Only if you hold firm-issued Rithmic credentials that still authenticate. As of August 2026, Alpha Futures’ platform documentation lists AlphaTrader, WealthCharts, Deepchart, and Quantower (which connects over a dxFeed data feed) — no Rithmic path. If the firm previously issued you a Rithmic username and password, test them in R|Trader Pro; while they authenticate, PropFirmConnector can connect them to NinjaTrader 8 with Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) as System.
This guide covers how to connect Alpha Futures Rithmic accounts to NinjaTrader. PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Alpha Futures, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
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Sign in to R|Trader Pro with the Rithmic credentials issued by Alpha Futures. Accept any pending market-data agreements and confirm the expected trading accounts appear. This is a one-time activation check; you do not need to open R|Trader Pro every time you start NinjaTrader.
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.
My Documents\NinjaTrader 8\bin\Custom 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 Futures.
In the NinjaTrader Control Center, select Connections, then configure. Select Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage from the Available list on the left, enter the Rithmic username and password issued by Alpha Futures, give the connection a recognizable name, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for System.
Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago)The Username and Password are case-sensitive.
Open Connections again and click the connection name you just created. A green status indicator and the account appearing in NinjaTrader confirm the connection.
Only if the account was issued with Rithmic credentials that still authenticate. Install PropFirmConnector, select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago), and enter the firm-issued Rithmic username and password. Accounts on AlphaTrader, WealthCharts, Deepchart, or Quantower are not Rithmic logins and are out of scope for this guide.
Its current platform documentation does not list any. As of the July 15, 2026 update, the trading-platforms guide names AlphaTrader, WealthCharts, Deepchart, and Quantower (over a dxFeed data feed), with no Rithmic mention. Previously issued Rithmic credentials are a separate question — test them in R|Trader Pro to see whether they still authenticate.
Use the Rithmic username and password the firm issued for the trading account, not the Alpha Futures dashboard login or credentials for AlphaTrader, WealthCharts, Deepchart, or Quantower.
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Alpha Futures, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.