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Three ways to run Nexus. Which one is yours?
Same strategies, same license key. The difference is where they run: on your PC, in the cloud, or on a computer we host for you. Answer three questions and we'll point to the one that fits.
Quick check
Can a Windows PC stay on while you trade?
Do you trade from a Mac or your phone?
Do you want Catalyst, the news eval passer?
Best for youFastest · no extra cost
Nexus software
For you if a Windows PC can stay on while you trade.
- Runs inside your own NinjaTrader
- Orders leave straight from NinjaTrader: no webhook delay
- Every strategy, including Catalyst
- Live prices in Nexus Charts
Best for youNothing to keep running
Nexus Cloud
For you if you don't want a PC on, or you trade from a Mac or your phone.
- Runs on our servers: nothing to install
- Sends every trade to PickMyTrade or TradersPost, which places it at your broker
- Any number of accounts, with daily limits and a pass target each
- Usually 1-3 s from the strategy's fill to your broker
Best for youComing soon
Nexus VPS
For you if you want the software's speed without keeping a PC on.
- Your own private Windows computer in a data center, set up for you
- NinjaTrader and the Nexus software, on 24/7
- No webhook delay, no third-party service in between
- Check on it from any device. Price announced when it opens.
| Nexus software | Nexus Cloud | Nexus VPS (soon) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Your Windows PC | Our servers | A Windows computer we host for you |
| You need | Windows, NinjaTrader (free), your broker or prop connection | A PickMyTrade or TradersPost account (their own subscription) | Just your broker or prop login |
| Must stay on | Your PC, during your trading hours | Nothing | Nothing (we keep it on) |
| Order speed | Straight from NinjaTrader | Usually 1-3 s after the strategy's fill | Straight from NinjaTrader |
| Catalyst (news eval passer) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mac / phone | Windows only | Any device | Any device |
| Many accounts at once | One NinjaTrader, many accounts | Any number, each with its own size and limits | One NinjaTrader, many accounts |
| Extra cost | None | Your PickMyTrade / TradersPost plan | VPS add-on (price soon) |
| Included in Automation | Yes | Yes | Add-on |
You don't have to pick. Your license key works in the Nexus software and in Nexus Cloud at the same time: for example the software on your PC for Catalyst and one stack, and Nexus Cloud for your other accounts.