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Astrofund Astrofund
TradeDay TradeDay
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Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established - Jan 2020
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms Quantower, Volumetrica, DeepCharts Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 80% initially, up to 95% after $50K cumulative profit
Daily Drawdown Evaluation Flight Path: no daily loss limit. Direct Flight Path: $550 on 25K, $1,100 on 50K, $2,200 on 100K (hard intraday limit). Trailing drawdown (no separate daily loss limit). $2,000 for $50K, $3,000 for $100K, $4,500 for $150K accounts (Intraday: calculated intraday; EOD: calculated at end of day).
Payout Frequency On demand
Evaluation Flight Path: a payout needs five winning days accumulated since your last payout (payout #1 counts from the funding date). Direct Flight Path: the first payout unlocks at the initial profit milestone, then each further payout requires holding the buffer and meeting the 20% consistency rule. 		Daily
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✓ Yes
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • One-time fee with no subscription and no recurring charges; 90% profit split on every payout; no activation fee when moving from a passed evaluation to a funded account; no time limit and no minimum trading days on the evaluation; news trading, scalping, expert advisors and trade copiers are all permitted; the Evaluation Flight Path carries no daily loss limit and the funded account has no consistency rule, no daily loss limit and no minimum-balance requirement.
  • Day-one payouts with no buffer on Quick Pay, Fast Pass funded in 3 days, over $10M in verified payouts since 2020, no activation fee, multiple funded accounts allowed, free ebook library
Main Drawbacks
  • All purchases are final and no refunds are offered under any circumstances. Accounts are intraday only: every position must be closed by 4:45 PM EST and overnight positions are not permitted. Payouts are capped per request and limited to four payouts per account. Withdrawal requests are reviewed manually and approval typically takes up to 2-3 business days. Traders who are citizens or residents of restricted countries cannot open an account.
  • Monthly subscription pricing (recurring), trailing drawdown calculated intraday (strict), 30% consistency rule, limited to 50K/100K/150K account sizes only
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers
30% off + no activation fee on all evaluations SAVE30
50% off all evaluation accounts. Code TDNEW. Verified live on tradeday.com 2026-06-13. TDNEW

Challenge Details

Astrofund Challenges

6 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$99 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
No daily loss limit on the Evaluation Flight Path
P1: $1,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$149 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
No daily loss limit on the Evaluation Flight Path
P1: $2,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$239 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
No daily loss limit on the Evaluation Flight Path
P1: $3,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$249 $25K Instant P1: $1,500 initial profit milestone (unlocks first payout)
 P1: $550
Hard intraday daily drawdown limit, separate from the end-of-day trailing drawdown. Breaching it ends the account.
P1: $1,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$399 $50K Instant P1: $3,000 initial profit milestone (unlocks first payout)
 P1: $1,100
Hard intraday daily drawdown limit, separate from the end-of-day trailing drawdown. Breaching it ends the account.
P1: $2,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$599 $100K Instant P1: $6,000 initial profit milestone (unlocks first payout)
 P1: $2,200
Hard intraday daily drawdown limit, separate from the end-of-day trailing drawdown. Breaching it ends the account.
P1: $3,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0

TradeDay Challenges

9 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$125 $87 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$165 $115 $50K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
P1: $500 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$175 $122 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$200 $140 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$250 $175 $100K 1 Step P1: $2,500
 P1: -
P1: $750 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$275 $192 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$300 $210 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,500 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$350 $245 $150K 1 Step P1: $3,750
 P1: -
P1: $1,000 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$375 $262 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,500 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
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