Connect as many as you like, natively. Tradovate never had the one-at-a-time limit, so multiple accounts run side by side with nothing installed. If every firm you trade is on Tradovate, you do not need our add-on, and we will say so rather than sell you something you will not use.
Tradovate connection guide →One connection at a time on NinjaTrader Desktop on its own. Our Unlimited Connections add-on lets you keep several Rithmic connections open at the same time.
Rithmic connection guide → Get Unlimited Connections →Prop firms, A to Z
Step-by-step help connecting your prop firm account to NinjaTrader.
No firm by that name here yet. Check the full connection table, or start a chat and we will look it up for you.
How to choose the right guide
Start with the platform your prop firm uses, not the firm’s name. The login your firm sends you is either a Rithmic username and password or a Tradovate login, and that decides which guide you need. If your firm offers both, follow the guide for the platform your account was set up on.
- Find your firm in the list above and note which guide it links to.
- Install NinjaTrader Desktop and sign in.
- Follow the Rithmic connection guide or the Tradovate connection guide step by step.
What connecting a prop firm account involves
Both kinds of account are connected from the NinjaTrader Control Center. If you sign in to NinjaTrader with your own NinjaTrader account, you first turn on Multi-provider under Tools > Settings > General and restart NinjaTrader, which makes Configure appear in the Connections menu. A Rithmic account is then added as a “Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage” connection, using the username and password from your firm and choosing your firm from the list. A Tradovate account can also be reached by signing in on NinjaTrader’s login screen with the Tradovate login your firm gave you.
Some firms ask you to sign agreement documents before your account will connect, so read your firm’s own instructions too.
When the connection does not work
Most failed connections come down to a handful of messages. Match what NinjaTrader shows you, then follow the guide:
- Rithmic logon failed: wrong credentials, the wrong system or server selected, or an account the firm has not activated yet.
- Session count exceeded: the same Rithmic login is already open somewhere else, such as R | Trader or another computer.
- No accounts were found: a Tradovate login found no accounts of the type you chose; check Live versus Simulation.
- Connected but no data: the connection is up but charts stay empty, often a data subscription, agreement or entitlement that is not in place on the account yet.
- Is Rithmic down?: how to tell an outage from a problem on your side.
One more rule catches many traders: NinjaTrader allows one Rithmic connection at a time. If you trade Rithmic accounts at two prop firms, the second connection is refused while the first is open, unless you add Unlimited Prop Firm Connections.
If your firm’s own guide and ours disagree, follow your firm: providers, server names and agreement steps change, and the firm sees your actual account.
Affordable Indicators, Inc. is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rithmic, NinjaTrader, or any prop firm or broker named here; your firm’s and broker’s own terms govern how you may use your account, so check with them first.