TradeDay
United States · since 2020 · Official site★ Write a reviewShow the maths
How this score is worked out
- Contracts allowed, across all markets
- 19.2 / 30
- News trading
- 15 / 25
- Overnight and weekend holds
- 15 / 25
- Drawdown model
- 12 / 20
- Total
- 61 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · drawdown$2,000
One MES$5 x S&P 500 Index at $7,708.50$38,543
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94% of $38,543$362.30
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futurescapped at 505
Checked 20 Sep 2026 · average daily moves as of 26 Sep 2026
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What we checked for TradeDay
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Quick Pay
$25K to $150K- Drawdown
- trailing, intraday in the evaluation · trailing, intraday once fundedQuick Pay is sold with an intraday trailing limit measured on unrealised equity highs, and every Quick Pay funded account uses the intraday version whichever variant was bought. It stops trailing at the starting balance.
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“An End-of-Day (EOD) limit is calculated from the end-of-day balance, and an Intraday Limit is calculated from unrealized balances within the day. … Trailing max drawdown limits continues to trail your account growth until they reach the starting account balance. These limits are enforced in real time”
What is the maximum drawdown rule? “All Fast Pass Funded Sim accounts are set up with End of Day (EOD) Drawdowns. All Quick Pay Funded Sim accounts will have an intraday drawdown , regardless of the drawdown had on the evaluation.”
Rules for funded traders - Daily loss
- NoneNo daily loss limit. Traders may set their own in the platform, which TradeDay then cannot override.
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“TradeDay has just one rule - Don't break the Maximum Drawdown Limit!”
Objectives and rules - Session
- Holds overnightOvernight allowed, weekend banned.TradeDay's automatic liquidation runs at 3:50 pm CT, so products that close earlier are the trader's own responsibility.
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“Exit all positions 10 minutes before the close. No holding positions when the market closes. … Trading generally resumes after 5 pm CT. Overnight trading is allowed, but any open positions must be closed before the market closes the next day.”
Permitted trading times - Indices
- Offered
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“Equity index futures contracts | Contract code | Tick size | Data feed | E-mini S&P 500 Futures | ES | $12.50 | CME | Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures | MES | $1.25 | CME | E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures | NQ | $5.00 | CME”
Permitted products guidelines - Metals
- Offered
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“From February 11th, 2026, temporary metals have been put in place. Restricted products (on all account types): Gold (GC) Silver (SI) Copper (HG) Platinum (PL) Position limit adjustments (on all account types): For all account tiers (50k, 100k, and 150k), the max position limit in the following contracts will be 4 lots Micro Gold (MGC) Micro Silver (SIL)”
Permitted products guidelines - Energies
- Offered
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“Energy futures contracts | Contract code | Tick size | Data feed | Crude Oil Futures | CL | $10.00 | NYMEX | Micro Crude Oil | MCL | $1.00 | NYMEX | E-mini Crude Oil Futures | QM | $12.50 | NYMEX | E-mini Natural Gas Futures | QG | $12.50 | NYMEX | Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures | NG | $10.00 | NYMEX”
Permitted products guidelines - Forex
- Offered
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“FX futures pairs contracts | Contract code | Tick size | Data feed | Australian Dollar Futures | 6A | $5.00 | CME | British Pound Futures | 6B | $6.25 | CME | Canadian Dollar Futures | 6C | $6.25 | CME | Euro FX Futures | 6E | $6.25 | CME | Micro Euro FX Futures | M6E | $1.25 | CME”
Permitted products guidelines - Crypto
- Not offered
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“TradeDay only allows its traders to trade the CME Group futures products, specifically those listed on the CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX. At TradeDay we do our best to offer a broad selection of these CME Group products. However, we do not trade high-margin products or very illiquid products which are difficult to trade and risk manage. Below are the permitted products, grouped by asset class.”
Permitted products guidelines - News trading
- Evaluation no trades ±2 min · funded no trades ±2 minTier 1 covers US CPI, the employment report and FOMC — the three releases that move markets most. Positions are closed for you, and profits made trading them are forfeited.
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“TradeDay will auto-liquidate all open positions 2 minutes before TradeDay's tier 1 economic data releases , and open markets back up to trade 2 minutes after these releases.”
Can I trade news or data releases? - Gold contract limits (GC, MGC)
- Set by account size, see belowFull-size gold cannot be traded at all, and micro gold is capped at 4 lots on the $50K, $100K and $150K tiers. TradeDay does not publish a micro gold limit for $25K. The firm calls the restriction temporary, and it applies to evaluation, funded sim and live accounts alike.
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“From February 11th, 2026, temporary metals have been put in place. Restricted products (on all account types): Gold (GC) Silver (SI) Copper (HG) Platinum (PL) Position limit adjustments (on all account types): For all account tiers (50k, 100k, and 150k), the max position limit in the following contracts will be 4 lots Micro Gold (MGC) Micro Silver (SIL)”
Permitted products - Consistency
- No day may be more than 30% of total profit. Exceeding it raises the target rather than failing the account.The quote is the Fast Pass figure; Quick Pay is 30%.
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“Objective 3: Be consistent in your profitability. No day greater than 45% of your total profits.”
