Tradeify Connection Guide to NinjaTrader 8

Firm website: tradeify.co

For a Tradeify Rithmic account, use PropFirmConnector and select Tradeify as the System. Tradeify Tradovate accounts have a native NinjaTrader route and do not need this add-on setup.

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System: Tradeify Last verified: September 22, 2026

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Your Tradeify Rithmic account and login

Start with the broker selected at checkout. Tradeify issues separate credentials for Rithmic, Tradovate and WealthCharts; use the matching route below.

Tradeify Rithmic account

Tradeify’s supported-platforms guide excludes NinjaTrader from this route.

PropFirmConnector: Use the five steps below with System set to Tradeify.

Tradeify Tradovate account

Connect to NinjaTrader with the issued Tradovate credentials. Complete the required market-data agreement in Tradovate first.

PropFirmConnector: Not needed for this account type.

Tradeify WealthCharts account

These credentials work only with WealthCharts.

PropFirmConnector: Not applicable to these non-Rithmic credentials.

Where to find your Tradeify Rithmic login

Open your Tradeify dashboard and find the Rithmic username and password in the trading account details. These are case-sensitive and differ from your Tradeify website login. Use the current password if you have reset it.

Open Tradeify dashboard

How to connect Tradeify to NinjaTrader 8 in 5 steps

Verify the Tradeify login in R|Trader Pro

Use your issued Rithmic credentials and select Tradeify as the System Name. Tradeify recommends Chicago Area for most US-based traders and a gateway near your region elsewhere. Accept any pending market-data agreements and confirm the expected account appears. Once this activation check is complete, close R|Trader Pro; it does not need to stay open for the direct PropFirmConnector connection below.
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.
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No license yet? Start the free 7-day trial, then download PropFirmConnector from your account.
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 Tradeify.
Configure Rithmic for Tradeify

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 Tradeify, give the connection a recognizable name, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select Tradeify for System.

Connection type

Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage

Connection name

Any name you recognize, such as Tradeify

User name and password

The Rithmic credentials issued by Tradeify

Connect on start up

Off

System

Tradeify

Plug-in mode

Off

The Username and Password are case-sensitive.
Connect to Tradeify

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 Tradeify Rithmic connection after it turns green.

If your Tradeify 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.

About NinjaTrader window with Entitlements showing Evaluation (Rithmic). — 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.
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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 →

The Rithmic login is rejected, or Tradeify is missing from R|Trader Pro.

Check that the account is active in your dashboard and copy the Rithmic credentials exactly. If Tradeify is missing from the System Name list, update R|Trader Pro. Ask Tradeify to check account access if the same login still fails there.

The account appears in R|Trader Pro but not in NinjaTrader.

Confirm PropFirmConnector device activation, recheck the saved Rithmic credentials, and select the Tradeify System. Follow Step 4 with Plug-in mode off. If the account is missing in R|Trader Pro too, resolve its provisioning with Tradeify first.

The connection works, but full market depth or EUREX data is missing.

Tradeify’s current data guide lists Level 1 CME data for Rithmic accounts. It says Level 2 depth and EUREX add-ons are available only on its Tradovate route. PropFirmConnector does not add exchange subscriptions or change those entitlements.

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Tradeify + NinjaTrader questions

Q Can I switch an existing Tradeify account from Tradovate or WealthCharts to Rithmic?

Tradeify says changing brokers requires a new account. Installing PropFirmConnector does not convert an existing account or its credentials to Rithmic.