NinjaTrader, a fintech platform for retail futures trading, today announced the limited debut of the NinjaTrader Arena, an innovative futures trading challenge series that enables retail traders to compete against one another in a simulated trading environment, and the launch of the enhanced NinjaTrader mobile app for both Apple and Android.

The Arena is a free competition series that allows futures traders to compete in a realistic simulated trading environment. Traders of all experience levels can bring their futures trading skills to the Arena, where they can showcase their market knowledge, and tackle situation-based trading scenarios while going head-to-head with their peers for a chance to win cash prizes.

The Arena is currently available to select NinjaTrader users in beta. It will soon be open to all users, whether they have a demo or live account, and free to access through the NinjaTrader platform.

“In the Arena, futures traders can now put their skills on display in a risk-free sim environment for the chance to win cash and bragging rights—all while being part of our vibrant, growing community of more than 1.9 million users,” said Martin Franchi, CEO of NinjaTrader. “We provide educational tools and simulated trading environments, wrapped in education and white glove service, enabling professionals and those who are futures-curious an opportunity to explore this growing asset class. Many of our traders and increasing user base leveraged these training grounds in 2024, and we’re excited to expand on this product suite as we build better futures for all traders.”

NinjaTrader also announced the debut of its newly redesigned mobile app, which offers a sleek, modern interface with enhanced features, making trading futures on the go more convenient, intuitive, and seamless. The new app is purpose-built for retail futures traders and provides the industry’s most intuitive, responsive, modern, and feature-rich experience, helping make futures trading more accessible to new users while providing a powerful trading tool for veteran traders.

The new advanced mobile platform ensures futures traders can stay connected to the markets and manage their trades, positions, and accounts from wherever they are. NinjaTrader users can take advantage of the app’s intuitive functionality, allowing for seamless trade submissions, easier position management, and better market activity monitoring. With access to over 40 built-in and customizable indicators, users can effortlessly view and manage their preferred indicators directly on their mobile charts.