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Every account tier TradeDay sells, the evaluation rules that pass you, and the funded rules that pay you. Compiled from the firm's own official pages and adversarially re-verified, as of 2026-09-05.

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Targeted corrections checked October 5, 2026. Other fields retain their dated research; confirm your exact version and phase.

25KQuick Pay Intraday $45/mo (list $100), Quick Pay End of Day $54/mo (list $120), Fast Pass End of Day $59/mo (list $130). plan subscription amount ($45 / $54 / $59 for the researched 25K variants) reset fee to restart a failed evaluation. All are recurring monthly subscriptions, not one-time challenge fees.

Evaluation phase

Profit target
$1,500 (6% of the $25,000 starting balance) — same figure on all three plan variants.
Max drawdown
$1,000 (4% of starting balance) — same figure on all three plan variants.
Drawdown type
Quick Pay Intraday = Intraday Trailing Drawdown (marks unrealized/floating P&L in real time). Quick Pay End of Day = End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown (recalculated only off end-of-day balance). Fast Pass End of Day = End-of-Day Trailing only (no intraday Fast Pass variant exists). All three trail upward with account growth until balance reaches the $25,000 starting balance, at which point the floor freezes permanently at $25,000 and stops trailing further.
Daily loss limit
None on any variant — TradeDay's own evaluation-objectives article lists only profit target, minimum days, consistency, and max drawdown; no separate daily loss limit exists.
Consistency rule
Quick Pay: 30% (no single day's profit may exceed 30% of total profit-to-date). Fast Pass: 45%. Breaching it does not fail the evaluation — the profit target effectively rises until the oversized day is diluted back under the threshold by further trading.
Min trading days
Quick Pay: 5 trading days minimum. Fast Pass: 3 trading days minimum.
Max contracts
2 standard/mini futures contracts (per TradeDay's own evaluation-rules article, position limits 'are the same' for Quick Pay and Fast Pass). Micros allowed at a 10:1 ratio, capped at 50 micro contracts regardless of tier. Note: several third-party review sites describe Fast Pass starting lower (e.g. 1 contract) and scaling up with profit — this contradicts TradeDay's own article and could not be confirmed on the current site; treat that scaling claim as unverified/possibly outdated.
Other rules
Exit all positions at least 10 minutes before that product's close (no holding into settlement). Prohibited: >200 trades/day, third-party bots/ATS, spoofing/layering, splitting size across simultaneous same-price orders, exploiting gapped/illiquid fills or sim slippage, hedging long vs. short across a trader's own accounts, multiple sign-ups, VPN/VPS location masking. Only CME-listed futures/micros are tradable — no stocks, options, forex, crypto, or CFDs.

