Tradeify is one of the fastest-growing futures prop firms in 2026, built around no activation fees and EOD trailing drawdown at every stage. The SELECT evaluation requires a minimum of 3 trading days with a 40% consistency rule. After passing, you choose between Select Daily (daily payouts, lower caps) or Select Flex (5 winning days, higher caps). The profit split is 90/10 from day one. After 5 successful payouts, you can transition to Tradeify Elite — a live-market account. No daily loss limit during evaluation. This page covers every rule at every stage.
Tradeify is a futures prop firm that has grown rapidly through 2025-2026 by focusing on low total cost of funding and trader-friendly drawdown mechanics. Their model eliminates the activation fee that most competitors charge after passing evaluation, which significantly reduces the total cost from evaluation to first payout.
The structure runs in three stages: SELECT Evaluation → Sim Funded Account (Select Daily or Select Flex) → Tradeify Elite (live capital). All stages use end-of-day (EOD) trailing drawdown, which is the single biggest advantage Tradeify has over firms like Apex (intraday trailing everywhere) and Take Profit Trader (intraday trailing on funded accounts).
The SELECT evaluation is Tradeify's unified one-step evaluation. You trade a simulated account, hit the profit target, and follow the risk rules. Once you pass, you choose your funded path — Daily or Flex. There is no additional activation fee.
| Account size | Profit target | Trailing drawdown (EOD) | Max contracts | Evaluation fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | 6 (60 micros) | ~$103-$111/mo |
| $100,000 | $6,000 | $3,000 | 12 (120 micros) | ~$181/mo |
| $150,000 | $9,000 | $4,500 | 15 (150 micros) | ~$215/mo |
Pricing is a recurring monthly subscription until you pass or cancel. Tradeify runs frequent promotional pricing — always check the website for current rates.
EOD trailing drawdown. The drawdown recalculates only at end-of-day. Intraday dips that recover before the close do not move the floor. The drawdown trails upward with your peak end-of-day balance and stops once it reaches the starting balance. This is the most forgiving drawdown mechanic in futures prop firm evaluations.
No daily loss limit during evaluation. The only risk rule is the EOD trailing drawdown. No separate daily circuit breaker applies during the SELECT evaluation.
40% consistency rule. No single trading day can account for more than 40% of your total profit. If your total is $5,000, your best day must be $2,000 or less.
Minimum 3 trading days. You must trade on at least 3 separate days to pass.
No activation fee. After passing, there is no additional fee to activate your funded account. Competitors charge $130-$349 for this step. Tradeify skips it entirely.
Trading hours: Standard CME hours. All positions must be closed before the daily cutoff.
For a $50K account, the path from evaluation to first payout at Tradeify can cost as little as $103 (one month of evaluation, no activation fee). Compare that to Topstep ($49 + $149 activation = $198 minimum), Take Profit Trader ($180 + $130 activation = $310), or Apex ($167/mo + $130-$160 activation). This cost advantage is why Tradeify is growing faster than almost any other firm.
After passing SELECT, you choose between two funded paths. Both are simulated accounts with real payouts. Both maintain the 90/10 profit split and EOD trailing drawdown.
| Feature | Select Daily | Select Flex |
|---|---|---|
| Payout frequency | Daily | After 5 winning days |
| Profit split | 90/10 | 90/10 |
| Drawdown type | EOD trailing | EOD trailing |
| Consistency rule (funded) | 35% | 35% |
| Min balance for payout | No minimum balance requirement | No minimum balance requirement |
| Best for | Traders wanting daily cash flow | Traders building toward larger payouts |
Select Daily lets you request a payout at the end of each profitable trading day. Caps are lower per withdrawal, but the frequency means consistent traders can generate daily cash flow. This is attractive for traders who prefer regular small withdrawals.
Select Flex requires 5 winning days before each payout request, but the withdrawal caps are higher. This path suits traders who can wait longer for larger lump sums.
EOD trailing drawdown. Same mechanic as the evaluation — no intraday floor ratcheting. This consistency between evaluation and funded stages is a significant advantage. At TPT, the drawdown switches from EOD to intraday when you get funded, catching traders off guard. Tradeify keeps it the same at every stage.
