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Automate your trading with
Tradovate
Send TradingView alerts to Algomatex and we place the orders in your own Tradovate account, with take-profit and stop-loss attached and risk checks before every order.
- Funds stay at Tradovate, never with us
- Kill switch on every account
{ "ticker": "NVDA", "action": "buy", "qty": 50, "tp": "2%", "sl": "1%" }
- Kill switch off
- Subscription active
- Account not paused
- 14 pre-trade gates
Tradovate and its logo are trademarks of their owner. Algomatex is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Tradovate; the name is used only to identify a supported connection.
About the broker
Tradovate at a glance
Tradovate is a futures brokerage that launched in 2015 and operates out of Chicago, Illinois. It runs under NinjaTrader Group, and its accounts are carried by NinjaTrader Clearing, LLC, a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant and NFA member. Traders choose a Free, Monthly or Lifetime plan, with lower per-contract commissions on the paid plans, and trade on a cloud-based platform across desktop and mobile.
- Three pricing plans: Free, Monthly ($99/month) and Lifetime ($1,499), with micro futures from $0.09 per side on Lifetime
- Day-trading margins from $25 on micro and $500 on standard futures
- No funding minimum and no platform licence fees
- Cloud-based platform for desktop, tablet and phone, with a free demo
Sources (10) · checked 8 Oct 2026
- Tradovate pricing page (plans, commissions, margins, fees)
- Tradovate all-in commission rates
- Tradovate about page (launched 2015, Chicago, NinjaTrader Group)
- Tradovate contact page (Chicago office)
- Tradovate homepage (no funding minimum, devices, demo, entity footer)
- Why Tradovate (platform, API)
- NinjaTrader disclosures (NTC d/b/a Tradovate, CFTC FCM, NFA ID 0309379, Payward)
- Tradovate support: applying for a live account (country list)
- Tradovate support: opening an account in Canada
- NFA BASIC: NFA ID 0309379
- Legal name
- NinjaTrader Clearing, LLC (d/b/a Tradovate)
- Parent company
- NinjaTrader Group, LLC (part of Payward, Inc., the operator of Kraken)
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Regulation
Tradovate is a trade name: the registered futures commission merchant behind it is NinjaTrader Clearing, LLC, which also does business as NinjaTrader and Kraken Derivatives US.
- Markets
- Futures
- Platforms
- Cloud-based platform on desktop (Windows and Mac), iPhone, iPad and Android, plus TradingView access and an API
- Account minimum
- No funding minimum; accounts can be opened with any funding amount.
- Availability
- Open to US residents and to residents of many other countries; a live account can be opened only if the country of residence appears in the application's list. In Canada, only Ontario residents can open a live account.
Get started
From a Tradovate account to automation in three steps
- 01
Open a Tradovate account
Apply on Tradovate's own site. Algomatex never opens or funds the account for you.
trader.tradovate.com - 02
Connect it to Algomatex
Link the account from your Brokers page. Credentials are stored encrypted, and your funds never leave Tradovate.
- 03
Point your TradingView alert at your webhook
Paste your Algomatex webhook URL into the alert. Every alert after that becomes an order.
Pricing at Tradovate
What Tradovate charges
Commissions are set by Tradovate, not Algomatex, and can change. Check Tradovate's site for current pricing.
Commissions on the Free plan (no monthly fee), with Monthly and Lifetime plan rates in the notes. Exchange, clearing and NFA fees are charged on top.
Full pricing on tradovate.com| Product | Commission |
|---|---|
| Standard futures$0.99 on the Monthly plan, $0.59 on the Lifetime plan | $1.29 per contract, per side |
| Micro and CME E-nano index futures$0.29 on the Monthly plan, $0.09 on the Lifetime plan | $0.39 per contract, per side |
| Nano futures and event contracts$0.15 on the Monthly plan, $0.05 on the Lifetime plan | $0.20 per contract, per side |
| Monthly planBuys the lower Monthly commission rates | $99 per month |
| Lifetime planBuys the lowest commission rates | $1,499 one time, or 4 installments of $499 |
Source: Tradovate's own pages · checked 8 Oct 2026
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What Algomatex can do on Tradovate
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Before every order
Every Tradovate order passes the same checks, in the same order
- 01Kill switchOne switch halts every account at once
- 02SubscriptionBuy signals need an active plan; sells always pass
- 03Broker paused?Pause Tradovate alone and keep the rest running
- 0414 pre-trade gatesBuying power, duplicate signals, market hours and more
FAQ
Tradovate and Algomatex, answered
Answers about Tradovate come from its own pages and regulators' records, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Is Tradovate regulated?
Yes. Tradovate is a trade name of NinjaTrader Clearing, LLC, which is registered with the CFTC as a futures commission merchant and is an NFA member (NFA ID 0309379).
How much does Tradovate charge per contract?
On the Free plan, standard futures cost $1.29 per side and micro futures $0.39 per side. The Monthly plan ($99/month) lowers these to $0.99 and $0.29, and the Lifetime plan ($1,499) to $0.59 and $0.09. Exchange, clearing and NFA fees are added on top.
Is there a minimum deposit at Tradovate?
No. Tradovate accepts any funding amount, though day-trading margins still apply, starting at $25 for micro futures.
Does Tradovate charge platform or inactivity fees?
Tradovate charges no platform licence fees on any plan. Inactivity fees apply to accounts on the Free plan.
Can non-US residents open a Tradovate account?
Tradovate accepts residents of many countries. If a country is not in the residence list on the live-account application, a funded account cannot be opened there; in Canada, only Ontario residents qualify.
Does Algomatex hold my money?
No. Orders go to your own Tradovate account and your funds stay at Tradovate. Algomatex never receives, holds or moves them.
Which Tradovate markets can I automate?
The ones marked supported in the table above. Anything Tradovate offers that the table marks as not available isn't automated yet.
Can I stop automation on Tradovate at once?
Yes. Pause Tradovate alone from its broker page, or use the kill switch to halt every account. A paused account places no new orders until you resume it.
