Yes. First request an active live Rithmic username and password from Optimus Futures. Then install PropFirmConnector, configure Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage, select Rithmic 01 (Chicago), and sign in with those broker-issued Rithmic credentials. The add-on supplies the Rithmic connection path used by this guide.
This guide covers how to connect a Optimus Futures live brokerage account issued with Rithmic credentials to NinjaTrader 8. PropFirmConnector is independent third-party software and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Optimus Futures, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
Log in to your Optimus Futures client portal or contact Optimus Futures through its website. Ask the broker to enable Rithmic for your live brokerage account and issue an active Rithmic username and password. Do not continue until you have those Rithmic credentials.
Broker website Visit Optimus Futures (opens in a new tab)Sign in to R|Trader Pro with the Rithmic credentials issued by Optimus 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 Optimus 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 Optimus Futures, give the connection a recognizable name, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select Rithmic 01 (Chicago) for System.
Rithmic 01 (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.
Yes. Install PropFirmConnector, select Rithmic 01 (Chicago), and enter the active live Rithmic credentials issued through Optimus Futures.
Use the live Rithmic username and password issued for the brokerage account, not the Optimus Futures client-portal login or your NinjaTrader account credentials.
Select Rithmic 01 (Chicago). This is the Rithmic 01 live Chicago environment shown in NinjaTrader’s Rithmic connection settings.
Yes. PropFirmConnector can connect multiple separate Rithmic logins in one NinjaTrader instance, including live brokerage and prop-firm accounts.
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Optimus Futures, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.