Tradovate

Coming SoonFutures & Derivatives

connectorType: "tradovate"

Cloud-native futures trading platform

Connection Architecture

Tradovate

WebSocket / REST

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Connector

libs/exchange-tradovate

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Provider

:8081/api

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Detector

Advisor

Studio

The connector feeds exchange data to Provider. Detector receives market data, Studio receives read views, and Advisor sees only signed candidate evidence.

Technologies

Transport

WebSocketREST

Authentication

Username + Password + CID

Data Format

JSON

Best for

High-frequency futures traders who benefit from flat-fee subscription pricing over per-contract commissions.
Automated strategies trading ES, NQ, CL, or GC via programmatic order submission.
Traders migrating from NinjaTrader looking for a fully cloud-native, API-first alternative.

Connect via code

1Environment variables (.env)

TRADOVATE_USERNAME=your_username_here
TRADOVATE_PASSWORD=your_password_here
TRADOVATE_CID=your_cid_here

2Connector configuration

// config/config.provider.json
{
  "provider": {
    "connectors": [
      {
        "connectorType": "tradovate",
        "enabled": true,

        "markets": [
          { "marketType": "spot", "symbols": [{ "name": "BTCUSDT" }] }
        ],
        "subscriptions": [
          { "type": "PROVIDER_MARKETDATA_CANDLE", "symbols": ["BTCUSDT"], "intervals": ["min1", "h1"], "active": true },
          { "type": "PROVIDER_MARKETDATA_TRADE", "symbols": ["BTCUSDT"], "active": true },
          { "type": "PROVIDER_MARKETDATA_ORDERBOOK", "symbols": ["BTCUSDT"], "active": true }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

3Verify and query data

Public verification
1. Configure credentials in the private Provider environment.
2. Verify connector status in the internal Studio/Provider console.
3. Use Barfinex public pages to inspect market data.

Operator Provider commands and tokens remain in internal runbooks only.

Available via Barfinex API

/api/candles/tradovate/...

/api/trades/tradovate/...

/api/orderbook/tradovate/...

/api/account/tradovate/...

/api/symbols/tradovate/...

/api/assets/tradovate/...

Studio graphical setup — in development, coming in the next release.

Important

Tradovate requires a live or simulated account.

CID (Client ID) is obtained from the Tradovate API partner portal.

Paper trading is available via the demo environment — set the demo endpoint in config.

Supported Markets

Futures

Websitewww.tradovate.com

Connect in Studio(soon)

Exchange Website

Tradovate

Connection Architecture

Technologies

Best for

Connect via code

Available via Barfinex API

Important

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