Firm breakdown

TradeDay

Chicago, Illinois, USA · Founded 2020 · tradeday.com

Rules verified against TradeDay's own site on Sep 23, 2026

TradeDay sells monthly-subscription, one-step futures evaluations in two lines launched with 'TradeDay 2.0' in mid-2026: Quick Pay (5-day minimum, 30% consistency, payouts from day one of Funded Sim) and Fast Pass (3-day minimum, 45% consistency, EOD drawdown, capped payout cycles). Passing traders go to a simulated Funded Sim account and are then moved to a Funded Live account trading real money on the exchange at a 90/10 split, either at $10,000 gross profit (Quick Pay) or on the fifth payout request (Fast Pass).

Good fit if
You want no activation fee, no daily loss limit, a floor that stops trailing at the starting balance, and a defined path to a live account at 90/10.
Look elsewhere if
You hold through CPI, NFP, or FOMC (TradeDay flattens you), or you want full-split payouts early: Quick Pay splits the first $4,000 in each account 50/50.

At a glance

Programs
3
Account sizes
25K to 150K
Cheapest entry
$100/mo (25K Quick Pay (Intraday drawdown))
Drawdown
EOD trailing, locks Intraday, locks
Trader keeps
50% to 90%
Daily loss limit
None
Automation
Allowed, with limits
Trade copiers
Allowed, with limits
Max accounts
10 evaluation, 5 funded
NinjaTrader
Yes
Tradovate
Yes
TradingView
Yes

What works

  • No activation fee, and the monthly subscription is cancelled the day you are funded.
  • No daily loss limit on any program; the only hard rule is the trailing max drawdown.
  • Trailing drawdown stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.
  • Quick Pay Funded Sim allows payouts from day one with no buffer and a $250 minimum.
  • Real live-capital path: Fast Pass moves to Funded Live on the 5th payout request, Quick Pay at $10,000 gross profit, both at a 90/10 split.
  • Free NinjaTrader 8 license on the Tradovate/CQG route, plus a Rithmic route for Quantower, ATAS, Sierra Chart and others.

What to watch

  • Quick Pay Funded Sim pays only 50/50 on the first $4,000 of profit in each account.
  • Quick Pay Funded Sim uses an intraday trailing drawdown even when the evaluation was EOD.
  • Fast Pass Funded Sim payouts are capped per cycle ($750 on 25K up to $2,250 on 150K) and each cycle needs 5 qualifying profitable days.
  • Must be flat 10 minutes before the daily close and flat around Tier 1 releases (CPI, NFP, FOMC).
  • Full-size gold, silver, copper and platinum are restricted since February 2026.
  • Funded Live traders pay CME professional data ($156/month per exchange) and real commissions.

Programs and prices

List prices as shown on TradeDay's site on Sep 23, 2026. Firms discount constantly, so the price you pay is often lower. The rules are what matter: they are the same at any price. The drawdown shown is for the stage you buy (the evaluation, or the funded account on straight-to-funded plans); where the funded stage locks or moves differently, the drawdown detail under each table says so.

Quick Pay (Intraday drawdown)

Evaluation 1-step Monthly subscription

Cheapest line; intraday trailing drawdown, 5-day minimum, 30% consistency, payouts possible from the first day of Funded Sim with no buffer.

