I’ve heard a lot of great things about Rithmic, but I only have a Mac and I see that most platforms are PC only.
I’d prefer not to have to buy another PC, so is there any way I can trade from my Macbook Pro?
I’ve heard a lot of great things about Rithmic, but I only have a Mac and I see that most platforms are PC only.
I’d prefer not to have to buy another PC, so is there any way I can trade from my Macbook Pro?
Currently you cant run Rithmic over MAC, but I can offer these 2 solutions:
I hope this helps.
Matt
So if I just joined OneUp and paid $300 for a $100k evaluation account then am I shit out of luck ? I only have a MacBook Pro … getting Parallels and doing all that sounds like a lot of work… looks like I need to have access to Rithmic just to agree to 2 documents and then I need to download Ninja Trader… is Ninja Trader also only PC compatible ?
Hi @Lalloos_Ax. Thanks for your question and welcome to the community forum!
Not necessarily.
If you’ve been provided with a paper trading account by Oneup, then you can technically sign those agreements here: Rithmic Agreements
In terms of platforms, if you don’t want to download a parallel, we do have a web-based platform that utilizes Rithmic on a web browser and works as a good solution for our Mac users on Rithmic. Take a look here: https://trade.optimusfutures.com/
As far as I know, you likely may not be able to use an account provided by Oneup here. You can give it a shot after you sign up for the demo, but this product is primarily a free product and added benefit for our clients with funded trading accounts.
I do not believe Ninja Trader is compatible with Mac.
Thanks for your questions! Let us know if there is anything else we can help with.
Jake
Optimus Futures
Hi @Mod-JakeM … that first website to sign those agreements does not work… it says “OMNI server connect failed. Please contact Rithmic Operations.” … as long as I can trade from my MAC I’ll be okay… I just cannot afford to spend money on a new PC laptop.
Thanks for letting me know. The accounts OneUp provides is likely tied to a different trading server. The link I provided only works with Rithmic demo and paper trading accounts, which is why it did not work.
If you would like to stick with your MAC, I encourage you to try one of Matt’s solutions that he mentioned in his original reply or try our web trading platform: https://trade.optimusfutures.com/
Thanks for your time and I hope you find what you’re looking for!
Jake
Optimus Futures
I just purchased a MacBook Pro and it didn’t even occur to me to see if I could trade on Rithmic Trader using a Mac! What does “Use a hosting solution (recommended) where you can login to your machine in Chicago” even mean?
Thanks!
Hi @sal,
Thanks for your question and welcome to the Optimus community forum!
In regards to a hosting solution, you can consider something like a VPS (Virtual private server) in order to access Windows OS on your MAC. A VPS is essentially a “virtual computer” installed onto a server that allows users to access it from the cloud regardless of their operating system type.
You can also consider using parallels on your Mac, like Bootcamp: Boot Camp Assistant User Guide for Mac - Apple Support, in order to accomplish this and run windows from a Mac computer.
At this time, R Trader only works on Windows machines.
I hope this helps!
Thanks,
Jake
Optimus Futures Support
Thanks Jake! This does help! I was about to pay $100 for a Parallels one year subscription, but with the link you provided me, I found out that I could install Windows for free! Since Bootcamp is an Apple product, I would guess this works better than Parallels.
I have completed the installation of Windows 10 using Bootcamp that was in my Utilities folder. Rithmic Trader Pro is now working seamlessly on my Macbook Pro.
A few tips for anyone who isn’t super computer savvy (like me) that the Apple Support link didn’t address: