TradeDay, reviewed: day-one payouts, a monthly bill, and a split that climbs

TradeDay is a Chicago firm that has funded futures traders since 2020, and it relaunched as "TradeDay 2.0" in 2026 with a simpler, faster-payout model. Here is how it actually works.

Two routes

TradeDay sells single-phase evaluations in two flavors, across 50K, 100K, and 150K accounts.

Quick Pay is the headline product: a 5-day minimum evaluation, then day-one payouts once funded, meaning you can withdraw from any positive balance with no buffer to clear. You pick your drawdown style, intraday or end-of-day trailing. It starts at $125 a month for a 50K.

Fast Pass is the speed route: a 3-day minimum pass, end-of-day drawdown only, but a stricter 45 percent consistency rule during the evaluation. It starts at $180 a month.

Both carry a 30 to 45 percent consistency rule in the evaluation and, importantly, no consistency rule at all once you are funded.

What is genuinely good

The day-one payout on Quick Pay is the real draw. Most firms make you clear a profit buffer or a set number of days before your first withdrawal; TradeDay lets you request from any positive balance, $250 minimum. There is no activation fee, and the funded live account reaches a 90/10 split. The firm also runs a standing 50 percent off promo, so the street price is roughly half the list.

The fine print

Two things to weigh. First, this is a monthly subscription, not a one-time fee. You pay every month you are still evaluating, so a slow pass costs more than the sticker suggests. Second, the funded split is a ladder, not a flat number. On Quick Pay you keep only 50 percent of your first $4,000 in sim-funded profit, then 80 percent above it, and 90 percent only once you reach a Funded Live account. Fast Pass starts at 80/20. So 90/10 is the ceiling, not the entry.

Bottom line

TradeDay is a fast-payout, no-activation-fee firm with a genuinely trader-friendly withdrawal policy, weighed against a monthly-subscription cost and a profit split that climbs rather than starting high. If you trade actively and pass quickly, the day-one payout is hard to beat.