Lucid Rithmic accounts require PropFirmConnector to connect to NinjaTrader 8. Activate your Rithmic login, install the add-on, then choose System LucidTrading in NinjaTrader’s Rithmic connection settings. Lucid Tradovate/CQG accounts use the native NinjaTrader route instead.
This guide covers how to connect Lucid Trading Rithmic accounts to NinjaTrader. PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lucid Trading, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
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Check the data provider in your Lucid dashboard before entering credentials.
NinjaTrader is not included in Lucid’s Rithmic platform list.
PropFirmConnector: Required for NinjaTrader 8. Follow the five steps below.
NinjaTrader is supported. Sign into Tradovate first with your issued trading credentials.
PropFirmConnector: Not needed for this native route.
Using CQG? Follow Lucid’s official first-login instructions.
Find the Rithmic User ID and password in your Lucid dashboard. These are separate from your Lucid website login, NinjaTrader application login and any Tradovate/CQG credentials.
In R|Trader Pro, enter the User ID and password from your Lucid dashboard. Choose System LucidTrading and Gateway Chicago Area. Complete the market-data agreements using your correct subscriber classification, then check that your issued accounts appear. Once activation is complete, close R|Trader Pro before continuing with the direct connection below.
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 Lucid Trading.
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 Lucid Trading, give the connection a recognizable name, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select LucidTrading for System.
LucidTradingThe 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.
PropFirmConnector connects the Rithmic accounts to NinjaTrader; a separate trade copier handles orders. Check that each intended account appears before configuring a leader and followers. See how prop firm copy trading works or compare NinjaTrader trade copiers.
Lucid’s copier policy permits automated systems and trade copiers, subject to its trading rules. Traders remain responsible for software errors and unintended outcomes.
No. The add-on connects an existing Rithmic login; it does not change the data provider attached to your Lucid account. Ask Lucid about the options for your issued account before assuming a switch is available or that progress will transfer.