Funded phase

Account kind
Funded Sim is the default/near-universal outcome of passing (simulated capital). Funded Live (real money, trading TradeDay's live master account) is rare and generally reached only after demonstrated Funded Sim performance, though TradeDay states it may occasionally award Funded Live directly. A trader who loses a Funded Live account is placed back into Funded Sim.
Activation or monthly fee
$0 activation fee and $0 monthly subscription while funded (billing pauses) for both Funded Sim and Funded Live. Funded Live additionally pays pass-through costs: CME professional market-data fee of $156/month per exchange, real trading commissions debited from the account, and a $2/month Tradovate card-processing fee. Funded Sim pays no data fee and simulated commissions only.
Drawdown
$1,000, unchanged from the evaluation tier.
Drawdown type
Per TradeDay's own funded-trader support article, funded accounts that originated from Quick Pay run on Intraday trailing drawdown regardless of which evaluation variant (Intraday or EOD) was actually used; accounts that originated from Fast Pass run on End-of-Day trailing drawdown. The floor trails up with growth and freezes permanently once balance reaches the $25,000 starting balance.
Daily loss limit
None. TradeDay states funded trading is governed by essentially two rules: don't breach the trailing max drawdown, and don't trade within 2% of an exchange price limit.
Consistency rule
No distinct payout-consistency percentage found in TradeDay's own funded/payout articles (only the 30%/45% evaluation-phase rule is documented). Several third-party guides state no consistency rule applies once funded — plausible but unconfirmed on the official site; treat as medium-confidence/unknown.
Payout schedule
On-demand withdrawal requests (dashboard 'Request Withdrawal' button for Funded Sim; email fundedtrader@tradeday.com for Funded Live). Minimum payout $250. Requests submitted before 5:30pm are processed by the next business day (TradeDay's own help articles state this cutoff inconsistently as '5:30pm ET' in one place and '5:30pm CT' in another — the discrepancy could not be resolved from official text). Only one active request at a time; a new request overrides a pending one. Withdrawal fees: US bank wire free, international wire $15, Level-1 crypto $2.50 + gas, Level-2 crypto free.
Profit split
Quick Pay Funded Sim: 50% trader share on the portion below $4,000 profit, 80% on the portion above. Fast Pass Funded Sim: flat 80% trader share. Confirm origin program and effective share for this request; the Quick Pay tier must not be applied to Fast Pass. Funded Live terms are separate.
Scaling or contract limits
Contract limits carry over unchanged from the evaluation tier (2 minis for the 25K tier; micros at 10:1, capped at 50). TradeDay's 2026 'TradeDay 2.0' relaunch reportedly removed a formerly-existing scaling plan (per third-party coverage; not independently found restated on the official site — medium confidence).
Other rules
'Buffer Zone' = starting balance plus the max-drawdown amount (e.g. $25,000 + $1,000 = $26,000 for this tier); the trailing floor only rises with growth up to the original starting balance, then freezes there for good. Funded traders may not hold within 2% of an exchange price limit (loses the funded account on violation; accidental brief breaches are tolerated, deliberate/repeated abuse is not). Account caps: up to 6 total accounts of any evaluation type at once, up to 3 active Funded Sim accounts (extra passed evaluations queue until a slot frees), up to 5 Funded Live accounts; all accounts must sit on one trading platform; one email/username per trader. 30 days to complete funded onboarding (Riseworks payment/KYC + rules course) after passing, or the offer is withdrawn.
50KQuick Pay Intraday $59/mo (list $131), Quick Pay End of Day $79/mo (list $175), Fast Pass End of Day $85/mo (list $189). $99 reset fee to restart a failed evaluation.

Evaluation phase

Profit target
$3,000 (6% of the $50,000 starting balance) — same across all three plan variants.
Max drawdown
$2,000 (4% of starting balance) — same across all three plan variants.
Drawdown type
Quick Pay Intraday = Intraday Trailing Drawdown; Quick Pay End of Day = End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown; Fast Pass End of Day = End-of-Day Trailing only. All trail until balance reaches the $50,000 starting balance, then the floor freezes at $50,000 permanently.
Daily loss limit
None on any variant.
Consistency rule
Quick Pay: 30% max single-day share of total profit. Fast Pass: 45%. Breach raises the effective target rather than failing the evaluation.
Min trading days
Quick Pay: 5 days minimum. Fast Pass: 3 days minimum.
Max contracts
5 standard/mini futures contracts (same for Quick Pay and Fast Pass per TradeDay's own rules article); micros at 10:1, capped at 50. (See 25K entry for the caveat about third-party Fast-Pass-scaling claims.)
Other rules
Same conduct rules as all tiers: exit 10 minutes before close, no >200 trades/day, no third-party bots/ATS, no spoofing/layering/order-splitting, no hedging across own accounts, CME futures/micros only.

