NinjaTrader to Tradovate trade copier

How copying from NinjaTrader to Tradovate works

You chart and trade in NinjaTrader 8 and hold prop evaluations on Tradovate — at My Funded Futures, Blue Guardian or Purdia, for example. The lead can be a NinjaTrader brokerage account or a prop account you trade in NT8; the Tradovate accounts copy it from the cloud.

The NinjaTrader lead

CopyFlock does not connect to NinjaTrader itself. It connects to the account behind it — Tradovate for NinjaTrader brokerage accounts, Rithmic for prop accounts you trade in NT8 on a Rithmic connection — so every order you place in NT8 is copied when it fills, and nothing is installed in NinjaTrader. NT8 simulation accounts (Sim101 and playback) cannot lead.

The Tradovate followers

Tradovate followers connect through OAuth too, so CopyFlock never sees their password. If Tradovate ends the authorised session — after a password change, for example — the dashboard flags the account and you sign in again; the other followers carry on.

What you need on each side

How to copy trades from NinjaTrader to Tradovate

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   Step 1: Start a free trial

   Create a CopyFlock account and start the 7-day free trial on 2 accounts — one NinjaTrader lead and one Tradovate follower. A card is required; cancel during the trial and you pay nothing.

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   Step 2: Connect the NinjaTrader lead

   Check the connection in NinjaTrader's Connections menu. A NinjaTrader brokerage account connects as Tradovate (sign in on Tradovate's page); a prop account on a Rithmic connection connects as Rithmic (username, password and system).

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   Step 3: Connect the Tradovate followers

   Choose Add account → Tradovate and sign in on Tradovate's page for each login that holds a follower account.

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   Step 4: Create the copy

   Pick the NinjaTrader account as the lead and the Tradovate accounts as followers. Choose a sizing mode for each follower: contract multiplier 1 for the same size, equity ratio for accounts of different sizes, or fixed contracts.

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   Step 5: Add caps and protection

   Set a maximum contract cap and balance or equity thresholds that fit each Tradovate account's rules. Reaching a threshold flattens and pauses that follower.

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   Step 6: Test with one contract

   Place a one-contract trade on the NinjaTrader lead and confirm each follower's order in the copy log. During the trial, followers copy a fixed 1 contract.

Sizing example: NinjaTrader lead, Tradovate followers

Things to know before copying NinjaTrader to Tradovate

• Followers fill after the lead. Each follower order is sent once the lead's fill is reported, so follower prices can differ slightly, especially with market orders in fast markets.
• Manual changes stay manual. If you close a follower by hand, it stays closed and joins in again with the lead's next trade.
• Symbols copy as they are. A Tradovate follower trades the lead's contract unless you add a symbol alias, for example NQ to MNQ.
• Futures only. CQG, Quantower and Volumetrica connections are not supported.
• Prop firm rules come first. Check that every firm involved allows copying between your own accounts — see prop firm copy trading rules.