Account Price Profit target Max loss Drawdown Daily loss Min days Max size Activation Reset Consistency
25K $100/mo $1,500 $1,000 Intraday, locks None 5 days 2 minis / 20 micros $0 $45 No single day over 30% of total profit (exceeding it raises the target, does not fail the account)
50K $131/mo Site showed 55% off: $59/month on 2026-09-23 $3,000 $2,000 Intraday, locks None 5 days 5 minis / 50 micros $0 $59 30% of total profit
100K $240/mo Site showed 55% off: $108/month on 2026-09-23 $6,000 $3,000 Intraday, locks None 5 days 10 minis / 50 micros $0 $108 30% of total profit
150K $360/mo Site showed 55% off: $162/month on 2026-09-23 $9,000 $4,500 Intraday, locks None 5 days 15 minis / 50 micros $0 $162 30% of total profit
  • Reset fee shown on the pricing page equals the discounted monthly price; a free reset also comes with each subscription renewal. Funded Sim uses an intraday trailing drawdown. Funded Sim split: 50/50 on profit below $4,000 in that account, 80/20 on profit above $4,000 (calculated per account). No payout buffer, $250 minimum. At $10,000 gross profit the account is paused and reviewed for Funded Live; profit above $10,000 is forfeited.
Drawdown detail by account size
  • 25K Intraday trailing; stops trailing once the floor reaches the starting balance ($25,000)
  • 50K Intraday trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance ($50,000)
  • 100K Intraday trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance ($100,000)
  • 150K Intraday trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance ($150,000)

Quick Pay (End of Day drawdown)

Evaluation 1-step Monthly subscription

Same targets and payout model as Quick Pay Intraday, but the evaluation drawdown only updates on the end-of-day balance.

Account Price Profit target Max loss Drawdown Daily loss Min days Max size Activation Reset
25K $120/mo Site showed 55% off: $54/month on 2026-09-23 $1,500 $1,000 EOD trailing, locks None 5 days 2 minis / 20 micros $0 $54
50K $175/mo Site showed 55% off: $79/month on 2026-09-23 $3,000 $2,000 EOD trailing, locks None 5 days 5 minis / 50 micros $0 $79
100K $285/mo Site showed 55% off: $129/month on 2026-09-23 $6,000 $3,000 EOD trailing, locks None 5 days 10 minis / 50 micros $0 $129
150K $400/mo Site showed 55% off: $180/month on 2026-09-23. Help center size table lists $395. $9,000 $4,500 EOD trailing, locks None 5 days 15 minis / 50 micros $0 $180
  • Consistency: 30% of total profit
  • Help center states Quick Pay Funded Sim accounts use an intraday drawdown regardless of evaluation type, so the EOD benefit applies to the evaluation only. Funded terms identical to Quick Pay Intraday.
Drawdown detail by account size
  • 25K EOD trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance. Breaching the floor intraday still fails the account.
  • 50K EOD trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance
  • 100K EOD trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance
  • 150K EOD trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance

Fast Pass (End of Day drawdown)

Evaluation 1-step Monthly subscription

Pass in as few as 3 days with a looser 45% consistency rule; EOD drawdown carries into Funded Sim and Funded Live; 80/20 in Funded Sim with capped payout cycles, auto-promotion to Funded Live on the 5th payout request.

Account Price Profit target Max loss Drawdown Daily loss Min days Max size Activation Reset Consistency
25K $130/mo Site showed 55% off: $59/month on 2026-09-23 $1,500 $1,000 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 2 minis / 20 micros $0 $59 No single day over 45% of total profit
50K $189/mo Site showed 55% off: $85/month on 2026-09-23. Help center size table lists $180. $3,000 $2,000 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 5 minis / 50 micros $0 $85 45% of total profit
100K $330/mo Site showed 55% off: $149/month on 2026-09-23. Help center size table lists $320. $6,000 $3,000 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 10 minis / 50 micros $0 $149 45% of total profit
150K $500/mo Site showed 55% off: $225/month on 2026-09-23. Help center size table lists $480. $9,000 $4,500 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 15 minis / 50 micros $0 $225 45% of total profit
  • Funded Sim keeps the EOD drawdown. Funded Sim position limits start at 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 contracts (25K / 50K / 100K / 150K) and scale +1 contract per $2,000 of EOD profit, up to the evaluation maximum. Payout cycle: 5 profitable days of at least $100 / $150 / $200 / $250, net profit since last payout, balance above start, 45% consistency at payout (accounts opened after July 26, 2026). Per-cycle cap for accounts opened after July 26, 2026: $750 / $1,500 / $1,875 / $2,250. Funded Live on the 5th payout request.
Drawdown detail by account size
  • 25K EOD trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance
  • 50K EOD trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance
  • 100K EOD trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance
  • 150K EOD trailing; stops trailing at the starting balance

