cTrader's YouTube channel reached 221,000 subscribers today (Thursday), more than twice its previously announced milestone. Spotware is pairing the audience growth with a creator program focused initially on artificial intelligence in trading.
The public channel displayed 221,000 subscribers when checked by FinanceMagnates.com. cTrader announced that it had crossed 100,000 on June 11. The subsequent 84 days added at least 121,000 subscribers, a 121% increase from that threshold.
The program shifts Spotware's AI push from releasing tools to finding outside creators who can demonstrate them. It also extends the company's wider effort to build a market around third-party developers and trading tools.
Creators Get Access to Both Channels
The first open call will run for one month. Applicants must produce an original YouTube video showing cTrader's AI tools in a trading workflow and submit it by September 30.
There is no fixed format. Spotware is allowing tutorials, experiments, technical walkthroughs and practical demonstrations, and creators do not need to be professional traders.
The invitation therefore reaches beyond trading channels to creators covering software development and large language models.
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Videos that pass cTrader's approval process will appear on the creator's channel and cTrader's channel through YouTube's collaboration feature. The program page is accepting applications internationally.
No payment terms were published. The announcement also omitted the number of videos Spotware will select and the view, watch-time or engagement data behind the subscriber increase.
AI Tools Move From Launches to Demonstrations
Spotware opened cTrader accounts to external AI agents in May through local and remote Model Context Protocol servers. MCP lets compatible applications request market and account data, analyze charts and submit trading instructions through natural-language prompts.
The local server can also control parts of the desktop workspace, including charts, timeframes, watchlists and alerts. The remote version connects AI applications to account functions through cTrader Web.
In August, Spotware added cTrader CLI, a command-line application for account queries, market data, backtests and cBots. The software can run without the graphical platform and supports Windows terminals and Linux Docker deployments. Either product can anchor a submission.
The creator program asks third parties to turn those capabilities into videos for a broader audience. Spotware did not disclose how many traders have connected an AI application, how many orders have passed through MCP or how many installations the CLI has recorded.
Trading Platforms Compete for AI Users
The campaign follows a series of AI-access releases from retail trading platforms. MetaQuotes put MetaTrader 5 Build 6030 into beta on July 16, bringing AI agents into charts, market data, trading accounts and strategy-testing workflows.
ThinkMarkets launched ChelseaAI on June 1. Its MCP server allows connected AI clients to execute orders. ThinkMarkets said traders can limit permitted order types and keep the agent away from deposits and withdrawals.
cTrader is using its existing YouTube audience as the distribution channel for demonstrations of comparable tools. Applications for the first campaign close September 30.
Spotware described the open call as the start of a continuing creator program. It has not identified the next theme or set a public target for the number of videos it will approve.
