Earn2Trade FAQ

Earn2Trade is a US futures prop firm and trading education company founded in 2016. You pay a monthly subscription, take either the Gauntlet Mini (one-step) or the Trader Career Path (with built-in scaling), hit a 6% profit target with at least 10 trading days while respecting the EOD drawdown and consistency rule, then receive a guaranteed funding offer from one of two prop trading partners (Helios Trading Partners in the US, Appius Trading Limited in the UK). 80/20 profit split in your favor.

Founded 2016 by Ryan Masten and David Lojko. Roughly a decade of operation as of 2026 — one of the older retail futures prop firms, predating most of the 2020-2024 wave.

Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. The funded prop trading is handled through partner firms — Helios Trading Partners (US) and Appius Trading Limited (UK).

David Lojko, who has managed the company since April 2019. Co-founder Ryan Masten departed in July 2020.

Legit. ~4.7/5 on Trustpilot from roughly 4,700+ reviews. Withdrawals process weekly via Rise (with ACH, Wise, or local bank rails underneath) or direct crypto. Earn2Trade itself does not publish a public pass-rate statistic — older third-party numbers are not officially confirmed. Largest complaints in 2026 are about the 80/20 split being lower than Apex's 90% and the consistency rule feeling restrictive — not about payout integrity.

Helios Trading Partners LLC is the US-based proprietary trading firm that funds traders who pass Earn2Trade's evaluations. Helios was established in 2016 by the same owners as Earn2Trade — they are affiliated entities under shared ownership, not arms-length partners. Your funded contract is signed with Helios (or Appius for some non-US traders), not directly with Earn2Trade.

UK-based prop trading firm that's the second funding partner alongside Helios. Some non-US traders are routed to Appius depending on geography and regulatory fit.

Earn2Trade is an education and evaluation company — not a regulated broker. Its prop trading partners (Helios, Appius) operate as proprietary trading firms, which in the US sit outside the retail-broker regulatory perimeter (no SIPC, no FINRA broker-dealer status). Standard for the prop firm industry.

~4.7 out of 5 from roughly 4,700+ reviews as of 2026 (some snapshots show 4.6) — among the highest of any major futures prop firm. Reviews consistently praise customer support (specific names like Ikbal, Ayush, Ysmarlin appear repeatedly) and payout reliability.

Earn2Trade does not publish pass-rate statistics for the TCP or Gauntlet Mini. Older third-party blog posts cite specific percentages (such as 8.89% or 10.42%), but those numbers do not appear in current Earn2Trade help center articles or official communications — treat them as unverified. The firm's own messaging focuses on the funded-trader experience rather than pass-rate marketing.

The Trader Career Path is Earn2Trade's signature evaluation with a built-in scaling plan. You pass once, then grow your account through defined stages by hitting profit targets at each level — up to a maximum $200K (TCP25) or $400K (TCP50/TCP100) without taking another evaluation. Free monthly resets included with active subscription.

The Gauntlet Mini is Earn2Trade's one-step intraday futures evaluation. 6% profit target, 10-day minimum, EOD drawdown. Pass and you're funded — but unlike TCP there's no built-in scaling plan, just immediate access to a single funded account size.

The original Gauntlet is the multi-stage evaluation tied to the Bootcamp education program — a 4-month structured course with weekly mentorship and webinars culminating in a longer Gauntlet examination. Most active retail traders today take the Gauntlet Mini or TCP because they're faster and don't bundle education they may not need.

It exists as part of the Bootcamp bundle (~$2,499 one-time). Standalone Gauntlet purchases are rare today — Earn2Trade actively promotes TCP and Gauntlet Mini as the primary funding paths for traders who don't need the full education curriculum.

Choose TCP if you want a long-term scaling path to $400K with the same plan. Choose Gauntlet Mini if you want the largest single-account size right out of the gate (up to $200K) without a scaling commitment. Both share rules; the difference is structural — TCP grows you incrementally, Gauntlet Mini hands you the size up front.

You can cancel one and start the other, but you can't directly migrate active progress. Each evaluation is its own subscription. Most traders pick one and stick with it.

Yes — multiple subscriptions are allowed. But Earn2Trade's prohibited-conduct rules ban coordinating accounts to manipulate or hedge across them. Each account must be independently traded.

One-step. Hit 6% profit, do 10+ trading days, follow the rules — and you're done. No second-stage verification phase like FTMO-style forex props.

Yes — the TCP evaluation is one-step. The "career path" multi-stage structure kicks in after you pass and become funded, where you scale up by hitting profit targets at each tier and withdrawing your share.

No fixed deadline. Your subscription renews monthly until you pass, fail beyond reset, or cancel. Take as long as you need — though longer means more monthly fees.

You get a funding offer email from the prop firm partner (Helios or Appius). You sign their funded trader agreement, choose between a Live or LiveSim account, complete KYC, and start trading. Setup is ~2 business days for LiveSim, up to 10 days for Live.

Use your free monthly reset (one included per billing cycle) and start over. Or buy a paid reset (price varies by account size — see the Fees section). Or cancel and start a new evaluation later.

TCP25 ($25,000), TCP50 ($50,000), and TCP100 ($100,000) starting capital — named after the starting size in thousands.

