TradeDay rules explained (2026)

Every TradeDay program at every account size: the profit target, the daily loss limit and what it does, the max loss and how it moves, the minimum trading days and any consistency rule — in our own words, from the rules Ink applies to TradeDay accounts.

Last checked Oct 24, 20262 programsFutures

Rules change — check TradeDay's site before trading. Links to the pages we checked are at the bottom.

Quick Pay

Quick Pay EOD Evaluation

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$25K$1,500None$1,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days to passBest day at most 30% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail2
$50K$3,000None$2,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days to passBest day at most 30% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail5
$100K$6,000None$3,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days to passBest day at most 30% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail10
$150K$9,000None$4,500 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days to passBest day at most 30% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail15

Quick Pay Intraday Evaluation

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$25K$1,500None$1,000 · intraday trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days to passBest day at most 30% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail2
$50K$3,000None$2,000 · intraday trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days to passBest day at most 30% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail5
$100K$6,000None$3,000 · intraday trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days to passBest day at most 30% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail10
$150K$9,000None$4,500 · intraday trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days to passBest day at most 30% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail15

Quick Pay Funded

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$25K—None$1,000 · intraday trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneNone2
$50K—None$2,000 · intraday trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneNone5
$100K—None$3,000 · intraday trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneNone10
$150K—None$4,500 · intraday trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneNone15
  • Payouts don't lower the balance the drawdown is measured on

Fast Pass

Fast Pass Funded

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$25K—None$1,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $100+ profit per payoutBest day at most 45% of total profit · for a payout · over it isn't a fail2
$50K—None$2,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $150+ profit per payoutBest day at most 45% of total profit · for a payout · over it isn't a fail—
$100K—None$3,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $200+ profit per payoutBest day at most 45% of total profit · for a payout · over it isn't a fail—
$150K—None$4,500 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balance5 days of $250+ profit per payoutBest day at most 45% of total profit · for a payout · over it isn't a fail—
  • The first payout moves the max loss floor to its lock level

Fast Pass Evaluation

SizeProfit targetDaily lossMax lossMin daysConsistencyMax contracts
$25K$1,500None$1,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneBest day at most 45% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail2
$50K$3,000None$2,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneBest day at most 45% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail5
$100K$6,000None$3,000 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneBest day at most 45% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail10
$150K$9,000None$4,500 · end-of-day trailing · stops at the starting balanceNoneBest day at most 45% of total profit · to pass · over it isn't a fail15

Questions

What kind of drawdown does TradeDay use?

TradeDay's evaluations use intraday trailing and end-of-day trailing max loss, depending on the program. The tables above list the amount for every size.

Does TradeDay have a daily loss limit?

No — none of TradeDay's evaluations has a daily loss limit.

Does TradeDay have a consistency rule in the evaluation?

Quick Pay Intraday (30%), Fast Pass (45%) and Quick Pay EOD (30%) have one. The Consistency column shows what it's measured against.

How many days does it take to pass TradeDay's evaluation?

It depends on the program: Quick Pay Intraday needs 5 days, Fast Pass has no minimum and Quick Pay EOD needs 5 days.

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Sources

Last checked Oct 24, 2026. Ink isn't affiliated with TradeDay.