35% consistency rule. On funded accounts, the consistency rule tightens from 40% (evaluation) to 35%. No single day's profit can exceed 35% of your total profit at the time of payout.
Weekly activity. You must place at least one trade per week to keep the account active.
News trading restrictions. Traders must be flat during major economic announcements. Specific restricted events are listed on the Tradeify dashboard.
No hedging. Counter positions in the same or correlated instruments are not permitted.
Account limit: Up to 5 funded accounts can be active simultaneously.
After 5 successful payouts on a Sim Funded account, you become eligible for Tradeify Elite — a live-market account where your orders are routed to the exchange. Elite maintains the 90/10 profit split and EOD trailing drawdown. The transition to Elite is Tradeify's equivalent of what TPT calls PRO+ or what Bulenox calls the Funded Account transition.
Elite accounts represent the end goal — real capital, real market execution, with the same rule set you have already been trading under. No rule surprises at transition.
The reason Tradeify has grown so fast is not any single feature — it is the total cost from evaluation to first payout. Here is the actual math compared to every major competitor, using a $50K account.
| Firm | Monthly eval fee | Activation fee | Total (1-month pass) | Total (2-month pass) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tradeify SELECT | ~$103-$111 | $0 | ~$103 | ~$206 |
| Topstep Standard | $49 | $149 | $198 | $247 |
| Topstep No Act. Fee | Higher (~$109) | $0 | ~$109 | ~$218 |
| Take Profit Trader | $180 | $130 | $310 | $490 |
| Bulenox EOD (Opt 2) | $145 | ~$148 | $293 | $438 |
| Apex (one-time) | ~$167 (one-time) | $130-$160 | ~$297 | ~$297 + reset |
For traders who expect to pass in one attempt, Tradeify and Topstep No Activation Fee are nearly identical in cost. For traders who take two or more attempts, Tradeify's lower monthly cost and zero activation fee compounds into meaningful savings — especially for traders running multiple evaluations in parallel.
The cost advantage is not just about saving $100. Prop firm traders routinely run 3-5 evaluations simultaneously to maximise their chance of having multiple funded accounts. At 5 concurrent evaluations, the monthly cost difference between Tradeify ($515-$555) and Take Profit Trader ($900) is $345-$385 per month. Over two months of attempts, that is nearly $800 saved — enough to fund additional evaluations.
The choice between Daily and Flex is really a question about your cash flow preferences and trading rhythm.
Choose Select Daily if: You trade every day, you want regular income, and you are comfortable with lower per-withdrawal caps. Daily payouts turn your funded account into something resembling a salary — small, consistent deposits. This works well for traders who are using prop firm income to cover living expenses or reinvest into additional accounts.
Choose Select Flex if: You do not trade every day, you prefer to let profits accumulate, or you want higher withdrawal caps. Flex requires 5 winning days per payout window, so it suits traders who trade 3-4 days per week and want to pull a larger lump sum. If you go through a stretch where you only trade 2-3 days in a week, Daily would still let you withdraw each profitable day — Flex would make you wait until you accumulate 5 winning days.
For copier traders: If you run multiple Tradeify accounts through a trade copier, Select Daily across all accounts means daily withdrawals from every account — which quickly becomes an administrative task. Select Flex consolidates payouts into less frequent, larger batches. Consider your withdrawal management bandwidth when choosing.
Tradeify has iterated rapidly. The SELECT evaluation replaced an earlier multi-plan system that was more complicated to navigate. The key changes in the 2025-2026 period include the unified SELECT evaluation structure, the introduction of the Daily vs Flex choice after passing, the removal of activation fees across all account sizes, and the establishment of the Elite progression path for live capital. The 90/10 profit split from day one was already in place but became a stronger differentiator as competitors adjusted their own splits.
The competitive landscape among futures prop firms in 2026 is heavily influenced by Tradeify's pricing pressure. Multiple firms have responded by lowering activation fees, introducing their own no-activation-fee paths, or restructuring their evaluation pricing. Tradeify did not invent EOD drawdown or high profit splits, but they packaged the full combination (EOD + no activation + 90/10 + low monthly cost) in a way that forced the industry to respond.
