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Octa platforms and what happens when they go down
A platform outage with open positions is a failure of its own kind. Here is what Octa runs and what protects you on it.
Regulation: CySEC (372/18); Mauritius FSC (GB21027161); FSCA South Africa (FSP 51913); MISA Comoros (T2023320). How Octa is regulated
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Platforms and tools
- Platforms
- OctaTrader, MetaTrader 5, Octa mobile app
- Own platform
- Yes, OctaTrader
- Mobile app
- Both proprietary and third-party
- Browser trading
- Yes
- Automated trading
- Yes, through MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisors
- Copy trading
- Yes, Octa Copy
- Indicators
- 30+ proprietary/platform indicators; 38+ MT5 indicators plus custom indicators
- Third-party tools
- MetaTrader 5
- API access
- No standard retail API
What this means
MetaTrader 5 handles more asset classes and order types than MT4, but expert advisors are not compatible between the two - an MT4 EA will not run on it.
Questions about Octa platforms
What platforms does Octa offer?
Octa offers OctaTrader, MetaTrader 5, Octa mobile app.
Does Octa have a mobile app?
Octa's mobile app is recorded as: Both proprietary and third-party.
Does Octa have its own platform?
Yes. Octa runs its own platform alongside any third-party software it offers.
Platforms at brokers under the same regulator
- XM platforms also licensed by CySEC
- Exness platforms also licensed by CySEC
- HF Markets platforms also licensed by CySEC
- FP Markets platforms also licensed by CySEC
- ATFX platforms also licensed by CySEC