Everything you need to know about the TradeDay 1 Step $150K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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$131
80%
$50K
Drag to model your worst-case scenario
$262
2 attempts × $131 fee
$262
No fee refund on this plan
0.66%
Profit needed on $50K after 80% split
Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.
Maximum drawdown
The single fail condition — marketed as 'one rule, one way to fail'
Consistency rule
30% on Quick Pay (evaluation only); 45% on Fast Pass (evaluation and funded)
Minimum trading days
5 on Quick Pay; none on Fast Pass
Day trading only
No overnight positions
Restricted products
Temporary restrictions on Gold (GC), Silver (SI), Copper (HG) and Platinum (PL) since 11 Feb 2026
Price limits
No trading within 2% of a price limit
News trading
Positions auto-close 2 minutes before Tier 1 news and reopen 2 minutes after
Automated trading
Third-party bots and ATS not permitted, including shared bots across users
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