Why we're partnering with Boxcar Trading
Ninja Watchdog is partnering with Boxcar Trading, a new futures evaluation and simulated funding firm launching its programs on October 1, 2026. Advance account purchases are open now.
- Pay once for the account. No monthly Eval renewal and no extra activation fee when you pass and qualify for funded access. Optional Eval resets cost extra.
- Keep 90% of approved payouts. Each plan has its own eligibility requirements and payout limits.
- Take time to pass. Evals have no completion deadline, subject to the inactivity rule.
- Choose your account structure. Four plans, each available with a $25K, $50K, $100K, or $150K simulated starting balance.
Compare the four account plans
End-of-day (EOD) drawdown keeps temporary open-profit peaks from raising your loss floor. The existing floor still applies during the session. Choose by drawdown, position limits, and payout rules before choosing account size.
| Plan | Main advantage | Key condition |
|---|---|---|
| BoxcarPrime | No Eval consistency requirement; a one-day pass is possible. EOD drawdown in both stages. | Funded payouts require 40% consistency, a profit goal, and a buffer. |
| BoxcarScale | EOD drawdown with no funded consistency requirement or payout buffer. | Position limits scale with profit. Five qualifying profit days; payouts limited to 50% of cycle profit and the account cap. |
| BoxcarPayout | Daily payout requests when eligible, with no funded consistency requirement. | Funded drawdown is intraday; buffer and news restrictions apply. A daily request is not same-day payment. |
| BoxcarFunded | Skip the Eval and start with a simulated-funded account, EOD drawdown, and full position limits. | 20% consistency, five trading days, a cycle profit goal, and payout caps apply. |
Select the included VPS before payment
Select Boxcar's free Chicago Trading VPS before paying for an Eval or Straight-to-Funded account. You get a remote Windows workspace for NinjaTrader, strategies, and a copier, with one VPS per customer under the offer terms. Platform and third-party software licenses are separate.
Install Ninja Watchdog on the same VPS as NinjaTrader so it can monitor that trading session.
Configure NinjaTrader recovery
Boxcar accounts use Rithmic and support NinjaTrader. Boxcar also permits automated strategies and copying across your own accounts within its rules. That makes platform recovery especially useful: a strategy can remain disabled even after the connection returns.
- Crash or reboot: Watchdog can relaunch NinjaTrader and recover the configured setup. Unattended reboot recovery needs Windows startup and automatic sign-in configured.
- Connection loss: Watchdog attempts to reconnect previously active accounts and restores interrupted strategies once the account and data are ready.
- Something needs attention: email alerts report recovery, trade and order events, and a computer that stops reporting to cloud monitoring.
Prepare for October 1
Follow the connection instructions in your Boxcar portal when account access becomes available. Configure recovery around the session cutoff and your plan’s news restrictions; Watchdog does not enforce account rules.
Boxcar's Eval and initial funded stages use simulated funds. Qualifying funded performance can earn approved cash payouts; a later live-capital account requires separate selection and approval.
Official sources
Boxcar Trading
Choose your account for launch
Compare the plans and select your included VPS before payment.