GAU25 ($25,000), GAU50 ($50,000), GAU100 ($100,000), GAU150 ($150,000), and GAU200 ($200,000) — five sizes in total. The Gauntlet Mini matches TCP at the lower end and extends past TCP entry sizes at the top. TCP starts smaller but grows further via scaling.

6% of starting capital, applied uniformly across both TCP and Gauntlet Mini. TCP25 / GAU25 = $1,500, TCP50 / GAU50 = $3,000, TCP100 / GAU100 = $6,000, GAU150 = $9,000, GAU200 = $12,000.

Flat 6% across all TCP and Gauntlet Mini account sizes — same percentage applied to whatever starting balance you choose. TCP scaling stages also hit 6% at the $200K rung ($12,000 target). The $400K stage uses a fixed-drawdown structure with its own documented target — verify the current number on help.earn2trade.com before assuming, as it has shifted across plan revisions.

$200,000. TCP25 scaling: $25K → $50K → $100K → $200K. The TCP25 plan does not access the $400K tier — only TCP50 and TCP100 do.

$400,000. TCP50 scaling: $50K → $100K → $200K → $400K.

$400,000. TCP100 scaling: $100K → $150K → $200K → $400K. Same $400K cap as TCP50, but TCP100 starts higher and progresses through different intermediate stages.

$400,000 — reachable only through TCP50 or TCP100 scaling. The Gauntlet Mini caps at $200K because it has no built-in scaling structure. To go above $200K via Earn2Trade you must be on the TCP path.

$150K stage = $9,000 (6%). $200K stage = $12,000 (6%). $400K stage = a fixed-drawdown stage with its own documented target — refer to help.earn2trade.com for the current value, as Earn2Trade has revised it across plan iterations.

No. $25K (TCP25) is the smallest evaluation account at Earn2Trade. Apex offers a $25K account too; Topstep starts at $50K.

End-of-Day (EOD) drawdown across the board — evaluation, LiveSim, and Live funded accounts all use the same EOD model. The top TCP scaling stage uses a fixed-drawdown variant where the floor stops trailing once the account reaches its maximum size. Earn2Trade does not run an intraday trailing drawdown like Apex or Topstep — that is one of the firm's headline differentiators.

End-of-Day drawdown calculates your minimum balance based on closed positions at the end of each trading day. Intraday dips don't count — only your closed-trade end-of-day balance does. Big advantage: you can ride out wide MAE on a winning trade without busting drawdown, as long as you close the day above the floor.

No. Earn2Trade does not apply an intraday trailing drawdown on any account type — evaluation, LiveSim, and Live all use End-of-Day drawdown. Intraday equity dips never count against you while a position is open. This is a key contrast versus Apex or Topstep, where trailing drawdowns follow peak intraday equity tick-by-tick.

Fixed drawdown means the EOD drawdown floor stops trailing your high-water mark and locks in place once you reach the top scaling tier. It's used on the largest TCP scaling stage so the floor doesn't keep ratcheting up as you continue compounding. Earn2Trade documents the exact dollar floor in help.earn2trade.com — verify the current value there before sizing, as it has changed across plan revisions.

TCP25 / GAU25: $1,500. TCP50 / GAU50: $2,000. TCP100 / GAU100: $3,500 (same on both programs). GAU150: $4,500. GAU200: $6,000. These amounts apply consistently across evaluation, LiveSim, and Live accounts at the corresponding size.

TCP25: $550. TCP50/GAU50: $1,100. TCP100/GAU100: $2,200. GAU150: $3,300. GAU200: $4,400. $150K scaled stage: $3,300. $200K scaled stage: $4,400. $400K scaled stage: $8,800. Hit or exceed the daily loss in a single trading day and the account fails for that day's session (rules vary by stage).

Yes. EOD drawdown trails your highest end-of-day account balance — as the EOD balance climbs, the floor climbs with it (drawdown amount stays constant; floor moves up). Once the floor exceeds your starting balance, you're effectively locked above breakeven.

Earn2Trade's drawdown is EOD-only, so there is no intraday trailing to stop. The end-of-day floor ratchets up with your best closed-day balance (drawdown distance stays constant; floor rises). It locks in place permanently when you reach the top TCP scaling stage, which uses the fixed-drawdown variant.

Account is locked from trading for the rest of that day. On evaluation, this resets at next trading day's open. On funded accounts, repeated DLL breaches can trigger account closure depending on Helios/Appius's funded trader agreement.

Account fails. On evaluation, you can use your free monthly reset (or buy a paid reset) to start over. On a funded LiveSim/Live account, busting drawdown closes the account and you'd need to take a new evaluation.

EOD only counts your end-of-day closed balance. Intraday dips on a winning trade don't matter. At firms with trailing drawdown (Apex, Topstep), every tick of give-back can erode your floor — drop $500 of unrealized profit and the floor drops $500. EOD lets you hold runners through pullbacks; trailing punishes you for it.

Yes — open equity matters for the daily loss limit and intraday account-termination logic, but not for the EOD drawdown calculation itself. Open equity at end-of-day is rolled into the next day's starting balance after positions close (which can't happen on evaluation accounts because overnight is banned).

