For those of you also using Apex Trader Funding (APEX) (and possibly others?), here's a workaround that will allow you to trade with Jigsaw Daytradr directly (not with the NT8 bridge) and use a trade copier:
Step 1: You'll need at least one Tradovate account (I use a single Rithmic account as well since I can use Rithmic as my data connection in Jigsaw while routing all trading through my Tradovate account(s). I like Rithmic Level II data more than what Tradovate offers)
Step 2: You’ll need to log in to your Tradovate account online, go to Settings, then Add-Ons, then enable the option to allow connecting your Tradovate account to TradingView (this is essentially just enabling two simultaneous connections to Tradovate, even if one of them isn’t TradingView). If you’re like me and using a Rithmic account too then you’ll have to pay for the second Rithmic connection through APEX.
Step 3: You’ll have to pay Jigsaw for a live trading account. If you’re still in the evaluation stage then contact Jigsaw customer service and let them know, they have given me a free key that lasts only a limited time while working on getting to the PA stage in the past since I wasn’t in a stage where I could actually make money yet. Once you’re getting paid, they expect you to pay for the live trading account.
Step 4: Log in with your Tradovate account in Jigsaw (and Rithmic, if you’re using it for data) and make sure you have your trades in Jigsaw going through your Tradovate account. [Connection = What to connect to for data / Account = Where your trades will be routed through]
Step 5: Log in to Tradovate (and Rithmic, if this applies to you) in Ninja Trader 8 (NT8) that APEX provides. You’ll obviously need a third-party NT8 trade copier installed into NT8 beforehand, I use the new Apex Trade Copier 10.1 sold by Apex Investing Group that Apex Trader Funding links to. I’m not sure if other copiers will work, but I know this one does. This is literally all you’ll need NT8 for. I have just the main console screen that displays my accounts and open/closed P&L and the trade copier window opened while trading, everything else is Jigsaw Daytradr.
Step 6: Make sure the Apex copier in NT8 is set to use the same Tradovate account that Jigsaw is set to trade through as your leader. You can then select your other Tradovate/Rithmic accounts that you want to follow and you’re set. You can now control up to the full 20 accounts offered with APEX by controlling only your single Tradovate account through Jigsaw.
