Here is the workspace you land on after you log in.

DXtrade is a professional trading platform made by Devexperts. Upcomers runs its own branded version, so the layout is standard DXtrade but the login address, symbols, and account rules are ours.

The futures version is called DXtrade XT. It shows real exchange market depth (Level II) from CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX, and it sizes orders in contracts, not lots. Every instrument you can trade is a futures contract such as ES, NQ, GC, or CL. See the full instrument list article for all the products (around 50 liquid CME Group futures), their tick values, and margins.

It works with all three launch products (Thunderbolt Classic, Thunderbolt Legacy, and Vanguard). Thunderbolt Classic and Legacy run through a challenge and then a funded account. Vanguard is instant funding, so it starts you straight in a funded account with no challenge.

Web only: open DXtrade in any modern browser. There is no download, no install, and no mobile app.

No Expert Advisors: DXtrade does not use the MQL scripting environment, so MetaTrader-style Expert Advisors (EAs) do not run here. It is built for manual trading.

Your Upcomers dashboard and the DXtrade platform are two separate logins. The dashboard is where you buy and manage your account. DXtrade is where you actually trade.

After you get your account, we issue your DXtrade credentials two ways:

Welcome email: contains your DXtrade login URL, your username, and a temporary password.

Dashboard: the same credentials appear in your Upcomers dashboard. To reset your password or recover your login, do it in the dashboard or through support.

Two things trip up traders coming from MetaTrader:

No server dropdown: the server is built into the Upcomers DXtrade URL, so you never pick one. You log in with your username and password only. There is no 2FA on the DXtrade platform itself.

Use the exact Upcomers URL: log in at https://futures.upcomers.com/ from your welcome email or dashboard. A generic dx.trade address, another firm's URL, or the DXtrade demo site will not connect your account.

First login only: DXtrade runs you through a one-time market-data dialog where you accept the CME agreement as a Non-Professional. There is no status to choose. Every Upcomers trader is a Non-Professional data subscriber, so you accept and move on. Skip it and your charts stay blank and quotes stop updating, so complete it before you expect live prices.

For the full step by step, see the DXtrade onboarding and login article.

If your last platform was MT4 or MT5, these are the differences that matter most.

DXtrade is built from widgets you arrange into workspaces. These are the areas you will use most.

Account bar (top): your live account metrics, including Balance, Equity, P&L, Used Margin, Free Margin, and Margin Level. Equity is Balance plus the P&L of your open positions, so watch Equity, not just Balance, when tracking your drawdown.

Watchlist: your instruments with live Bid, Ask, and Spread. Type a symbol (for example ES or GC) to add it to a custom list, then right-click an instrument to open a chart, place a Buy or Sell order, or set a price alert. A Stack view turns each instrument into a card with large Buy and Sell buttons for fast trading.

Chart: price charts with multiple timeframes (1 minute up to 1 month), chart types (candles, bars, line, Heikin-Ashi, and more), and indicators. You can trade straight from the chart by dragging order lines to set entries, stops, and targets.

Order ticket: where you set up a trade. Choose the order type, set the quantity in contracts, pick your side, and attach a Stop Loss and Take Profit if you want. Your Upcomers DXtrade account supports Market, Limit, Stop (Stop Market), and Stop Limit orders, and you can attach a Stop Loss and Take Profit to any order as a bracket.

DOM (Depth of Market / ladder): the live order book. It shows bid and ask depth from the exchange, with prices in the middle and resting size on each side. On DXtrade XT you see up to 10 levels of aggregated market depth on each side (the standard CME Globex depth), and you can place, modify, and cancel orders directly on the ladder.

Positions and Orders: the Positions panel lists your open trades (symbol, side, size, fill price, current price, used margin, and P&L) and lets you close or modify them. The Orders panel lists your working (pending) orders so you can edit or cancel them. Both include a bulk close or cancel-all button.

Account and history: account statements, order history, trade history, cash movements, and a trading journal and dashboard for reviewing your performance.

Price alerts: set an alert on an instrument at a Bid or Ask level (above or below a price), with an optional expiration and description.

Upcomers Futures accounts run on the futures-industry clock. Your daily drawdown resets at 5:00 PM ET, not at midnight UTC. This is different from the equity and MetaTrader products, which reset on UTC. Keep the 5:00 PM ET reset in mind when you plan trades near the daily boundary.

This applies to all three products (Thunderbolt Classic, Thunderbolt Legacy, and Vanguard). Each has a daily drawdown that resets at 5:00 PM ET.

For how the daily and trailing drawdowns work in detail, see the drawdown and Dynamic Risk Shield™ articles.

These articles cover each part of DXtrade in depth.

DXtrade onboarding and first login: getting your credentials and logging in the first time.

Placing your first trade: using the order ticket, order types, and attached stops and targets.

Order types explained: Market vs Limit vs Stop vs Stop Limit, and when to use each.

Using the DOM (ladder): reading market depth and trading from the ladder.

Tradable instruments, tick values, and margins: the full instrument list (around 50 CME Group futures).

If you get stuck logging in or using the platform, our support team is available 24/7. Start a live chat through this help center, or email us at [email protected]. Account and platform issues are handled by Upcomers, not by Devexperts, so always reach out to us.