3.6. Install MBO DOM V2 + Iceberg

INSTALLATION STEPS FOR PACK 4  - MBO DOM WITH ICEBERG

- MBO version 2 from Pack 4 included indicators

• MBO DOM
• MBO Iceberg
• MBO Data Engine 
  

1) Must complete all pree-requisites instructions for error-free installation. Duplicate files removal, OneDrive removall, Whitelist Antivirus. 

2) Additional files to whitelist and exclude from your Antivirus Security

- Access your antivirus settings and whitelist NinjaTrader to grant permission.  Please grant permission to NinjaTrader on every online security and antivirus app and software on your computer, including Windows Defender, which is enabled by default. If you have multiple security programs, repeat this process for each one.

Whitelist folders: 
1)  C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 8
2) C:\Users\<<Your Username>>\NinjaTrader 8\bin
3) C:\Users\<<<USERNAME>>\AppData\Local\Temp\7114e8ea-2fd5-46e6-bf7d-b91fb1638ae3

Whitelist this file:
4) C:\Users\<<<USERNAME>>\Documents\NinjaTrader 8\bin\Custom\BofMbo.dll
5) BOF_MBO_V2_Iceberg.zip  ( download installation file from our website)

Step-by-step instructions from Google on how to add Exclusions and white-listing:
 https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+whitelist+files+and+directories+with+antivirus&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1159US1159&oq=how+to+whitelist+files+and+directories+with+antivirus&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCjE0MTcyajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBVlu7SFyNeKV8QVZbu0hcjXilQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 

# 3: - Before downloading and installing the  MBO installation files, please turn off or uninstall all antivirus and online security application software completely. Ensure that Windows Defender is completely turned off during installation. Otherwise, it may remove installation files

#4: Always run Ninjatrader as Administrator. That means from now on and forever, you must start NinjaTrader only as Administrator. 
Steps to take:
- Change the NinjaTrader shortcut's properties to always run with administrator privileges: right-click the shortcut, select "Properties," navigate to the "Compatibility" tab, and check the box for "Run this program as an administrator." 

Update to MBO DOM2 with MBO Iceberg indicator:

Pre-requisites:

1) Ninjatrader version: at least 8.1.4.1. Recommended is 8.1.5.1 version

2) Always Run NinjaTrader as Administrator:

- To run NinjaTrader as an Administrator, find the NinjaTrader desktop or Start Menu shortcut, then right-click it and select "Run as administrator".
- You can also modify the shortcut's properties to always launch with administrator privileges by going to Properties > Compatibility > "Run this program as an administrator".

3) Do not log in to the NinjaTrader app with Google Mail. Do not enter the Google-generated login if signed in with Google or Apple:
    Prohibited: Google:1234567812340:NTB

BOF indicators may not work until you have this Username without errors, using both large and small caps exactly as it appears under the Machine ID. 

It should be in the same large and small caps, precisely as the copy. 

Please ensure that the large caps and lowercase letters in the Username are entered correctly from the User below the Machine ID into the field visible on the Account Registration page. 

Steps to verify how your NT Username is entered on our website:

1. • Please log in to your account on our website, go to your MyProfile menu,
     • Select the Subscription History tab,
     • Select the Account Registration link. 
     • On the open page, you have details you provided on the Account registration form, including the NinjaTrader Username
   • Ensure that you enter the exact Username in this field as the username immediately below the Machine ID in the NinjaTrader Platform/Help/About section. 

Correct NinjaTrader Username on the website if needed:

• To correct, please send a Direct (not public) message request to BOF Admin on our Discord channel: Discord link  
• Make sure you never share your NinjaTrader password with anyone under any circumstances. 

The NinjaTrader Username should be entered on the Account Registration form for subscription on bestorderflow.com/  menu Account/Subscriptions History tab, and link Account Registration to page: Subscription Details. 

UNINSTALL PREVIOUS MBO VERSION

Uninstall the previous MBO indicator via the NinjaTrader Administrative window:

Tools/ Remove NinjaScript Assembly/ BOFMBO

and make sure you no longer have that file BOFMBO inside the folder Documents\NinjaTrader 8\bin\Custom

2) Please remove BOFMBO.zip from your downloads and from anywhere you previously saved the previous version. This file may interfere with the new file version if you do not properly remove it. Clean up the Recycle Bin.

INSTALL NEW PACK 4 MBO:

Install new MBO DOM version 2 with Iceberg indicator

DOWNLOAD FILES

1) Log in to your Account on bestorderflow.com
2) Proceed to the My Downloads tab
3) Download file name: BOF_MBO_V2_Iceberg.zip

INSTALL INDICATOR FILES

Run NinjaTrader as Administrator. 

Install indicators via the NinjaTrader Administrative window:  Tools/ Import/NinjaScript Add-on..

Select the file you have saved: BOF_MBO_V2_Iceberg.zip. Say yes to all questions.

4) Restart NinjaTrader. Run NinjaTrader as Administrator. 

What do you do when you get a notification that you don't have a licence for MBO?
Follow the exact steps to fix it: How to Fix Licence Error Notification with NinjaTrader Username 

SERT UP BOF MBO CONNECTION

5) For the best and fastest results, at first, remove all other connections from the list and keep only My BOF MBO Rithmic NT connection as proof that it works. Add other conecction AFTER BOF MBO Rithmic NT connection works.   MBO Rithmic NT connection should be your primary connection

Notice: BOF MBO Rithmic NT connection is a copy of My Rithmic for Ninja Brokerage and should be used the same way as you used before.

The only difference is that our new connection is capable of reading MBO data properly. Some trades utilize these connections to integrate data from their prop firms' Rithmic providers. Example - Rithmic direct, Apex, or Bulenox. 

