Tradeify FAQ

Tradeify is a US futures prop firm offering Select / Growth / Lightning evaluation paths. Pay a one-time fee, hit profit targets, graduate to sim-funded, eventually graduate to Elite Live (real capital) at $80K cumulative payouts. Won "Highest Rated," "Best Payout Process," and "Most User Friendly" PropFirmMatch awards in 2025.

Legit. 4.6-4.8 Trustpilot across 2,000+ reviews, $150M+ in verified trader payouts, 80,000+ Discord members (March 2026), and multiple 2025 PropFirmMatch industry awards. The Tradeify 3.0 update in March 2026 modernized the model with one-time fees and no activation costs.

Tradeify is operated by Tradeify FX LLC, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was co-founded by Brett Simberkoff (CEO) and Vinan Mistry. Privately held and US-based.

Tradeify was founded in June 2024 by Brett Simberkoff and Vinan Mistry under entity Tradeify FX LLC (Boca Raton, FL). The firm grew rapidly through 2024-2026, surpassing $150M in verified payouts and reaching 80,000+ Discord members by March 2026.

No — operates as a tech / contractor firm, not a broker-dealer. Standard for retail prop firms.

Evaluation fees from the ~85-93% of traders who don't reach payout. Growth and Lightning give 100% on the first $15K cumulative profit then 90/10; Select runs 90/10 from dollar one; Elite Live runs 80/20 on profits. The math works because most traders never collect.

No. "Tradify" with one E is a different unrelated company. "Tradeify Crypto" doesn't exist as a separate product. Tradeify (with two E's) is the futures prop firm at tradeify.co.

4.6-4.8 across 2,000+ reviews. Reviews skew toward fast payouts, supportive community, and clear rules.

PropFirmMatch 2025 awards: Highest Rated, Best Payout Process, Most User Friendly.

Yes for most traders — 3.0 eliminated subscriptions in favor of one-time fees, which lowers total cost vs Topstep's monthly model. The Lightning instant funding option remains unique. Only caveat is some affiliates publicly stopped promoting; the underlying product is competitive.

Select (basic eval, 3-day minimum, 40% consistency), Growth (eval with growth path, 5+ days, 35% consistency on sim-funded), Lightning Funded (instant funded, no eval, tiered 20/25/30% consistency), Sim Funded (post-pass simulated), and Elite Live (real-money tier — $80K cumulative is the threshold for consideration, not automatic transition).

Select = entry-level eval, EOD trailing drawdown. Growth = eval plus growth path with higher contract limits over time. Lightning = instant funded (no eval) at higher upfront cost.

Select Daily allows daily payouts after meeting eligibility; Select Flex pays out after 5 winning days but allows more flexibility on rules. Pick Daily for fast cash flow, Flex for stability.

No — plan choice is at purchase. Switching requires buying a new plan.

Sim Funded = a simulated account that pays real cash from Tradeify's payout pool after you pass an eval (or buy Lightning). Elite Live (Tradeify's "Live Funded") = real exchange capital with real CME fills via NinjaTrader Brokerage. Elite Live qualification requires at minimum $80K cumulative payouts plus holistic Tradeify approval.

Elite Live is Tradeify's real-money tier introduced with the 3.0 update. $80K cumulative payouts is the minimum threshold for CONSIDERATION — Tradeify evaluates each trader holistically rather than auto-promoting. Elite Live features: no DLL, fixed/static drawdown, 80/20 profit split, real CME fills via NinjaTrader Brokerage, and a $2K-$18K Performance Reward Pool bonus.

No — Advanced Challenge was retired December 2025. Existing legacy holders are grandfathered.

Yes — pay the higher Lightning fee and get a sim-funded account immediately. Stricter rules in exchange (intraday DLL, tighter consistency tiers, smaller drawdown buffers).

Select with EOD drawdown. Lightning skips the eval entirely but has stricter funded-phase rules — different easy.

None ideal — Tradeify auto-flattens at 4:59 PM ET daily, no overnight holds on any plan. Swing traders need to find a different firm.

Select Daily or Lightning for fast payouts. Watch the microscalping rule (>50% of trades and profit must hold ≥10 sec).

S2F is Tradeify's term for instant-funded accounts (Lightning) that bypass the evaluation phase.

$25K (Select/Lightning), $50K, $100K, $150K. The $25K is Select/Lightning only — Growth starts at $50K.

$111 for $50K, $181 for $100K, $251 for $150K (one-time, with discount codes). Verify on tradeify.co.

Comparable to Growth, slightly different pricing — verify per size on tradeify.co.

$149 for Lightning $25K, $549 for $150K (often discounted to $329 with code). Higher than eval-based plans because it skips the evaluation phase.

Growth's growth-path mechanics need a larger starting balance to be meaningful. Select and Lightning offer $25K for budget-conscious traders.

No. Tradeify 3.0 (March 2026 update) eliminated activation fees entirely across Select, Growth, and Lightning. Pay the one-time eval or Lightning fee at purchase and that is it — no activation charge when you reach the sim-funded stage.

No. Tradeify 3.0 went fully one-time. No recurring subscriptions.

Yes — affiliates run codes, Tradeify expects them. Discounts typically 20-50%, deeper during seasonal sales (Black Friday, Memorial Day, anniversary).

Up to ~70% off during major promos. Verify current code on tradeify.co or affiliate aggregators.

No. Promo and discount codes do not apply to resets — resets are a flat $95 across Growth and Select. Lightning has no reset option at all (you must purchase a new Lightning account if it fails). Codes apply only to new eval and new Lightning purchases.

