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TradeDay

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Status
operating
Commission for PropCrab
no, no partner agreement
Data as of
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Key facts

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Founded
2020

Founded in 2020 by James Thorpe and Steve Miley; first payouts in 2021.

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Markets
Futures
Platforms
  • Tradovate
  • NinjaTrader
  • TradingView
  • Jigsaw
  • Rithmic
  • R|Trader Pro
  • Quantower
  • ATAS
  • MotiveWave
  • Bookmap
  • Sierra Chart
  • Finamark
  • WealthCharts
  • MultiCharts

All of a trader's accounts with the same provider (Tradovate or Rithmic), same prices. Via Rithmic the help centre also lists EdgeProX, Volfix and Overcharts.

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Instruments
Equity index futures, Currency futures, Interest rate futures, Energy futures, Metal futures, Agricultural futures

Only approved CME Group futures (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX), e.g. ES, NQ, RTY, YM, 6E, ZN, CL, GC, ZC and micros. Per the risk disclaimer no stocks, options, forex, crypto or CFDs (currency futures are allowed).

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Identity check (KYC)
after passing the evaluation

After passing: invitation to Riseworks with KYC/AML (government ID, proof of address), onboarding within 30 days. For Funded Live additional KYC/AML by the broker and clearing firm (about 5 days).

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Paying for the challenge
Card, Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal

Credit and debit card via the NMI or Braintree gateways.

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Payout methods
Riseworks, Bank transfer, Crypto

Via Riseworks: bank wire or crypto. Funded Sim: request in the dashboard; Funded Live: request by email, TradeDay has the amount moved from Tradovate and releases it at Riseworks.

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Refunds
No refund after purchase; monthly fees are considered fully used. Forgotten renewal: refund of the last payment only if reported within 72 hours and with no trading since the payment, minus 20%. No refunds for technical issues. Cancel any time in the members' area; no evaluation afterwards. If KYC/AML fails after a passed evaluation, two help-centre articles name a refund of the passed evaluation's fee; the prohibited-countries article rules it out.tradeday.freshdesk.com
Minimum age
18+tradeday.freshdesk.com

According to the firm

The firm's own statements, not checked by us.

  • «More than USD 10M in verified payouts since 2020 (firm's own claim).»tradeday.com
  • «Evaluation pass rate of 36% from January to June 2026 (firm's own statement in the homepage disclaimer).»tradeday.com

Red Flags & Green Flags

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Red Flag or Green Flag? Every call follows fixed criteria and shows its source. What our sources cannot answer stays "Unclear". Flags are never added up – there is no score.

  • Unclear

    Is the firm on a regulator's warning list?

    A documented check against the warning lists is not on record for this firm yet.

  • Unclear

    Was there a documented payout stop, sales stop or closure (24 months)?

    No such event is documented in our sources. That is not proof there was none.

  • Unclear

    Do rule changes apply to new purchases only?

    No dated rule change with a cut-off is recorded for this firm yet.

  • Green Flag

    Rules fully visible without logging in.

    Target, daily loss and max loss of every programme on sale are on the firm's public pages.

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  • Unclear

    Does the firm name its operating company with seat and registration number?

    We did not find a registration number for the operating company on the pages fetched.

  • Green Flag

    Discloses whether accounts are simulated or live.

    Funded Sim is a simulated account; payouts come from simulated profits. At USD 10,000 gross profit per account it is paused at the end-of-day run (4:30 pm CT) and reviewed for Funded Live; profit above that is forfeited. Funded Live is a sub-account of TradeDay's master account at its broker (real capital): 90/10 split, professional market data USD 156 per month per exchange, slippage buffer, at most 5 accounts, 3-month cooling-off after a loss. German citizens and Canadians outside Ontario stay in Funded Sim.

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  • Green Flag

    Country exclusions and KYC timing are visible before buying.

    Country list public (80 countries excluded). KYC: After passing: invitation to Riseworks with KYC/AML (government ID, proof of address), onboarding within 30 days. For Funded Live additional KYC/AML by the broker and clearing firm (about 5 days).

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  • Green Flag

    Payouts possible in other ways than crypto.

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  • Green Flag

    Refund terms are public.

    No refund after purchase; monthly fees are considered fully used. Forgotten renewal: refund of the last payment only if reported within 72 hours and with no trading since the payment, minus 20%. No refunds for technical issues. Cancel any time in the members' area; no evaluation afterwards. If KYC/AML fails after a passed evaluation, two help-centre articles name a refund of the passed evaluation's fee; the prohibited-countries article rules it out.

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  • Unclear

    Do the terms carry a date or version?

    We do not record the date or version of the terms as a field yet.

The criteria

The criteria come from our transparency check. A Red Flag needs a documented fact – a missing item is never a Red Flag.

Red Flag

  • Named on an official regulator warning list (exact name match). A listing is not proof of wrongdoing.
  • Documented payout stop, sales stop or closure (firm or group company) in the last 24 months.
  • Documented retroactive rule change for accounts already bought, in the last 24 months.
  • Rules not fully visible without logging in or buying.
  • No operating company with name and seat named in the terms.

