Buying data feed

[daying35]

Hello.

I am a non-professional trader interested in continuing to practice with NinjaTrader 8 using the Sim101 simulation account and the Strategy Analyzer. I currently have no plans to open a real brokerage account, but I would like to subscribe to a data feed with a delay (I believe the delay is 10 minutes). I have no issue with this delay and would like to access historical data and perform analysis with the Strategy Analyzer, as well as use live delayed data to simulate real-time trades. I am particularly interested in CME market data, as I focus on mini futures for indices such as NQ, ES, RTY, YM, and ZB.

Some people have suggested that I use other platforms like TradingView, but I feel much more comfortable using NinjaTrader 8. I find its robustness and available tools, especially for analysis and simulation, better suited to my learning needs.

I understand that NinjaTrader Continuum is a CQG data feed (though I may be mistaken), so I have a few questions on how to proceed:

Is it possible to subscribe only to the data feed without having an active brokerage account? (I am using the free version of NinjaTrader 8.)

-What steps should I follow to subscribe and configure this delayed data feed on my NinjaTrader 8 platform?

-Can I access historical data and perform backtesting with this setup?

-Will the Sim101 account work properly for simulating trades with the delayed data?

I would like to continue learning and improving my skills with NinjaTrader 8, so I would appreciate any guidance or detailed steps to complete this process correctly.

Thank you for your help.

[NinjaTrader_LuisH]

Hello daying35,


Thank you for posting on the NinjaTrader forums.


While NinjaTrader does not offer delayed market data to use, you can subscribe to live data feed if you have an active brokerage account with funds.


If you don't have an account already I encourage you to write into our support team at support@ninjatrader[dot]com for assistance with this.



Thank you in advance.