What is PlatformTransmit?
PlatformTransmit connects your trading platform to Collective2 so your live or simulated fills can be published automatically to a C2 strategy. Instead of entering trades manually on the C2 website, your connected platform sends executed trades to Collective2, where subscribers can follow or AutoTrade the strategy in real time.
What PlatformTransmit does
- Publishes trades automatically - Filled trades from your connected platform are transmitted to Collective2 without manual entry on the C2 site.
- Works with live or simulated trading - Depending on the platform and account type, you can publish trades from live or SIM/demo trading.
- Creates a follower-ready strategy - Once the strategy is connected, other C2 users can subscribe and AutoTrade it like any other Trade Leader strategy.
- Helps keep positions aligned - AutoSync is designed to keep open positions in sync between your platform account and your C2 strategy.
- Lets you use a dedicated or existing strategy - You can connect PlatformTransmit to an existing C2 strategy or to a strategy created specifically for that account.
Current setup flow
- 1. Choose the target strategy - Select the C2 strategy that will receive the transmitted trades.
- 2. Install or update the connector - Use the current PlatformTransmit package for your platform.
- 3. Enter your connection details - The current platform guides require your C2 API key, your source platform account, and your C2 strategy.
- 4. Connect or enable PlatformTransmit - Start the EA, service, or connection window and wait for the ready, initialized, or green status.
- 5. Leave it running while you trade - New fills are transmitted only while the platform connector remains active.
Platform-specific guides
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MetaTrader 4 - Runs as an Expert Advisor attached to one chart. Requires WebRequest enabled for https://api4-general.collective2.com.
Guide: PlatformTransmit for MetaTrader 4 -
MetaTrader 5 - Runs as a service under Navigator - Services. The WebRequest setting is still required in the current flow.
Guide: PlatformTransmit for MetaTrader 5 -
NinjaTrader 8 - Uses the C2PlatformTransmit connection window, where you select the NT account and target C2 strategy, then click Connect.
Guide: PlatformTransmit for NinjaTrader 8 -
TradeStation 10 - Uses the TradeStation app launcher and a dedicated ENABLE C2PlatformTransmit / DISABLE C2PlatformTransmit workflow.
Guide: PlatformTransmit for TradeStation 10
Things to know before you enable it
- Supported platforms - MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, NinjaTrader 8, and TradeStation 10.
- One platform account, one leader strategy - A connected platform account should feed one Trade Leader strategy.
- Fills are mirrored as strategy signals - When a trade is executed on the connected platform, Collective2 mirrors it to the linked strategy.
- Manual trade entry on C2 is disabled - Once PlatformTransmit is active, you should manage trade publication through the connected platform rather than by entering trades on the C2 website.
- Open positions may be synchronized at market - If your platform account already has open positions when you enable PlatformTransmit, those positions may be opened in the C2 strategy at market.
- Plan requirement applies - PlatformTransmit requires a C2 Trade Leader plan that supports platform connectors. The current support docs reference at least the Trade Leader Basic level.
- Platform behavior differs slightly by integration - For the exact install, update, and startup steps, always use the guide for your specific platform.