Green Flag

  • Rules fully visible without logging in.
  • Operating company published with name, seat and registration number.
  • Terms carry a date or version.
  • Rule changes apply to new purchases only, with a cut-off date; no documented retroactive change in 24 months.
  • Country exclusions and KYC timing are visible before buying.
  • Payouts possible in other ways than crypto.
  • Discloses whether accounts are simulated or live.
  • Refund terms are public.

We show the firm's age as a fact, not as a flag.

Challenges & rules

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The essentials of each programme at a glance. Every rule with its source and date, every account size, older rule versions and the question "I bought on …" are on the programme's own page.

Quick Pay Evaluation (Intraday drawdown)

Futures evaluationFutures

As of 3 November 2026

1 data gap in this programme
Account sizes
USD 25K–150K4 sizes
List price
USD 100 per month – USD 360 per month
Cost per 1,000 of buffer
USD 65.50 – USD 100.00

Rules for purchases from today

Profit target phase 1
25K: USD 1,500 · 50K: USD 3,000 · 100K: USD 6,000 · 150K: USD 9,000
Daily loss · Phase 1
none
Maximum loss · Phase 1
25K: USD 1,000 · 50K: USD 2,000 · 100K: USD 3,000 · 150K: USD 4,500 · trailing (intraday)
Profit split
50 %, up to 90 %
First payout
1 trading day

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Quick Pay Evaluation (End of Day drawdown)

Futures evaluationFutures

As of 3 November 2026

Account sizes
USD 25K–150K4 sizes
List price
USD 120 per month – USD 400 per month
Cost per 1,000 of buffer
USD 87.50 – USD 120.00

Rules for purchases from today

Profit target phase 1
25K: USD 1,500 · 50K: USD 3,000 · 100K: USD 6,000 · 150K: USD 9,000
Daily loss · Phase 1
none
Maximum loss · Phase 1
25K: USD 1,000 · 50K: USD 2,000 · 100K: USD 3,000 · 150K: USD 4,500 · trailing (end of day)
Profit split
50 %, up to 90 %
First payout
1 trading day

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Fast Pass Evaluation

Futures evaluationFutures

As of 3 November 2026

1 data gap in this programme
Account sizes
USD 25K–150K4 sizes
List price
USD 130 per month – USD 530 per month
Cost per 1,000 of buffer
USD 94.50 – USD 130.00

Rules for purchases from today

Profit target phase 1
25K: USD 1,500 · 50K: USD 3,000 · 100K: USD 6,000 · 150K: USD 9,000
Daily loss · Phase 1
none
Maximum loss · Phase 1
25K: USD 1,000 · 50K: USD 2,000 · 100K: USD 3,000 · 150K: USD 4,500 · trailing (end of day)
Profit split
80 %, up to 90 %
First payout
5 trading days

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Availability by residence

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Know before you click whether you may buy at all. Per the firm; the country list can change.

ResidencePer the firm
Switzerland (CH)

accepted

Not on the prohibited list.

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Germany (DE)

restricted

German citizens get no Funded Live and stay in Funded Sim (indefinitely possible, offboarding reserved for elevated risk). The heading names Germany, the text German citizens.

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Austria (AT)

accepted

Not on the prohibited list.

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United States (US)

accepted

US firm; US single-member LLCs accepted. Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands are on the prohibited list.

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United Kingdom (GB)

accepted

Not on the prohibited list.

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Countries excluded per the firm: 80 · Show list

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Barbados, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Guam, Guyana, Haiti, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, US Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Applies to citizens and residents and to extended stays when trading predominantly from there. Also named: "Balkans", Crimea and "Magnitsky" (no further explanation). Ukraine: currently no new users (Riseworks), existing ones crypto payouts only. Canada outside Ontario and Germany: no Funded Live. Per TradeDay imposed by its broker and clearing firm.

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Companies & supervision

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Who sells you the challenge? A supervised group company does not make the challenge itself supervised.

  • TradeDay LLC

    Role:
    Operator
    Seat:
    2nd Floor, 412 S. Wells, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
    Supervision:
    no supervision named

Illinois LLC per the terms; address for arbitration notices: Northwest Registered Agent, 2501 Chatham Rd Suite N, Springfield, IL 62704. Per the help centre also a presence in the UK (no company named). Payouts via the provider Riseworks; an unnamed US FCM/broker holds the accounts. Per the terms not registered with the SEC, CFTC or NFA.

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Warnings and events

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Documented events and rule changes, newest first.

  1. Rule change

    Fast Pass Funded Sim: for accounts opened from this date a 45% consistency requirement before payouts and lower payout caps.

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  2. Rule change

    TradeDay 2.0: Fast Pass introduced, the existing evaluation continued as Quick Pay without milestones, defined paths to Funded Live. Earlier programmes no longer for sale; existing accounts keep their rules.

