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cTrader Mobile: Advanced functions

A platform that takes freedom in trading to another level

Let us introduce you to cTrader mobile - a trading platform that breaks stereotypes about trading on smartphones. If you are convinced that mobile versions of trading platforms are best suited only to check up on your trading positions, try out cTrader Mobile and you will change your mind.

This app was developed to embrace the full potential of touch screens while offering the same technical capabilities as its desktop or web browser counterparts. Using it will not limit you in any way, quite contrary. With cTrader Mobile you don’t need to decide between a BBQ party with your friends or the beginning of London trading session, you can manage both. All you need is smartphone in your pocket.

Finally, a full-fledged trading platform that will fit into your pocket

Placing trading orders on cTrader Mobile is not only easy, but it also brings many advantages that you simply won’t find on the majority of other basic trading platforms. The cTrader Mobile has been developed specifically for smartphone screens. That’s something you will notice the moment you start scrolling through charts. And last but not least we have to mention also the indicators and various trading tools. You will find the same number of these on cTrader Mobile as on cTrader desktop or web.

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cTrader Mobile - Order Placement + Risk Management

The easiest way of placing an order is the so-called One click trader thanks to which, all you need to do is simply choose whether to enter the market on “buy” or “sell”. This feature can be found on each instrument from your watchlist. However, after clicking on the “sell” or “buy” button, more elaborate features will appear even before sending your order to the market.

The first of these features is position size. No matter how big a position you choose, cTrader will automatically count the estimated amount of margin that will need to be blocked for your trade. Another feature will give you a more in-depth insight into your potential loss. Which you will achieve by checking the stop-loss field. It’s mostly these features that will prevent you from doing one of the most frequent traders’ mistakes - overt risking due to the unknown size of the position being placed.

While placing your order you can also set how many pips you are willing to risk on your trade and cTrader will automatically calculate the potential loss. So all you have to do in the chart is measure the amount of possible loss in pips since your entry and then go back to the volume of the trade and modify the size of the position until you are satisfied with the amount of loss you are willing to suffer. No difficult manual calculations, no need to know the precise size of each pip on each instrument.

In case you miss the right stop loss level and don’t manage to place it directly above/under the level of important support, you can change it directly in the chart by clicking on SL. A potential loss and profit will also be displayed. This can come in handy especially when you’re commuting and notice that the market is going in your direction. You can simply open a chart, modify the SL or TP level, and manage your risk in the same professional way as you would on your PC.

Other advanced cTrader Mobile functions that can help you to make trading easier are:

Double position - Useful especially when the market is going your way and you are expecting this trend to continue.

Revert position - Suitable for hedging yourselves against a further price decrease.

Price notifications - Set them for the instrument of your choice and be informed whenever the price moves your way.

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