Adding Brokerage Account to Strategy Setup

[harr5754]

Hello NT,

When I add a strategy to my chart, the only Account showing up under Setup is Sim101. How do I add my IBKR account?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello harr5754,

As this inquiry is not related to development in C#, I have moved this to the Platform Technical Support section of the forums.

To view your account balance on the Accounts tab of the Control Center or trade with any connected brokerage account you must:

• Have a live license key (either Single Broker, Multi-Broker, or Free)
• Have this license entered into NinjaTrader under Help -> License Key
• Have Global Simulation Mode Disabled
  - In NT7 click File -> uncheck Global Simulation Mode
  - In NT8 click Tools -> uncheck Global Simulation Mode

Once a live license key has been entered and the connection to the brokerage is established the live account will appear on the Accounts tab of the Control Center.

With Global Simulation Mode disabled, you can select any live account in the Account drop-down of a trade window such as ChartTrader or the SuperDOM or in the parameters of a NinjaScript Strategy. Orders will be placed to the account that is selected in the Account drop-down of the trade window.

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Please note, after a NinjaScript Strategy has been enabled, do not change the Account selection.
Instead, add a new instance of the strategy to the Strategies window in the Configured area, and select the live account for that new instance. You can also choose to leave the Sim101 instance if you would like.

[harr5754]

Thanks, Chelsea. That did the trick.