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DayTraders DayTraders
TradeDay TradeDay
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established Jan 2023 Jan 2020
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Trading View, Quantower, Rithmic Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate
Trading Rules
Profit Split 100% (Eval/Pro), 80/20 (Straight to Live) Best 80% initially, up to 95% after $50K cumulative profit
Daily Drawdown Varies by plan: NONE (Trail/Static), $800-$3,250 (EOD), $1,000-$3,250 (S2L) 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 Daily (S2L), 8 Qualifying Days (Eval/Pro), 10 Qualifying Days (S2F)
Automated payout approval. Pro accounts require 8 Qualifying Days with $100-$400 min daily profit (size-dependent) and 30% consistency. S2L Live accounts pay daily, no min/consistency.
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
  • Keep up to 100% of profits on Eval/Pro accounts (no profit split), automated payout approval, ONYX browser-based platform with TradingView charts + Rithmic data, 2-day pass evaluations on Trail/EOD/Static, 15 funded Pro accounts allowed, FREE real-time data fees, Straight-to-Funded (S2F) and Straight-to-Live (S2L) tracks, 100+ countries supported, no scaling rules.
  • 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
  • Futures-only (CME/COMEX/NYMEX/CBOT) — no forex/CFD/stocks/crypto, all trading is simulated for Eval/Pro accounts (only S2L offers real live execution), $130 one-time Pro Activation Fee after passing, 8-day payout cycle on Pro is slower than daily-payout competitors, 50% consistency rule on evaluation phase (30% on Pro), only Rithmic data feed supported, S2L profit split is 80/20 (not 100%).
  • 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

DayTraders Challenges

18 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$150 $30
one-time (80% off promo)
$25K 1 Step P1: $2,500
P1: -
NONE
P1: $750 Static
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$200 $40
one-time (80% off promo)
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,750
P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,000 Static
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$249 $49.8
one-time (80% off promo)
$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,500 Intraday Trailing
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$309 $61.8
one-time (80% off promo)
$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
P1: $800
Daily Loss Limit $800
P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$325 $65
one-time (80% off promo)
$100K 1 Step P1: $5,750
P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,500 Static
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$379 $75.8
one-time (80% off promo)
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: -
NONE
P1: $2,500 Intraday Trailing
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$400 $80
one-time (80% off promo)
$150K 1 Step P1: $6,750
P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,750 Static
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$469 $93.8
one-time (80% off promo)
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: $1,250
Daily Loss Limit $1,250
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$699 $139.8
one-time (80% off promo)
$150K 1 Step P1: $8,500
P1: -
NONE
P1: $4,500 Intraday Trailing
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$879 $175.8
one-time (80% off promo)
$300K 1 Step P1: $15,000
P1: -
NONE
P1: $7,000 Intraday Trailing
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$329 $179
one-time (Straight to Live promo)
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: $1,000
Daily Loss Limit $1,000
P1: $2,000 Intraday Trailing
80/20 (S2L Live) None
$899 $179.8
one-time (80% off promo)
$150K 1 Step P1: $8,500
P1: $2,000
Daily Loss Limit $2,000
P1: $4,000 EOD Trailing
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$370 $222
one-time (Straight to Funded promo)
$25K Instant P1: -
P1: -
NONE
P1: $1,000 EOD
100% (no split) None
$1599 $319.8
one-time (80% off promo)
$300K 1 Step P1: $15,000
P1: $3,250
Daily Loss Limit $3,250
P1: $6,500 EOD Trailing
100% (no split on Pro) $130
$469 $319
one-time (Straight to Live promo)
$150K 1 Step P1: $8,500
P1: $1,750
Daily Loss Limit $1,750
P1: $4,500 Intraday Trailing
80/20 (S2L Live) None
$570 $342
one-time (Straight to Funded promo)
$50K Instant P1: -
P1: $1,250
Daily Loss Limit $1,250
P1: $2,500 EOD
100% (no split) None
$599 $449
one-time (Straight to Live promo)
$300K 1 Step P1: $15,000
P1: $3,250
Daily Loss Limit $3,250
P1: $7,000 Intraday Trailing
80/20 (S2L Live) None
$825 $495
one-time (Straight to Funded promo)
$150K Instant P1: -
P1: $3,750
Daily Loss Limit $3,750
P1: $6,000 EOD
100% (no split) None

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