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How to Subscribe to Real-Time Market Data – NinjaTrader 8 Desktop

How to Subscribe to Real-Time Market Data – NinjaTrader 8 Desktop

Published October 17, 2024

How To

This guide illustrates how to initially subscribe to data feeds in the NinjaTrader Account Dashboard

Table of Contents

Accessing the Account Dashboard Settings

Once logged in to your NinjaTrader Account Dashboard, click the blue icon in the upper right-hand corner of the page and select Settings from the menu that appears:



From the Settings menu, choose the Plans tab.

If you do not have a funded NinjaTrader Brokerage account

If you do not have a funded NinjaTrader Brokerage account, you will see the following display on your Plans page. Click Start Application to open your account with us:

If you do have a funded NinjaTrader Brokerage account

If you do have a funded NinjaTrader Brokerage account, you will see the following displayed on your Plans page. Click Subscribe to start the subscription process:

Subscribing to Market Data

NinjaTrader users can subscribe to a bundle of all four US futures exchanges (CME, CBOT, COMEX and NYMEX) by selecting the box next to Trade from Your Charts or Trade Using Market Depth.

If you would like to select just one or two futures exchanges, please click the Customize Data Subscription option:
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Once you have chosen the feed(s) you want, you will see a tally of the monthly cost for the feeds you have selected. Click Update Subscriptions to submit your request, then agree to the Terms and Conditions before confirming your subscription.

Please note that you will need to log out and log back into your account to see live data after subscribing.

Important Notes

  • Data feeds are not prorated, meaning that subscription costs are charged in full by the exchanges–even if you subscribe late in a calendar month
  • To change the data feeds that you are subscribed to, or to cancel the renewal of your data feeds, please see this article