Step 2 - Connect Broker Credentials

Your strategy can be perfectly set up and still take zero trades if you’re not connected properly.

Without a connection:

  • No live market data → chart may freeze

  • No order routing → strategy cannot place trades

  • No prop accounts appear → you might accidentally trade SIM

Connect in NinjaTrader

  1. In Control Center, click Connections

  2. Look for your connection:

    • Example: “Tradovate” or “Rithmic”

You see a green connection indicator and you hear a small “connection” sound.

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