPost
AutomationNative: cBots written in C# (cTrader Automate). Allowed or not is the firm’s rule; PipFarm’s automation policy is cTrader-only
Cost on a prop accountIncluded at the firms listed; a VPS if a cBot must run 24/5
NotableFundingPips states cTrader is not offered to US residents; availability by country is set by each firm’s broker

What this means for a systematic strategy

cTrader is the clean choice when the firm bans MT5 for your region or when you prefer C# over MQL5. The cost is tooling: no mainstream TradingView bridge, so a Pine-coded strategy is either rewritten as a cBot or connected through a custom webhook relay.

Because PipFarm runs only cTrader and allows automation only there, its account is effectively a cBot account; a strategy that lives in TradingView has to be ported before it can trade.

Related

Which firm allows what is on the rules cards; all 40 side by side on the comparison table.

FAQ

Which prop firms use cTrader?

On the rules cards, verified September 2026: FundingPips, FundedNext (CFD), The5ers, PipFarm, Alpha Capital Group, Blue Guardian, Funded Trading Plus, The Trading Pit, BrightFunded.

Does cTrader work with TradingView?

Not natively. Charting stays in cTrader; alert-driven execution needs a webhook relay into a cBot or the Open API.

Can I run bots on cTrader at a prop firm?

The platform runs cBots natively. Whether the firm allows them is on its rules card; PipFarm, for instance, allows automation through cTrader only.

Platform availability taken from each firm’s rules card, verified September 2026 against the firm’s program pages and current trackers; several cards carry a “verify with firm” note because firms change platforms with weeks of notice.

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