How to connect to cTrader

It's assumed that a connection to cTrader has already been configured in the B2CORE Back Office by the admin who is assigned the permissions to manage external connections and platforms.

To configure a cTrader connection to an IB instance, do the following:

1

Navigate to Introducing Brokers > Platforms > Platforms.

2

Click Create and fill in the following fields:

• Provider — select cTrader from the dropdown.

• Platform — select cTrader from the dropdown.

• Name — specify the platform name.

3

Click Save to apply the changes.

4

Click the Edit button located in the row of the newly created cTrader platform.

The Preferences tab displays the cTrader configuration settings specified when a connection to this platform was set up in the B2CORE Back Office.

5

Switch to the Drivers tab and click Create.

6

Configure a connection to a synchronizer database. This is a MySQL database that stores the data collected from the cTrader platform.

To establish the connection, fill in the following fields:

• Provider — select PDO from the dropdown.

• Name — specify the name of a synchronizer database.

• Server — specify the address of a synchronizer database.

• Login — enter the username for connecting to a synchronizer database.

• Password — enter the password for connecting to a synchronizer database.

• Version — specify the version of a synchronizer connection driver. The currently supported version is 3.

7

Click Save to connect the cTrader platform to an IB instance.