Upgrade or Change Your Tradovate Account Plan
If you're trading Tradovate more than you used to, your account plan is probably costing you money in commissions you don't need to pay. Here's exactly where to click, how to pay, and how to change your mind later.
If you're trading Tradovate more than you used to, your account plan is probably costing you money in commissions you don't need to pay. Moving up a tier drops your per-contract rate, and the whole thing takes about two minutes inside the Web Trader. Here's exactly where to click, how to pay, and how to change your mind later if a paid plan stops earning its keep.
What Changing Your Plan Actually Does
Your Tradovate account plan sets the commission you pay per side on every futures contract. Every account starts on the Free plan. Step up to Monthly or Lifetime and that per-side rate drops, Lifetime the furthest. You're not changing your login, your positions, or your data; you're just swapping which commission schedule applies. Here's the quick shape of it (prices shift, so confirm the live numbers before you pay):
| Plan | Cost | Commissions |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 / month | Highest per-side rate |
| Monthly | $99 / month | Lower per-side rate |
| Lifetime | $1,499 one-time (or 4 × $499) | Lowest per-side rate |
Before You Start
One thing trips people up: you can't change plans without a live Tradovate brokerage account. A simulated or demo-only login won't show the upgrade option, and neither will a prop-firm evaluation account, those run under the firm's own arrangement, so plan changes don't apply there. If you're on a personal live account that's open and funded, you're good to go.
How to Change Your Plan, Step by Step
Confirm You Have a Live, Funded Account
Log in and check that you're on your live account, not the demo. The Free plan can trade live perfectly well, so being on Free is fine, you just need a real brokerage account behind it for the upgrade screen to appear.
Open Application Settings › Subscriptions
In the Tradovate Web Trader, click the Application Settings button in the top-right corner. When the settings page opens, select the Subscriptions tab along the top, depending on your build it may read Plans. That's where your current membership lives.
Click Upgrade and Choose Your Plan
Find the Membership section and click Upgrade. Pick the plan you want, Monthly or Lifetime. Going Lifetime but want to spread the cost? Toggle the 4 Payments option on before you continue, and you'll be billed in four installments instead of one lump sum.
Confirm and Pay
Click Upgrade at the bottom of the screen to confirm. You can pay from your current account balance or with a credit or debit card. Once the payment clears, the new plan is active on your account.
Log Out and Back In to Confirm
Log out of the Web Trader and sign back in. Head to Settings › Plans and you should see your new tier listed. If it still shows the old plan, give it a minute and refresh, the switch only reflects after a fresh login.
How to Downgrade or Cancel a Paid Plan
Trading dried up for a while? You're not locked in. To drop a Monthly plan, cancel the renewal from the Settings › Plans page in your account dashboard. It isn't instant, you keep the paid rate through the billing period you've already paid for, then the account rolls back to Free and stops charging you. Lifetime is a one-time purchase, so there's nothing to cancel. One catch on the way down: back on Free, an inactivity fee can apply if you go too long without a live trade.
Why Bother Changing Plans
- Lower your commissions, as your volume climbs, a paid tier's cheaper per-side rate can more than cover its fixed fee.
- Match the cost to your trading, quiet month? Free avoids a subscription you're not using. Busy month? Monthly or Lifetime pays off.
- Lock in the floor, Lifetime fixes the lowest rate once, which suits high-frequency and automated traders.
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Start Your Free 5-Day TrialFrequently Asked Questions
No. The upgrade option only appears on a live, funded Tradovate brokerage account. Demo-only logins and prop-firm evaluation accounts don't show it.
At the confirmation step you can pay from your current Tradovate account balance or with a credit or debit card. Lifetime can be split into four installments if you toggle the 4 Payments option before confirming.
When you cancel a Monthly plan, you keep the paid commission rate until the end of the current billing period. After that the account reverts to Free and you're no longer charged the monthly fee.
The change only appears after a fresh login. Log out of the Web Trader, sign back in, and check the Settings › Plans page again.
This guide is for educational and informational purposes only and is not financial, investment, or trading advice. Trading futures and other leveraged products carries a substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. PickMyTrade is an independent third-party automation platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Tradovate, Inc. "Tradovate" and all related names, logos, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Platform features and steps change over time, so always confirm the current process in the official Tradovate platform and documentation before acting.