No. Earn2Trade applies End-of-Day drawdown to evaluation, LiveSim, and Live accounts at every size. There is no intraday trailing model anywhere in the product line. Older third-party blog posts that describe Earn2Trade as having a trailing-drawdown variant are out of date — confirm against help.earn2trade.com if in doubt.

Yes — both evaluation and LiveSim use EOD drawdown with the same dollar amount as the corresponding evaluation tier. This is by design, so the rules don't change when you cross from "evaluating" to "funded LiveSim."

No single trading day can account for 30% or more of your total cumulative PnL during the evaluation. Designed to prevent passing on a single lucky session. Applies to TCP and Gauntlet Mini evaluations only — not to LiveSim or Live funded accounts.

You don't fail. You just need to keep trading and add more profit until that big day represents less than 30% of your cumulative profits. Example: a $1,200 single-day profit means you need at least $4,000 total profit before you can pass ($1,200 ÷ 0.30 = $4,000).

Yes — daily PnL counts both directions toward the 30% rule. A massive losing day that's 30%+ of your absolute PnL counts. Most traders only encounter the rule via outsized winning days.

No — Earn2Trade's threshold is tighter at 30%, vs Topstep's payout-time consistency check. Apex doesn't have a hard consistency rule on evaluation. Earn2Trade's rule is one of the stricter consistency requirements in the futures-prop industry.

No. LiveSim and Live funded accounts have no consistency rule. The rule is purely an evaluation gate.

A self-regulation rule that limits the number of contracts you can open based on your current account balance / profit level. The idea: you "earn" the right to size up by being green. Encourages disciplined sizing rather than maxing out from day one.

On a $50,000 account: 2 contracts at start. Above $1,500-$2,000 in profits: 4 contracts. Above $2,000 in profits: 6 contracts (the max for the $50K tier).

TCP25: 3 contracts max. TCP50/GAU50: 6. TCP100/GAU100: 12. GAU150: 15. GAU200: 16. Higher TCP scaling stages have proportionally larger max sizing.

Up to 10 micros count as 1 ladder contract. Eligible micros include MES, MNQ, MYM, M2K, MGC, MCL, M6E, MHG, M6B. Example: if your ladder allows 3 contracts you could trade 3 ES, or 2 ES + 10 MES, or 1 ES + 20 MES, or 30 MES.

Account is blocked from trading for the rest of that day. The block is automatically lifted at next market close — you don't have to reset, you just can't trade for the remainder of the day. Continue normally next session.

No — Earn2Trade's prohibited-conduct policy bans "software or artificial intelligence that provides unfair advantages." Fully automated EAs running independently are not permitted on the evaluation, LiveSim, or Live accounts. Earn2Trade is one of the stricter futures props on this rule.

No — copy trading is explicitly prohibited across evaluation and funded accounts. The rule blocks both copying from another trader's account and running master-follower setups across your own multiple Earn2Trade accounts.

Spoofing, layering, latency arbitrage, exploiting platform errors, trading unrealistic contract volumes, sharing accounts, third-party trading, geo-blocking circumvention, account collusion, and any non-market trading methods. Standard prop firm prohibitions, applied with active enforcement.

Depending on severity: warnings, deletion of trade data, account reset, or permanent account closure. Pattern violations and willful manipulation get permanent bans. Accidental first-time issues sometimes get warnings.

After you pass the evaluation, your funded account scales up automatically each time you hit the profit target for the current stage and withdraw your profit share. Each stage has a defined target. Hit it, withdraw, advance to a fresh, larger account with more room.

$25K → $50K → $100K → $200K. Maximum reachable on TCP25 is $200K. Profit targets at each stage roughly track the 6%-10% range; specific dollar amounts increase with size.

$50K → $100K → $200K → $400K. Reaches the $400K maximum.

$100K → $150K → $200K → $400K. Same $400K cap as TCP50, with a $150K intermediate stage instead of TCP50's smaller stages.

No. Scaling is automatic — once you hit the stage's profit target and withdraw, you advance. This is the headline feature of TCP versus most futures prop firms where you'd need to pass another challenge to access a bigger account.

No. You progress one stage at a time. Each stage requires its own profit target hit + withdrawal before advancing.

Yes — moving to a larger account gives you a fresh balance with the new stage's drawdown amount. The old account closes when you advance.

The current stage account closes. To continue you'd need to take a fresh evaluation — TCP scaling does not include free re-funding after a bust. The free monthly reset only applies during the evaluation phase.

No time limit. You hit the target when you hit it. There's no minimum-day requirement on funded accounts (the 10-day rule is evaluation-only). In practice, traders take weeks to months per stage depending on consistency.

No formal scaling structure. The Gauntlet Mini gives you a single funded account at the size you chose ($50K-$200K). To get a larger account post-funding you'd need to take a new evaluation. TCP is the path for built-in scaling.

Live accounts execute real orders against the CME using the prop firm's actual capital — your fills hit the real market. LiveSim accounts are simulated against live market data — your "fills" don't reach the exchange but you still get paid real profit shares from the firm. LiveSim is faster to set up; Live takes longer to spin up because of broker registration. Both Live and LiveSim use the same End-of-Day drawdown model — Earn2Trade does not switch to a trailing model when you go Live.

