CQG One is CQG’s cloud-based futures trading platform. Built on the same data and execution infrastructure CQG uses for its largest institutional clients, with advanced TFlow charting, configurable DOMTrader, server-side smart orders, and CQG Algos — all in a modern browser-based platform.
CQG One is CQG’s cloud-based futures trading platform. It runs in a browser, requires no install, and puts trading, charting, market data, and analytics in one place. The data feed and execution come from the same infrastructure CQG uses for its largest institutional clients — you just get it through a more accessible interface.
CQG launched the platform in 2022 to sit between CQG Desktop (their entry-level web tool) and CQG Integrated Client (their flagship for institutions). It picks up Desktop’s ease of use and layers in the advanced charting, smart order types, and spread trading from Integrated Client.
CQG One works on any modern browser. For institutional clients who need a locally-installed option for compliance, a Windows version is available. Updates roll out automatically overnight, so you start each session on the latest build.
We have been routing orders through CQG since the early days of electronic futures trading. CQG One is one of several CQG platforms we support, alongside CQG Desktop, CQG QTrader, and CQG Integrated Client. We can help you figure out which one matches your trading and which routing setup makes sense.
If you have been on CQG Desktop and want more — more chart types, the Spreader, server-side smart orders, more alerts — CQG One is the natural upgrade. Same login, same data, more capability. We handle the platform switch on our end.
Eight features that define what you get with CQG One versus a generic web-based trading platform.
CQG’s full chart library including TFlow volume bars, candlestick, line, bar, and time-based variations. Studies, drawing tools, and chart-based trading all included.
Click directly on the price scale or DOM to place orders. The platform is built for speed when execution matters.
Full Market-by-Order depth view. See every working bid and offer at every price level, not just aggregated quantities.
OCO, brackets, and other smart orders run at the CQG gateway rather than on your machine. If your internet drops, your stops stay live.
Built-in algorithmic order types for working larger size or specific execution patterns without writing code.
Stream real-time market data and study values directly into Excel for custom calculations, dashboards, and spreadsheet-based strategies.
Link charts, DOMs, and quote boards so changing the symbol in one window changes them all. Build full workspaces and share them with other users.
HTML5, WebSockets, no install. Trade from any browser on any device. Updates happen overnight, no IT work on your end.
Charting is what CQG has always been known for. The company started in 1980 building chart software for commodity traders, and four decades later the chart engine is still the part everyone copies. CQG One ships with the same chart types and study library you would find in CQG Integrated Client, just rebuilt for the browser.
The standout chart type is TFlow. Each bar is color-coded based on the percentage of volume that traded at the bid versus the ask. Heavy bid-side volume turns the bar red, heavy ask-side turns it green, and you can read aggressor behavior bar by bar without switching to a separate footprint chart.
Across all chart types, you get the standard CQG study set: moving averages, regression channels, Bollinger Bands, volume profile, market profile, point and figure, and a long list of custom formulas if you want to roll your own.
CQG operates a global network of co-located Hosted Exchange Gateways. The order servers sit physically next to the exchange matching engines, which is why CQG has been the data and execution backbone for over a hundred FCM environments and serves as the front end for several exchanges directly.
CQG One supports the standard set of order types: market, limit, stop, stop limit, iceberg, trailing, DOM-triggered, and OCO. Smart orders — OCO, brackets, parked orders — run server-side at the gateway. If your connection drops mid-trade, the smart orders stay alive and managed.
For spread traders, the optional CQG Spreader add-on runs ultra-low-latency multi-leg spread orders at CQG’s co-located servers, with leg modifications happening in under a millisecond.
CQG Desktop is the entry-level browser-based platform; CQG One is the upgrade. The two share the same underlying infrastructure but differ in features and price.
The biggest practical differences: CQG One has 30 price alerts and 30 study alerts versus 10 each on Desktop. CQG One has TFlow charts, the Spreader add-on, server-side smart orders, and CQG Algos — Desktop has a more basic chart and order set. Both platforms run in a browser, both use the same data feed, both connect to the same exchanges through CQG’s Hosted Exchange Gateways.
For most active futures traders, CQG One is worth the upgrade. For traders who only need basic charting and market access, Desktop is enough. We can walk through which makes sense for what you actually trade.
CQG One is a monthly platform subscription. The base fee is $100 per month for platform access. Exchange market data subscriptions are separate and charged by the exchanges directly (CME, ICE, EUREX, etc.).
The optional Spreader add-on is $250 per month if you need server-side spread trading. Exchange fees and per-trade transaction fees are separate.
Pricing reflects CQG’s published rates and is subject to change.
We have routed CQG orders since the early days of electronic futures trading. The CQG ecosystem — One, Desktop, QTrader, Integrated Client — is something we know inside and out.
Already on CQG Desktop? Switching to CQG One is a back-end change on our side. Same login, same data, same routing — just more capability.
We will set up a CQG One demo with simulated market data so you can test the platform on real instruments before opening a live account.
$0.49 or less per contract commission on standard futures and $0.20 or less per contract commission on micro index futuresiExchange, clearing, and regulatory fees apply..
You can get a person on the line here, not a ticket system. The trade desk picks up during U.S. and Globex hours for account questions, platform issues, or to place a trade if something on your end goes sideways.
If CQG One does not turn out to be the right fit, we support 20+ other futures platforms. Easy to switch without changing brokers.
CQG One is CQG’s cloud-based futures trading platform. It runs in a browser without any install and gives traders charting, market data, order execution, and analytics in one place. The data feed and execution use the same CQG infrastructure that powers their institutional clients.
CQG One is the newer, more advanced platform. It adds TFlow charts, the Spreader add-on, server-side smart orders, CQG Algos, and three times the price and study alerts (30 vs 10). Both run in a browser and use the same data feed.
Yes. CQG One is web-based, so it runs in any modern browser on Mac, Windows, Linux, or tablet. There is also a Windows-installed version available for institutional clients who need it for IT compliance reasons.
CQG provides direct market access to more than 40 global exchanges including CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX, ICE, EUREX, LME, and others. The full list is available through CQG’s Hosted Exchange Gateways.
CQG One is $100 per month for the base platform. The optional Spreader add-on is $250 per month if you need server-side spread trading. Exchange fees and per-trade transaction fees are separate. We can walk through what your total monthly cost would look like for the contracts you trade.
Yes. We can set up a free CQG One demo for you with simulated trading and live market data. That way you can work with the platform on real instruments before committing to anything.
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