Tradeify supports NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower, and several other platforms through Rithmic and CQG data feeds. The primary platforms for futures day traders running a trade copier are NinjaTrader (via Rithmic) and Tradovate.
Tradeify has not published an explicit policy banning or permitting trade copiers. If you plan to use a copier across multiple Tradeify accounts, verify the current policy directly with their support team before activating.
| Feature | Tradeify | Topstep | Take Profit Trader | Apex | Bulenox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activation fee | None | $149 (Standard) | $130 | $130-$160 | $98-$348 |
| Eval drawdown | EOD trailing | EOD trailing | EOD trailing | Intraday trailing | Trailing or EOD |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailing | EOD trailing | Intraday trailing | Intraday trailing | Trailing or EOD |
| Drawdown change? | No — same everywhere | No | Yes — EOD → Intraday | No | No |
| Consistency rule | 40% eval / 35% funded | 50% or 40% | 50% (eval only) | 30% | 40% (funded only) |
| Profit split | 90/10 | 90/10 | 80/20 → 90/10 | 100% first $25K, then 90/10 | 100% first $10K, then 90/10 |
| Daily loss limit | None (eval) | Yes | None | Yes (trailing) | Option 2 only |
| Max funded accounts | 5 | Multiple | 5 PRO + 5 PRO+ | 20 | 11 total (3 active) |
While Tradeify's rule set is among the most trader-friendly, there are specific areas where traders get caught.
The 35% funded consistency rule is tighter than the 40% evaluation rule. Traders who pass the evaluation with a best-day ratio of 38% assume they are safe — but the funded rule is 35%, not 40%. If you carry aggressive winning-day patterns from evaluation into the funded stage, you may find your first payout request blocked. Start tracking your consistency ratio from day one of your funded account.
The news trading restriction is firm-specific. Unlike the evaluation, funded accounts require you to be flat during major economic releases. The restricted events are published on the Tradeify dashboard, not on a public web page. Check the dashboard before each session to know which events are restricted that day. Missing a news restriction and holding through FOMC or NFP can result in a rule violation on your funded account.
The weekly activity requirement means you must place at least one trade per week. If you go on vacation or simply do not see a setup for 7+ calendar days, your account may be flagged as inactive. Set a calendar reminder to place a small position each week if you are in a slow stretch.
Position close time is enforced strictly. All positions must be closed before the daily cutoff. Tradeify's system will auto-liquidate anything open past the deadline. If you are in a winning trade at 3:55 PM CT, close it manually before the cutoff rather than risking the auto-liquidation price, which may be worse than your current unrealised profit.
As with all prop firm rules references on this site, verify current rules directly on the Tradeify website before purchasing an evaluation. Futures prop firms update rules frequently, and pricing or policies may have changed since this page was last updated.
One area where Tradeify differs from most competitors is the absence of a published scaling plan or position-size progression on funded accounts. Other firms like Apex increase contract limits as you hit profit milestones. Tradeify gives you the full contract limit for your account size from day one of the funded stage. This simplifies position management when using a trade copier — you do not need to adjust size multipliers as the account progresses. The size you configure on day one stays valid throughout the life of the account.
Tradeify also does not currently offer a formal referral or affiliate programme through an external platform, though this may change. If you are a YouTube creator or community member interested in promoting Tradeify, check their website for any partnership or discount code programmes. Some firms offer direct referral commissions; others rely on discount codes tracked internally.
With up to 5 funded accounts allowed, traders managing multiple Tradeify accounts can benefit significantly from a NinjaTrader trade copier. Execute once on your lead account, and every follower mirrors the trade. The AI journal in a tool like Tradecovex then tracks performance across all accounts, helping you spot which accounts are profitable and which are dragging.
If you run Tradeify alongside accounts at other firms (Apex, Bulenox, TPT), a copier lets you manage the entire portfolio from a single NinjaTrader instance — one trade, every account, every firm.