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50K price
$145main plan
Profit target
$3,000on 50K
Max loss
$2,000end-of-day trailing
Consistency
Funded onlyrule applies to
Profit split
90%to the trader
Payouts
After 5 days of $150+
Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

End-of-day trailing drawdown

Your loss limit moves up only when a trading day closes at a new high balance. Open profits during the day do not drag it up, so a winning trade you give back intraday does not tighten the limit until the close.

Account balance Loss limit
Illustration with a $2,000 limit, not this firm's exact numbers.

Tradeify plans compared (50K)

50K accountSelect (Evaluation -> Select Flex or Select Daily funded)Growth (Evaluation -> Growth Sim Funded)Lightning Funded (instant funding)
Steps1-step1-stepinstant/direct funding
Price (50K, list)$165 one-time$145 one-time$492 one-time
Activation fee$0$0$0
Reset fee$109$95—
Profit target$3,000$3,000—
Max loss$2,000$2,000$2,000
Drawdown typeEOD trailing (updates at end of day, enforced in real time). Funded: locks at $50,100 when EOD balance reaches $52,100 or on first payout request.EOD trailing (enforced in real time against net liquidation value); funded locks at $50,100EOD trailing (enforced in real time); locks at $50,100
Daily loss limitNone$1,250$1,250
Consistency ruleEvaluation: no single day may be more than 40% of total profit (optional 50% add-on, priced $205 for 50K). Funded: none.None in evaluation; 35% consistency rule on every funded payout requestProgressive: 20% for the 1st payout, 25% for the 2nd, 30% for later payouts (accounts bought after Sep 12, 2025)
Minimum trading days31—
Max contracts / size444
Profit split90/1090/1090/10
PayoutsSelect Flex: every 5 winning days ($150+ each). Select Daily: daily eligibility.When eligible: at least 5 trading days with $150+ profit since the last payoutNo minimum trading days; request once the profit goal and consistency rule are met
Payout rules50K funded, minimum payout $250. Flex: up to 50% of profits, capped at $2,500 per payout (accounts bought after Sep 1, 2026; $3,000 before), no DLL, no buffer. Daily: up to 2x profit since last payout, capped at $1,250 (after Sep 1, 2026; $1,000 before), $1,000 DLL, $2,100 buffer. Funded contracts start at 2 minis, scale to 3 at $1,500 and 4 at $2,000 EOD profit. Must be net positive for the cycle. The Flex/Daily choice is permanent per account.50K funded (bought on/after Sep 12, 2025): balance must be at least $53,000; minimum payout $500; max per request $1,500 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,000 (payout 4 onward). Paid in 24-48 hours.50K profit goal $3,000 for payout 1 and $2,000 from payout 2 (resets after each payout). Minimum payout $1,000; maximum $2,000 for payouts 1-3, $2,500 from payout 4.

Account sizes offered: 25K, 50K, 100K, 150K.

Drawdown

All plans use a $2,000 end-of-day trailing drawdown on 50K, enforced in real time. On funded accounts it locks at $50,100.

Daily loss limit

Growth and Lightning have a $1,250 soft daily limit that stops trading for the day without failing the account. The Select evaluation has none.

Consistency

Select evaluation: no day above 40% of total profit. Select funded: none. Growth evaluation: none. Growth funded: 35% on every payout request. Lightning: 20% for the first payout, 25% for the second, 30% after that.

Payouts

Select Flex pays after five winning days of $150+, up to 50% of profit and $2,500 per payout. Growth needs a $53,000 balance, a $500 minimum and five days of $150+, with caps rising from $1,500 to $3,000.

Not allowed

  • Holding positions past 4:45 PM ET or over the weekend.
  • High-frequency bots; any bot must be your own.

