Tradovate to NinjaTrader trade copier

How copying from Tradovate to NinjaTrader works

You place trades on Tradovate — in its web app or from TradingView — and also hold accounts you normally trade in NinjaTrader 8: a NinjaTrader brokerage account, or Apex and Tradeify accounts you run in NT8. CopyFlock copies the Tradovate lead to all of them, with or without NT8 open.

The Tradovate lead

The Tradovate lead connects through Tradovate's OAuth sign-in. Trade it from the Tradovate web, desktop or mobile app, from TradingView or from any tool that routes orders to the account — CopyFlock copies what fills on the account, so the front end does not matter.

The NinjaTrader followers

Follower orders land on the account behind NinjaTrader, so NT8 shows the copied position like any other order on that account. NinjaTrader does not have to be running for followers to fill, and no ATM strategy manages a copied position — turn on copy TP/SL so followers carry their own stop and target.

What you need on each side

How to copy trades from Tradovate to NinjaTrader

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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 Tradovate lead and one NinjaTrader follower. A card is required; cancel during the trial and you pay nothing.

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   Step 2: Connect the Tradovate lead

   Choose Add account → Tradovate and sign in on Tradovate's page with the login that owns the lead account. CopyFlock never sees your password.

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   Step 3: Connect the NinjaTrader followers

   Add each account you trade in NT8 by the connection behind it: Tradovate for NinjaTrader brokerage and Tradovate prop accounts, Rithmic for prop accounts on a Rithmic login.

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   Step 4: Create the copy

   Pick the Tradovate account as the lead and the NinjaTrader 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 NinjaTrader 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 Tradovate lead and confirm each follower's order in the copy log. During the trial, followers copy a fixed 1 contract.

Sizing example: Tradovate lead, NinjaTrader followers

Things to know before copying Tradovate to NinjaTrader

• 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 NinjaTrader 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.