NinjaTrader Development and NinjaScript Consultancy
MicroTrends provides specialist B2B quantitative-development and trading-technology consultancy for NinjaTrader ecosystem vendors, commercial trading businesses, experienced professional traders, proprietary trading operations, CTAs, hedge funds and investment organisations.
We design, develop, review and modernise technically substantial NinjaTrader and algorithmic-trading solutions. Projects are considered individually according to their technical requirements, commercial objectives, feasibility and current development capacity.
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Why Choose MicroTrends?
MicroTrends founder Tom Leeson is an experienced financial-technology consultant, trading-system developer and futures trader. He has worked with electronic trading, quantitative systems and financial software since the 1990s, with experience spanning institutional banking technology, asset management, hedge-fund systems, proprietary trading and retail futures markets.
MicroTrends was founded in 2006 and has specialised in NinjaTrader development since 2009. Over that time, we have designed and delivered hundreds of proprietary and commercial projects across NinjaTrader 7 and NinjaTrader 8.
Our work has included technical indicators, specialist bar types, discretionary trading tools, trade-management systems, automated strategies, hybrid trading frameworks, platform integrations and white-label trading products.
NinjaTrader Automated, Hybrid and Discretionary Trading-System Specialists
Save development time and reduce technical risk by working with a specialist who understands both professional software engineering and the practical realities of trading-system operation. Our focus is dependable execution, maintainable architecture, controlled risk, efficient performance and software that can evolve as your requirements develop.
- Specialist experience: NinjaTrader and NinjaScript development since 2009.
- Trader and developer perspective: Practical experience spanning trading, system design and live operational requirements.
- Commercial development: Proprietary, vendor-branded and white-label trading technology.
- Purpose-built solutions: Every project is evaluated according to its methodology, users, operating environment and risk controls.
- Flexible engagement: Hourly, fixed-phase and managed-retainer arrangements may be available depending on the project.
- Selected projects: All new work is subject to technical suitability, available capacity and mutually agreed commercial terms.
Explore the history of MicroTrends algorithmic and hybrid trading-system projects.
NinjaTrader Development Services
- NinjaTrader 8 indicators: Proprietary technical analysis, charting tools, signals, filters and discretionary trading systems.
- NinjaTrader 8 strategies: Automated, semi-automated and hybrid algorithmic trading-system development.
- Trade-management systems: Entry controls, protective stops, profit targets, breakeven, trailing, scaling and position management.
- Market Analyzer solutions: Multi-instrument scanners, trading signals, alerts and systematic portfolio monitoring.
- Strategy research: Backtesting, optimisation, parameter analysis and performance evaluation.
- Architecture and code review: Technical audits, troubleshooting, performance engineering and maintainability improvements.
- NinjaTrader 7 migration: Review and modernisation of suitable legacy NinjaTrader 7 indicators and strategies for NinjaTrader 8.
- White-label development: Proprietary and vendor-branded trading products for commercial distribution.
- Systems integration: C#, .NET, WPF, APIs, web services, cloud services and relational database architecture.
MicroTrends specialises in professional C#, .NET and NinjaScript development for real-time, event-driven trading environments. Our solutions may include tick-by-tick processing, interactive trade controls, configurable risk management, advanced order handling and integration with external applications or services.
How the Project Process Works
- Submit your requirements: Provide a concise description of the proposed system, indicator, strategy, integration or consultancy requirement.
- Initial project review: We assess the project’s technical scope, commercial suitability and likely feasibility.
- Requirements clarification: Where appropriate, we arrange an online meeting or continue by email to review specifications, trading rules, diagrams and supporting material.
- Scope and proposal: The project is divided into clearly defined phases, deliverables, assumptions and acceptance criteria.
- Estimate and payment schedule: Development estimates, commercial terms, milestones and payment arrangements are provided for agreement.
- Confidentiality: A Non-Disclosure Agreement may be completed before detailed proprietary information is exchanged.
- Project commencement: Development begins after the proposal is accepted and the agreed initial payment has been received.
- Incremental delivery and testing: Protected test builds are supplied at agreed milestones for feedback and user-acceptance testing.
- Completion and handover: Final deliverables and any contractually included source code are supplied after testing, acceptance and settlement of the agreed fees.
MicroTrends Development Methodology
MicroTrends uses a lightweight, incremental and iterative development methodology designed to expose technical issues early, maintain control of project scope and incorporate structured client feedback throughout development.
Software Development Lifecycle
- Conception: Define the business objectives, users, trading methodology and high-level requirements.
- Inception: Develop the functional design, technical architecture, specifications and acceptance criteria.
- Construction: Implement, test and refine the solution through agreed development phases.
- Transition: Complete user-acceptance testing, delivery, documentation and deployment.
- Maintenance: Provide separately agreed support, updates or continued development where required.
Collaboration, Security and Source Control
Project communication is normally conducted through email and scheduled online meetings. Source code is maintained in secure, version-controlled repositories, with access restricted according to the requirements of the engagement.
During development, protected and time-limited test builds may be supplied for evaluation, feedback and user-acceptance testing. Source-code ownership, licensing, permitted use and final delivery are defined in the individual project agreement.
Commercial Terms and Important Limitations
Project estimates and fees cover professional development time, research, analysis and agreed deliverables. Payment is therefore not conditional upon the profitability, commercial performance or trading results of an idea or completed system.
MicroTrends can provide technical observations about software architecture, automation, execution, testing and risk-control features. We do not provide personalised trading, investment, legal, tax or regulatory advice, and we do not guarantee that any trading methodology or software project will be profitable.
Automated and algorithmic trading systems require appropriate testing, supervision, infrastructure and risk controls. Clients remain responsible for validating their trading rules, monitoring their systems and determining whether any software is appropriate for their intended use.
All projects and services are governed by the applicable proposal, project agreement and MicroTrends Terms and Conditions.
Request a NinjaTrader Development Quotation
If you represent a trading-system vendor, commercial trading business, proprietary trading operation, CTA, hedge fund or other professional organisation, submit an outline of your requirements for an initial no-obligation review.
Please include as much relevant information as possible, including the intended users, NinjaTrader version, required functionality, current development status, expected timescale and whether an existing specification or source-code project is available.
Submitting a request does not guarantee project acceptance. New work is considered according to technical fit, commercial suitability and available development capacity.