# Connection to Rithmic Prop **This connection requires the purchase of an annual $575 "Prop" license from your Optimus Flow account portal.** 1. To connect your Rithmic evaluation prop firm accounts, you must first register for an account on the [Optimus Flow account portal here](https://accounts.optimusflow.app/). 2. Once your account has been registered log in to your Optimus flow portal, navigate to "Addons licenses" and Click "buy" 3. Enter your payment details and checkout with Stripe. 4. Once you have purchased your license, if you haven't already, you can log in to Optimus Flow using the same Email Address and Password used on the portal link above.

Login to your account on Optimus Flow by clicking the Profile Icon (1.) and then Login (2.)

Once you have signed into your Optimus Flow profile you can now connect to your Rithmic Prop account by opening the connection menu.

1. Open the connection menu by clicking "Optimus Futures disconnected" 2. Choose Rithmic under recent connections 3. Enter your Rithmic credentials that were provided by your evaluation school. Please select their specific Rithmc server from the Server dropdown field. (Please contact your evaluation school for your username/password and the server that should be used if you are not familiar with it) 4. Click "Connect" once all details have been entered. The connection menu will display a connected status once a connection has been made. 5. Data will not automatically display on OptimusFlow until symbols have been updated on your workspace. Please follow the steps below to add a symbol to your workspace.

Your platform may appear like this once connected to Rithmic - this is normal!

Now that you are connected to Rithmic, you need to replace the symbols on OptimusFlow's default workspace. You can do this by erasing the symbols in your watchlist and replacing them or by adding a new symbol to your chart.

Right click your watchlist > click "clear all" to remove default symbols

Once symbols have been cleared from the watchlist, you can add and replace them with Rithmic symbols by clicking on the "+" button in the top left of your watchlist. You can also add a symbol directly to your chart by using the chart's symbol search function.

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