Funded stage and payouts

What funded means here
Two stages. Funded Sim: simulated account, paid from simulated profits, no professional data fees. Funded Live: real-money account trading on the exchange, KYC/AML setup takes about five business days, subject to a slippage risk rule and position limits set by the trading team.
Profit split
Quick Pay Funded Sim: 50/50 on profit below $4,000 in that account, 80/20 on profit above $4,000 (per account, not lifetime). Fast Pass Funded Sim: 80/20. Funded Live: 90/10 (Quick Pay Funded Live pays 50% on the buffer amount carried over and 90% on profit above it).
How often you can withdraw
Quick Pay Funded Sim: any time the account shows positive profit (day-one payouts, no buffer). Fast Pass Funded Sim: once per cycle of 5 profitable trading days meeting the tier's daily minimum. Requests before 5:30 pm CT processed within 24 business hours.
Minimum payout
$250 per request
Payout cap
Quick Pay Funded Sim: no per-payout cap published, but the account is paused at $10,000 gross profit for Funded Live review and profit above $10,000 is forfeited. Fast Pass Funded Sim (accounts opened after July 26, 2026): $750 (25K), $1,500 (50K), $1,875 (100K), $2,250 (150K) per cycle. Earlier Fast Pass accounts: $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,000 on 50K / 100K / 150K.
What you must do first
Cannot withdraw below starting balance. Quick Pay: no buffer, 1 day minimum. Fast Pass: net profit since previous payout, 5 profitable days at $100/$150/$200/$250 minimum by tier, 45% consistency. Funded Live: start at $0 with the EOD drawdown as a negative floor that trails dollar for dollar; a $500 slippage buffer (Fast Pass) must be cleared before withdrawals. Must stop trading after a payout request until funds arrive (Fast Pass). Paid via Riseworks.
Path to a live account
Quick Pay: when an account reaches $10,000 gross profit it is paused at 4:30 pm CT, reviewed overnight, and moved to Funded Live within up to 10 business days if approved. Fast Pass: automatic move to a new Funded Live account ($0 starting balance, same EOD drawdown) on the 5th payout request, starting at 1/2/3/4 contracts by tier. Maximum 5 Funded Live accounts. Losing a Funded Live account triggers a 3-month cooling-off period.
Ongoing fees
No activation fee; the monthly subscription is cancelled on the day you are funded and members-area access stays free. Funded Sim: no data fees. Funded Live: CME professional market data $156/month per exchange, real commissions debited from the account, plus a $2/month Tradovate card processing fee. Withdrawal fees: US wire free, international wire $15, L1 crypto $2.50 plus gas, L2 crypto free.

Trading rules that end accounts

Automation

Allowed, with limits

Self-built automated systems are allowed only through supported platforms (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Jigsaw, Quantower); TradeDay gives no API access. Bots or ATS bought from third parties are forbidden, as is several users running the same bot. Strategies producing more than 200 trades a day, or trades lasting a few seconds for a couple of ticks, are prohibited. Same rules across evaluation and funded.

"To use an automated trading system, you must use one of the platforms we support: NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Jigsaw and Quantower." Source

Trade copiers

Allowed, with limits

Copying between your own accounts only: any mix of Evaluation and Funded Sim accounts (2 to 10 total), or among up to 5 Funded Live accounts, but never between Funded Live and Evaluation/Funded Sim, and you cannot hold open trades in both groups at once. Copying from your own personal account elsewhere into TradeDay is allowed. If multiple users make the same trades, all accounts are shut down. Article updated 2026-09-22.

