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with the award-winning futures platform — institutional-quality charting and order flow, with unlimited simulated trading on live market data.
What NinjaTrader actually is
NinjaTrader is an award-winning futures trading platform and brokerage. It is the software a large share of retail futures traders open every morning: professional charts, depth-of-market, order-flow tools, custom indicators and automated strategies — built specifically for futures like the E-mini S&P, Nasdaq, crude oil, gold and treasuries.
The part most people miss: you can practice on live market data until your process is proven. Download the platform, connect to real-time markets, and trade in simulation for as long as you need. Fund an account only when you decide to trade real money — and at that point you get access to low day-trading margins and competitive commissions.
That order — learn on sim first, fund later — is exactly the order we teach at TapeX. It is why NinjaTrader is the platform we recommend.
Why traders end up on it
Trade futures with an edge
Professional-grade tools from day one: download the platform, open a sim account and place your first simulated trade the same day. You risk nothing while you learn the platform, and nothing while you learn to trade.
Sim that behaves like the real thing
Simulated trading runs on live market data with the same charts, same DOM, same order types you would use funded. The habits you build transfer — which is the entire point of practicing.
Charting and order flow built for futures
Professional charting, market depth and order-flow tools that most basic web platforms simply do not have. This is the toolset the futures-specific analysis on TapeX assumes you have in front of you.
Low margins when you go live
When you fund, NinjaTrader offers low day-trading margins and competitive commissions — so the account you graduate to does not punish you for trading small while you scale up.
How TapeX members run it
TapeX tells you what the market is positioned to do — COT positioning, macro releases, sentiment, correlations, the economic calendar. NinjaTrader is where you act on it. The two halves of one desk:
Get started in minutes
Open your account
Use the link below. It takes about two minutes — email, a few details, done. You decide later when to fund.
Download the platform and open the sim
Install NinjaTrader, log in, and you are in a simulated account with live data. Pull up the contract you follow on TapeX — ES, NQ, CL, GC — and start placing practice trades.
Trade sim until your process is proven, then fund if you choose
There is no clock on the simulator. When your plan holds up, funding unlocks live trading with low day-trading margins and competitive commissions.
Start Step 1 — Open Your AccountStraight answers
What do I need to get started?
An email address and about two minutes. Register through the link, download the platform, and you are in a simulated account running on live market data. Trading costs — commissions, margins, and optional data or license upgrades — only enter the picture when you choose to trade a live, funded account.
Can I practice before going live?
Yes — and we would actively rather you did. Simulated trading is unlimited and runs on the same charts, DOM and order types as a live account. Prove your process in the simulator first, then fund when you decide you are ready, not before.
Does it run on Mac or only PC?
The NinjaTrader desktop platform is built for Windows. On a Mac you can run it via Windows virtualization (Parallels or similar), or use NinjaTrader's web and mobile platforms for access from any device. Check the system requirements on their site for your setup.
Your move.
Two minutes to register. Practice on live data. Sim until it's proven.
Open Your NinjaTrader AccountPair it with: COT positioning · Economic calendar · Live market
Disclaimer
Risk Disclaimer: Futures and forex trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing one's financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
Hypothetical Performance Disclaimer: Hypothetical performance results have many inherent limitations, some of which are described below. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown; in fact, there are frequently sharp differences between hypothetical performance results and the actual results subsequently achieved by any particular trading program. One of the limitations of hypothetical performance results is that they are generally prepared with the benefit of hindsight. In addition, hypothetical trading does not involve financial risk, and no hypothetical trading record can completely account for the impact of financial risk of actual trading. For example, the ability to withstand losses or to adhere to a particular trading program in spite of trading losses are material points which can also adversely affect actual trading results. There are numerous other factors related to the markets in general or to the implementation of any specific trading program which cannot be fully accounted for in the preparation of hypothetical performance results and all which can adversely affect trading results.
Live Trade Room Disclaimer: This presentation is for educational purposes only and the opinions expressed are those of the presenter only. All trades presented should be considered hypothetical and should not be expected to be replicated in a live trading account.
Testimonial Disclaimer: Testimonials appearing on this website may not be representative of other clients or customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success.