Which Platforms Can I Use, And Can I Change Later?
Futures Instant is supported on ATAS, Quantower, Volsys, R|Trader Pro, Tradovate, NinjaTrader and TradingView. You choose your platform at checkout, and your market data provider is assigned automatically:
Rithmic — R|Trader Pro.
Tradovate — Tradovate and NinjaTrader.
dxFeed — all other supported platforms.
Once your account is created, the platform and data provider can't be changed.
Sierra Chart, MotiveWave, Jigsaw and VolFix are compatible but unsupported: you can use them with your own licence, but we don't provide platform support or licence management for them.
What Market Data Is Included?
CME Group Level 1 data (CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX) is included at no extra cost. At checkout you can upgrade to:
CME Level 2 data, or
CME Group Level 2 data (CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX).
The price of each upgrade is shown at checkout and in your order summary.
Which Instruments Can I Trade?
CME Group futures listed on CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX, in Mini and Micro contracts — within your account's contract limits.
What Are The Trading Hours?
The trading session runs from 17:00 CT to 15:55 CT. Futures Instant is intraday only, so any position still open at the end of the session is closed automatically.
What Does My Dashboard Show?
Your real-time dashboard displays your key account metrics, including Maximum Drawdown, Daily Pause, Profit Target (including the Consistency Rule) and Trading Days, giving you a clear view of your progress as you trade.
How Do I Connect To My Platform?
Follow the setup guide for the platform you chose at checkout:
All Futures Instant trading is on a demo account.
To connect, log in to your chosen platform with the demo credentials The Trading Pit sends you — your login/username, password and the server (system) to connect to.
Use the connection guide for your platform, and the vendor’s own help for using the platform itself:
Platform | How to connect | Platform help |
Tradovate | ||
NinjaTrader | ||
Quantower | ||
ATAS | ||
R/Trader Pro (Rithmic) | ||
TradingView |
Choosing your connection — when a platform asks which system or server to connect to, choose The Trading Pit’s connection. For Rithmic, select The Trading Pit gateway specifically — not a generic Rithmic system — so you’re routed to the correct servers with your demo account.
If login fails — first check you’re using the correct credentials and server for your account; if it still fails, contact our Trader Support team.