"You may copy trade any combination of Evaluation and Funded Sim accounts, with 2 to 10 accounts total." Source
Account limit
Up to 10 accounts at any one time. At most 5 active Funded Sim accounts (extra passes queue until a slot opens) and up to 5 Funded Live accounts. One username and one user per household. All accounts must be on one broker (Tradovate/CQG or Rithmic). The multiple-accounts article also says traders in Funded Live cannot buy more accounts until off-boarded.
News trading
Tier 1 releases are blocked: TradeDay auto-closes positions 2 minutes before and reopens 2 minutes after FOMC (1:00 pm CT), CPI and Non-Farm Payrolls (7:30 am CT) on all products; crude and natural gas inventories on energy contracts; crop reports (11:00 am CT) on ag contracts. Deliberate violations lead to suspension and loss of profits.
Overnight and weekends
Overnight session trading is allowed, but all positions must be flat 10 minutes before the daily close (auto-liquidation at 3:50 pm CT). No holding through the daily close, so no overnight-to-next-session or weekend holds. Products with earlier closes (e.g. ags) are the trader's responsibility.
Other rules
  • Hedging (long in one account, short in another on the same product) is prohibited and forfeits profits.
  • No minimum hold time is published, but strategies trading for a few seconds to capture a couple of ticks and more than 200 trades per day are prohibited.
  • Order splitting at the same price/time, trading outside the best bid/offer, exploiting lack of sim slippage, queue-position gaming, and slow/external data feeds are prohibited.
  • VPN, VPS, or IP-masking use is prohibited.
  • Funded traders may not trade within 2% of a price limit; breach loses the funded account.
  • Restricted countries include (among ~80 listed) Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia. Traders in Canada (outside Ontario) and Germany are limited to Funded Sim.

Platforms and data

TradovateNinjaTraderTradingViewJigsawR|Trader ProQuantowerATASMotiveWaveBookmapSierra ChartEdgeProXFinamarkVolFixWealthChartsMultiChartsOvercharts
How you connect
Two routes chosen at purchase. CQG/Tradovate route: Tradovate (web, desktop, mobile), NinjaTrader 8 (TradeDay provides a free NT8 version, or use your own license), TradingView and Jigsaw (free to connect, trader needs own TradingView or Jigsaw license). Rithmic route (added August 2026): R|Trader Pro, Quantower, ATAS, MotiveWave, Bookmap (own paid license), Jigsaw, Sierra Chart, EdgeProX, Finamark, VolFix, WealthCharts, MultiCharts, Overcharts. The help center states NinjaTrader Desktop is not supported on Rithmic accounts, so NinjaTrader users need the Tradovate/CQG route. Level 1 CME data is free in evaluation and Funded Sim; Level 2 bundle is $49/month; Funded Live requires CME professional data at $156/month per exchange. All of a trader's accounts must sit on one broker.
Data and execution
CQG (via Tradovate), Rithmic
What you can trade
CME Group futures only (CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX): equity index minis and micros (S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000, Dow, Nikkei/USD), FX futures, Treasury futures (2-year to 30-year), crude oil and natural gas, agriculture (grains, livestock). Since February 11, 2026 full-size Gold (GC), Silver (SI), Copper (HG) and Platinum (PL) are restricted on all account types, and Micro Gold (MGC) and Micro Silver (SIL) are capped at 4 lots. Micro positions are capped at 50 lots on every tier.

Recent rule changes

  1. Sep 22, 2026 Copy-trading article updated: Eval/Funded Sim copying (2-10 accounts) and Funded Live copying (up to 5) allowed, but not across the two groups. Source
  2. Aug 2026 Rithmic-connected platforms added alongside Tradovate/CQG (company timeline lists August 2026). Source
  3. Jul 26, 2026 Fast Pass accounts opened after this date get lower per-cycle payout caps ($750/$1,500/$1,875/$2,250 vs $2,000/$2,500/$3,000 previously on 50K-150K) and a 45% consistency requirement at payout. Source
  4. May 29, 2026 TradeDay 2.0 announced: new Fast Pass evaluation line, reworked Quick Pay payout mechanics (milestones removed), up to 5 Funded Live accounts at a 90% split. Existing evaluations and funded accounts stay on the previous structures. Source
  5. Feb 11, 2026 Full-size Gold, Silver, Copper and Platinum futures restricted on all account types; Micro Gold and Micro Silver capped at 4 lots. Source

