Tradeify

Consistency

Evaluation

• Growth Evaluation accounts do not have a consistency rule.
• Select Evaluation accounts must follow a 40% Consistency Rule during the evaluation phase only.

Sim Funded

• Growth Sim Funded — 35% Consistency Rule.
• Lightning Funded (purchased after September 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM EST) — gradual consistency rule:
  • 20% for the first payout
  • 25% for the second payout
  • 30% for all subsequent payouts
• Lightning Funded (purchased before September 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM EST) — 20% for all payouts (no scaling).
• Select Funded (Flex or Daily) — no consistency rule.

How It Works

• The rule looks at your highest single-day profit relative to your total profits since your first day of trading (or since the last payout, post-payout).
• Formula: Biggest End-of-Day PnL ÷ Consistency % = Total Balance Needed.
• Exceeding the percentage does not fail the account — you simply continue trading until total profits dilute the best day below the threshold. After an approved payout, the consistency % resets and must be maintained again before the next payout.

Algorithmic Trading

All Account Types

Algorithmic trading is allowed under the following conditions:

• Sole ownership. You must be able to prove that you are the sole owner of the bot or strategy, and that no one else has access to or is using it.
• Exclusive use within Tradeify. While you may use the bot on your personal accounts, using it across multiple prop firms is against Tradeify's policy. The bot must be solely for your own use within Tradeify.
• No HFT bots. Personal bots are allowed as long as they are not high-frequency trading (HFT) bots. Tradeify has specific risk measures in place to detect and monitor such activity.

Verification

• Tradeify reserves the right to request information or documentation if their risk measures flag your account for potential violations.
• Tradeify scans for similar orders across other accounts to detect coordinated bot activity.
• Tradeify may require a live video showing you enabling the code on your own PC as part of verification.

Scalping Rules (Microscalping)

Evaluation Accounts

• All Growth and Select evaluation accounts require at least 50% of profits AND at least 50% of trades to come from positions held longer than 10 seconds.

Funded Accounts

• All Sim Funded and Lightning Funded accounts require at least 50% of profits AND at least 50% of trades to come from positions held longer than 10 seconds.
• Failing to meet these criteria prevents activation of a passed evaluation and prevents requesting payouts.

News Trading

All Account Types

• News trading is allowed at your own risk — Tradeify has no specific rules against trading news events.
• Beware of slippage — orders may execute far from expected prices.
• Never use the Daily Loss Limit as a stop loss; system protections may not be effective during extreme volatility.
• Microscalping rules still apply during news events.

Inactivity Rule

Evaluation

• No inactivity rule for Growth and Select evaluation accounts.

Sim Funded

• All funded accounts (Growth, Select, Lightning) require one trade per trading week (Monday-Friday). The trade can be as brief as 5 seconds.
• The minimum activity rule is per account, not per user. Tradeify will warn you before taking action on inactivity.

Copy Trading

Allowed

• Copy trading is permitted between accounts you own and manage.

Not Allowed

• Copying strategies from other traders is prohibited.
• Copy trading with other traders is prohibited.

DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging)

Allowed

• DCA is allowed when used as part of a planned strategy.
• Do not add to losing trades solely to recover losses or break even.
• Every DCA entry must have a clear reason and defined limit.

Hedging

• Hedging — going long in one account/position and short in another on the same product (or trading minis and micros simultaneously, since these are equivalent) — is not allowed.

Trading Hours and Position Holding

This rule applies to ALL Tradeify account types — Evaluation, Sim Funded, AND Live.

Trading Hours

• Market opens: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday through Thursday evenings.
• Market closes: 5:00 PM ET, Monday through Friday.
• Daily maintenance break: 5:00 PM ET to 6:00 PM ET (no trading).

Position Closing

• Regular days: close all positions by 4:59 PM ET before the maintenance break.
• Holiday early close days: close all positions by 12:59 PM ET.
• Holiday market hours are announced in Tradeify's Discord server — check before trading on holidays.
• Any positions left open at market close are automatically closed by Tradeify. Auto-closure does not result in account failure or penalties; however, you may experience slippage or unfavorable fills.

