Firm website: elevatefutures.io
Yes, with PropFirmConnector, once Elevate issues your Rithmic login. Elevate Futures runs its accounts on Rithmic, and the username you register becomes your Rithmic login. Select ElevateFutures for System; NinjaTrader’s built-in Rithmic list does not include it.
This guide covers how to connect Elevate Futures Rithmic accounts to NinjaTrader. PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Elevate Futures, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
Elevate Futures (elevatefutures.io) runs every account on Rithmic, from Phase 1 through the Phase 2 live-sim account, and moves traders to its Live Trade Desk. Its site was in a prelaunch or soft-launch state on September 28, 2026.
The username you register becomes your Rithmic login. PropFirmConnector provides Elevate’s own System, ElevateFutures, in NinjaTrader 8 and runs it alongside other firms’ Rithmic logins.
NinjaTrader’s built-in Rithmic System list does not include ElevateFutures.
PropFirmConnector: Select ElevateFutures and sign in with your Elevate username and trading password.
Live Trade Desk accounts trade live as sub-accounts under Elevate’s partner funding firm’s brokerage account.
PropFirmConnector: If it is a live Rithmic login, PropFirmConnector connects it with Rithmic 01 (Chicago). Email support and we’ll confirm the settings for your account.
The username you register at elevatefutures.io becomes your Rithmic login; the website itself signs in with your email. After a password change, Elevate notes your trading login may still need the previous password.
Open Elevate dashboard (opens in a new tab)Once Elevate provisions your account, sign in to R|Trader Pro with your Elevate username and trading password and accept the Rithmic market-data agreements. The direct PropFirmConnector setup below does not require R|Trader Pro to stay open.
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.
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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 Elevate 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 Elevate Futures, give the connection a recognizable name, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select ElevateFutures for System.
ElevateFuturesThe 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.
If Evaluation (Rithmic) is missing:
Yes, with PropFirmConnector. Elevate runs on Rithmic, and the add-on connects your Elevate login to NinjaTrader 8 with System ElevateFutures.
ElevateFutures, Elevate’s own entry in PropFirmConnector’s Firm list. NinjaTrader’s built-in Rithmic System list does not include it.
The username you chose when registering at elevatefutures.io: letters, numbers and underscores. The website itself signs in with your email.
No. With PropFirmConnector, a free NinjaTrader account works for your Elevate Rithmic login.
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Elevate Futures, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.