Yes. PropFirmConnector enables Alpha Funded futures Rithmic accounts to connect to NinjaTrader 8. Install the add-on, choose Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage, set System to Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago), and enter your Account ID as the Rithmic username with the account’s Rithmic password.
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PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Alpha Funded, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
Your Alpha Funded Rithmic account and login
This guide covers Alpha Funded at alphafunded.com and its futures accounts issued with Rithmic credentials. Alpha Funded’s TradeSea onboarding identifies the Account ID as the Rithmic username, and its dashboard provides the account login details. Alpha Funded is separate from Alpha Futures at alpha-futures.com.
PropFirmConnector enables those Alpha Funded Rithmic logins inside NinjaTrader 8. Use Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for System, activate the add-on on your device, and follow the five steps below. You can also keep multiple separate Rithmic logins connected in one NinjaTrader instance.
Alpha Funded futures evaluation or simulated funded account with Rithmic credentials
Alpha Funded’s futures onboarding documents TradeSea; it does not document a native NinjaTrader setup.
PropFirmConnector: Yes — use PropFirmConnector with Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) and the Rithmic credentials issued for the futures account.
Alpha Funded forex account or an account without Rithmic credentials
Use the platform and credentials issued for that account.
PropFirmConnector: This guide applies only to futures accounts issued with Rithmic credentials.
Where to find your Alpha Funded Rithmic login
Open your Alpha Funded dashboard and use the key symbol beside the futures account to reveal its login details and server. Alpha Funded instructs traders to use the Account ID as the Rithmic username. Copy the Rithmic password exactly: both fields are case-sensitive. Your Alpha Funded website email and password are separate from these trading credentials.
How to connect Alpha Funded to NinjaTrader 8 in 5 steps
01
Get your Alpha Funded Rithmic credentials and activate the account
In your Alpha Funded dashboard, open the futures account’s login details using its key symbol. Use the Account ID as the Rithmic username and the account’s Rithmic password. Sign in to R|Trader Pro with System set to Rithmic Paper Trading and the Chicago gateway, accept any pending market-data agreements, and confirm the expected account appears. This is a one-time activation check; R|Trader Pro does not need to stay open for this direct NinjaTrader connection.
02
Install PropFirmConnector
From your PropFirmConnector account, download PropFirmConnector.zip and close NinjaTrader completely. Extract the ZIP, then copy NinjaTrader.Custom-pfc.dll to My Documents\NinjaTrader 8\bin\Custom. Start NinjaTrader again and, when your browser opens, click Activate this device.
Start NinjaTrader 8 and sign in with your NinjaTrader account credentials when prompted. These are your NinjaTrader credentials, not the Rithmic username and password issued by Alpha Funded.
04
Configure Rithmic for Alpha Funded
In the NinjaTrader Control Center, select Connections, then configure. Select Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage from the Available list. Name the connection Alpha Funded, enter your Account ID as the Rithmic username and the account’s Rithmic password, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for System. Click OK to save.
Connection type
Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage
Connection name
Any name you recognize, such as Alpha Funded
User name and password
The Rithmic credentials issued by Alpha Funded
Connect on start up
Off
System
Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago)
Plug-in mode
Off
The Username and Password are case-sensitive.
05
Connect to Alpha Funded
Open Connections again and click the connection name you just created. A green status indicator and the account appearing in NinjaTrader confirm the connection.
An interface illustration of the Alpha Funded connection after it turns green.
If your Alpha Funded connection is not working
Should Plug-in mode be on or off?
Off. Plug-in mode shares a running R|Trader Pro session with NinjaTrader, which is a different setup from PropFirmConnector’s direct connection. In Connections > Configure, select your Rithmic connection, uncheck Plug-in mode, click OK and connect again. Some firm and Rithmic instructions turn it on for their R|Trader Pro workflow; leave it off for PropFirmConnector.
The connection is green, but the account isn’t in NinjaTrader’s Accounts tab.
Your NinjaTrader login is probably missing the general Rithmic entitlement, so the Accounts tab often shows only Sim101. In NinjaTrader, open Help > About. The Entitlements line should say Evaluation (Rithmic); if it doesn’t, the connection can turn green without showing your accounts. Older NinjaTrader accounts don’t have this entitlement by default, but newly registered accounts do. The fix is in your NinjaTrader account, not in Rithmic or your firm’s dashboard, and you only do it once. Correct: Entitlements lists Evaluation (Rithmic). Machine ID and User are hidden.
If Evaluation (Rithmic) is missing:
Import this license key at account.ninjatrader.com: click your initials, then Settings > Plans > Import license key. Paste the key, click Import, then close and restart NinjaTrader.
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No Import license key button, or still missing? Trading mainly with prop firms? Your NinjaTrader login doesn’t matter, so the fastest fix is to create a new NinjaTrader account with a different email and sign in with it.
Keeping your current login, for example because it has a live account on it? Email platformsupport@ninjatrader.com with your NinjaTrader username and ask them to enable the general Rithmic entitlement.
My Alpha Funded website login works, but the Rithmic connection rejects it.
Use the futures account’s Account ID and Rithmic password from the dashboard key symbol. Both are case-sensitive. Test those same credentials in R|Trader Pro on Rithmic Paper Trading; website or TradeSea sign-in credentials do not replace the Rithmic account credentials.
I cannot find Alpha Funded in the System dropdown.
Select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago). Alpha Funded does not require an Alpha Funded-named System entry for this setup. Alpha Futures is a separate firm and its platform instructions do not apply here.
The connection has no accounts or market data.
Confirm the futures account is active and appears in R|Trader Pro, complete any pending agreements, and recheck the issued credentials and server. If the account is also missing in R|Trader Pro, ask Alpha Funded to check its provisioning. If it appears there but not in NinjaTrader, verify PropFirmConnector device activation and retry the saved connection.
Alpha Funded calls the evaluation and simulated funded environment Simulation in its TradeSea instructions. For this NinjaTrader connection, select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago). The Paper Trading label is the Rithmic environment; select your issued Alpha Funded account in NinjaTrader before trading.
QCan I connect Alpha Funded futures to NinjaTrader 8?
Yes. PropFirmConnector enables Alpha Funded futures accounts issued with Rithmic credentials to connect to NinjaTrader 8. Install and activate the add-on, then use Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage with System set to Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago).
QWhich Rithmic System should I select for Alpha Funded?
Select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) in NinjaTrader. In R|Trader Pro, use Rithmic Paper Trading with the Chicago gateway. You do not need an Alpha Funded-named System option.
QWhere do I find my Alpha Funded Rithmic username and password?
Use the key symbol beside the futures account in your Alpha Funded dashboard. Use its Account ID as the Rithmic username and copy the account’s Rithmic password exactly. Both are case-sensitive.
QIs Alpha Funded the same firm as Alpha Futures?
No. This guide is for Alpha Funded at alphafunded.com. Alpha Futures at alpha-futures.com is a separate firm with a separate connection guide.
QCan I connect multiple Alpha Funded Rithmic logins at once?
Yes. PropFirmConnector can keep multiple separate Rithmic logins connected in one NinjaTrader instance, including multiple Alpha Funded logins and accounts from other prop firms. Save each connection under a distinct name.
QDoes this guide apply to Alpha Funded forex accounts?
No. This setup applies to Alpha Funded futures accounts issued with Rithmic credentials. Use the platform instructions supplied for a forex or other non-Rithmic account.
QIs PropFirmConnector affiliated with Alpha Funded?
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Alpha Funded, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
