# Trade Day Rules

> Trade Day's plans state a maximum drawdown of 3% to 4% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and end-of-day), across 12 plans. A consistency rule…

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Trade Day's plans state a maximum drawdown of 3% to 4% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and end-of-day), across 12 plans. A consistency rule applies: 30% in the Quick Pay evaluation and 45% in the Fast Pass evaluation (a bigger day raises the target, not a fail); none on Quick Pay Funded Sim; 45% on Fast Pass Funded Sim accounts opened on or after July 26 2026. News trading is conditional: no trading from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after tier 1 releases (FOMC, US CPI, Non-Farm Payrolls, EIA inventories for oil and gas, crop reports for ags); accidental breaches do not fail the account, abuse loses it.

_Compiled from 35 of Trade Day's own published pages, read on 14 September 2026. Not verified by Prop Firm Pal: every value is what Trade Day states about itself, quoted with the page it came from. A firm can change its rules at any time, so check the linked page before you pay for an account._

## Trade Day drawdown rules

Trade Day's plans state a maximum drawdown of 3% to 4% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and end-of-day), across 12 plans.

A daily loss limit figure is not recorded in the plan details we hold. The firm may still set one, so check its rules page rather than assuming there is none.

Dollar amounts are the published percentage applied to the account size.

| Plan | Account size | Max drawdown | Drawdown type | Daily loss limit | Profit target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quick Pay Intraday | $25K | 4% ($1,000) | Trailing | — | 6% |
| Quick Pay Intraday | $50K | 4% ($2,000) | Trailing | — | 6% |
| Quick Pay Intraday | $100K | 3% ($3,000) | Trailing | — | 6% |
| Quick Pay Intraday | $150K | 3% ($4,500) | Trailing | — | 6% |
| Quick Pay End of Day | $25K | 4% ($1,000) | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| Quick Pay End of Day | $50K | 4% ($2,000) | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| Quick Pay End of Day | $100K | 3% ($3,000) | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| Quick Pay End of Day | $150K | 3% ($4,500) | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| Fast Pass | $25K | 4% ($1,000) | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| Fast Pass | $50K | 4% ($2,000) | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| Fast Pass | $100K | 3% ($3,000) | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| Fast Pass | $150K | 3% ($4,500) | End-of-day | — | 6% |

- Plan figures: "Price | $120 | $175 | $285 | $395 |" — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000304248-what-are-the-differences-between-each-account-size-

## Trade Day consistency rule

A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit a single trading day may account for. Here is what Trade Day states.

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Consistency rule | Applies — 30% in the Quick Pay evaluation and 45% in the Fast Pass evaluation (a bigger day raises the target, not a fail); none on Quick Pay Funded Sim; 45% on Fast Pass Funded Sim accounts opened on or after July 26 2026 |

- Consistency rule: "The consistency percentage for QuickPay accounts is 30%." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000008849-what-is-the-consistency-objective-

## Trade Day minimum trading days and time limit

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Minimum trading days | Applies — 5 trading days in the Quick Pay evaluation, 3 in Fast Pass; each Fast Pass Funded Sim payout needs 5 profitable days |
| In the plan figures | 3 and 5 days |
| Time limit | None — No time limit; the subscription bills every 30 days until you pass or cancel |

- Minimum trading days: "For QuickPay accounts the minimum number of trading days is 5." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000008850-what-is-the-trade-for-a-minimum-number-of-days-objective-
- Time limit: "There is no upper time limit, but we need to see a minimum number of days worth of trading data in order to complete this objective." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000008850-what-is-the-trade-for-a-minimum-number-of-days-objective-

## Trade Day news trading, EA and copy trading rules

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| News trading | Conditional — No trading from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after tier 1 releases (FOMC, US CPI, Non-Farm Payrolls, EIA inventories for oil and gas, crop reports for ags); accidental breaches do not fail the account, abuse loses it |
| Expert advisors and automated trading | Conditional — Automated systems only through supported platforms (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Jigsaw, Quantower); no API access; third-party bots and systems shared between users are forbidden |
| Copy trading | Conditional — Allowed into evaluations and Funded Sim accounts; Funded Live and Funded Sim accounts cannot be traded together or copied between |
| Hedging | Conditional — Prohibited as long in one account and short in another on the same product; offending users are suspended and forfeit funded profits |
| Martingale and grid strategies | Not stated on the pages we read |
| High-frequency and latency arbitrage | Conditional — More than 200 trades a day prohibited; order splitting and microscalping (trades under about 10 seconds dominating activity or profit) lead to review; general scalping is allowed |

- News trading: "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." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000081072-can-i-trade-news-or-data-releases-
- Expert advisors and automated trading: "Algos and Bots purchased from a third party and employed by the trader are forbidden." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000085101-automated-algo-and-bot-trading
- Copy trading: "Traders can use a copy trader to copy trades from their personal account elsewhere into their TradeDay evaluation and Funded accounts." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000354796-multiple-accounts
- Hedging: "Hedging is prohibited at TradeDay (the practice of simultaneously going long in one account and short in another account for the same product)." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000121031-prohibited-trade-practices
- High-frequency and latency arbitrage: "Using automated trading systems designed to scalp at an extremely high frequency. We do not allow strategies that produce more than 200 trades in a day." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000121031-prohibited-trade-practices