Anecdotally, the majority of funded Earn2Trade traders pick LiveSim — though Earn2Trade does not publish an official Live-vs-LiveSim split. Reasons: ~2-day setup vs ~10-day setup, no monthly exchange data fees, no broker registration paperwork, and one-time activation fee deducted from first payout rather than billed monthly. The trade-off is simulated execution — but for retail-size futures trading, the practical difference is small.

Yes from a payout standpoint — Helios/Appius pay you real US dollars on profitable LiveSim trading. The simulation is on the order routing side. This is standard prop firm practice industry-wide and doesn't make the payouts any less real.

Up to 10 business days because the prop firm needs to register you with the brokerage, complete CME exchange agreements, and provision real-money infrastructure.

As fast as 2 business days. No brokerage registration needed. You can start trading the same week you accept the funding offer.

Yes — typically once you hit the maximum withdrawal cap on LiveSim. The transition involves the broker registration steps that you'd skipped initially.

No. Live and LiveSim funded accounts have no consistency rule and no minimum trading days. The rules that applied during evaluation relax once you're funded.

Yes, on Live and LiveSim funded accounts you can hold overnight, with the requirement of at least one new unique position per week to keep the account active. Big difference from the evaluation phase where overnights are banned.

Yes — LiveSim accounts have per-withdrawal caps that vary by account size and program. The cap is generally tied to the stage's profit target minus the 20% firm share. Specific dollar amounts shift with policy updates, so verify the current LiveSim payout cap against help.earn2trade.com or the funded-trader agreement Helios/Appius send you. Live accounts have looser withdrawal limits.

Yes. Funded accounts require at least one new unique position per week. Extended inactivity triggers account closure. Specific timing varies by Helios/Appius funded trader agreement.

80/20 in your favor on every funded account. You keep 80%, the prop firm keeps 20%. There is no scaling toward 100% on Earn2Trade — the split stays flat regardless of cumulative payouts or how far you climb the TCP scaling ladder. Lower than Apex's 90%, but Earn2Trade includes built-in account-size scaling and free monthly resets in exchange.

Once a week, every Wednesday. Submit your withdrawal request to the prop firm by 2:00 PM CT Friday to be paid the following Wednesday. Miss the Friday cutoff and you wait another week.

$100 net minimum on both Live and LiveSim accounts. The first withdrawal needs at least $239 in profits if you're a non-professional CME LiveSim trader, because the $139 activation fee is deducted from that first payout.

No restrictions on when you can withdraw — once funded, you can request payouts anytime profits clear the minimum threshold. No "wait 14 days," no "do 5 winning days first" — Earn2Trade is unusually flexible here.

Rise (which supports ACH, Wise, and local bank rails underneath) and direct crypto are the two documented payout channels. Method depends on your country — the prop firm assigns you a route based on geography and regulatory fit. Deel and Bayzat are not Earn2Trade payout providers; older summaries that list them are inaccurate.

Rise charges a small fixed or percentage fee per their published schedule, and Earn2Trade has historically documented that the standard $10 Rise fee is waived on withdrawals above $500. Direct crypto withdrawals also carry a small network/processing fee. Specific rate cards change — verify current fees with Helios/Appius or in the Rise dashboard before relying on a precise number. Bank-side and crypto-network fees may apply on top.

ACH: 3-5 business days (slowest). Bank wire: 1-2 business days. PayPal: hours after processing. Crypto: minutes to hours depending on network. Wise/SWIFT international: 2-5 business days.

No — Earn2Trade scrapped upfront activation fees in 2025. The $139 setup fee for non-professional CME status LiveSim is now deducted from your first profit withdrawal only. If you never make a profit withdrawal, you never pay the fee.

No. The KYC framework requires payouts to a bank account / crypto wallet in your name. Third-party transfers are not supported.

US traders: W-9. Non-US traders: W-8BEN with Foreign Tax Identifying Number (FTIN). Plus standard KYC: government-issued ID, proof of address, in some cases a selfie verification.

LiveSim has per-withdrawal caps that vary by account size and program. The cap is typically anchored to the stage's profit target minus the 20% firm share. Specific dollar amounts shift with policy updates — confirm the current cap against the funded-trader agreement from Helios/Appius. Live accounts have looser limits once you've built a track record.

$100 minimum withdrawal + $139 activation fee deducted = $239 minimum profit needed for your first payout (non-professional CME LiveSim only). Subsequent withdrawals just need the $100 minimum.

Yes — Rise has restrictions in certain US states and territories due to state-specific regulatory requirements. Check Earn2Trade's payout-update help article for the current list before purchasing.

Yes — Helios issues a 1099-NEC (non-employee compensation) for US traders who received $600+ in payouts during the calendar year. Reported on Schedule C as contractor income. Below $600 you still owe tax but no 1099 is issued.

Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Finamark, Rithmic R|Trader (the bare-metal Rithmic frontend), and TradingView — which Earn2Trade added as a directly supported platform in March 2026. Earn2Trade officially recommends NinjaTrader for charting depth, but Tradovate and TradingView are heavily used by traders who want browser-based access or webhook integrations.

