The Rithmic prop firm connectivity census

Our tracking list held 88 entries when we built it on July 23, 2026. It is Rithmic's public prop-firm directory minus historical listings for firms that had already left the Rithmic-to-NinjaTrader ecosystem — Topstep (whose new accounts run on TopstepX), MES Capital, and TheFuturesDesk — and one duplicate listing. By August 6, 2026, two weeks later, 20 of those 88 were out of the census:

• FastTrack Trading (retired July 27, 2026): ceased operations in November 2024, yet still listed in the public directory in July 2026.
• 18 entries with no active website (pruned August 6, 2026): AIMTrader, BestFundingTraders, Builtix, FortezzaTrading, FortressCapital Markets, FundedFuturez, IbexPeakFuturesTrading, IncubatorTrading, Mara Futures Fund, StartUpTrader, ThriveTrading, TradingBattlefield, TradingCompetitions, TradingFactoryPro, TradingRevolution, Tradurz, VJCapital, WeYouCapital.
• DDG (pruned August 6, 2026) is a special case, not a closure: DDG remains active as an introducing broker in Rithmic's broker ecosystem — we maintain a DDG live-broker connection guide — but it has no prop-firm web presence, so its prop-firm listing left the census.

Two more listings continue under new brands: AlphaPropTrading now operates as Alpha Futures, and DeluxeProductions as Deluxe Trader Funding.

Update, August 18, 2026: three further firms left the census, taking the population from 68 to 65. Rithmic reclassified Discount Trading from its funding-evaluator directory to its broker directory, where we already track it as a live-broker connection guide, so keeping the prop-firm entry counted one company twice. Rithmic retired the Tradentry listing, which is no longer present in the directory's data. And FundedNext Futures appears in Rithmic's directory only in the section Rithmic's own site marks unverified, while FundedNext's current documentation describes no Rithmic route and no archived page we found described one — the credentials it issues are Tradovate credentials, and its NinjaTrader access runs on that track. The July figures above are left as recorded: they are the result of that audit, on those dates.

Update, September 18, 2026: Alpha Funded, P1 Futures, QT Futures, Shark Futures, and YRM Prop joined the catalog from official firm and TradeSea sources, bringing the population from 65 to 70. QT Futures is included as an announced integration, with conditional setup until active Rithmic credentials are issued. Edmond Trader Funding retains its existing record and is not counted again. These additions do not change the earlier directory-audit figures. Alpha Funded and Alpha Futures are separate firms.

Update, September 21, 2026: Funded Futures Family and Phoenix Trader Funding brought the catalog to 72 records. Their official documentation identifies real live Rithmic accounts even though earlier stages use other feeds. Live Rithmic routes are also documented for Elite Trader Funding, Lucid, Phidias, BluSky, Earn2Trade, and FundedSeat. Every real live Rithmic prop firm account requires PropFirmConnector in NinjaTrader and uses Rithmic 01 (Chicago), regardless of the broker. The CSV now includes account-stage System options; the primary System column alone does not describe every stage. Catalog record counts and the historical audit figures above remain distinct from counts of account routes.

Update, October 4, 2026: FundedSeat announced on September 28, 2026 that it is closing: active accounts are being refunded and pending withdrawals paid out. Its connection guide is retired. On September 28 we also retired Top One Trader and Trade The Pool Futures, which offer no Rithmic accounts, and added Voltra Funding and eight named Rithmic System records, including the TradeSea platform. The catalog then held 78 records.

Correction, October 10, 2026: earlier versions called all catalog entries “prop firms.” TradeSea is a trading platform and Gooey Trade provides platform administration. Counts now refer to guide records; the CSV identifies these provider roles. No entries were added or removed for this correction. The July–August audit remains 20 exclusions from 88 tracked listings (23%). That historical ratio is not the failure rate of today’s catalog or the wider market.

Unit of measurement: one record per canonical connection-guide URL. The catalog combines Rithmic directory listings with routes documented by providers or confirmed by the product owner. It includes current, historical and announced routes; a listing is not proof that an account can be bought or connected today.

Provider roles: TradeSea’s account-connection documentation tells traders to connect credentials from their prop firm or broker. Gooey Trade describes platform administration for prop firms. Their records cover technology access, not two additional firms offering funding.

CSV fields: catalog_record_kind distinguishes trading-platform, platform-administration and firm-listing. The last label records catalog placement, not a fresh business-status verification. connection_status is one summary category per guide. rithmic_system_options and native_route_note carry account-stage exceptions; the primary System column alone does not describe every account. Empty notes do not establish unrestricted access.

Dates and evidence: last_verified is the guide’s recorded review date. Provider documentation, owner-confirmed product behavior and illustrative screenshots are not hands-on account tests. The page update, catalog population date and historical directory audit date describe different events. This correction does not claim a fresh review of every provider. No fill, latency, payout or conversion results are measured here.

For the original audit population and exclusions, see the July–August directory audit. Use the current CSV with its capture date when reproducing today’s counts.

Cite as: PropFirmConnector Rithmic Prop Firm Connectivity Census (updated October 10, 2026), https://propfirmconnector.com/blog/rithmic-prop-firm-connectivity-census/ — maintained by Eric, Founder, PropFirmConnector. The CSV dataset is free to reference with attribution.