VisionTradeFutures Connection Guide to NinjaTrader 8
Quick answer
If VisionTradeFutures 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.
Account feed: RithmicSystem: Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) Last verified:
This guide covers how to connect VisionTradeFutures Rithmic accounts to NinjaTrader. PropFirmConnector
is an independent third-party add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by VisionTradeFutures,
NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.
VisionTradeFutures Connection Guide to NinjaTrader 8
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Step 1One-time activation
Log in to R|Trader Pro once
Sign in to R|Trader Pro with the Rithmic credentials issued by VisionTradeFutures. 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.
Sign in with the Rithmic credentials issued by VisionTradeFutures, then accept
any required market-data agreements.
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Step 2
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.
Copy the DLL toMy 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 VisionTradeFutures.
Use your NinjaTrader account credentials on this screen.
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Step 4
Configure Rithmic for VisionTradeFutures
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 VisionTradeFutures, give the connection a recognizable name, leave Connect on start up and Plug-in mode off, and select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) for System.
In the Control Center, click Connections, then configure.
Use these connection settings
Connection type
Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage
Connection name
Any name you recognize, such as VisionTradeFutures
User name and password
The Rithmic credentials issued by VisionTradeFutures
Connect on start up
Off
System
Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago)
Plug-in mode
Off
The Username and Password are case-sensitive.
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Step 5
Connect to VisionTradeFutures
Open Connections again and click the connection name you just created. A green status indicator and the account appearing in NinjaTrader confirm the connection.
Open Connections and click the name you created. This interface illustration uses
VisionTradeFutures and shows the green connected indicator.
It is a setup example, not evidence of a live account test.
FAQ
VisionTradeFutures + NinjaTrader questions
QCan I connect a VisionTradeFutures Rithmic account to NinjaTrader 8?
Yes, where the account comes with Rithmic credentials. Install PropFirmConnector, select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago), and enter the Rithmic username and password VisionTradeFutures issued. Firms change their platform lineups, so confirm your account is a Rithmic one first.
QWhich VisionTradeFutures credentials do I use?
Use the Rithmic username and password issued for the trading account, not the VisionTradeFutures website login or your NinjaTrader account credentials.
QCan I run multiple VisionTradeFutures Rithmic logins in one NinjaTrader instance?
Yes. PropFirmConnector can connect multiple separate Rithmic logins in one NinjaTrader instance, including accounts from other prop firms.
QIs PropFirmConnector affiliated with VisionTradeFutures?
No. PropFirmConnector is an independent NinjaTrader add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by VisionTradeFutures, NinjaTrader, or Rithmic.