Within-Session vs Cross-Session Holding

• Within a single trading session: holding positions is allowed for up to ~23 hours.
  • Example: opening a position at 8:00 PM Monday and closing it at 2:00 PM Tuesday is one continuous session and is fine.
• Cross-session holding is prohibited. You cannot:
  • Hold through the daily 5 PM ET close.
  • Hold through the 5:00–6:00 PM ET maintenance window.
  • Hold over the weekend (Friday 4:59 PM ET close to Sunday 6 PM ET open).

Trading Day Definition

• A trading day runs from 6:00 PM ET to 5:00 PM ET the next calendar day.
• Trades on the same calendar day across different sessions count as separate trading days. Example: a trade at 1:00 AM Tuesday is part of the Monday-Tuesday session (started 6 PM Monday); a trade at 7:00 PM Tuesday is part of the Tuesday-Wednesday session.
• Holiday trading days count as independent trading days, even with shortened hours.

Time Zone

• Tradeify uses Eastern Time (ET) — Eastern Standard Time (EST) in winter, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in summer.

Position Limits

Evaluation Accounts (Full Limits Available Day One)

• You can trade either micros OR minis, but not both simultaneously (treated as hedging).
• During evaluation, no scaling restrictions — full limits available immediately.
• During Funded (Select), a progressive scaling system applies — see the Payout Rules document for the per-tier scaling schedule.

Passed Accounts

• You can keep passed evaluation accounts as reserves. Tradeify allows up to 5 active Simulated Funded accounts per household at any one time. Growth, Select, and Lightning can be mixed within this limit.

Max Number of Accounts

• Evaluation accounts: unlimited — purchase and trade as many as desired. Failed or expired accounts do not count toward the active limit.
• Simulated Funded accounts: up to 5 per individual AND up to 5 per household combined (the 5-account cap applies to both individual and household). All Growth, Select Flex/Daily, and Lightning Funded accounts count toward the same 5.
• Live accounts: see the Tradeify Elite section below.
• You cannot have Sim Funded and Live Funded accounts active at the same time. This restriction extends to your household.

Clear Path to Live (Tradeify Elite Program)

Eligibility

A trader becomes eligible to be considered for an Elite Live account once they meet one of the following minimum thresholds:

1. 3 payouts on a single account, or
2. 10 total payouts since the last live transition across all plan types (Select, Growth, Lightning).

Measured: since the last live transition, OR since the first purchase if the trader has never been moved live before.

• These thresholds are minimum requirements for consideration, not guarantees. Tradeify evaluates traders holistically — consistency, risk management, and trading behavior all factor in. Most traders will not be transitioned immediately on hitting these thresholds.
• Tradeify selects traders for live transition at its sole discretion. Once selected, the transition is mandatory and cannot be declined.

Transition Process

• All Sim Funded and evaluation accounts close on transition.
• Any Funded account that has received at least one payout transitions to Elite Live. Funded accounts with zero payouts do not transition.
• No profit is carried forward — Elite Live accounts always start at $0. Any progress made after the last successful payout is not included in the transition.

Elite Live Account Parameters

Elite traders may have up to 5 live accounts depending on how many sim funded accounts qualified. All accounts start at $0 balance with no Daily Loss Limit.

• Drawdown is End-of-Day: recalculated only at market close based on the day's final balance. Locks in drawdown improvements only when the day ends profitable.
• The drawdown locks (becomes static) when the EOD balance reaches $100 above the drawdown amount (e.g. $1,600 on 25K, $2,100 on 50K, $3,100 on 100K, $4,600 on 150K).

Payout Timing & Drawdown Adjustment

• If a payout is requested before the drawdown has locked, the payout is held and processed the next business day after the EOD drawdown adjustment takes place.
• This effectively reduces drawdown room going into the next trading day, since the payout decreases the balance the adjusted drawdown is anchored to. Plan payout request timing accordingly.

