cTrader Desktop 4.6 with many facilities for developers and more

Another month, another platform update cTrader? If anyone follows the pace of introducing new products by Spotware, then they should not be surprised. It took place at the end of December application update to version 4.5. He just showed up cTrader Desktop 4.6, which brings another portion of news in the software. Details below.

cTrader 4.6 Dekstop - What's new?

Along with the new version on the cTrader Dekstop platform, the focus was on the expansion of functionalities related to both the cTrader Automate module and classic manual trading.

New feature cBots Fault Tolerance allows machines (cBots) to continue operating even when unforeseen errors occur, allowing for uninterrupted trading. In addition, as a result of many requests from users, an option has been introduced that allows you to perform backtests on Renko and Range Bars charts.

Several new methods have also been added to the Automate API to calculate order size or stop loss distance based on risk, as well as various convenient features such as easy currency conversion, backtesting on historical exchange rates, the ability to export cBot optimization settings for future reuse and a lot more.

Also from version cTrader Desktop 4.6 cBot will continue its operation even in the event of unforeseen events. will now continue running even if an unhandled exception occurs. In addition, developers can now handle these types of errors with a new method "OnException" in the Automate API. You can read more about this in cTrader Help Center.

List of news

Customizing how the mouse wheel works

Users can now select their preferred chart action, available under the mouse wheel, e.g. zoom in/out or scrolling.

Backtests on Renko and Range Bars charts

As a result of many user requests, the option of backtesting on Renko and Range Bars charts has been introduced.

Volume calculation based on risk

Several new Automate API methods have been added to calculate order size or stop loss distance in pips based on acceptable risk.

Simplification of converting exchange rates

The new "Convert()" method in the Automate API allows algo developers to seamlessly convert currencies using the latest market rates. This means developers no longer have to manually code the conversion process and can now use an automated solution. You can read more about this in cTrader Help Center.

Backtest on Historical Conversion Rates

Currency conversion in backtesting has become even more accurate as it is now based on historical conversion rates.

Export of cBot optimization parameters

Algorithm developers can now save, export and reuse their cBot optimization settings. This is an additional time-saving convenience.

More information about the new version of the cTrader 4.6 Desktop platform can be found here. The offer of the cTrader platform includes world-renowned players on the Forex market, such as: IC Markets, Pepperstone and FxPro.