## Trade Day weekend and overnight holding

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Weekend holding | Not permitted |
| Overnight holding | Conditional — Trading after the 5 pm CT open is allowed, but positions must be flat 10 minutes before that session's close |
| Trading hours | CME sessions run from the 5 pm CT open to the close the next day; all positions are auto-liquidated 10 minutes before the daily close |

- Weekend holding: "Exit all positions 10 minutes before the close. No holding positions when the market closes." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000018874-what-is-the-permitted-trading-times-guideline-
- Overnight holding: "Overnight trading is allowed, but any open positions must be closed before the market closes the next day." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000018874-what-is-the-permitted-trading-times-guideline-
- Trading hours: "For CME products, a trading session is defined from the opening of the market at 5 pm CT through to the close the next day." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000018874-what-is-the-permitted-trading-times-guideline-

## Trade Day scaling plan

Fast Pass Funded Sim position limits start at 1 to 4 contracts by size and rise by 1 contract for every $2,000 of profit, calculated at end of day.

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Largest account size | $150,000 |

- Scaling plan: "your limit scales up by 1 contract for every $2,000 of profit, calculated at End of Day." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000405229-what-is-fast-pass-
- Largest account size: "Quick Pay comes in four account sizes, and each is available with either an Intraday or End of Day trailing drawdown" — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000405228-what-is-quick-pay-

## Other Trade Day account rules

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Maximum number of accounts | Applies — Up to 10 accounts; 5 active Funded Sim (extra passes are queued) and 5 Funded Live; all on one broker; no new purchases while holding a Funded Live account; one user per household |
| Prohibited instruments | Conditional — Permitted CME Group futures only; Gold, Silver, Copper and Platinum restricted from February 11 2026 and Micro Gold and Micro Silver capped at 4 lots; funded traders may not trade within 2% of a price limit |
| Account sharing | Not permitted |
| Inactivity | No inactivity fee, but a Tradovate account not logged into for more than one calendar month is archived and counted as failed |
| Resets | A failed evaluation can be reset for a fee as many times as the trader likes, or reset free when the next subscription payment goes through |

- Maximum number of accounts: "Traders can have up to 10 accounts at any one time." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000354796-multiple-accounts
- Prohibited instruments: "TradeDay only allows its traders to trade the CME Group futures products, specifically those listed on the CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000008862-what-are-the-permitted-products-guidelines-
- Account sharing: "You agree that access to the Account will be limited to the User which subscribed under such account." — https://www.tradeday.com/terms-and-conditions
- Inactivity: "If a user does not log into their Tradovate account for more than one calendar month, Tradovate will automatically archive the account." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000008899-are-there-any-inactivity-fees-or-minimum-trading-requirements-
- Resets: "Or, wait for your next subscription payment to go through, and we will reset you for free at that time." — https://tradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000008847-what-are-the-objectives-and-rules-of-the-quick-pay-and-fast-pass-evaluation-

## Not found on Trade Day's pages

- whether martingale or grid strategies are allowed
- a daily loss limit (the pages state only a trailing maximum drawdown)

## Frequently asked questions

### What are Trade Day's drawdown rules?

Trade Day's plans state a maximum drawdown of 3% to 4% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and end-of-day), across 12 plans.

### Does Trade Day have a consistency rule?

Yes. 30% in the Quick Pay evaluation and 45% in the Fast Pass evaluation (a bigger day raises the target, not a fail); none on Quick Pay Funded Sim; 45% on Fast Pass Funded Sim accounts opened on or after July 26 2026.

### Does Trade Day have a scaling plan?

Yes. Fast Pass Funded Sim position limits start at 1 to 4 contracts by size and rise by 1 contract for every $2,000 of profit, calculated at end of day.

### Does Trade Day allow news trading?

Only under conditions. No trading from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after tier 1 releases (FOMC, US CPI, Non-Farm Payrolls, EIA inventories for oil and gas, crop reports for ags); accidental breaches do not fail the account, abuse loses it.

### Does Trade Day allow EAs and automated trading?

Only under conditions. Automated systems only through supported platforms (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Jigsaw, Quantower); no API access; third-party bots and systems shared between users are forbidden.

### Does Trade Day allow copy trading?

Only under conditions. Allowed into evaluations and Funded Sim accounts; Funded Live and Funded Sim accounts cannot be traded together or copied between.

### Can you hold trades over the weekend at Trade Day?

No. Trade Day's own pages prohibit holding positions over the weekend.

### Does Trade Day have minimum trading days?

Yes. 5 trading days in the Quick Pay evaluation, 3 in Fast Pass; each Fast Pass Funded Sim payout needs 5 profitable days.

### Is there a time limit at Trade Day?

No. No time limit; the subscription bills every 30 days until you pass or cancel.

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