Rithmic is the underlying market data and order routing infrastructure for Earn2Trade evaluation accounts. After purchase you'll receive a "Rithmic Data Feed Credentials Created" email with your login. Plug those credentials into NinjaTrader, R|Trader, or any Rithmic-compatible platform.

Yes — Earn2Trade includes a free NinjaTrader and/or Finamark license with active subscriptions, plus complimentary access to Journalytix journaling software. The license is tied to your Earn2Trade subscription period.

Finamark is a browser-based futures trading platform supported as one of Earn2Trade's connection options. Connects to Rithmic for data and order routing. Lighter than NinjaTrader but functional for retail futures workflows.

Yes — Tradovate is a supported platform on Earn2Trade evaluations and funded accounts. Tradovate's web/mobile/desktop clients all work; you authenticate with your Earn2Trade-issued Tradovate credentials.

Yes. Earn2Trade added TradingView as a directly supported platform in March 2026 — you can chart and route orders to your Earn2Trade account from inside TradingView. Many traders still pair TradingView with Tradovate-hosted Earn2Trade accounts and a webhook bridge (such as PickMyTrade) when they want alert-driven execution, but native TradingView access is now part of the Earn2Trade platform lineup.

Yes — SierraChart connects to the Rithmic data feed Earn2Trade provides. SierraChart isn't bundled like NinjaTrader, so you'd need a paid SierraChart license, but the Rithmic credentials work natively in SierraChart.

Quantower supports Rithmic — so the data feed will connect — but it's not on Earn2Trade's officially-listed platform set. Verify with Earn2Trade support before relying on it for evaluation execution.

After purchase, look for the "Rithmic Data Feed Credentials Created" email. Accept the Rithmic exchange agreements (CME, COMEX, NYMEX, CBOT). Plug the username/password into NinjaTrader's Rithmic connection (or whichever supported platform you chose).

Most common: exchange agreements not yet accepted (check Rithmic's portal), wrong server (Earn2Trade routes to specific Rithmic gateways), or NinjaTrader's Rithmic plugin not installed. Earn2Trade's help center has a step-by-step setup article.

In NinjaTrader yes — multiple connections can run simultaneously. But each Earn2Trade account is on one platform — your evaluation account is either Rithmic-routed or Tradovate-routed, not both. Pick one at signup.

During evaluation: included for non-professional CME status (no extra cost). On funded LiveSim non-professional: one-time $139 fee deducted from first withdrawal. Funded Live (Rithmic): $140/month per exchange. Funded Live (NinjaTrader): $156/month per exchange. Professional CME status traders pay $140/month per exchange across the board.

CME's classification for retail traders not employed by a financial firm. Most retail Earn2Trade users are non-professional, which qualifies them for the cheaper data fee structure ($139 one-time vs $140/month per exchange).

Earn2Trade itself doesn't ship a dedicated mobile app, but if you trade through Tradovate you get the official Tradovate iOS/Android apps for free. NinjaTrader's mobile app and Finamark's responsive web client also cover mobile use cases.

Earn2Trade's prohibited-conduct policy bans EAs, AI-driven systems, and copy trading explicitly. Discretionary manual trading is the expected mode. Trader-fired TradingView alerts routed via webhook are a grey area — verify with Earn2Trade support before deploying anything resembling fully automated execution.

No. Fully autonomous EAs running unattended are explicitly prohibited. Earn2Trade is one of the stricter futures props on this — competitors like Apex, MFFU, and Tradeify are friendlier to EA / algo workflows.

Since March 2026, TradingView is a directly supported platform, so manual TradingView trading is straightforward. For alert-driven flows, the typical setup is: TradingView fires an alert → webhook bridge (PickMyTrade) → order placed on your Tradovate-hosted Earn2Trade account. Whether alert-routed execution complies with Earn2Trade's no-automation rule depends on how they interpret trader-monitored alerts versus autonomous bots — confirm with Earn2Trade support before deploying.

No — Earn2Trade prohibits copy trading across multiple accounts, even when they're all yours. Each account must be traded independently. This differs from Topstep's policy, which allows same-direction copy across your own accounts.

The firm's evaluation philosophy is "verify the trader, not the algorithm." They want to see discretionary judgment. Automated systems can game the simulated evaluation environment in ways that don't translate to live execution, so banning EAs reduces that risk.

PickMyTrade integrates with Tradovate at the broker layer. If your Earn2Trade account is hosted on Tradovate and you fire a TradingView alert that you've personally crafted, monitored, and intend as a trader-driven signal, the webhook routing is mechanically possible. Whether it's allowed under Earn2Trade's TOS is a judgment call you'd need to clear with their team. Many traders prefer Apex, MFFU, or Tradeify for this exact reason — those firms are explicitly automation-friendly.

Apex Trader Funding, MyFundedFutures (MFFU), and Tradeify all explicitly allow trader-owned automation. PickMyTrade has dedicated FAQs for each. If your strategy is fully automated, those firms are a better fit than Earn2Trade.