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Change log

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2 documented changes, newest first.

  1. Rule change

    Fast Pass Evaluation

    Fast Pass Funded Sim: for accounts opened from this date a 45% consistency requirement before payouts and lower payout caps.

    What changed

    • Payout cap

      Before
      50% of balance, capped USD 2,000 / 2,500 / 3,000 (50K / 100K / 150K)
      New
      50% of balance, capped USD 750 / 1,500 / 1,875 / 2,250 (25K / 50K / 100K / 150K)

    • Consistency rule

      Before
      none
      New
      best day ≤ 45% of gross profit (current profit + payouts) to be payout-eligible
    Applies to:
    new purchases

    Source

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Data gaps

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Firm and further offers

  • The terms (as of 11 Aug 2026) require profit targets "over a minimum 7-day period" and name only an EOD drawdown limit; the help centre and pricing cards state 5 (Quick Pay) or 3 days (Fast Pass) and intraday limits too. Recorded are the help-centre and pricing-card values.

    programs.*.phases.minTradingDays (terms)

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  • No registration number for TradeDay LLC published on the fetched pages.

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  • Funded Live (real capital, starts at USD 0 or the carried-over profit, slippage buffer USD 500–1,000, 90/10 split) is not purchasable and only described in the accountType, profitSplit and scaling notes.

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Quick Pay Evaluation (Intraday drawdown)

Fast Pass Evaluation

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FAQ

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Are TradeDay accounts simulated?

Simulated, possibly live later. Funded Sim is a simulated account; payouts come from simulated profits. At USD 10,000 gross profit per account it is paused at the end-of-day run (4:30 pm CT) and reviewed for Funded Live; profit above that is forfeited. Funded Live is a sub-account of TradeDay's master account at its broker (real capital): 90/10 split, professional market data USD 156 per month per exchange, slippage buffer, at most 5 accounts, 3-month cooling-off after a loss. German citizens and Canadians outside Ontario stay in Funded Sim. Per the firm, as of 3 November 2026.

Can I use TradeDay from Switzerland, Germany or Austria?

Switzerland: accepted (Not on the prohibited list.); Germany: restricted (German citizens get no Funded Live and stay in Funded Sim (indefinitely possible, offboarding reserved for elevated risk). The heading names Germany, the text German citizens.); Austria: accepted (Not on the prohibited list.). Per the firm, as of 3 November 2026.

Do I get the TradeDay fee back?

No refund after purchase; monthly fees are considered fully used. Forgotten renewal: refund of the last payment only if reported within 72 hours and with no trading since the payment, minus 20%. No refunds for technical issues. Cancel any time in the members' area; no evaluation afterwards. If KYC/AML fails after a passed evaluation, two help-centre articles name a refund of the passed evaluation's fee; the prohibited-countries article rules it out. Per the firm, as of 3 November 2026.

What is the profit split at TradeDay?

Quick Pay Evaluation (Intraday drawdown): 50 % – 90 %; Quick Pay Evaluation (End of Day drawdown): 50 % – 90 %; Fast Pass Evaluation: 80 % – 90 %. "Funded" means here what the firm itself states below. Per the firm, as of 3 November 2026.

All sources

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  1. Home (pricing cards, FAQ, footer disclosures)tradeday.com · website ·
  2. About ustradeday.com · website ·
  3. TradeDay 2.0 – The Next Evolution of Prop Trading (29 May 2026)tradeday.com · website ·
  4. How it workstradeday.com · website ·
  5. Privacy Policytradeday.com · terms ·
  6. Terms & Conditions (last modified 11 Aug 2026)tradeday.com · terms ·
  7. What is TradeDay?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  8. Can anyone join TradeDay?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  9. Risk disclaimer (permitted products)tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  10. Which trading platforms does TradeDay use?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  11. Objectives and rules of the Quick Pay and Fast Pass evaluationtradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  12. What is the maximum drawdown rule?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  13. Permitted products guidelinestradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  14. Process after completing the evaluationtradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  15. How often can I withdraw profits from a Funded Sim account?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  16. Payment methods for trading profitstradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  17. Can I cancel at any time?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  18. How do I change my billing information?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  19. Refund policytradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  20. What happens if a subscription payment fails?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  21. Prohibited countriestradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  22. What is a Funded Sim and a Funded Live account?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  23. Can I access risk settings?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  24. How do I request a payout?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  25. How do I get set up on Riseworks?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  26. What are the differences between each account size?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  27. Quick Pay Funded Sim payout policytradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  28. EOD vs intraday trailing max drawdowntradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  29. Fast Pass Funded Sim payout policytradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  30. Fast Pass Funded Sim – route to Funded Livetradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  31. What is Quick Pay?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  32. What is Fast Pass?tradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·
  33. Quick Pay and Fast Pass Funded Live trading rulestradeday.freshdesk.com · help centre ·

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