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Hi! Thank you for reaching out. Here are the answers to your questions regarding the TradeCopier cBot:

1. Multiple Accounts under one cTID Yes, I can confirm that. As long as all trading accounts are linked to the same cTrader ID (cTID), you can use the cBot to copy trades from one Master to multiple Slaves without limitations. The license is tied to your cTID, not the individual account numbers.

2. One-time Purchase Yes, it is effectively a one-time purchase. There are no recurring monthly fees or subscriptions for the license you are buying.

3. Running on Mac There are no issues. Since cTrader now has a native version for macOS, the cBot runs perfectly fine on Mac. Just ensure you are using the desktop application and not the web-only version for the best stability.

4. Copying from Mobile This is a great feature: Yes, it works. As long as the Master and Slave accounts are open and the cBot is running on your Mac (or a VPS), any trade you open manually from your cTrader Mobile app on the Master account will be instantly detected and copied to the Slaves by the instance running on your Mac.

5. Pair Setup (Chart Installation) You only need to attach the cBot to one single chart (it doesn't matter which one, e.g., EURUSD) on each account. You do not need to open a chart for every pair you trade.

Master Account: You don't necessarily need the cBot here (unless it's a specific "Provider" version).

Slave Account: Attach the cBot to one chart, and it will automatically monitor all activity on the Master. It will copy all symbols (EURUSD, Gold, DAX, etc.) as long as the symbol names match between the brokers.

I hope this clears everything up! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Best regards.

This means the Master account writes signal data into a shared area on your computer's storage, and any Slave instance on that same machine can read it.

No "Guardrails": There is no code like if (slaveCount > 10) to stop you.

The "Group ID" System: Any Slave instance running with the same Copy Group Id will pick up the signals. You could theoretically have 2 or 20 Slaves listening to the same Master.

1. Practical Bottlenecks
   While the code doesn't stop you, your hardware and the cTrader platform eventually will. If you add too many Slaves, you'll face these issues:

Hardware Resources (CPU & RAM)
Each Slave is a separate instance of the cBot running on a chart. In cTrader, this consumes memory. If you are running 20 Slaves on a cheap VPS, the CPU might spike, causing the platform to lag or crash.

Disk I/O & Polling
The Slaves check for new signals every Poll Interval (sec).

If 50 Slaves are all trying to read the same file every 1 second, you might create a "queue" in disk access.

Recommendation: If you have many Slaves, increase the Poll Interval slightly (e.g., to 2 or 3 seconds) to reduce the strain on the processor.

Execution Latency (Slippage)
The Master executes first. Then Slave 1 reads the signal and executes, then Slave 2, and so on.

Even if it happens in milliseconds, the 20th Slave will always be slightly slower than the 1st. In fast-moving markets, this results in Slippage (getting a worse price than the Master).
Pro-Tip for Scalability
If you plan on managing a large number of accounts (e.g., more than 10), make sure you are using a high-performance VPS with an NVMe SSD to ensure the LocalStorage read/write operations happen as fast as possible.
For more discussion on settings and strategies, feel free to join the Algotrend.it Discord community: https://discord.gg/Hh8Gmjd5uX

Can you make a video for YouTube, showing you using it? The steps? Thanks.

Hi Quddus
Support for FTMO (Prop Firm) → IC Markets (Broker)
• Supported with Licensing: The developer has confirmed that copying between different accounts/brokers is supported. However, there is a major condition: if the cTrader IDs (Spotware IDs) are different for each account, you must purchase the cBot twice.
• Account Locking: The cBot is locked to the specific cTrader account used at the time of purchase. If your FTMO account and IC Markets account use different IDs, the bot will not copy because it is not authorized to run on the second account.
2. Setting Up Master and Slave on the Same Machine
• Duplicate Roles: The issue where both instances appeared as "Master/Slave" simultaneously often happens if the licenses or account permissions are not correctly distinguished or if the setup hasn't been initialized properly.
• Technical Specs: You are correctly running separate cTrader apps for FTMO and IC Markets on Windows 11 using the same Copy Group ID ("Copy_Test_1"). However, without an active license for the "Slave" account's specific cTrader ID, communication between the instances will fail.
3. Specific Requirements and Limitations
• Volume/Lot Size Limits: Different brokers (like IC Markets) or specific symbols (like US500) may have different minimum trade sizes.
• "BadVolume" Error: If the Master account opens a trade smaller than the Slave broker's minimum (e.g., trying to open 0.01 on a symbol that requires a 1.0 minimum), the trade will fail with a "BadVolume" error.
• Local Execution Only: This specific bot is designed for local execution (Desktop or VPS) and is not compatible with cTrader Automate Cloud, as it requires local file access and external connectivity that the cloud environment blocks.
Recommended Next Steps
To resolve this, I suggest you verify the following:

1. Check the IDs: Confirm if your FTMO and IC Markets accounts use the same Spotware ID (the email you use to log into cTrader). If they are different, you will likely need a second license as stated by the developer.
2. Check the "Automate" Log: Look at the "Log" tab in cTrader Automate for both accounts. If you see error messages like "License not valid" or "BadVolume," we will have definitive proof of the cause.
3. Symbol Mapping: Ensure that the symbol names are identical or correctly mapped (e.g., Gold on FTMO might be "XAUUSD" while on IC Markets it could be "XAUUSD.i"). If you are still experiencing issues, feel free to join my Discord channel: Algotrend.it

Hello my name is Alen from Germany, do you have auto bot for FxPro or similar broker?