PTC Platform Adoption™
Trading-platform adoption across the prop trading industry, measured from platform availability among data-covered tracked firms.
MetaTrader 5
RithmicShare of the 252 data-covered tracked firms that make each platform available. A firm is counted once per platform regardless of how many programs it offers.
| Rank | Platform | Firms supporting | Adoption rate | Primary market presence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MetaTrader 5 | 90 | 35.7% | Forex |
| 2 |  cTrader | 53 | 21.0% | Forex |
| 3 |  Match-Trader | 51 | 20.2% | Forex |
| 4 |  DXtrade | 39 | 15.5% | Forex |
| 5 |  TradeLocker | 36 | 14.3% | Forex |
| 6 | Rithmic | 35 | 13.9% | Futures |
| 7 | Proprietary platform | 33 | 13.1% | Forex |
| 8 |  NinjaTrader | 32 | 12.7% | Futures |
| 9 |  MetaTrader 4 | 31 | 12.3% | Forex |
| 10 |  TradingView | 31 | 12.3% | Futures |
| 11 |  Tradovate | 31 | 12.3% | Futures |
| 12 |  Quantower | 18 | 7.1% | Futures |
Each market uses its own data-covered denominator, so percentages are not comparable across markets in absolute terms. Use the market filter above for detailed platform rankings.
- MetaTrader 5
- 48%
- cTrader
- 29%
- Match-Trader
- 28%
- DXtrade
- 21%
- TradeLocker
- 20%
- MetaTrader 4
- 16%
- Rithmic
- 60%
- NinjaTrader
- 56%
- Tradovate
- 50%
- TradingView
- 33%
- Quantower
- 29%
ATAS- 25%
- Proprietary platform
- 61%
- Bybit
- 17%
- Cleo
- 11%
- Breakout Terminal
- 6%
- CLEO
- 6%
- CPX
- 6%
MetaTrader 535.7% · 90cTrader21.0% · 53Match-Trader20.2% · 51DXtrade15.5% · 39TradeLocker14.3% · 36Rithmic13.9% · 35NinjaTrader12.7% · 32MetaTrader 412.3% · 31TradingView12.3% · 31Tradovate12.3% · 31Quantower7.1% · 18Bars are scaled to the leading platform and use the same calculated dataset as the ranking above. Colour indicates each platform's primary market presence only — it is not a rating, ranking or quality signal.
MetaTrader 535.7%Observed at Alpha Capital Group, Alpha Trader Firm, Aqua Funded, Atlas Funded, Atmos Funded
cTrader21.0%Observed at Alpha Capital Group, Aqua Funded, Atlas Funded, Atmos Funded, Blue Guardian
Match-Trader20.2%Observed at Alpha Trader Firm, Aqua Funded, Atmos Funded, Blue Guardian, Capital Mint Markets
DXtrade15.5%Observed at 1of1 Funding, Alpha Capital Group, Audacity Capital, Blue Guardian, BlueBerry Funded
TradeLocker14.3%Observed at 1of1 Funding, Alpha Capital Group, Alpha Trader Firm, Aqua Funded, Atmos Funded
Rithmic13.9%Observed at 4PropTrader, Apex Trader Funding, AquaFutures, Bulenox, Day Traders
Representative firms are dataset context only. This section measures platform availability, not platform quality, and implies no commercial relationship or endorsement.
Platform adoption measures the share of data-covered tracked firms that support each trading platform. A firm is counted once per platform, regardless of the number of programs it offers.
- Tracked firms in universe
- 430
- Firms with usable platform data
- 252
- Coverage
- 58.6%
- Published programs inspected
- 1883
- Programs with platform data
- 1256
- Last data date
- 13 Oct 2026
Source field: published program platform availability (firm_plans.platforms), joined to the tracked-firm universe and market classification. Platform names are de-duplicated at the display layer only — the underlying research values are unchanged. Platform availability may vary by program and jurisdiction.