Failure & Cool-Off

• If an Elite account is failed, the trader enters up to a 4-week cool-off period depending on live performance.
• After the cool-off, the trader may purchase a new evaluation to re-enter the program.
• Payouts from a previous Live account do not count toward new Elite eligibility — qualification resets.

Sim and Live Account Restrictions

• While an Elite Live account is active, you cannot purchase or activate new evaluations, open new Sim Funded accounts. The same restriction applies to all members of the household.
• After the Live account is failed or closed (and cool-off completes), normal evaluation purchases can resume.

Reward Pools

• Elite Live traders are eligible for Accelerator Reward Pools — performance-based rewards that unlock at profit milestones on each account. (See the Tradeify Elite Accelerator Reward Pools article for full tier and eligibility details.)
• Note: SPIFF is the legacy bonus structure for Live accounts purchased before Dec 3, 2025; current Elite Live uses Accelerator Reward Pools.

Elite-Only Mode

• Tradeify reserves the right to designate certain traders as Elite-Only Mode based on performance, consistency, or risk assessment.
• Elite-Only traders trade only via the Select plan. If they pass a Select evaluation while in Elite-Only Mode, they skip the funded/sim phase and are issued a Live account directly.

Growth Funded — Payout Policy

• Profit split: 90% trader / 10% Tradeify.
• You must abide by the 35% Consistency Rule.
• You must accumulate at least 5 trading days in the cycle that show a profit greater than:
  • $100 for 25K accounts
  • $150 for 50K accounts
  • $200 for 100K accounts
  • $250 for 150K accounts
• The trading-day count resets to zero after each successful payout.

Account Balance Required for Payout (Growth)

This balance must be maintained until the payout request is approved.

For Growth accounts purchased before September 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM EST, the previous balance thresholds apply: $52,100 (50K), $103,600 (100K), $155,100 (150K).

Minimum Payouts (Growth)

• $250 for 25K accounts
• $500 for 50K accounts
• $1,000 for 100K accounts
• $1,500 for 150K accounts

Maximum Payouts per Cycle (Growth — current)

Payout Window (Growth)

• Submit requests from the dashboard once payout conditions are met.
• Once approved, funds are deducted from your account immediately.
• Payments issue 24–48 hours after the withdrawal is processed.
• Requests submitted outside business hours (Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST and federal holidays) may take up to 72 hours.

Lightning Funded — Payout Policy

• Profit split: 90% trader / 10% Tradeify.
• Consistency Rule (Lightning Funded purchased after September 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM EST):
  • 20% for the first payout
  • 25% for the second payout
  • 30% for all subsequent payouts
• Lightning Funded accounts purchased before September 12, 2025 maintain the original 20% rule for all payouts.
• No minimum trading days required.

Payout Profit Goal Table (Lightning — purchased after Sep 12, 2025)

Payout Profit Goal Table (Lightning — purchased before Sep 12, 2025)

• The profit goal resets after each payout — leftover profit from the previous cycle does not carry over.

Lightning Payout Tiers

• Minimum payout amount: $1,000.
• For 25K Lightning accounts, the payout is fixed at $1,000 for all cycles (minimum and maximum are both $1,000).
• Payouts after the 4th remain capped at the same level as the 4th.

Select Flex (5-Day Payout Policy)

• Profit split: 90% trader / 10% Tradeify.
• Payout frequency: every 5 winning days.
• No consistency rule on funded accounts.
• No Daily Loss Limit.
• No minimum balance requirement for payouts.

Winning Day Threshold (Minimum Profit Per Day)

Payout Caps (Select Flex)

• Up to 50% of total profits (current balance minus starting balance), capped at:
  • $1,250 per payout for 25K accounts
  • $3,000 per payout for 50K accounts
  • $4,000 per payout for 100K accounts
  • $5,000 per payout for 150K accounts
• The 50% is calculated from total profit (current balance − starting balance), not just the cycle's profit.
• After the first payout, you must have positive net profit during each payout cycle to qualify.
• Drawdown locks at $100 above starting balance when EOD balance exceeds the drawdown amount by $100.