Funded phase

Account kind
Funded Sim by default; Funded Live rare/by invitation, same policy as other tiers.
Activation or monthly fee
$0 activation, $0 monthly while funded. Funded Live pays $156/mo/exchange data fee + commissions + $2/mo Tradovate fee; Funded Sim pays neither data fee nor real commissions.
Drawdown
$2,000, unchanged from evaluation.
Drawdown type
Quick-Pay-origin funded accounts run Intraday trailing; Fast-Pass-origin funded accounts run End-of-Day trailing. Freezes at the $50,000 starting balance once reached.
Daily loss limit
None.
Consistency rule
No official payout-consistency percentage found; third-party sources say none applies post-funding (medium confidence).
Payout schedule
On-demand, $250 minimum, processed next business day if requested before the 5:30pm cutoff (timezone stated inconsistently as ET/CT across TradeDay's own articles).
Profit split
Quick Pay Funded Sim: 50% trader share on the portion below $4,000 profit, 80% on the portion above. Fast Pass Funded Sim: flat 80% trader share. Confirm origin program and effective share for this request; the Quick Pay tier must not be applied to Fast Pass. Funded Live terms are separate.
Scaling or contract limits
5 minis carried over from evaluation; micros at 10:1 capped at 50. No confirmed official scaling plan.
Other rules
Buffer Zone = $50,000 + $2,000 = $52,000; floor freezes at $50,000 once reached. Same 2%-price-limit rule and multi-account caps (6 total / 3 Funded Sim / 5 Funded Live) as all tiers.
100KQuick Pay Intraday $108/mo (list $240), Quick Pay End of Day $129/mo (list $285), Fast Pass End of Day $149/mo (list $330). $99 reset fee.

Evaluation phase

Profit target
$6,000 (6% of the $100,000 starting balance) — same across all three plan variants.
Max drawdown
$3,000 (3% of starting balance) — same across all three plan variants.
Drawdown type
Quick Pay Intraday = Intraday Trailing; Quick Pay End of Day = End-of-Day Trailing; Fast Pass End of Day = End-of-Day Trailing only. Trails until balance reaches $100,000, then freezes there.
Daily loss limit
None on any variant.
Consistency rule
Quick Pay 30% / Fast Pass 45% single-day profit cap; breach raises effective target rather than failing.
Min trading days
Quick Pay 5 days / Fast Pass 3 days minimum.
Max contracts
10 standard/mini futures contracts (same for both programs per official rules article); micros at 10:1 capped at 50.
Other rules
Same universal conduct rules as all tiers (10-minute pre-close flat, no >200 trades/day, no bots/spoofing/hedging-across-accounts, CME futures/micros only).

Funded phase

Account kind
Funded Sim default; Funded Live rare/by invitation.
Activation or monthly fee
$0 activation, $0 monthly while funded. Funded Live: $156/mo/exchange data + commissions + $2/mo Tradovate fee.
Drawdown
$3,000, unchanged from evaluation.
Drawdown type
Quick-Pay-origin = Intraday trailing; Fast-Pass-origin = End-of-Day trailing. Freezes at $100,000 once reached.
Daily loss limit
None.
Consistency rule
No official payout-consistency percentage found; unconfirmed third-party claim it's waived post-funding.
Payout schedule
On-demand, $250 minimum, next-business-day processing before the 5:30pm cutoff.
Profit split
Quick Pay Funded Sim: 50% trader share on the portion below $4,000 profit, 80% on the portion above. Fast Pass Funded Sim: flat 80% trader share. Confirm origin program and effective share for this request; the Quick Pay tier must not be applied to Fast Pass. Funded Live terms are separate.
Scaling or contract limits
10 minis carried over; micros 10:1 capped at 50. No confirmed official scaling plan.
Other rules
Buffer Zone = $100,000 + $3,000 = $103,000; floor freezes at $100,000. Same 2%-price-limit rule and account caps (6 total / 3 Funded Sim / 5 Funded Live) as all tiers.
150KQuick Pay Intraday $162/mo (list $360), Quick Pay End of Day $180/mo (list $400), Fast Pass End of Day $225/mo (list $500). $99 reset fee.

Evaluation phase

Profit target
$9,000 (6% of the $150,000 starting balance) — same across all three plan variants.
Max drawdown
$4,500 (3% of starting balance) — same across all three plan variants.
Drawdown type
Quick Pay Intraday = Intraday Trailing; Quick Pay End of Day = End-of-Day Trailing; Fast Pass End of Day = End-of-Day Trailing only. Trails until balance reaches $150,000, then freezes there.
Daily loss limit
None on any variant.
Consistency rule
Quick Pay 30% / Fast Pass 45% single-day profit cap; breach raises effective target rather than failing.
Min trading days
Quick Pay 5 days / Fast Pass 3 days minimum.
Max contracts
15 standard/mini futures contracts (same for both programs per official rules article); micros at 10:1 capped at 50.
Other rules
Same universal conduct rules as all tiers (10-minute pre-close flat, no >200 trades/day, no bots/spoofing/hedging-across-accounts, CME futures/micros only).