Other rules

News tradingAllowed: Tradeify states it has no rules against trading news events
Bots and EAsRestricted: personal bots allowed if not HFT; trader must prove sole ownership (may require a live video of enabling it); using the same bot across multiple firms is against policy
Copy tradingRestricted: compliance FAQ lists 'prohibited trade-copying' as coordination and flags coordinated automation across unrelated accounts; no published rule on copying between your own accounts was found
Overnight and weekendNot allowed: positions must be closed by 4:45 PM ET each weekday (12:59 PM ET on holiday half-days); open positions are auto-closed at market close without failing the account; no weekend holding
PlatformsTradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView (via Tradovate), Rithmic, Tradesea, Quantower, Sierra Chart, R|Trader, WealthCharts
InstrumentsCME Group futures (CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX), simulated
US tradersAccepted
Restricted countriesAbout 65 countries restricted by residency, including Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Pakistan. Serbia is not listed. US is not restricted. List: https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495888-rules-restricted-countries
Payout methodsRise (main method: ACH bank transfer, crypto, local currencies), Plane (alternative)
Path to a live accountTradeify Elite: 3 payouts on one account, or 10 total payouts since the last live transition, make a trader eligible for consideration (not automatic). Elite Live accounts: 80/20 split, daily payouts, EOD drawdown ($2,000 on 50K), no DLL, plus per-account Performance Reward Pools; up to 5 live accounts.
CompanyTradeify Holdings, Corp, 1700 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 305, Boca Raton, FL 33432, USA (payment agent: Novaflame LTD, Limassol, Cyprus)

Rule and price changes in 2026

WhenWhat changed
2026-09-01Select 50K payout caps changed for new accounts: Flex cap $3,000 -> $2,500; Daily cap $1,000 -> $1,250. source
2026-04-07Tradeify 3.0: all plans one-time purchase only (no subscriptions), Select/Growth prices up about 3%, Select 50K target back to $3,000 for new accounts, Rithmic and Tradesea added. source
2026-03-31New Select plan (3-day evaluation, Flex or Daily payout choice); live program rebranded Tradeify Elite with one live account per funded account that received a payout, no simulated-profit cap. source

Sources

Checked October 16, 2026. We link the firm's own pages wherever we can. If something changed, tell us.

  1. tradeify.co/ — programs, GEMS banner, legal entity and address
  2. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/14369021-tradeify-pricing-reference — all prices, reset fees, one-time billing, no activation fees
  3. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12853921-select-evaluation-accounts — Select evaluation rules, funded drawdown lock
  4. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12853966-select-flex-and-select-daily-payout-policies — Select funded/payout rules, caps, scaling, 90/10, Elite eligibility
  5. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495915-growth-evaluation-accounts — Growth evaluation rules
  6. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/11083796-growth-funded-account-payout-policy — Growth payout rules
  7. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495938-lightning-funded-accounts — Lightning rules
  8. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495932-lightning-funded-account-payout-policy — Lightning payout rules
  9. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10468320-rules-consistency-rule — consistency by program
  10. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495897-rules-trailing-max-drawdowns — EOD drawdown and lock levels
  11. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/13252431-select-vs-growth-choosing-your-evaluation-type — Select vs Growth comparison
  12. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10468246-are-there-activation-fees — no activation fees
  13. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495874-rules-news-trading — news trading allowed
  14. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495876-rules-permitted-times-to-trade — 4:45 PM ET close, no overnight/weekend
  15. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495888-rules-restricted-countries — restricted countries
  16. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12268494-common-faqs — payout methods, 10-second rule, VPN/VPS, one-time fees
  17. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10468318-guidelines-for-traders — bot rules, HFT, hedging
  18. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/17069653-risk-compliance-guidelines-faq — trade-copying prohibition, payout review
  19. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10468221-supported-platforms — platforms
  20. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12844518-rise-payouts-main-payout-method — Rise payout methods
  21. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12969284-tradeify-elite-program — Elite live program, 80/20 split
  22. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/14135902-tradeify-3-0-program-updates-improvements — April 2026 changes
  23. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12987441-introducing-the-new-select-plan-changes-to-the-live-program — March 2026 Select/Elite changes
  24. help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495963-affiliates — affiliate commissions and terms
  25. trustpilot.com/review/tradeify.co — Trustpilot score and count
  26. financemagnates.com/executives/tradeify-co-founders-difficult-to-enter-futures-prop-subscription-ditch-barely-moved-revenue/ — secondary: founders Brett Simberkoff and Vinan Mistry, founded 2024

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