A VPS for running NinjaTrader stably is generally fine — that's no different from running it on your home PC. The issue is what you run on it. Hosting an autonomous EA there falls afoul of the automation ban. Hosting NinjaTrader for stable connectivity is normal usage.

PickMyTrade connects at the broker level (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, etc.) — not directly to Earn2Trade. If your Earn2Trade account is hosted on Tradovate, PMT can route alerts there. The relationship is "PMT → Tradovate broker → Earn2Trade-managed account." Earn2Trade itself isn't a broker; they manage the prop layer on top of brokers like Tradovate.

$50/month flat across all your prop accounts. PMT is the no-code webhook bridge between TradingView (or any alerting tool) and supported brokers — Tradovate, Rithmic, NinjaTrader, TradeStation, IB, ProjectX, Bybit, Binance, and 27+ others. For Earn2Trade traders, the value is using PMT with your Tradovate-hosted accounts (where it's permitted) — but only if discretionary signal-firing complies with E2T's rules. Apex/MFFU/Tradeify are the firms PMT users automate most freely.

Active TCP and Gauntlet Mini subscribers get access to Earn2Trade's educational catalog: the Beginner Crash Course (60 short videos), full futures education library, plus Journalytix journaling software. Bootcamp is the deeper paid program with mentorship.

60 short videos (6-10 minutes each) covering market mechanics, market conditions, risk management, and technical trading basics. Free with any active TCP or Gauntlet Mini examination subscription. Sold standalone at roughly $249, with a lifetime-access tier around $199.20 in past promotional cycles. Aimed at traders new to futures.

A 4-month structured course bundling video lessons, weekly live group webinars, personalized mentorship sessions, simulator practice, and the Gauntlet examination at the end. One-time payment of approximately $2,499.

If you're new to futures and want a structured curriculum + accountability, Bootcamp's ~$2,499 is competitive with private trading mentorships. If you have trading experience, the standalone TCP or Gauntlet Mini at roughly $90-$350/month is much cheaper and gets you to a funded account faster.

Yes — complimentary Journalytix journaling software access during your active TCP/Gauntlet Mini subscription. Helps you log trades, analyze patterns, and reflect on performance.

Bootcamp includes weekly group webinars and individual mentorship sessions. Standard TCP/Gauntlet Mini subscriptions don't include the structured webinar curriculum, though Earn2Trade's blog and YouTube put out regular content.

No traditional free trial. The cheapest path is to grab a promo code (often 30-60% off the first 1-2 months) and start a TCP25 at the discounted rate. The Beginner Crash Course is free without subscription on certain Earn2Trade pages.

No — canceling your subscription terminates access to evaluation accounts, simulator, and educational material. Earn2Trade can't reinstate canceled subscriptions for technical reasons. Plan to download or note anything important before canceling.

No — Bootcamp gives you the curriculum, mentorship, and Gauntlet attempt. The same rules apply to the Gauntlet examination as to the Gauntlet Mini. Earn2Trade does not publish a separate pass-rate stat for Bootcamp.

No AI-coach equivalent. Earn2Trade's coaching is human-led via Bootcamp mentorship. Standard TCP/Gauntlet Mini subscribers don't get assigned coaches; they get curriculum + journaling + community.

Futures only, on the four CME Group exchanges: CME, COMEX, NYMEX, and CBOT. No stocks, no options, no spot forex, no crypto, no CFDs. Pure futures shop.

Equity index (ES, NQ, YM, RTY plus micros MES/MNQ/MYM/M2K), energy (CL, NG plus MCL), metals (GC, SI plus MGC), rates (ZB, ZN, ZF, ZT), currencies (6E, 6B, 6J plus M6E/M6B), agricultural (ZC, ZS, ZW), softs, and Bitcoin micros (MBT subject to current allowance). The full CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX product slate.

Yes — and micros get a favorable progression-ladder treatment (10 micros = 1 contract for ladder purposes). MES, MNQ, MYM, M2K, MGC, MCL, M6E, MHG, M6B all qualify. Micros are how new traders survive the EOD drawdown while learning sizing.

No. Options on futures are not supported on Earn2Trade evaluations or funded accounts. Only outright futures contracts.

Outright legs only. Calendar spreads or inter-product spreads as exchange-defined products are generally not supported on retail prop infrastructure. Confirm with Earn2Trade support if you have a specific spread strategy.

CME hours: Sunday 5:00 PM CT through Friday 4:00 PM CT, with daily 60-minute maintenance breaks. Earn2Trade evaluation accounts force a 3:50 PM CT daily flatten — all positions closed by then.

3:50 PM CT every trading day. No overnight holds during TCP or Gauntlet Mini evaluation. Auto-flatten kicks in at 3:50 if you haven't closed manually.

Whenever the underlying CME exchange is open — Earn2Trade follows CME's calendar. Some holidays have early closes; some products close earlier than others (cattle futures close earlier than ES). Plan around the exchange's session schedule.

Yes — Earn2Trade has no news-trading restriction. Trade FOMC, NFP, CPI, ECB, all of it. This is friendlier than Topstep (which restricts max position into news) and similar to Apex.

