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TradeDay is a US futures prop firm operating since January 2020, built around a single fail condition — the maximum drawdown — and day-one payout eligibility. Accounts run at $50K, $100K and $150K across two evaluation tracks: Quick Pay (5 minimum trading days, 30% consistency) and Fast Pass (no minimum days, 45% consistency). The firm publishes verified payout certificates totalling over $10 million and, unusually for the sector, discloses its evaluation pass rate — 36% between January and June 2026.

Trading Rules

RESTRICTED

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

NOT ALLOWED

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

Leverage and Platforms

Tradeable Asset Classes

  • Futures

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Frequently Asked Questions

TradeDay is a US-based futures prop firm operating since January 2020, rated 4.6 out of 5 from more than 1,400 Trustpilot reviews. It publishes verified payout certificates totalling over $10 million and discloses an evaluation pass rate of 36% for January to June 2026 — a transparency measure few firms in the sector publish.
TradeDay pays an 80% profit split.
$50,000, $100,000 and $150,000, with contract limits of 5, 10 and 15 respectively, and 50 micros across all sizes.
Payout eligibility requires 5 winning days of at least $150 on a $50K account, $200 on $100K or $250 on $150K. Requests are capped at 50% of the account balance and tier-limited to $1,500, $1,875 or $2,250. The minimum payout is $250, payments are made through Riseworks and typically arrive within 24 hours. FastPass accounts allow 5 payouts in total.
Quick Pay requires 5 minimum trading days and applies a 30% consistency rule during the evaluation only. Fast Pass has no minimum trading day requirement but applies a 45% consistency rule across both the evaluation and funded stages. On the first Fast Pass payout the trailing maximum drawdown moves to the starting balance and locks permanently.
No. All positions are automatically closed two minutes before Tier 1 news releases, with markets reopening two minutes afterwards.
Day trading only, with no overnight positions. Third-party trading bots and automated trading systems are prohibited, including the same bot used across multiple users. Trading within 2% of a price limit is not permitted, and temporary restrictions on Gold, Silver, Copper and Platinum have applied since 11 February 2026.

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