Select Daily (Daily Payout Policy)

• Profit split: 90% trader / 10% Tradeify.
• Payout frequency: daily eligibility after meeting the buffer requirement.
• No consistency rule on funded accounts.

Daily Loss Limits (Select Daily)

Buffer System (Select Daily)

• You cannot withdraw profits that would bring your account balance below the buffer.

Minimum Payout (Select Daily)

• $250.

Daily Continuity Rule (Select Daily)

• Each daily payout request can be up to 2× the profit earned since the last payout, capped at:
  • $600 for 25K accounts
  • $1,000 for 50K accounts
  • $1,500 for 100K accounts
  • $2,500 for 150K accounts
• Cap resets after each payout cycle.
• You must have positive net profit during the cycle to be eligible.
• Drawdown locks at $100 above starting balance when EOD balance exceeds the drawdown amount by $100.

Select Funded — Contract Scaling Schedule

Select Funded accounts use a progressive scaling system. Contract limits are based on End-of-Day equity.

• Scaling triggers are cumulative — once a higher tier is reached, the limits are retained even if the balance later fluctuates.
• Limits update at the start of the next trading day after the EOD trigger is met.

Payment Methods

Tradeify uses two payout providers. Rise is the default. Plane is offered only when Rise is unavailable.

Rise (Main Payout Method)

Rise is Tradeify's primary payout provider. It uses email-based login security and is hosted at riseworks.io.

Setup process (one-time, ~30-60 minutes plus KYC wait):

1. Receive an invitation email from "Tradeify Holdings, Corp" once your first payout is approved.
2. Create a Rise account at the signup link in the invitation (or pay.riseworks.io/sign-up). Use the same email as your Tradeify account.
3. Complete your profile — choose "Receive Payments" account type (free), provide tax information (SSN/ITIN for US, Tax ID for international).
4. Submit KYC verification — government photo ID, live selfie. Most approvals are automated; manual review can take 1-3 business days.
5. Create a Rise ID (password 18-42 chars with special character + number, OR a Web3 wallet for advanced users).
6. Save your 12-word recovery code offline. This is the only way to recover your account if you lose access. Never store it in email, cloud, phone notes, or share it with anyone — including support.
7. Add a withdrawal method (see below).
8. Required final step: join Tradeify's team inside Rise. After signup, log in to Rise → Action Items → accept the team invitation from "Tradeify Holdings, Corp." Without this step, no payouts can flow through.

Withdrawal options inside Rise:

• Bank Transfer (ACH): 1-3 business days.
• Crypto Tokens: typically within hours, up to 1 day.
• Local Currencies: processing time varies by region.

How payouts flow:

1. Tradeify approves the payout. Funds appear in the trader's Rise wallet within 24-48 hours.
2. Trader requests withdrawal in Rise to bank or crypto wallet.
3. Funds arrive 1-3 business days (bank) or within hours (crypto).

Notes:

• "Receive Payments" account is free.
• Rise is one-time setup; future payouts flow automatically.
• If you already have a verified Rise account using the same email as Tradeify, auto-verification may apply.

Plane (Alternative Payout Method)

Plane is an alternative payout option used when:

• The trader cannot use Rise due to country/state restrictions, OR
• The trader's Rise application was denied.

How Plane works:

• Bank-to-bank transfer process (manual).
• Setup and verification takes approximately 1 week.
• Processing time per payout is up to 7 days.
• Slower than Rise, but reliable for traders in unsupported regions.

To activate Plane, contact Tradeify support directly.

Tradeify Elite (Live) Payout Rules

After transition to the Elite Live program, payouts operate under different rules. Full Live account parameters and transition rules are documented in the Detailed Rules document; the payout-specific rules are summarized here.

• Profit split: 80% trader / 20% Tradeify.
• Daily payouts — request payouts daily once the drawdown has locked.
• You can only withdraw profits earned above the trading capital. Live accounts start at $0 balance — every dollar earned is profit.
• If a payout brings the balance to $0, the Live account is closed.
• Payout request timing matters: if requested before the drawdown locks, the payout is held until the next business day, after the EOD drawdown adjustment.