Funded phase

Account kind
Funded Sim default; Funded Live rare/by invitation.
Activation or monthly fee
$0 activation, $0 monthly while funded. Funded Live: $156/mo/exchange data + commissions + $2/mo Tradovate fee.
Drawdown
$4,500, unchanged from evaluation.
Drawdown type
Quick-Pay-origin = Intraday trailing; Fast-Pass-origin = End-of-Day trailing. Freezes at $150,000 once reached.
Daily loss limit
None.
Consistency rule
No official payout-consistency percentage found; unconfirmed third-party claim it's waived post-funding.
Payout schedule
On-demand, $250 minimum, next-business-day processing before the 5:30pm cutoff.
Profit split
Quick Pay Funded Sim: 50% trader share on the portion below $4,000 profit, 80% on the portion above. Fast Pass Funded Sim: flat 80% trader share. Confirm origin program and effective share for this request; the Quick Pay tier must not be applied to Fast Pass. Funded Live terms are separate.
Scaling or contract limits
15 minis carried over; micros 10:1 capped at 50. No confirmed official scaling plan.
Other rules
Buffer Zone = $150,000 + $4,500 = $154,500; floor freezes at $150,000. Same 2%-price-limit rule and account caps (6 total / 3 Funded Sim / 5 Funded Live) as all tiers.
250K (unconfirmed on current official site)unknown — a third-party aggregator (PropFirmMatch) lists a 'TradeDay 250K Tier' 1-step challenge at $750 (or $600 discounted), but TradeDay's own current homepage and pricing table (fetched 2026-09-05) show only 25K/50K/100K/150K under the Quick Pay / Fast Pass structure. This 250K listing may be stale/pre-'TradeDay 2.0' data. Do not treat as confirmed.

Evaluation phase

Other rules
unknown / unconfirmed — see cost field note.

