Yes. One Apex Rithmic login can use the native NinjaTrader connection, even when that login contains several accounts. Use PropFirmConnector to connect multiple separate Rithmic logins at once, selecting Apex for System. Apex-issued Tradovate credentials use a different native connection.
This guide covers how to connect Apex Trader Funding Rithmic accounts to NinjaTrader. PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apex Trader Funding, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
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Check the credentials Apex actually issued before choosing a connection. The steps below cover Rithmic evaluation and Performance Accounts using PropFirmConnector; a separate live-program account should follow its issued onboarding settings.
Use the native Rithmic connection documented by Apex. Multiple trading accounts under the same username do not mean you have multiple logins.
PropFirmConnector: Optional for this setup; the native route already supports one login.
NinjaTrader permits only one native Rithmic connection to be active at a time.
PropFirmConnector: Connect separate Apex or other Rithmic logins together in one NinjaTrader instance. Follow the steps below for each login.
Enable Multi-provider, restart NinjaTrader, then add a NinjaTrader connection using the Tradovate credentials issued by Apex.
PropFirmConnector: These credentials use the native Tradovate route, not the Rithmic setup below.
Native setup instructions: Apex Rithmic or Apex Tradovate.
Get your trading username and password from the Apex welcome email or the Rithmic Account section of its dashboard. Reveal the password before copying it. Your Apex website login and NinjaTrader application login are separate.
In R|Trader Pro, choose APEX for System and the nearest available Gateway. Set Selective Load and Market Data to OFF. Enter the Apex-issued Rithmic credentials, accept both first-login agreements, and choose your actual subscriber classification. Apex instructs traders to keep R|Trader Pro open for balance and drawdown monitoring and backup access.
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 Apex Trader Funding.
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 Apex Trader Funding, give the connection a recognizable name, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select Apex for System.
ApexThe 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.
PropFirmConnector supplies the connection; a separate trade copier handles orders. Confirm that the intended accounts appear before configuring the copier. Read how prop firm copy trading works or compare NinjaTrader trade copiers.
For evaluation and Performance Accounts, Section 11 of Apex’s user agreement permits copying manually entered orders between accounts solely owned and controlled by the same trader. Receiving accounts must match the source orders exactly; automated source strategies, separately altered follower orders, and copying involving other traders’ accounts are prohibited. Do not share account activity or signals for others to copy. Check the current agreement and rules for your account before enabling a copier.
No. PropFirmConnector connects issued Rithmic credentials; it does not change the account provider. Apex says accounts cannot be converted between Rithmic, Tradovate and WealthCharts. Changing platforms requires a new plan for that platform.