Spotware Systems Releases iOS App version of cTrader Platform on iTunes
- The Cyprus Headquartered developer of SaaS trading solutions for brokerages releases an app version of its staple retail web-based platform on a leading app marketplace last week, and with Android to follow in 2014.
With offices across six geographic regions, Spotware Systems has released an app version of its cTrader platform available on iTunes, and it will be branded for each of its connected brokers as requested.
The developer of Product as a Service (PaaS) applications for online trading, went live with the release on December 5th, according to information on the iTunes website.
The newly launched app is compatible with iOS 7.0 or later, including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and optimized for iPhone 5. The company announced this according to a video updated today on YouTube on Spotware Systems' official channel, and as explained to Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term Magnates by a company spokesperson during a subsequent call. Forex Magnates also reached out to Ilya Holeu, Head of Sales at Spotware Systems, concerning the new release that went live on iTunes last Thursday.
Mr. Holeu said, “The cTrader iOS app takes a further step in improving trading for iPhone and iPad users. The app offers even faster loading times, and the same great execution speeds as all other Spotware platforms. And as with every product we release, the app is available to brokers at no extra cost as part of the PaaS product suite. Android traders can expect their own app early next year.”
Ilya Holeu, Head of Sales at Spotware Systems
During our call, Mr. Holeu compared the strategy behind deploying the platform which includes branding it for each broker as a standalone app, so that customers can easily find and install the app and brokers can offer a direct line to it, contrasting with the requirement of users having to choose from a drop-down list of brokers/servers -- such as is required with other smartphone Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term apps (e.g. MetaQuotes MT4 platform).
Comparatively, with regards to the delivery of the platform, the company "Forex On The Go" would be more analogous with regards to its app having been branded for brokers such as FXDD, with the MT4 FXDD droidTrader.
The distinction - with regards to delivery-with Spotware they are deploying the cTrader platform using the platform name in each customized version of the app for each offered broker, and including the broker's name (instead of a fully white-labeled version for the branding side of the platform name, as in the example above with FXDD).
Mr. Holeu opined that this can make it easy for clients who will search the iTunes store for the cTrader platform using the name of the broker they use (e.g. cTrader Pepperstone, etc..).
![cTrade iOS Screenshot [source:iTunes]](/wp-content/uploads/fxmag/2013/12/cTrade-iOS.jpg/)
cTrade iOS Screenshot [source:iTunes]
A description on the iTunes page for the app includes how the app provides the same "core" functionality as the cTrader Web for Mobile, except with faster launch time and the same interface, and summarized the following potential trading benefits:
- Fast execution for FX and commodities.
- Single-tap order execution, and charting.
- Full balance, margin and P&L information.
- View all symbols and rates, including from a "favorites list."
- Complete accounts list - switch account with a single-tap.
- View trading history.
- View and modify pending orders.
- iPad - Special split-screen interface for iPad: view charts and trading in a single view.
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With offices across six geographic regions, Spotware Systems has released an app version of its cTrader platform available on iTunes, and it will be branded for each of its connected brokers as requested.
The developer of Product as a Service (PaaS) applications for online trading, went live with the release on December 5th, according to information on the iTunes website.
The newly launched app is compatible with iOS 7.0 or later, including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and optimized for iPhone 5. The company announced this according to a video updated today on YouTube on Spotware Systems' official channel, and as explained to Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term Magnates by a company spokesperson during a subsequent call. Forex Magnates also reached out to Ilya Holeu, Head of Sales at Spotware Systems, concerning the new release that went live on iTunes last Thursday.
Mr. Holeu said, “The cTrader iOS app takes a further step in improving trading for iPhone and iPad users. The app offers even faster loading times, and the same great execution speeds as all other Spotware platforms. And as with every product we release, the app is available to brokers at no extra cost as part of the PaaS product suite. Android traders can expect their own app early next year.”
Ilya Holeu, Head of Sales at Spotware Systems
During our call, Mr. Holeu compared the strategy behind deploying the platform which includes branding it for each broker as a standalone app, so that customers can easily find and install the app and brokers can offer a direct line to it, contrasting with the requirement of users having to choose from a drop-down list of brokers/servers -- such as is required with other smartphone Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term apps (e.g. MetaQuotes MT4 platform).
Comparatively, with regards to the delivery of the platform, the company "Forex On The Go" would be more analogous with regards to its app having been branded for brokers such as FXDD, with the MT4 FXDD droidTrader.
The distinction - with regards to delivery-with Spotware they are deploying the cTrader platform using the platform name in each customized version of the app for each offered broker, and including the broker's name (instead of a fully white-labeled version for the branding side of the platform name, as in the example above with FXDD).
Mr. Holeu opined that this can make it easy for clients who will search the iTunes store for the cTrader platform using the name of the broker they use (e.g. cTrader Pepperstone, etc..).
cTrade iOS Screenshot [source:iTunes]
A description on the iTunes page for the app includes how the app provides the same "core" functionality as the cTrader Web for Mobile, except with faster launch time and the same interface, and summarized the following potential trading benefits:
- Fast execution for FX and commodities.
- Single-tap order execution, and charting.
- Full balance, margin and P&L information.
- View all symbols and rates, including from a "favorites list."
- Complete accounts list - switch account with a single-tap.
- View trading history.
- View and modify pending orders.
- iPad - Special split-screen interface for iPad: view charts and trading in a single view.