8.1.8

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8.1.8.0 Release Date

July 21, 2026

 

Features

Single Stock Futures are here

Feature # 27879

 

818SSF

 

Trade leading U.S. stocks with the flexibility of futures - go long or short, benefit from lower capital requirements, and nearly 24/6 market access.

Single Stock Futures default Workspace

Feature # 46280

 

818SSFWorkspace

 

Explore Single Stock Futures with a new built-in workspace designed to help you get started quickly. It includes a chart, Calendar with Economics and Earnings tabs, Stock Hot Lists, and a Market Analyzer preconfigured with popular Single Stock Futures for a complete market overview.

 

Access it from Control Center > Workspaces > Default Workspaces > Single Stock Futures.

Calendar Earnings tab

Feature # 30178

 

818CalendarEarnings

 

Stay ahead of earnings announcements with the new Earnings tab in the Calendar. View upcoming and recent earnings, including estimated and reported EPS and revenue, along with earnings surprise percentages to quickly see how results compared to expectations.

 

You can also create alerts for upcoming earnings events, making it easy to stay informed about the companies you follow.

 

Access the Calendar from the New menu in the Control Center.

Stock Data

Feature # 31315

 

818Stocks

 

Access real-time stock market data directly within NinjaTrader. Live account users can now receive data for underlying stock instruments, enabling features such as Single Stock Futures and stock market analysis.

 

If the required market data agreement has not been accepted, stock data will be delayed until the agreement is completed.

Stock Hot Lists

Feature # 30181

 

818EquitiesHotLists

 

Discover market opportunities faster with new stock Hot Lists. Track the most active stocks, top gainers, top losers, and gap up/down movers, with lists refreshed every minute to keep you up to date throughout the trading day.

 

Available in the Hot List Analyzer.

Manual lockout for prop accounts

Feature # 41593

 

818PropLockout

 

Take greater control of your trading with manual account lockout for Prop accounts on the NinjaTrader connection. Lock an account for a preset duration, until a specific time, or through the end of the trading day to help enforce your trading plan.

 

Starting a lockout automatically cancels working orders, flattens open positions, and prevents new orders until the lockout expires. Locked accounts are clearly indicated throughout the platform, including the Accounts tab and account selection menus.

 

Available from the Accounts tab in the Control Center.

 

 

Issue #

Status

Category

Summary

46032

Fixed

Alerts

Alerts had no sound if Windows Media Player Legacy wasn't enabled

36493

Changed

Messages

Enhanced in-app messages with rich content, including images, action buttons, and support for the Messages tab

41658

Changed

NinjaTrader Connection

Added support for upcoming connectivity improvements for certain prop providers

 

8.1.8.1 Release Date

July 24, 2026

 

Issue #

Status

Category

Summary

48260

Fixed

Alert

Improved audio alert stability during periods of high alert activity, such as when multiple alerts trigger in rapid succession

47733

Fixed

Chart

Candlestick Data Series appearance settings could reset or become uneditable after compiling NinjaScripts

47550

Fixed

General

Resolved an issue where NinjaTrader could occasionally remain running after exit

47498

Fixed

Vendor Licensing, Strategy Analyzer

Reduced unnecessary license validation requests during optimization runs

 

8.1.8.2 Release Date

August 11, 2026

 

Issue #

Status

Category

Summary

49279

Fixed

Auto Update

Clearing a skipped version now allows update notifications to appear again as expected

49750

Fixed

NinjaTrader Connection

Addressed unknown instrument messages affecting a small number of Single Stock Futures symbols (Note: Inaccessible means not enabled for trading)

49515

Changed

Continuum, CQG

Added support for Single Stock Futures

50027

Changed

Workspaces

Added a Micros tab to the Market Analyzer in the Single Stock Futures Workspace

50036

Fixed

Hot Lists

Improved Hot List stability when a connection is interrupted and re-established

50086

Fixed

Calendar

Row text now uses a theme-appropriate color, keeping it clearly readable in the Dark theme