Two different pro accounts at the same time (Topstep & Tradeday)

[philmg]

Hi,
I am trying to setup two different pro trading accounts (Topstep & Tradeday), that I can trade separately from each other with Ninjatrader. I have managed to get both connections live, but can only see the Tradeday account in NT. What do I need to do to have my Topstep account to show up as well?

[bltdavid]

Oh, you mean 2 different 'prop' accounts, not
pro accounts.

-=o=-

I see you have already configured a Topstep
connection and a Tradeday connection.

Great! But, are both these connections
using 'Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage'?

[I will assume the answer is 'yes'.]

If you are asking how to connect to both
your Topstep and Tradeday connections
at the same time, when both connections
are configured to use the same adapter,
the answer is simple,

You cannot do that.

Done. Full stop. End of story.

Bummer.

-=o=-

However, if the connections are configured to
use different adapters, then with the Multi-Broker
Addon, you could connect to both simultaneously.

If one is setup for CQG or Continuum, and the
other is Rithmic-based, then it could work, but
this requires the M/B Addon at $99/mon.

-=o=-

If you had purchased a lifetime M/B license prior
to some magical date in 2014, you could connect
to both Topstep and Tradeday, because the older
'Rithmic' connection type would still be available
to you -- that is, you'd be 'grandfathered in' and
could setup this configuration,

Topstep -- Rithmic for NinjaTrader Brokerage
Tradeday -- Rithmic

and (because these are considered separate
adapters) you could connect to both accounts
simultaneously.

Good reading here.

Just my 2˘.

[bltdavid]

Hi,
I am trying to setup two different pro trading accounts (Topstep & Tradeday), that I can trade separately from each other with Ninjatrader. I have managed to get both connections live, but can only see the Tradeday account in NT. What do I need to do to have my Topstep account to show up as well?

What happens when you try to connect to Topstep?
Do you get an error?

[philmg]

Thank you.

It does connect to Topstep and to Tradeday both at the same time, but the Topstep account doesn't show up in the drop down.
I am using the Tradeday login to login to NT, maybe that's why it is limited only to Tradeday? I don't have a purchased NT license yet.

[NinjaTrader_Zachary]

Hello Philmg,

Thank you for your inquiry and for using NinjaTrader!

On the Topstep connection, please make sure that Simulation is selected from the Account Type drop down. If that does not resolve this, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to look further into this. We can be reached by going to Help > Email Support within the platform and filling out the form. Please make sure to include the log and trace files, which are selected by default.

We look forward to assisting you.