NOTE: Users are only able to trade their Tradeify accounts under Tradeify's company license with NinjaTrader. Users are NOT able to use their personal license (or any other) on Tradeify accounts.
Before starting, make sure you have logged in to https://trader.tradovate.com/welcome with the user credentials provided on your Tradeify User Dashboard and signed their Non-Professional Data Agreement.
If you do not complete this step, you will not have Live Market Data.
Note that after you complete the above, you may need to wait up to 15 minutes before logging into NinjaTrader to receive your Live Market Data and approval.
Download NinjaTrader desktop by logging in to NinjaTrader with your Tradovate credentials: https://account.ninjatrader.com/welcome
Use the Tradovate credentials from your dashboard to log into NinjaTrader Desktop.
Always choose 'Simulation' if you are on an Evaluation or Sim Funded (aka Lightning Funded) account!
Tradeify or Tradovate Not Showing in the NinjaTrader Connection List
There is no "Tradeify" connection and no "Tradovate" connection in NinjaTrader's connection list. Do not look for one — it does not exist. Tradeify accounts connect using NinjaTrader's own NinjaTrader connection type, with your Tradovate credentials entered into it.
In most cases you never need that list at all: logging into NinjaTrader Desktop with the Tradovate credentials from your Tradeify dashboard at the startup login screen connects you automatically.
If You Use Multi-Provider Mode
If you have Multi-Provider Mode enabled, NinjaTrader Desktop does not show a login screen when it starts, so you must create the connection yourself:
Open the NinjaTrader Desktop Control Center and go to Connections > configure.
In the Available list on the left, double-click NinjaTrader. This is the correct connection type for Tradeify accounts — not NinjaTrader Continuum, not NinjaTrader FXCM, and not Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage.
A connection called My NinjaTrader appears under Configured. You can rename it to Tradeify (or anything else) in the Connection name field.
Enter the Tradovate User name and Password from the top of your Tradeify User Dashboard.
Set Account type to Simulation if you are on an Evaluation or Sim Funded (aka Lightning Funded) account. Never select Live.
Click Apply, then OK. Your new connection is now available from the Connections menu in the Control Center.
All trades made on NinjaTrader Desktop are synced with your Tradovate platform(s) and vice versa.
Manual Lockout
You can voluntarily lock yourself out of trading for a set period using Manual Lockout. This feature is available through Tradovate Web Trader and NinjaTrader Mobile — once activated, the lockout is enforced across all platforms including NinjaTrader 8 desktop.
For full details on duration options and how it works, see Tradovate Risk & Account Settings.