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2026-10

2020

2nd Floor, 412 S. Wells, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States

James Thorpe

United States

After five payouts the account is reviewed for a possible live transition; it is not automatic. Initial accounts use simulated capital.

Funded Live Access
Up to 5 active Funded Live accounts per trader.
90% profit split on Funded Live.
Clear position scaling rules and structured account transition.

No Activation Fee
TradeDay 2.0 removes the activation fee that existed in the previous model.

Every 5 days; five payouts before account review.

Day-one payouts on Quick Pay (no buffer). Requests submitted before 17:30 CT processed within 24 hours on business days. No frequency limit.

One and Signature: 5% of balance up to 75K and 4% on 100K and 150K. One additionally limits withdrawals to 50% of total profit. Instant: 5% at all sizes.

Fast Pass Funded Sim maximum per request: $1,500 (50K), $1,875 (100K), $2,250 (150K).

500 USD

$250 minimum per payout request.

Positive net profit across the payout cycle. KYC and Trader Agreement. Shared wallets are not accepted; failed KYC means forfeiture of gains and account closure. Optional store credit is irrevocable and expires after one year.

• US Wire Transfer: Free
• International Wire Transfer: $15/withdrawal
• Crypto L1: $2.5/withdrawal + estimated gas fees
• Crypto L2: Free

Liquidity-provider commissions vary by instrument and platform; check specifications.

Remove Lock on Payout: +25%. Payout Protector: +25%, Signature only. Optional add-ons; checkout indicates they are included in renewal.

End-of-day trailing; the threshold retains its pre-payout level unless Remove Lock on Payout is purchased.

Two drawdown types available, both Trailing Maximum Drawdown:

Intraday TMD
Calculated in real time from unrealized profits during the session.

End of Day TMD
Calculated from realized profits at end of day (16:00 CT close). Follows account growth until frozen at the initial balance.

Funded Sim drawdown type matches the evaluation type purchased.

Up to 10 Evaluation accounts and 5 Funded Sim accounts simultaneously per trader. Up to 5 active Funded Live accounts per trader. Multiple Funded Sim accounts allowed. Single-member US LLC allowed. Multi-member LLC, S-corps and C-corps not allowed.

One: none. Signature: 6% on 25K, 4% on 50K, 3% from 75K. Instant: 4%.

No fixed count; the $1 million limit is shared across evaluations, funded accounts and markets.

No evaluation deadline; the inactivity limit applies.

Unlimited

Instant: monthly subscription from the funded account. The reviewed sources do not publish a One or Signature activation fee.

No activation fee on TradeDay 2.0.

One: 5 days with at least $100/150/200/250/300 on 25/50/75/100/150K. Instant: 5 days according to checkout. Signature: no explicit confirmed requirement.

Fast Pass Funded Sim: 5 profitable days per payout; $150/$200/$250 minimum daily profit on 50K/100K/150K.

Monthly subscription; platform prices are listed in each challenge.

Monthly subscription. See challenges for current list prices and promotions for active discounts.

Available on current plans. See challenges for reset price.

Quick Pay Funded Sim

• 80% trader / 20% TradeDay above $4,000 gross profit
• 50% trader / 50% TradeDay below $4,000 gross profit
• Split evaluated per account

Fast Pass Funded Sim

• 80% trader / 20% TradeDay

Funded Live

• 90% trader / 10% TradeDay

• Quick Pay: 5 trading days minimum (non-consecutive).
• Fast Pass: no minimum trading days.

Fast Pass Funded Sim starts at 2/3/4 contracts for 50K/100K/150K, then adds one contract per $2,000 of EOD profit. Quick Pay limits are fixed by account size.

The FAQ permits proprietary automation subject to restrictions, but the checkout catalogue flags EAs as disallowed. Obtain written confirmation for the selected plan and platform before using automation.

Allowed if using supported platforms: NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Tradingview, Jigsaw, Quantower. TradeDay does NOT expose Tradovate API. Own systems allowed (NOT purchased from third parties). If multiple users make same trades: All accounts closed.

Permitted within one account. Coordinated opposing positions across accounts or firms are prohibited.

Tick harvesting, full porting and sub-minute positions at or near the contract limit are prohibited.

Scalping allowed EXCEPT: High-frequency ATS, >200 trades per day, trades in few seconds for 1-2 ticks, playing with sim matching engine.

No universal per-trade percentage is published; gambling, all-in and abuse of margin, leverage or contract limits are prohibited.

Only between accounts owned by the same trader. Signals, passing services, group trading and EAs facilitating copy trading are prohibited.

Allowed from a trader's own account into their TradeDay account, and between two of the trader's own TradeDay Funded Sim accounts. NOT allowed between Funded Live and Funded Sim, and NOT allowed between two different users. Compatible third-party tools: Tradesyncer (TDTC), Flowbots (tradeday), Expert Trading Programmers (TradeDay25OFF).

Existing positions may remain open. No opening or closing within 3 minutes before or after high-impact news. Consequences include P&L removal, reduced leverage or account termination.

Account closes after 30 consecutive days without trading.

TradeDay does not charge inactivity fees. However, Tradovate archives the account after 1 month without login.

One: 40% in evaluation and funded. Signature: 50% in both. Instant: 20%. If the best day exceeds the allowed share of total profit, continue trading until compliant.

Quick Pay: 30% consistency in evaluation. Fast Pass: 45% consistency in evaluation and Funded Sim. Funded Live has no consistency rule.

Cross-account arbitrage, latency or pricing-error exploitation, insider trading, front-running, third-party passing strategies and changing strategy between evaluation and funded trading. All-in, gambling and excessive exposure are prohibited. Trading is reviewed before funded account issuance.

• Using bots/ATS purchased from third parties
• Systems generating >200 trades in a day
• Strategies trading in few seconds to capture only a few ticks
• Attempting to capture queue position advantage by playing with sim engine
• Spoofing and layering (per CME Group rules)
• Order splitting (multiple limit orders at same price simultaneously)
• Trading in illiquid markets to benefit from missed fills
• Exploiting lack of slippage in simulation (e.g., bracket orders in data releases)
• Trading outside best bid/offer
• Using external or slow data feed
• High-frequency trading or short-term trading
• Simultaneous opposite positions between accounts
• Multiple registrations with different names/emails
• Using VPN or VPS to mask location
• Hedging: Prohibited (trading long in one account and short in another for same product)
• Trading within 2% of price limit (Funded Live only, loss of account)
• Microscalping (positions held <5-10 seconds dominating profit)
• Trading Tier 1 news/data releases (2 min before/after, auto-liquidation)

Close before the platform session ends.