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How to Connect Alpha Futures to NinjaTrader (Rithmic)
Alpha Futures no longer offers NinjaTrader. Its own platform guide says that as of July 12, 2026, NinjaTrader and Tradovate are no longer offered…
How to Connect Elite Trader Funding to NinjaTrader (Rithmic)
Elite Trader Funding supports NinjaTrader over both Rithmic and Tradovate, and this guide covers the Rithmic route. NinjaTrader is not supported on LIVE ELITE…
How to Connect OneUp Trader to NinjaTrader (Rithmic)
OneUp Trader connects to NinjaTrader over Rithmic, and it has one requirement that catches out anyone who has set up a different firm before:…
NinjaTrader: “No accounts were found”
This one is a failed logon, not an empty connection. The full message reads “No accounts were found for this account type. Make sure…
Does NinjaTrader Connect Automatically on Startup?
Yes. Every connection in NinjaTrader 8 has its own Connect on start up setting, and any connection with it ticked connects by itself when…
Why NinjaTrader Will Not Reconnect After a Disconnect
A connection drops overnight. You come back in the morning to a platform that has been sitting disconnected for six hours, with positions open…
Rithmic “Session Count Exceeded”: What It Means and How to Clear It
You are trading normally and NinjaTrader throws you out with the message “Disconnect enforced by broker or 2nd login to the same account”. Most…
NinjaTrader Says Connected but There Is No Data
The status says Connected. The light is green. The charts have not moved in twenty minutes. This is the most dangerous connection failure there…
Rithmic “Logon Failed” in NinjaTrader 8: Every Cause and Fix
A Rithmic login that will not go through produces some of the least helpful error text in retail trading. You will see wording along…
Is Rithmic Down, or Is It Your Connection?
When a Rithmic connection fails, the first question is not how to fix it. It is whether there is anything to fix. Rithmic has…
How to Run Multiple Rithmic Connections in NinjaTrader 8
You can save as many Rithmic connections in NinjaTrader as you like: Apex, Bulenox, Tradeify, all sitting in the Connections menu together. What you…
Why “Configure” Is Missing From Your NinjaTrader Connections Menu
You open the Control Center, click Connections, and the Configure option is simply not there. No error, no warning, just a menu that will…