Yes. PropFirmConnector enables Edmond Trader Funding Rithmic accounts to connect to NinjaTrader 8. Install and activate the add-on, choose Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage, select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago), and enter the account’s Rithmic username and password.
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PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Edmond Trader Funding, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
Your Edmond Trader Funding Rithmic account and login
Edmond Trader Funding includes Rithmic and TradeSea access. Its platform instructions say both use the trading User ID and password supplied in Setup and Key. Use those credentials with PropFirmConnector to connect the Rithmic account to NinjaTrader 8.
Edmond allows traders to use their own licensed Rithmic-compatible platforms. These steps cover PropFirmConnector’s direct NinjaTrader connection and the option to keep separate Rithmic logins connected together.
Edmond Trader Funding Rithmic evaluation or simulated funded account
Edmond allows traders to use their own licensed Rithmic-compatible platforms, including NinjaTrader; no third-party platform license is included.
PropFirmConnector: Use the issued Rithmic trading login with PropFirmConnector and Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago).
Where to find your Edmond Trader Funding Rithmic login
In the Edmond dashboard, open Setup and Key and copy the trading User ID and password. Edmond also supplies account settings in its welcome email. These are the Rithmic trading credentials used by R|Trader Pro and TradeSea, not your Edmond website password.
How to connect Edmond Trader Funding to NinjaTrader 8 in 5 steps
01
Get your Edmond Trader Funding Rithmic login and activate the account
In the Edmond dashboard, open Setup and Key and copy the trading User ID and password. Edmond also supplies account settings in its welcome email. These are the Rithmic trading credentials used by R|Trader Pro and TradeSea, not your Edmond website password. Sign in to R|Trader Pro on Rithmic Paper Trading with the Chicago gateway, accept any pending market-data agreements, and confirm your expected account appears. R|Trader Pro does not need to remain open for the direct PropFirmConnector setup.
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 Edmond Trader Funding.
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Configure Rithmic for Edmond Trader Funding
In NinjaTrader Control Center, open Connections, then configure. Select Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage, name the connection Edmond Trader Funding, enter the firm-issued Rithmic username and password, and set System to Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago). Leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, then click OK.
Connection type
Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage
Connection name
Any name you recognize, such as Edmond Trader Funding
User name and password
The Rithmic credentials issued by Edmond Trader Funding
Connect on start up
Off
System
Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago)
Plug-in mode
Off
The Username and Password are case-sensitive.
05
Connect to Edmond Trader Funding
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 Edmond Trader Funding connection after it turns green.
If your Edmond Trader Funding 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.
Use the Rithmic trading credentials issued by Edmond Trader Funding, preserving capitalization and avoiding extra spaces. A website or TradeSea sign-in is not necessarily the Rithmic trading login. If only platform sign-in details are available, ask the firm for the underlying Rithmic credentials before continuing.
I cannot find Edmond Trader Funding in the System dropdown.
Choose Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago). The firm name is the name you give your connection, not a required named System option.
The account or market data is missing.
Check that the active Edmond Trader Funding account appears in R|Trader Pro and that all required agreements are complete. If it is missing there too, ask the firm to check account provisioning. If it appears there, verify PropFirmConnector device activation, the saved credentials, and the System setting in NinjaTrader.
Edmond’s own plugin-mode instructions describe a different connection method. For the direct PropFirmConnector steps above, leave Plug-in mode off. Check any newly issued account settings in the welcome email before reusing an old connection.
QCan I use my Edmond Trader Funding Rithmic account in NinjaTrader 8?
Yes. PropFirmConnector connects the Rithmic trading login issued by Edmond Trader Funding to NinjaTrader 8 using Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago).
QWhich System do I select for Edmond Trader Funding?
Select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) in NinjaTrader. In R|Trader Pro, use Rithmic Paper Trading and the Chicago gateway.
QWhich Edmond Trader Funding credentials do I need?
In the Edmond dashboard, open Setup and Key and copy the trading User ID and password. Edmond also supplies account settings in its welcome email. These are the Rithmic trading credentials used by R|Trader Pro and TradeSea, not your Edmond website password.
QDoes Edmond provide a NinjaTrader license?
Edmond says Rithmic and TradeSea are included, while NinjaTrader and other third-party licenses are not. PropFirmConnector supplies its independent Rithmic connection inside NinjaTrader 8.
QCan I connect several Edmond Trader Funding Rithmic logins at once?
Yes. PropFirmConnector can keep separate Rithmic logins connected in one NinjaTrader instance, including logins from other firms. Give each saved connection a distinct name. Multiple accounts under one Rithmic username use that same connection.
QIs PropFirmConnector affiliated with Edmond Trader Funding or TradeSea?
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Edmond Trader Funding, TradeSea, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
