Ctrader desktop - Multiple instances
Ctrader desktop - Multiple instances
12 Nov 2019, 16:18
So, I need to be able to open 4 instances of ctrader desktop.
problem is that when you have more than one then they affect each other - like if you switch to a workspace on one, then switch on another they just take ages and screw things up.
is there a way around this? because it's cloud software and they all are talking to the same account i think this is the issue.
i read somewhere to install in different folders but this isnt an option when installing from my broker IC markets. - not sure it would help anyway because i think it's a cloud issue
ps, my machine is win 10 i9 9900 64gb ram 4 screens
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musicman
12 Nov 2019, 16:52
Hi, Panagiotis,
it's very sporadic, let me explain the way i work.
i have a workspace for every currency pair i want to trade and a hotkey on my keyboard to cycle through them
each workspace has 4 chartson, two of which are renko and two are standard time charts - all are a single symbol
what i do is cycle through until i see a trading opportunity - and take the trade - I place this instance on a single monitor to watch, make adjustments etc
then i open a second instance and again cycle through until i find another - repeating the process until I have my max of four instruments loaded with trades.
mostly i'm on three trades with the final of the four open for scanning.
problem is when i have more than one open (yes, even happens with just 2) for scanning is just so slow to load workspaces - sometimes it's fast, sometimes slow - sometimes (and this is the real bug) i will change the workspace and nothing will happen at all - in these instances the workspace is written to the cloud as the last one i used but with the name of the one i'm switching to and i have to close the instance, reopen and see what the damage was.
now i love ctrader, but this drives me nuts - mt4 was ancient at the side of ctrader BUT was more reliable for chart scanning etc.
the reason that i use scanning via workspace rather than by linked charts is that i cant simply change the symbol with a hotkey. it's a 3 click process to change to the next symbol in my watchlist wheras workspaces are just one hit of a hotkey.
does this help?
@musicman
musicman
12 Nov 2019, 17:21
here's another thing - got 3 instances open now - want to trade
as you can see the lotsize box will not open on hover or click
https://gyazo.com/2eaf4a5e4401399dd468304a1d44d2cb
@musicman
PanagiotisCharalampous
12 Nov 2019, 16:35
Hi radioglyn,
Can you be more specific regarding this issue? I cannot reproduce such behavior. What do you mean when you say "screw things up" ? Can you provide steps to reproduce?
Best Regards,
Panagiotis
@PanagiotisCharalampous