Full Video Tutorial:
Watch this quick video to quickly setup your Bulenox Prop Futures Trading environment on your new QuantVPS server.
Step 1: Rithmic R Trader Pro Configuration
- Download and install Rithmic RTrader Pro, using this link —> downloads.rithmic.com
- Open your RTrader Pro application
- “User ID” – enter the user ID (you will find it in member’s area)
- “Password”- enter a password (you will find it in member’s area)
- System” – select “Rithmic Paper Trading”
- “Gateway” – select “Chicago”. If you want to use other servers then for Europe choose “Europe” or “Frankfurt”. If for Asia then “Tokyo” or “Singapore”
- Make sure that Market Data [On] and Allow Plugins [On]
- Click LOGIN and sign the two (2) agreements for ALL NEW USERS upon first login in RTrader Pro. Check out the second document, select “Non-Professional” or “Professional”, then click the “Submit” button.
- IMPORTANT: Rithmic is on maintenance over the weekend. It will be not possible to log in.
The NinjaTrader Desktop app is compatible with a number of different evaluation services using either Rithmic or Tradovate connection technologies and can seamlessly be integrated on a NinjaTrader VPS from QuantVPS.
If your Evaluation Account is Tradovate-based, please use this connection guide instead – Tradovate Evaluation Service Connection Guide
- Step 1: Download NinjaTrader Desktop
- Step 2: Enable “Multi-Provider”
- Step 3: Connecting to a Rithmic Evaluation Account
- Important Rithmic Evaluation Notes
Step 2: Download NinjaTrader Desktop
Please ensure you have the latest version of NinjaTrader Desktop installed on your computer from your NinjaTrader Account Dashboard.
If you do not have a NinjaTrader Username and cannot log into the Account Dashboard, please visit this page to successfully install the platform on your computer – How Can I Download NinjaTrader Desktop Without a NinjaTrader Brokerage Account?
Step 3: Enable Multi-Provider
Before you can connect to your Evaluation Service Account on the NinjaTrader Desktop app, you will need to enable the “Multi-provider” setting in the Control Center > Tools > Options window.
Restart your platform after enabling this setting, and the configure button will now be available in the Control Center > Connections dropdown needed to create your evaluation service connection.
Additional information about the Multi-Provider setting may be read here – Connecting With Multi-Provider Enabled
Step 4: Connecting to a Rithmic Account Connection
1. To create your connection to a Rithmic Evaluation Service account, click configure in the Control Center > Connections dropdown.
2. Next, double-click Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage from the list of Available connections, or highlight it and press the add at the bottom of the window. After “My Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage” appears in the Configured section below, the Connection Properties will be editable on the right.
3. Enter the Rithmic Username and Password you received from your Evaluation Service Provider on the right, and select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) as the System from the dropdown.
- If your specific provider is not listed in the System dropdown, select the “Rithmic Paper Trading” system nearest to your location.
Some additional settings in the Connection Properties window include:
- Connection name: Create a custom name to identify your connection
- Connect on start up: Enable if you want NinjaTrader Desktop to automatically connect to this account on start up
- Ask password on connect: Enable if you would like to enter your password on every connect for extra security
- Plug-in Mode (for use with R|Trader): Enable this only if you are bridging your connection through the R|Trader Pro software. “Allow plugins” must be enabled on R|Trader, and you must establish your connection in R|Trader before connecting in NinjaTrader Desktop for this setting to work.
4. Click “OK” to finish configuring your Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage connection.
5. Finally, go to the Control Center > Connections dropdown and click on your new Rithmic Connection’s name. A green light will appear next to the connection’s name and at the bottom-left of the Control Center when the connection is successful.
Important Rithmic Evaluation Notes
Rithmic License Keys: If you are a customer of an Evaluation Service that uses the Rithmic connection, you no longer a need to import a License Key to your NinjaTrader username (these License Keys often start with @RPT)
All entitlements granted by a License Key you may have received from an Evaluation Service Provider will automatically be included with the NinjaTrader Account username you use to download and sign into the NinjaTrader Desktop app on your computer.
Additional information may be found here – Importing License Keys
Multiple Rithmic Connections: It is not possible to maintain two simultaneous Rithmic connections on the NinjaTrader Desktop app.
Static SuperDOM: If you are using the SuperDOM (Static) and your account is greyed out, that is because only NinjaTrader Brokerage accounts are able to use that feature. Please use SuperDOM (Dynamic) instead.
Multi-broker: The “Multi-broker” Account Add-on is not required for evaluation service connections in the NinjaTrader Desktop app.
NinjaTrader Web and Mobile: Rithmic-based Evaluation accounts cannot connect on the NinjaTrader Web and Mobile apps and can only be used on the NinjaTrader Desktop app.
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