Funded phase

Other rules
unknown / unconfirmed — see cost field note.
Profit split
Quick Pay Funded Sim: 50% trader share on the portion below $4,000 profit, 80% on the portion above. Fast Pass Funded Sim: flat 80% trader share. Confirm origin program and effective share for this request; the Quick Pay tier must not be applied to Fast Pass. Funded Live terms are separate.
Platforms: Tradovate and NinjaTrader are confirmed supported platforms (from TradeDay's own Help Center "Our Trading Platforms" folder). Funded Live traders specifically pay a $2/month Tradovate card-processing fee, confirming Tradovate as at least one live execution venue. Could not confirm from official pages whether a Rithmic-based platform (e.g. Quantower) or TradingView charting is also offered — treat as unknown beyond Tradovate/NinjaTrader.
Universal conduct rules: Prohibited practices (from TradeDay's own "Prohibited Trade Practices" article): using third-party trading bots/ATS; automated strategies producing more than 200 trades in a day (their HFT-scalping ban); spoofing/layering or any strategy meant to exploit or create platform errors; entering multiple orders at the same price simultaneously (size-splitting); initiating trades in gapped/illiquid markets to profit from stray fills; continuing to exploit the sim environment's lack of slippage; hedging (going long in one of a trader's own accounts while short in another); coordinated/group trading meant to manipulate; signing up with multiple usernames/emails; using a VPN/VPS to mask trading location. All profits from any of these are confiscated. Tradable products are CME-listed futures and micros only — stocks, options, forex, crypto, and CFDs are explicitly not permitted or available on the platform. Maximum accounts: up to 6 total accounts of any evaluation type simultaneously; up to 3 active Funded Sim accounts at once (additional passed evaluations queue until a slot opens); up to 5 Funded Live accounts; all of a trader's accounts must sit on a single trading platform (no splitting across brokers/platforms); once a trader is Funded Live they cannot purchase additional accounts until offboarded from that status. Reset fee to restart a failed evaluation: $99. Correction: reset fees follow the selected plan subscription. Quick Pay Funded Sim: 50% split below $4,000 profit, 80% above. Fast Pass Funded Sim: flat 80% trader share. Do not interchange plans. CONFIRMED 2026-09-16 (new, not previously documented): Funded Live accounts (reached from either Quick Pay or Fast Pass origin) use a 90/10 profit split (trader keeps 90%). Source: tradeday.freshdesk.com 'What is Quick Pay?' article, corroborated by damnpropfirms.com. CONFIRMED 2026-09-16: a dollar-buffer 'slippage rule' auto-liquidates Funded Live open positions when balance falls within $500 (25K & 50K) / $750 (100K) / $1,000 (150K) of the drawdown floor — this is SEPARATE from, and coexists with, the existing 'no trading within 2% of an exchange price limit' rule (confirmed both are still independently active via tradeday.freshdesk.com articles 103000089243 and 103000307192). CONFIRMED 2026-09-16: Quick Pay Funded Sim accounts are reviewed once gross profit hits $10,000 (an EOD review pause); any profit booked above $10K before that review takes effect is clipped back to $10,000 and forfeited (not paid, transferred, or extended) — the two TradeDay pages that seemed to disagree about this were actually describing different parts of the same mechanic, not truly contradicting each other. STILL UNRESOLVED: TradeDay's own official pages state the payout-request cutoff as both 5:30pm ET and 5:30pm CT (including within a single page in one case) — this is a genuine self-contradiction on their site as of 2026-09-16, not yet resolved; recommend confirming directly with TradeDay support before publishing either time as certain.
News and overnight: Overnight holding is permitted on both evaluation and funded accounts, but every open position must be closed at least 10 minutes before that specific product's next session close — positions can be rolled one session at a time but never held indefinitely. News/data-release trading is not banned outright: TradeDay auto-liquidates all open positions 2 minutes before its listed "Tier 1" economic data releases and reopens the market 2 minutes after the release, so a position simply cannot be held through the print itself. Funded traders additionally may not hold a position within 2% of an exchange-set price limit — deliberate or repeated breaches (not accidental ones) cost the funded account.
Corrections and uncertainty

TradeDay's own reset-fee schedule is NOT a flat $99 for the 25K tier. Per TradeDay's Help Center, the reset fee for a 25K account equals that plan's own monthly subscription price: $45 for Quick Pay Intraday, $54 for Quick Pay End of Day, and $59 for Fast Pass. (A ~$99 figure does show up for other tiers/variants, e.g. third-party trackers cite it for a 50K End-of-Day/Static reset, but not for any 25K variant.) The ruleset should replace the single $99 figure with the plan-matched $45 / $54 / $59 figures for the 25K tier.
Official source

That 50/50-then-80/20-at-$4,000 tiered structure is specific to Funded Sim accounts that originated from a Quick Pay evaluation (confirmed verbatim in TradeDay's own "Quick Pay Funded Sim Payout Policy" article: 50% below $4,000 profit, 80% above). Funded Sim accounts that originated from Fast Pass instead run a flat 80/20 split with no $4,000 tier at all, per TradeDay's own "Fast Pass Funded Sim Payout Policy" article ("There will be an 80/20 profit split"). The ruleset should split this line into Quick-Pay-originated Funded Sim (50/50 -> 80/20 at $4,000) versus Fast-Pass-originated Funded Sim (flat 80/20), rather than quoting one figure as THE Funded Sim rule.
Official source Official source

Funded Live profit split (90/10), a new dollar-buffer slippage-liquidation rule, and the Quick-Pay $10K profit-review/clawback mechanic all confirmed and added. Payout cutoff timezone (ET vs CT) remains unresolved — TradeDay's own site contradicts itself.
Official source

Corrected 25K evaluation micro cap to 20. Match Quick Pay/Fast Pass and purchase cohort separately; this patch does not recertify all TradeDay fields.
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