Yes — discretionary scalping is permitted. The lines are: no HFT/sub-second algorithmic execution, no spoofing, no platform exploits. Standard manual scalping with 10s-30s holds is fine.

TCP25 / GAU25: ~$90/month (often closer to $75 with 50% promo discounts). TCP50 / GAU50: ~$170/month. TCP100 / GAU100: ~$200-$250/month. GAU150: ~$300/month. GAU200: ~$350/month. Earlier $150/month TCP25 pricing has lapsed. Pricing changes with promotional cycles — check Earn2Trade's purchase page for current rates.

Yes — one free reset is included every time your monthly subscription is rebilled. As long as you stay subscribed, you get one fresh restart per billing cycle. Big advantage versus Apex's pay-per-reset model.

Effective May 1, 2025: TCP25/TCP50/GAU50 reset prices are dynamic with promotions (kept below new-subscription cost). Larger accounts have fixed pricing — TCP100: $100. GAU100: $100. GAU150: $130. GAU200: $155. Paid resets are extra (above the included free monthly reset).

No refunds. Earn2Trade calls their products "irrevocable" — once paid, you don't get money back, including on automated subscription renewals. Cancel before the next billing date to avoid being charged.

Cancel via your Earn2Trade dashboard before the next billing date. Once canceled, you lose access to evaluation accounts, simulator, and educational material immediately — and Earn2Trade cannot reinstate the same evaluation due to technical reasons. So plan accordingly.

Yes — $139 one-time for non-professional CME status LiveSim. As of 2025 it's no longer charged upfront — deducted from your first profit withdrawal only. If you don't withdraw profits, you don't pay it.

Yes — Earn2Trade runs frequent promo codes (often 30%, 50%, or 60% off first months). Codes change monthly and around seasonal events. Check coupon aggregators or Earn2Trade's email list before purchasing.

Most promo codes apply to the first 1-2 months only. Some longer-term codes exist (e.g. INBOX60X12 has been spotted as 12-month 60% off in past cycles), but those are rarer. Standard pricing kicks in after the promo period.

For US traders treating prop trading as a business, subscription fees, reset fees, activation fees, education courses, and trading software (PickMyTrade, journaling tools, VPS) generally qualify as Schedule C business expenses. Consult a CPA for your specific situation.

No. Once a reset is purchased and applied, it's not refundable. Same irrevocable-purchase policy as the main subscription.

Most countries globally are eligible. Restricted countries (due to OFAC sanctions, KYC/AML constraints, or data-feed provider rules) include: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Cuba, Gibraltar, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nauru, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Yemen. Palestine is also unsupported by the data feed provider. The list shifts with policy changes — verify your country on the purchase page before subscribing.

No — Earn2Trade has historically been one of the better futures props for non-US traders. Non-US citizens submit a W-8BEN (with FTIN) instead of a W-9. Routing may be through Appius (UK partner) instead of Helios depending on geography.

Yes — Rise (Earn2Trade's primary US payout method) doesn't support certain US locations due to state-level regulations. Check the help center's "Payout Update for Traders in Certain U.S. States and Territories" article for the current list before purchasing.

IRS form for non-US individuals certifying foreign tax status. Required before your first payout if you're outside the US. Includes your country of residence and, where applicable, an FTIN (Foreign Tax Identifying Number). Whether an FTIN is required is country- and treaty-dependent — not universal. Determines withholding rates under any applicable tax treaty.

Foreign Tax Identifying Number — your home country's equivalent of an SSN/EIN. Required on the W-8BEN. India's PAN, UK's UTR, EU national tax IDs, etc. all qualify.

If your country is newly sanctioned during your evaluation, you can't continue or reset. Purchases or resets from newly-sanctioned countries are not refunded — Earn2Trade holds a no-refund policy on this scenario too.

18 years old. Standard for retail prop firms.

Generally no — non-US traders don't get a 1099. You're responsible for reporting prop trading income in your country of residence. The W-8BEN you submitted establishes your non-US tax status with the prop firm; your domestic tax filing is on you.

Yes — direct crypto withdrawals are one of the two documented payout channels (Rise being the other), with a small network/processing fee. Useful for international traders in countries where Rise's local bank rails have weaker infrastructure.

Yes, but it triggers KYC re-verification — and can change your routing partner (Helios vs Appius) and your payout method. Contact Earn2Trade support to initiate the country change rather than trying to do it through the dashboard alone.

Topstep is better for traders who want the largest community and a polished proprietary platform (TopstepX). Earn2Trade is better for traders who want a defined scaling path to $400K, the friendlier EOD drawdown, news trading allowance, and education-bundled subscriptions. Topstep's profit split (90/10 for new traders) edges Earn2Trade's 80/20.

Apex wins on profit split (90% vs 80%), one-time eval fees vs monthly, no consistency rule on evaluation, and explicit automation friendliness (EAs allowed). Earn2Trade wins on built-in scaling to $400K with no new evaluations needed, free monthly resets, included education, and EOD drawdown across every account type (Apex offers EOD only on certain account variants). Anecdotal community data suggests Apex has a higher first-attempt pass rate, but Earn2Trade does not publish official pass-rate figures.

