Success story #9: Samir Salileh - how to sell the most expensive product on cTrader Store
Samir’s first sale was cancelled due to performance issues. With support from the platform team he refined his work and sold it for $1,900, marking the highest-priced sale in the history of cTrader Store.
How challenges shaped the progress
Samir Salileh's first sale on cTrader Store was $1,350. He waited 14 days for the payout, but the sale was cancelled due to the product’s performance issues. Less than a month later he rebuilt the system from the ground up, passed QA at the highest standard and sold the new version for $1,900 within 2 days. At the time, it was the most expensive product on cTrader Store.
This story shows how a difficult start turned into a fast recovery and how the cTrader team helped the creator navigate the setback and achieve one of the strongest results.
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How Samir’s journey began
Samir holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from NJIT with a focus on construction management, a background that shaped his preference for structured thinking and clear rules. As a hobby he studies market history through charts and economic narratives. He values quiet focus and patience, qualities that guide his research and also define his time outdoors as an avid hiker and landscape photographer. Samir never aimed to become a leading cTrader Store developer. His goal was to build algo tools he could trust with his own capital with clear logic, realistic risk limits and honest descriptions.
His path on cTrader Store began with a difficult lesson. His first Gold cBot made a $1,350 sale and stayed in pending status for 14 days while he waited for the payout. On the fourteenth day he learned that the product was underperforming, the sale was cancelled and QA paused the bot for deeper review.
Samir did not walk away from the situation. He started asking detailed questions about what had gone wrong, how to rebuild the logic in a safer way and what would be required for a higher standard of quality. That failed start became the moment he decided to treat feedback from the cTrader team as a roadmap for improvement rather than a dead end.
Rebuilding the work and moving forward
Samir chose to rebuild the bot from the ground up rather than search for shortcuts. He added startup checks, strict symbol and timeframe enforcement and clear notes for users. The result was a new version of his system, released as SAL-02-Max-CMA-Gold-250-Optimized.
Within two days of SAL-02 going live he made a $1,900 sale. The buyer had tested the free demo for several days before making the purchase and reached out with thoughtful questions about parameters and risk behaviour. For Samir this signalled a careful, informed user who was looking for clarity rather than quick profits.
Along with the sale he received a message from the cTrader team recognising the effort he had put into the new version. The email opened with:
Your continued effort, professionalism and attention to detail are clearly reflected in the progress you have made. It is great to see your dedication paying off.
For Samir this acknowledgement mattered. It marked a moment when the work behind the rebuild was seen and appreciated. As he later said:
It was a small moment, but it captured what this journey has been about for me.
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SAL-02-Max-CMA-Gold-250-Full-Optimized
SAL-02-Max-CMA-Gold-250-Full-Optimized is a rules-based trend strategy for XAUUSD designed for traders who want a clear, disciplined system with transparent risk behaviour. The bot combines EMA and RSI signals with minimum movement filters and includes safeguards that help prevent unsafe execution. It is structured for users who prefer predictable logic and realistic risk limits rather than aggressive, optimization-driven setups.
A free demo is available for testing. The demo runs the same signal logic with micro-lot sizing and a small profit cap, allowing users to validate behaviour safely before purchasing the full version.
Key features:
- EMA and RSI confirmation for aligned trend and momentum
- Fixed or equity-based position sizing
- Configurable Stop Loss and Take Profit
- Equity drawdown protection
- Friday auto-close at 23:58 server time
- Hedging toggle
- Margin-level monitoring
- Maximum lot cap for controlled exposure
- Automatic shutdown when applied to any symbol other than XAUUSD
Other products
Beyond SAL-02, Samir maintains three active cBots on cTrader Store. Each one follows the same principles of clear logic, enforced conditions and transparent risk controls, and each includes a free demo version so traders can validate the core logic before committing to the full product. The tools are tailored to different markets and trading styles.
BTCUSD-V02-H1-Optimized is a short-term MA crossover cBot for BTCUSD on M30 built for active traders who want structured, risk-aware execution in trending markets. It enforces symbol and timeframe control, uses clear crossover logic and includes adjustable risk settings with margin-aware behaviour for more predictable trading conditions.
Super USD Trio AI-LIVE is a multi-pair strategy for EURUSD, GBPUSD and USDJPY designed for traders seeking diversified USD exposure with disciplined entries and controlled risk. It combines MA and RSI signals with dynamic volume allocation, ATR-based trailing logic and built-in drawdown protection for steady, rule-based behaviour.
V-5-ALL-TWEAKS-Multi-NEW is a configurable multi-pair system for major USD pairs aimed at traders who want flexible filters and controlled exits. It offers advanced signal filtering, trailing logic and broker-aware settings, making it suitable for users who prefer a structured strategy they can tune to different trading environments.
Each of these cBots follows the same rule of trust that guides all of Samir’s work.
A rule of trust
Samir follows one principle:
“If I won’t run it on my own account, I won’t publish it.”
This means clear rules rather than curve-fitted “optimizations,” full disclosure of spread assumptions for both BTCUSD and Gold, a clear distinction between floating profit at the trigger and realized profit in backtests, and strict symbol and timeframe enforcement so the bot stops immediately if misapplied. The result is a system where users know exactly what to expect, which builds long-term trust.
Why cTrader
Samir chose cTrader for its responsibility-first approach and the way the platform treats transparency as a core value rather than a formality. As he explains:
“cTrader’s QA team doesn’t just check code, they protect users. That’s the ecosystem I want to be part of. The clean cAlgo API, ECN-grade execution and policy-first culture made cTrader the only choice.”
His advice to other developers follows the same principles that guide his own work:
“Build tools you’d trust with your own capital, not what sells easiest. Transparency isn’t a limitation; it’s your strongest selling point.”
Looking ahead
Samir is developing SAL-V03-Gold-Reversion-Pro, a mean-reversion companion to his trend-following system built with the same safety-first approach. His focus remains on creating tools that traders can understand and rely on, with clear behaviour and well-defined limits rather than an emphasis on increasing sales.
Final thoughts
Samir’s story shows how a cancelled $1,350 sale became the starting point for a more disciplined approach. After revisiting his work and applying clearer structure and safeguards, he went on to complete a $1,900 sale with the next version. This became the most expensive application sold on cTrader Store and also his first completed sale on the platform.
His progress reflects a belief that quality develops through responsibility, clear logic and careful testing. For creators who value clarity, safety and honest communication, his experience reflects an approach that fits naturally within the cTrader Store ecosystem.
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