6) Disconnect all connections: Administrative menu Connections/ Disconnect
7) Remove all connections from the list of connections. ( you can add them later - after you manage BOF MBO Rithmic NT to work)  
7) Add new connection BOF MBO Rithmic NT:
   - Menu connection/ Configure

- Find a new connection under Connections/ Available: "BOF MBO Rithmic NT"
- Double-click to add that connection to the section Configured
- May select yes to Connect on startup later.
- Do not select any connection as a Plugin mode
- MBO data included in Data level 1.  There is no need for data level 2 unless it is required for a Heatmap or other level 2 indicators. 
- Fill out the same credentials Username and Password from your existing Rithmic connection, like Apex Bulenox or Rithmic Direct, used for data level 1 (copy username and password from the Rithmic connection Data level 1 already used). MBO data included in Data level 1. 

On the Settings/ System/ select :

- Select Rithmic Paper Trading (Chicago) if you are in the United States and using Bulenox (as an example) 
- for Apex accounts - select Apex from the list of servers. (not Paper Trading (Chicago) 
If you are in another country, select the Rithmic Paper Trading server name that is closer to your geographic location.
Apply and OK

Turn on that connection from the menu Connection / BOF MBO Rithmic NT

Always use the "BOF MBO Rithmic NT" connection to use on the MBO DOM and MBO Iceberg indicators.

Getting an error for the connection? 

1) Please disconnect all connections. Remove all other connections from the list of connections ( you may add other connections later) 
2) Turn on only My BOF Rithmic NT connection. 
3) Configure this connection and add On for Connecting on Startup. 
4) Most importantly: please double-check credentials for this connection - Username and Password for accuracy and save.
5) Restart NinjaTrader as Administrator. 

Any other errors and notifications?
Most likely, all notifications may be solved by restarting NT as Administrator. 

ADD DATA TO INSTRUMENTS/TICKERS

MBO DATA PROVIDER LIST:

- Select Tickers/Instruments to use with MBO :
- On the administrative window, select menu New/ BOF MBO. BOF MBO - red letters.
- On the MBO Data Provider window, select or type in tickers/ instrument names
(MES or MNQ) and press the Connect button.
- You may use up to 5 tickers to connect a maximum at the same time.
- Press X to close or _ to minimize the window. Your connection will not disconnect if you close that window.

CLOSE ALL WORKSPACES

- Use the admin menu Workspace and close all workspaces. 
- Make sure you also close any gray icon workspaces running in the background. 
- It is essential that for the first time you use, you have confidence that MBO DOM and MBO Iceberg indicators work alone without interference with any other indicators or scripts. 

Make a new workspace with a new name and close all other workspaces.

ADD MBO DOM AND MBO ICEBERG ON THE CHART

Add a new 10-second chart MES or MNQ - the same as you selected on the New/MBO Data Provider list
Add MBO DOM and MBO Iceberg indicators on that chart.

For quick settings adjustments for MBO DOM, you can use the on-chart menu MBO, which should be highlighted in green for that instrument if you have selected it from the New/MBO Data Provider list.

For complete settings for MBO DOM, use Indicators Configuration Properties.

Icebergs can be noticed on the MBO DOM and also on the Charts. Icebergs for the MBO DOM are configured in the DOM settings.
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COMMON MISTAKES:

1) The indicator files and connection disappear  after working for a day before:
- It is deleted by antivirus and online protection software or Windows Defender. Whitelist NinjaTrader or uninstall all security apps/software. 

2) Panic error: 
- Restart NT as administrator. Do not believe the word Panic in the error message. 
- Select the Ninjatrader app, right-click, and then select Properties/Advanced. Check the "Start as Administrator " checkbox.  

3) Getting error " No valid licence" - please check Username and Machine ID entered on the account on this website correctly, exactly as shown in NinjaTrader / Help/ About and Machine ID window. 

Before approaching the BOF administrator for any help and assistance, please consider the preparation steps:

1) Turn off all Ninjatrader connections
2) Close the NinjaTrader platform
2) Use NToptimizer to clean up cache and all recorded/written historical files and data with errors and hiccups. The NT optimizer is a free Windows application that can be downloaded from your account on bestorderflow.com. 
3) Start NinjaTrader as Administrator
4) If you have MBO indicators, start BOF MBO rithmic connection as your primary and first in order connection. Other connections should be turned on as secondary later. 
5) Reload Ninja Scripts on the chart
6) Reload data on the charts (F5)
7) Send BOF Admin a Direct Message on our Discord. 
8) Always provide the BOF admin with your registered email and machine ID and a statement that you followed the troubleshooting instructions and preparation steps: My email is , and my Machine ID is 1234567. 
9) Copy BOF Admin screenshots with errors. Errors can be fixed only based on a detailed description and screenshots. 

 

MBO Market By Order Strategies:

Links to learn more about MBO indicators for NinjaTrader 
1) https://bestorderflow.com/userguide/all-indicators-pack-1-2-3-4-ninjatrader/pack-4-mbo-market-by-order-dom-ninjatrader-indicator

2) https://bestorderflow.com/userguide/all-indicators-pack-1-2-3-4-ninjatrader/mbo-dom-indicator-for-NinjaTrader

3) https://bestorderflow.com/userguide/all-indicators-pack-1-2-3-4-ninjatrader/iceberg-indicator-native-mbo-cme-for-ninjatrader

4) Videos about Iceberg:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQWwlDttYk8
https://youtu.be/hQWwlDttYk8

MBO MANUALS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Manuals / Instructions / Explainer about how to set up MBO Dom and Iceberg (in development) Indicators 

  Download Step by Step MBO Dom Market By Order Manual   PDF