How to use NinjaTrader w/ Forex.com Demo Acct

[d.allen101]

Hi,

Can you point me to a thread or the NinjaTrader user doc to find out how to use NinjaTrader with Gain/Forex.com Demo acct? I'm also using NinjaTrader Demo. I'd like to test a few trading systems I've designed but I have NO idea how to connect to Forex.com and interact with my demo acct there.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello d.allen101,

Thank you for your post.

Please take the following steps to connect to the GAIN/Forex.com demo:


Start NinjaTrader
From within the Control Center window, select “Tools > Account Connections...”
In the Account Connection Set Up window, press Add...
Follow the instructions provided in the Connection Wizard
Select "Use NinjaTrader servers" for Historical Data
Select “Demo” under the Mode option list
Complete the wizard
From within the Control Center window, select "Tools > Options > Misc"
Set the value for the property "Quote currencies (FX) in" to "Pip"
You will now be able to connect to a free real-time rate simulation account
via the Control Center window “File > Connect” menuPlease let me know if I may be of further assistance or if you have any additional questions.

[d.allen101]

yeah, i've done that...but how is it connecting to "my" demo acct that i've opened up at Gain? how do i run the strategies that i've written against my demo acct for simulated trading in an automated fashion?

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello d.allen101,

Thank you for your reply.

So the demo account is an external paper trading account provided by GAIN?

[P8r2009]

I have the 37 currency pairs , but not spot gold, any idea how I need to add that to the instruments?
It is XAU/USD in Forex.com's fortextrader.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello d.allen101,

Thank you for your reply.

NinjaTrader comes pre-loaded with the most commonly traded instruments however, you may find the need to add an additional instrument. Please follow the instructions below to add an instrument in the Instrument Manager.

From the NinjaTrader Control Center window select the menu Tools > Instrument Manager
Press the "New" button
*Enter in instrument specific information and select the appropriate exchange (add Default exchange for equities in addition to the actual exchange)
Fill in any relevant information under the "Misc" tab such as symbol mapping for your target connectivty provider
Press the "OK" button * If you wish to add an equity, this can be accomplished without following the steps above. Just open a chart (for example) and start typing in the symbol and a new instrument is automatically created.
The instrument is now added to the master instrument list. Please follow the instructions below if you want to add this instrument to an instrument list.

Select the instrument list you wish to add the instrument to via the "Instrument lists" drop down list in the upper left hand corner
Select the exchange (Default recommend for equities) as this will route orders to your broker smart routing system
Select the appropriate expiration date if this is a futures instrument
Press the "<" button to add the instrument to the list You are now complete and can press the "OK" button.