Can I run a live ATS on a continuous contract?

[CaptainFill]

Hello,

I'm looking to run an ATS on a VPS and I am curious if I can set on a continuous contract an not have to worry about changing contracts every quarter. I use a Kinetick datafeed.

If I cannot use a continuous contract for live trading, which dates do I need to keep track of to switch to the next contract?

Last, if I have a NT7 license and use it on my home PC, am I limited to only being connected to either the VPS or PC at a time? Will NT shut down on the VPS if NT7 is opened on my PC?

Thank you!

[NinjaTrader_Brandon]

Hello CaptainFill,

Thanks for writing in.

You would not be able to trade to a continuous contract, you would need to select the current front month.
You can see when instruments are set to rollover in NinjaTrader by going to Tools> Instrument Manager
Select the instrument under the Available Master Instruments and press Edit
Select the Misc tab
Select Contract Months and press the "..." button
Now you can view the rollovers.

Also below I have provided a link to a custom indicator that when applied to a chart will display when the next rollover is set in NinjaTrader, add a rollover button, and plot rollover on your chart.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/local_links.php?action=sendtofriend&catid=4&linkid=558

To import indicators you will need the original .zip file.


Here is a basic guideline of how to Import indicators.


To Import
1. Download the indicator to your desktop, keep them in the compressed .zip file.
2. From the Control Center window select the menu File> Utilities> Import NinjaScript
3. Select the downloaded .zip file
4. NinjaTrader will then confirm if the import has been successful.

Critical - Specifically for some indicators, it will prompt that you are running newer versions of @SMA, @EMA, etc. and ask if you want to replace, press 'No'

That is correct, although NinjaTrader can be installed on multiple PCs at the same time with a live license only 1 can be used at a time.