Broker: CapTrader (en)

Brief overview of CapTrader

CapTrader is an online broker that provides traders with access to more than 80 exchanges around the world. It allows you to trade nearly all securities and derivatives, and also allows short selling on favorable terms.

Supported asset classes: Future, Currency, CFD's, Stock, Index

Supported orders:

OCO order connections are supported by this broker
ORO order connections are locally simulated
IFDone order connections are locally simulated

Order execution
AgenaTrader does not execute any orders! Instead, brokers simply inform us of filled orders and execution price.
If data received from your data feed provider does not match the quotes on the brokerage platform for an instrument,
then the entry and exit price will not be displayed properly on your chart.

You can open a real or demo account at CapTrader via our website. When opening a demo account, use the login edemo and the password demouser.

Supported Account Types by AgenaTrader

• Standard Single Account (One Login and one connected main account)
• Financial Advicer (FA) Accounts (One Login with a main account and several sub-accounts)
• Family and Friends (F) Accounts (One Login with a main accout and several sub-accounts)

Not supported Account Types by AgenaTrader

• Duplicated Accounts (One Login and several connected main accounts)

(This Account Type is not supported and can lead to problems with order executions and data synchronization between TWS and AgenaTrader. Please contact your IB Account-Manager to change your Account to one of the above mentioned supported Account Types.)

 

Futures Contracts

The IB API does not support Continuous Contracts. This means that AgenaTrader can only show one Contract e.g. FrontMonth. 
In order to compare the data in TWS with AgenaTrader please do not use Continuous Contracts.

 

Connecting

Use the links to the Connection Guide for the CapTrader and video tutorial:

Essential information

See the section Interactive Brokers (en).

 

Limitation

For each bar size AgenaTrader provide historical data for the limited period of time.
Please see table below:

 

ClientID

In some cases user can get notification: 

 

It means ClientID in AT and TWS differs. ClientID must be synchronous between AT and TWS, as otherwise information is not transmitted correctly to the AT.
To avoid this User should synchronize the ClientIDs because of the two attachments, or set them to 0 in AT and delete them in the TWS.
 

AgenaTrader++ (plusplus) Resolve Setup

This is one of the essential tools in AT++.

AgenaTrader++ (plusplus) resolve setup works in the following manner:
 

• If you have submitted and confirmed orders, AgenaTrader++ strategies will continue to run even when the trading platform is closed.
• These strategies will be saved within the system.
• When you start AgenaTrader up again, the strategies will be adjusted to the current market conditions.

If you plan to keep an intraday trade with the AT++ setup overnight, we recommend that you do not turn off AgenaTrader since this can lead to unexpected order behavior.
For example, order groups managed by AgenaTrader, such as IfDone and OCO, are often not linked to your broker due to the fact that the majority of brokers do not support these special types of orders. Only having AT opened ensures that all setups and functionalities will remain unchangeable.

If something happens during the time in which AgenaTrader is closed (e.g. filled or cancelled orders, closed trades etc.), stops will be recalculated and positions/setups will be adjusted etc. Obviously, this can be dangerous.

Should this occur, you will receive a recovery popup (see image below) displaying the trades which require your intervention and supervision:

Functions of the buttons in the recovery popup:

• The Entry Escort button allows you to enter the strategy. NOTE: the Trades tab will display the entry reason.
• The button Session allows user to select analyzer session
• The Confirm button applies the suggested actions.
• Chart area provides you access to all chart function. Details on section Chart Toolbar

If you close the popup without confirmation, you will have to clear the trades manually.

Important note

THE BROKER'S PLATFORM ALWAYS REPRESENTS THE REFERENCE PLATFORM.

This means that the orders and market-related values shown on the BROKER platform are valid.
The broker's platform should always be active as a backup to AgenaTrader.
This gives you an essential overview of the interaction between AgenaTrader and your broker.
Furthermore, you will always know exactly how your orders/positions and ultimately your account balance are displayed.

Warning! This does not work with the desktop MB trading platform.