Yes. Install PropFirmConnector, select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for System, and enter the Rithmic credentials from your Elite Trader Funding dashboard. Elite also documents a native single-login route; the add-on enables multiple separate Rithmic logins in one instance.
This guide covers how to connect Elite Trader Funding Rithmic accounts to NinjaTrader. PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Elite Trader Funding, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
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Sign in to R|Trader Pro with the Rithmic credentials issued by Elite Trader Funding. 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 Elite Trader Funding.
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 Elite Trader Funding, give the connection a recognizable name, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for System.
Rithmic Paper Trading (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 Paper Trading (Chicago), and enter the Rithmic credentials from the Elite dashboard.
Use the Rithmic username and password issued for the account. Do not use Tradovate, website, or NinjaTrader account credentials.
Yes. PropFirmConnector can connect multiple separate Rithmic logins in one NinjaTrader instance, subject to the firm rules that apply to each account.
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Elite Trader Funding, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.