From Ninja Trader Support:
While we do not officially support running NinjaTrader on a Mac; we have had many clients run NinjaTrader on Mac hardware.
We have specific installation instructions for Parallels and VMWare Fusion which will allow you to run NinjaTrader on your Mac. Below you will find instructions specific to the available options of running NinjaTrader on a Mac computer with the virtualization tools. Please note that Windows is sold separately from Parallels and VMWare.
Mac Installation - Configuring NinjaTrader for Parallels (click HERE to access):
When installing NinjaTrader on a Mac using Parallels users will need to ensure that the following steps have been taken prior to the installation of NinjaTrader.
- Start Parallels and select your virtual machine
- Press the "Configure" button on the top
- Under "Options", select "Sharing"
- Uncheck "Share Mac" under "Share Mac User Folders with Windows"
- Press "OK" and start the virtual machine
Mac Installation - Configuring NinjaTrader for VMWare Fusion (click HERE to access):
When configuring NinjaTrader on a Mac running VMWare, users will need to ensure that the following steps have been taken prior to the installation of NinjaTrader.
- Start VMWare and select your virtual machine
- Press the "Settings" button on the bottom
- Under "System Settings", select "Sharing"
- Uncheck "Documents" from the "Mirrored Folders" list
- Close the "Settings" window and start the virtual machine
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