Unlike others, we never upload your code - that’s real security
On most platforms, protecting your algo means taking a risk: uploading raw source code. With cTrader, that risk doesn’t exist. Your code stays local, encrypted, and secure - by design.
For algo developers, your source code is your crown jewel. Yet on many trading platforms, protecting it means taking a risky step: uploading the raw file to a server before it can be encrypted or distributed. For a brief moment, your intellectual property is exposed - outside your control.
cTrader does it differently. We built our protection model around one simple rule: your code never leaves your computer in an unencrypted form. This isn’t just a different approach - it’s a higher level of security.
🟩Step 1. Build local, stay in control
- All compilation happens on your machine.
- The Store never sees your raw code, only the compiled
.algofile. - Even with sync enabled, the source code never leaves your device.
👉 Other platforms need to see your code first. We don’t.
🟨Step 2. Secure publishing
- Before uploading, your
.algofile is encrypted locally. - Each purchase generates a unique copy tied to the buyer’s cTrader ID.
- Files cannot be shared, transferred, or reused on other accounts.
👉 Developers get peace of mind, and buyers know their copy is genuine.
🟦Step 3. Execution without exposure
- Algorithms run only inside cTrader.
- Each launch verifies licensing automatically.
- In the cloud, algos execute in a fully isolated cTrader environment - users and brokers only see the output, never the code.
👉 Unlike others, we don’t just encrypt files - we make sure they’re never accessible.
🛡Step 4. built-in defense against reverse engineering
.algo files aren’t like standard DLLs. They’re built to resist copying and decompilation through a combination of:
- optional built-in obfuscation,
- in-memory execution (nothing readable on disk),
- no intermediate CIL code for decompilers to exploit.
👉 Even advanced users can’t break through. Your intellectual property stays yours.
✅Bottom line: safer by design
With cTrader, your algo is protected at every step:
- You control your source code.
- The platform enforces the protection.
- No uploads. No risks. Just real security.
📖 Want the full technical breakdown? Check out our official documentation.
Your Code, Fully Protected
Publish and sell algorithms without risking your intellectual property — cTrader keeps your source safe.
Sofia Savchenko
Sofia Savchenko
Sofia Savchenko
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