MFFU has multiple plan tiers, friendlier to automation, faster first payout (5 winning days), and 100% retention on first $10K. Earn2Trade wins on built-in scaling, education depth, and decade-long track record. Both have similar evaluation difficulty.

Tradeify is newer (2023) but rapidly grown — known for Tradeify Elite Live (real-money trading after $80K cumulative payouts). Earn2Trade is the older, more established option with a longer track record. Tradeify allows automation; Earn2Trade doesn't. For algo traders, Tradeify wins; for discretionary scaling-focused traders, Earn2Trade wins.

Trade-offs: Earn2Trade gives you free monthly resets (Apex charges per reset), education bundled in (Apex doesn't include curriculum), built-in scaling to $400K with no new evaluations (Apex caps at $300K and requires fresh evals to grow), and a longer-running, well-known brand. The 80/20 split is the price for those features.

Hard to rank precisely because most firms don't publish audited pass rates. Community-reported figures suggest Apex has the highest first-attempt pass rate, with MFFU and Tradeify roughly comparable. Earn2Trade does not publish a pass-rate statistic, but the 30% consistency rule plus the 10-day minimum tend to make the evaluation feel stricter than competitors. Pass rate alone isn't the full picture — payout reliability and post-funding rules matter more long term.

MFFU and Apex tend to be quickest on first payout. Earn2Trade's weekly Wednesday cycle is consistent, but the friction is the Friday 2PM CT cutoff plus the activation-fee deduction on first payout. After first payout, Earn2Trade is roughly comparable to peers.

Decade-long track record (most prop firms launched in 2020-2024). Survived the 2024-2025 prop firm collapse wave. Affiliated funded operator (Helios) under shared ownership for nearly as long. Real education bundle. The TCP scaling structure is genuinely unique. Customer support is consistently praised on Trustpilot. For "boring reliability," Earn2Trade is a known quantity.

Yes — the bundled education, structured Bootcamp option, friendlier EOD drawdown, and free monthly resets make it more beginner-friendly than Apex (which assumes you already know how to trade). The evaluation is still strict thanks to the 30% consistency rule, but at least you have a curriculum to lean on.

For discretionary advanced traders who value scaling without re-evaluation: yes. For algo/automation-focused advanced traders: no — the EA ban is a deal-breaker. Most quant-leaning prop traders pick Apex, MFFU, or Tradeify and use PickMyTrade or similar webhook bridges to automate.

Most common reasons: hit the daily loss limit, busted the EOD drawdown floor at end-of-day close, exceeded the Progression Ladder contract count (account blocked for the day, not failed but feels the same), or held a position past 3:50 PM CT. The dashboard shows the specific trigger.

"Blocked" usually means a Progression Ladder violation — your account is locked for the rest of the trading day but automatically unlocks at next market close. You don't need to reset. "Failed" means a hard rule breach (drawdown bust, daily loss hit) — you'd need to reset to continue.

Earn2Trade's dashboard updates may lag the platform during heavy load. Most differences trace to commissions, exchange fees, or the dashboard not yet processing your most recent fills. If the gap is sustained or larger than commissions can explain, contact support with timestamps and screenshots.

Reconnect via your trading platform's connection panel. If repeated, check Rithmic's status page for outages. If outage-related losses occurred, document timestamps/screenshots and email support — Earn2Trade reviews outage cases individually.

Funding offers come from Helios or Appius (depending on geography), not directly from Earn2Trade. Email checks: spam folder, "Helios Trader Group" or "Appius Trading" sender names. If 5+ business days have passed without contact, message Earn2Trade support to escalate.

Most common: didn't have $239+ in profit ($100 minimum + $139 activation fee), KYC mismatch (name/address inconsistency), W-9 or W-8BEN not submitted, or your country's payout method wasn't yet provisioned. Resolve each item with support and re-request.

LiveSim uses a simulated execution engine against live data. Real Live accounts route to the CME — slippage, queue position, partial fills can differ. The most-reported gap is small but consistent ($X cheaper or more expensive average fills). For most retail-size trading, the difference is sub-$50 per session.

The auto-flatten will close the position at 3:50. The closure itself is a rule reminder rather than an automatic fail. If the auto-flatten fill was poor enough to bust drawdown or daily loss, that bust is what fails the account — not the late hold itself. Plan around the 3:50 cutoff to avoid surprises.

Not doomed. The rule doesn't fail you — it just blocks the pass until you trade more. Calculate: highest day's profit ÷ 0.30 = total profit needed. Keep trading conservatively to add to the total without breaking other rules.

In-dashboard chat is the fastest. Email support is also available via the help center. Trustpilot reviews consistently mention quick response times — specific support agents (Ikbal, Ayush, Ysmarlin) are mentioned by name in many reviews.

Severity-based: warnings for first-time accidental issues, account resets for moderate violations, permanent closures for pattern violations or willful manipulation. No refunds on closure. Appeal via support with documentation if you believe the decision was incorrect.

Most common: wrong username (Earn2Trade-issued Tradovate login differs from a personal Tradovate account), expired credentials after subscription lapse, or Tradovate maintenance windows. Verify in your Earn2Trade dashboard that Tradovate is the platform you selected, then re-authenticate.