LIVE ELITE
LIVE ELITE uses Rithmic. PropFirmConnector provides the NinjaTrader connection missing from Elite’s own live platform list.
- NinjaTrader System
Rithmic 01 (Chicago)
PropFirmConnector required — including one live login.
Elite Trader Funding Rithmic to NinjaTrader 8
LIVE ELITE Rithmic accounts require PropFirmConnector for NinjaTrader 8. Select Rithmic 01 (Chicago) for real live funding. Evaluation and simulated-funded Rithmic accounts use Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago).
PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Elite Trader Funding, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
Match your account stage
Evaluation / sim funded
Elite documents native NinjaTrader access for eligible simulated Rithmic accounts. PropFirmConnector adds separate logins together.
- NinjaTrader System for Rithmic
Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago)
Tradovate account? Use Elite’s native NinjaTrader/Tradovate route with its issued credentials. Official setup.
Have your live Rithmic login ready. Complete live onboarding and confirm the account appears in R|Trader Pro. Your website and NinjaTrader application logins are separate.
How to connect Elite Trader Funding to NinjaTrader 8 in 5 steps
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Activate your Elite Rithmic login
Use the Rithmic username and password issued for your trading account. For the evaluation or simulated-funded route, use Rithmic Paper Trading with the Chicago gateway in R|Trader Pro. For a real live Rithmic account, use the live credentials with System Rithmic 01 and the Chicago gateway. Accept pending market-data agreements and confirm the expected account appears. This activation check does not require R|Trader Pro to remain open for the direct connection below.
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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.
Open your account downloadsNo license yet? Start the free 7-day trial, then download PropFirmConnector from your account.
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Open NinjaTrader 8 and sign in
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 Elite Trader Funding.
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Configure Rithmic for Elite
In the NinjaTrader Control Center, select Connections, then configure. Select Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage, enter the Rithmic username and password for your account, and give the connection a recognizable name. Select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for the evaluation or simulated-funded route, or Rithmic 01 (Chicago) for a real live Rithmic account. Leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, then click OK. PropFirmConnector must be installed and activated for the live connection.
Elite evaluation / simulated-funded Rithmic
- Connection type
- Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage
- Connection name
- Any name you recognize, such as Elite
- User name and password
- The Rithmic credentials issued by Elite Trader Funding
- Connect on start up
- Off
- System
Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago)- Plug-in mode
- Off
The Username and Password are case-sensitive.
Elite real live Rithmic
- Connection type
- Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage
- Connection name
- Any name you recognize, such as Elite
- User name and password
- The Rithmic credentials issued by Elite Trader Funding
- Connect on start up
- Off
- System
Rithmic 01 (Chicago)- Plug-in mode
- Off
The Username and Password are case-sensitive.
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Connect to Elite 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 Elite Trader Funding connection after it turns green.
If your Elite 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.
@APE-XTRA-DERF-UNDI-183T-PR45-LW27-63GE - 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.
Rithmic account not showing in NinjaTrader: the full fix, step by step →
- 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.
- My LIVE ELITE login fails on Paper Trading.
- Use the live Rithmic credentials with Rithmic 01 in R|Trader Pro and Rithmic 01 (Chicago) in NinjaTrader. Confirm PropFirmConnector is installed and activated, and complete pending market-data agreements.
Official Elite Trader Funding resources
Elite Trader Funding + NinjaTrader questions
Q Which Rithmic System should I select for Elite Trader Funding?
Select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for the evaluation or simulated-funded Rithmic route described in this guide. For a real live Rithmic account, select Rithmic 01 (Chicago). PropFirmConnector is required for the live NinjaTrader connection regardless of the broker.
Q Can I connect an Elite Trader Funding Rithmic account to NinjaTrader 8?
Yes. Select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for evaluation/simulated funding or Rithmic 01 (Chicago) for LIVE ELITE. PropFirmConnector is required for the real live Rithmic connection, even for one login.
Q Which Elite Trader Funding credentials do I use?
Use the Rithmic username and password issued for the account. Do not use Tradovate, website, or NinjaTrader account credentials.
Q Can I run multiple Elite Trader Funding Rithmic logins in one NinjaTrader instance?
Yes. PropFirmConnector can connect multiple separate Rithmic logins in one NinjaTrader instance, subject to the firm rules that apply to each account.
Q Is PropFirmConnector affiliated with Elite Trader Funding?
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Elite Trader Funding, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.