If NextPropTrader issued you a Rithmic username and password, install PropFirmConnector, select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for System, and sign in with those credentials. Confirm the credentials work in R|Trader Pro first — platform availability varies by firm and account type.
This guide covers how to connect NextPropTrader Rithmic accounts to NinjaTrader. PropFirmConnector is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NextPropTrader, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
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Sign in to R|Trader Pro with the Rithmic credentials issued by NextPropTrader. 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 NextPropTrader.
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 NextPropTrader, 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, where the account comes with Rithmic credentials. Install PropFirmConnector, select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago), and enter the Rithmic username and password NextPropTrader issued. Firms change their platform lineups, so confirm your account is a Rithmic one first.
Use the Rithmic username and password issued for the trading account, not the NextPropTrader website login or your NinjaTrader account credentials.
Yes. PropFirmConnector can connect multiple separate Rithmic logins in one NinjaTrader instance, including accounts from other prop firms.
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NextPropTrader, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.