Yes. First request an active live Rithmic username and password from StreetSmart. 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 StreetSmart live brokerage account issued with Rithmic credentials to NinjaTrader 8. PropFirmConnector is independent third-party software and is not affiliated with or endorsed by StreetSmart, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
Log in to the client portal tied to your StreetSmart account or contact the provider using the support details for your account. Ask whether it can enable Rithmic and issue an active live Rithmic username and password. The verified information link below may not be an account-opening page.
Provider information View StreetSmart information (opens in a new tab)Sign in to R|Trader Pro with the Rithmic credentials issued by StreetSmart. 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 StreetSmart.
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 StreetSmart, 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 StreetSmart.
Use the live Rithmic username and password issued for the brokerage account, not the StreetSmart 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 StreetSmart, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.