Every firm's rule changes in one log

TradeDay FAQ

Does TradeDay allow trade copiers?
Allowed, with limits. Copying between your own accounts only: any mix of Evaluation and Funded Sim accounts (2 to 10 total), or among up to 5 Funded Live accounts, but never between Funded Live and Evaluation/Funded Sim, and you cannot hold open trades in both groups at once. Copying from your own personal account elsewhere into TradeDay is allowed. If multiple users make the same trades, all accounts are shut down. Article updated 2026-09-22.
Can you use automated trading or bots at TradeDay?
Allowed, with limits. Self-built automated systems are allowed only through supported platforms (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Jigsaw, Quantower); TradeDay gives no API access. Bots or ATS bought from third parties are forbidden, as is several users running the same bot. Strategies producing more than 200 trades a day, or trades lasting a few seconds for a couple of ticks, are prohibited. Same rules across evaluation and funded.
What drawdown does TradeDay use?
End-of-day trailing, locks: The floor moves up only when a session closes at a new high balance. Open profit during the day does not drag it up. Once the floor reaches the starting balance (at some firms, plus a small buffer), it stops rising and stays there. Intraday trailing, locks: The floor follows your highest equity in real time, open profit included, so giving back an open gain tightens it. Once the floor reaches the starting balance (at some firms, plus a small buffer), it stops rising and stays there. The type depends on which program you buy.
Which platforms can you use with TradeDay?
Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Jigsaw, R|Trader Pro, Quantower, ATAS, MotiveWave, Bookmap, Sierra Chart, EdgeProX, Finamark, VolFix, WealthCharts, MultiCharts, Overcharts. Two routes chosen at purchase. CQG/Tradovate route: Tradovate (web, desktop, mobile), NinjaTrader 8 (TradeDay provides a free NT8 version, or use your own license), TradingView and Jigsaw (free to connect, trader needs own TradingView or Jigsaw license). Rithmic route (added August 2026): R|Trader Pro, Quantower, ATAS, MotiveWave, Bookmap (own paid license), Jigsaw, Sierra Chart, EdgeProX, Finamark, VolFix, WealthCharts, MultiCharts, Overcharts. The help center states NinjaTrader Desktop is not supported on Rithmic accounts, so NinjaTrader users need the Tradovate/CQG route. Level 1 CME data is free in evaluation and Funded Sim; Level 2 bundle is $49/month; Funded Live requires CME professional data at $156/month per exchange. All of a trader's accounts must sit on one broker.
How many TradeDay accounts can you have at once?
Up to 10 accounts at any one time. At most 5 active Funded Sim accounts (extra passes queue until a slot opens) and up to 5 Funded Live accounts. One username and one user per household. All accounts must be on one broker (Tradovate/CQG or Rithmic). The multiple-accounts article also says traders in Funded Live cannot buy more accounts until off-boarded.
What is the TradeDay profit split?
Quick Pay Funded Sim: 50/50 on profit below $4,000 in that account, 80/20 on profit above $4,000 (per account, not lifetime). Fast Pass Funded Sim: 80/20. Funded Live: 90/10 (Quick Pay Funded Live pays 50% on the buffer amount carried over and 90% on profit above it).. Quick Pay Funded Sim: any time the account shows positive profit (day-one payouts, no buffer). Fast Pass Funded Sim: once per cycle of 5 profitable trading days meeting the tier's daily minimum. Requests before 5:30 pm CT processed within 24 business hours.

Sources and gaps

Every number above comes from TradeDay's own pages, read on Sep 23, 2026. If a field says "Not published", we could not confirm it from an official source and chose a blank over a guess. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

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