Futures trading with the broker that gets it right
No deposit minimum. Low margins. Low commissions.
Everything you need to upgrade your trading.
Award-Winning Futures Broker
NinjaTrader has been recognized for Excellence in Futures Education by Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, empowering traders of all levels with expert insights, real-time analysis, and award-winning resources.
Industry-leading brokerage benefits
Top of Book Market Data*
Real-time market data at no cost, so you can start trading straight away
Market Replay*
Test your strategies against historical market data - play, pause, and rewind market data tick by tick.
Order Flow +*
Validate the direction of market movement through comprehensive visual tools that help you trade smarter.
Pulse Indicator
Understand real-time market sentiment across the top 10 futures instruments through beautiful visuals so you never miss an opportunity.
All plans offer top-of-book market data, advanced tools, free simulated trading, and flexible, low-cost commissions for different activity levels. They also include access to NinjaTrader Desktop, Web, and Mobile platforms for a seamless multi-device trading experience. Exchange, clearing, and NFA fees apply.
How to get started
Ready to start trading futures with NinjaTrader? There are just three steps between you and your first trade.
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Open your NinjaTrader account
Fund your account
Start trading
Once your application is approved and your account is funded, you can place your first trade.
Start small or go all in. With no account minimums, it's all up to you.
Fill out a simple application.
6 reasons to choose NinjaTrader
100+ futures trading tools
Your Trading Advantage Starts with Great Pricing
Endless customization
Identify and execute your next trade opportunity with technical tools and platforms built to navigate the modern markets.
Customize your analysis and trade setups with 1,000s of third-party indicators, strategies, and apps built just for NinjaTrader.
Choose the plan that fits your trade. Margins as low as $50. Commissions as low as $.09 per contract.
Unlimited simulated trading
First-class support and futures education
Free backtesting engine
Fine-tune your automated trading strategies on historical data and analyze their past performance.
Prep to trade in the live markets and test new strategies with free unlimited sim trading, included with all accounts.
Free 24-hour emergency trade desk. Daily webinars. 100s of on-demand training videos.
Trade on the platform built for futures
We back up our world-class brokerage with an award-winning trading platform built to let you trade how you want, when you want.
Built-in advanced trade management and charting tools
1,000s of third-party app integrations
Unlimited simulated trading
Start trading futures
See for yourself what NinjaTrader's brokerage and trading platform can do for your futures trading.
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Futures, foreign currency and options trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all of 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 necessary indicative of future results.
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