Objectives and rules
| Size | Price | Drawdown | Target | Micro limit | MES | MGC | MCL | M6E | MBT |
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| $25K | $100/mo | $1,000 | $1,500 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | – |
| $50K | $131/mo | $2,000 | $3,000 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | – |
| $100K | $240/mo | $3,000 | $6,000 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | – |
| $150K | $360/mo | $4,500 | $9,000 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 50 | – |
Fast Pass
$25K to $150K- Drawdown
- trailing, end of day in the evaluation · trailing, end of day once fundedFast Pass uses an end-of-day trailing limit at both stages, so intraday swings do not move it. It is still enforced live, and stops trailing at the starting balance.
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“Profit targets, position limits, and drawdown limits are the same as those of Quick Pay accounts. All drawdowns are calculated at the End-of-Day.”
Objectives and rules - Daily loss
- NoneNo daily loss limit. Traders may set their own in the platform, which TradeDay then cannot override.
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“TradeDay has just one rule - Don't break the Maximum Drawdown Limit!”
Objectives and rules - Session
- Holds overnightOvernight allowed, weekend banned.TradeDay's automatic liquidation runs at 3:50 pm CT, so products that close earlier are the trader's own responsibility.
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“Exit all positions 10 minutes before the close. No holding positions when the market closes. … Trading generally resumes after 5 pm CT. Overnight trading is allowed, but any open positions must be closed before the market closes the next day.”
Permitted trading times - Indices
- Offered
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“Equity index futures contracts | Contract code | Tick size | Data feed | E-mini S&P 500 Futures | ES | $12.50 | CME | Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures | MES | $1.25 | CME | E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures | NQ | $5.00 | CME”
Permitted products guidelines - Metals
- Offered
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“From February 11th, 2026, temporary metals have been put in place. Restricted products (on all account types): Gold (GC) Silver (SI) Copper (HG) Platinum (PL) Position limit adjustments (on all account types): For all account tiers (50k, 100k, and 150k), the max position limit in the following contracts will be 4 lots Micro Gold (MGC) Micro Silver (SIL)”
Permitted products guidelines - Energies
- Offered
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“Energy futures contracts | Contract code | Tick size | Data feed | Crude Oil Futures | CL | $10.00 | NYMEX | Micro Crude Oil | MCL | $1.00 | NYMEX | E-mini Crude Oil Futures | QM | $12.50 | NYMEX | E-mini Natural Gas Futures | QG | $12.50 | NYMEX | Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures | NG | $10.00 | NYMEX”
Permitted products guidelines - Forex
- Offered
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“FX futures pairs contracts | Contract code | Tick size | Data feed | Australian Dollar Futures | 6A | $5.00 | CME | British Pound Futures | 6B | $6.25 | CME | Canadian Dollar Futures | 6C | $6.25 | CME | Euro FX Futures | 6E | $6.25 | CME | Micro Euro FX Futures | M6E | $1.25 | CME”
Permitted products guidelines - Crypto
- Not offered
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“TradeDay only allows its traders to trade the CME Group futures products, specifically those listed on the CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX. At TradeDay we do our best to offer a broad selection of these CME Group products. However, we do not trade high-margin products or very illiquid products which are difficult to trade and risk manage. Below are the permitted products, grouped by asset class.”
Permitted products guidelines - News trading
- Evaluation no trades ±2 min · funded no trades ±2 minTier 1 covers US CPI, the employment report and FOMC — the three releases that move markets most. Positions are closed for you, and profits made trading them are forfeited.
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“TradeDay will auto-liquidate all open positions 2 minutes before TradeDay's tier 1 economic data releases , and open markets back up to trade 2 minutes after these releases.”
Can I trade news or data releases? - Gold contract limits (GC, MGC)
- Set by account size, see belowFull-size gold cannot be traded at all, and micro gold is capped at 4 lots on the $50K, $100K and $150K tiers. TradeDay does not publish a micro gold limit for $25K. The firm calls the restriction temporary, and it applies to evaluation, funded sim and live accounts alike.
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“From February 11th, 2026, temporary metals have been put in place. Restricted products (on all account types): Gold (GC) Silver (SI) Copper (HG) Platinum (PL) Position limit adjustments (on all account types): For all account tiers (50k, 100k, and 150k), the max position limit in the following contracts will be 4 lots Micro Gold (MGC) Micro Silver (SIL)”
Permitted products - Consistency
- No day may be more than 45% of total profit, over a minimum of 3 trading days.
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“Objective 1: 3 Minimum Trading days Objective 2: Reach the profit target in the trading account. This is your total net profit over the course of the challenge. Objective 3: Be consistent in your profitability. No day greater than 45% of your total profits.”
Objectives and rules
| Size | Price | Drawdown | Target | Micro limit | MES | MGC | MCL | M6E | MBT |
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| $25K | $130/mo | $1,000 | $1,500 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | – |
| $50K | $189/mo | $2,000 | $3,000 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | – |
| $100K | $330/mo | $3,000 | $6,000 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | – |
| $150K | $500/mo | $4,500 | $9,000 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 50 | – |
Getting paid
6.4/ 1080% of profit, up to 90%, first payout after 5 winning days, 11 published rules that can delay, reduce or void it, and the trader pays to receive it.
See how TradeDay paysRule changes
We started tracking TradeDay’s rules on 20 Sep 2026. Changes will be listed here with the old and new wording.


