NinjaTrader haslaunched an Innovation Lab focused on artificial intelligence and tradingtechnology for the futures market.The new team willdevelop AI-native tools for traders. Its first three capabilities are Nina, AIStrategy Builder and a Model Context Protocol server.NinjaTrader appointed BrianWeis as Chief Innovation and AI Officer in July, with AI agents and MCPamong his areas of focus. MetaTrader5 also recently introduced an AI assistant for testing trading bots, while FundedNextlaunched an MCP server for AI-driven trading workflows. AI adoption grows in retail tradingFinance Magnatesrecently examined whether AIagents could replace traditional trading apps, including how MCP couldallow AI systems to interact directly with trading platforms and access accountand market data.NinjaTrader said arecent survey of 1,500 active traders found that strategy development and skillbuilding were the two areas where respondents saw the greatest potentialbenefit from AI.“The most importantwork in trading right now is where AI meets trading infrastructure,” said Weis.MCP connects AI toaccountsNinjaTrader’s MCPintegration connects AI assistants, including ChatGPT and Claude, with traders’accounts. It provides access to trading context such as positions and accountrules, as well as breaking news, economic events and market signals.The company said thisinformation can be used in workflows including pre-trade risk sizing, tradeanalysis and post-trade reviews.Nina Analyses Trader BehaviourNina is an AI tradingcompanion built into the NinjaTrader platform. It analyses account activity toidentify individual trading patterns and tendencies.The tool highlightswhat is working, potential sources of losses and areas where trading disciplinecould improve. It can also recommend risk settings based on account activity.AI Strategy Builder Targets CodingAI Strategy Builder isaimed at traders with limited NinjaScript experience. Users can describe entry,exit, risk and filtering rules in plain language.The system convertsthose instructions into compiled, testable strategies. Traders can then refinethe rules through conversation, with the system regenerating and compiling thestrategy.Martin Franchi, CEO ofNinjaTrader Group, said the Innovation Lab would accelerate the company’s workin AI.“We createdNinjaTrader's Innovation Lab to accelerate our big bets in trading innovation,”he said.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.