$3,000 net profit on Growth $50K eval. Standard 6% target.

$6,000 on $100K, $9,000 on $150K. Verify exact targets on the help center.

Roughly $1,500 / $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000. Same as Growth pattern, verify on tradeify.co.

No eval phase target — Lightning is instant funded. The profit thresholds apply to payout eligibility on the funded side instead.

Select Evaluation requires a minimum of 3 trading days to pass — the lowest minimum across Tradeify plan families. Growth requires 5 or more trading days. Lightning has no evaluation phase at all (instant funded), so the trading-day minimum applies only to payout eligibility on the funded side.

No — minimum trading days requirement enforces multi-day pass even if you hit target on day 1.

Tradeify 3.0 evals have time windows; verify exact day count for your plan. Lightning has no eval, no time limit.

No — only days with executed trades and CME open count.

A day with executed trades. Token 1-tick trades may not count toward minimum-day requirements.

Eval passes once you've also met minimum trading days. The dashboard shows "Passed" status; you can request the funded account.

Trailing during eval, static after lock. EOD-based across all plans (Select, Growth, Lightning, Builder, Flex).

EOD on every Tradeify plan. Friendlier than intraday — only closing balance moves the floor.

At each day's close, the floor moves up by the day's net profit (if positive). Locks at starting balance + drawdown + $100 buffer. Once locked, becomes static.

When trailing reaches starting balance + $100. After lock, the floor stays put regardless of further profit. Significantly easier to trade post-lock.

Lock threshold = starting balance + drawdown + $100. Once you exceed this peak balance, the floor freezes.

$2,000 on Growth $50K, $3,500 on Growth $100K, and $5,000 on Growth $150K. Growth does not offer a $25K size — the family starts at $50K. EOD trailing drawdown locks at starting balance + drawdown + $100 buffer, then becomes static.

$1,000 on Select $25K, $2,000 on Select $50K, $3,000 on Select $100K, and $4,500 on Select $150K. EOD trailing during the evaluation phase, then locks static at starting balance + drawdown + $100 buffer once you hit peak.

Lightning runs tight EOD trailing drawdowns: $1,250 on $25K, $2,500 on $50K, $3,750 on $100K, and $5,250 on $150K (Tradeify 3.0 figures). The daily loss limit (DLL) matches the same $1,250 / $2,500 / $3,750 figures at the smaller sizes.

Account fails immediately. Open positions auto-close. Use a free reset credit if available; otherwise pay for a reset or buy a new eval.

No on EOD plans — only closing balance counts toward floor movement and breach.

Growth and Lightning have DLLs; Select doesn't on the eval phase. Verify per plan.

Verify on tradeify.co — typical for Growth ranges $1,500-$5,000 by account size.

$1,250 / $2,500 / $3,750 across $25K / $50K / $100K Lightning accounts, scaling to $5,250 on $150K. The DLL mirrors the trailing drawdown on the smaller sizes, making Lightning the tightest plan family for intraday risk.

No DLL during Select eval — the trailing drawdown is the only risk gate.

Verify on the help center — Select Daily and Select Flex differ on DLL mechanics.

Soft — hitting the DLL pauses the day, doesn't fail the account. Same as most prop firms.

On Lightning, after 6% profit milestone the DLL relaxes to match the drawdown amount. Post-lock, effectively a static cushion.

Your best day cannot exceed a defined percentage of total profit at payout time. Growth Sim Funded uses 35%. Select Evaluation uses 40% (NONE on the Select funded side). Lightning uses graduating tiers (20% → 25% → 30% by payout count) post-September 12, 2025; older Lightning accounts remain at a flat 20%.

Growth Sim Funded: 35%. Select Evaluation: 40% (no consistency rule on Select once funded). Lightning post-Sept 2025: graduating 20% / 25% / 30% by payout count. Lightning pre-Sept 2025: flat 20%. Different families use materially different rules — don't conflate them.

Yes — accounts purchased after September 12, 2025 use the graduating 20%/25%/30% rule. Older accounts stay at flat 20%.

Yes for the per-cycle calculation. The Lightning graduating tiers track payout count over the life of the account.

Yes — Growth Sim Funded enforces a 35% consistency rule: your best day cannot exceed 35% of total cumulative profit at payout time. This is looser than Lightning's tiered 20/25/30% but still requires balanced trading rather than one big winning day.

Profit split depends on the plan. Growth and Lightning: 100% to the trader on the first $15,000 cumulative profit, then 90/10 (trader/Tradeify) thereafter. Select: 90/10 from dollar one — NO 100% intro period. Elite Live: 80/20 on profits, plus 90% on starting-balance withdrawals.

Tradeify processes payouts 7 days a week (post-3.0) via Rise (primary) and Plane (backup). Once approved, funds typically arrive within 1-3 business days. Crypto/USDC via Rise tends to land fastest. The process is fast but variable — there is no fixed delivery guarantee.

Same-hour delivery claims are not part of official Tradeify documentation. Tradeify describes its payouts as fast processing — 7-day-a-week submissions, Rise/Plane disbursement, 1-3 business days to receipt after approval. Specific timing depends on KYC status and payout rail.

The minimum payout is $1,000 across all Tradeify plans, including Lightning. On the Lightning $25K, the minimum and maximum payout are both fixed at exactly $1,000 — there is no flex on that size.

$1,000 minimum payout on Select Flex (the same $1,000 floor applies across every Tradeify plan family). Select Flex caps each payout at 50% of the current account balance, up to $1,250 per period.

Select Daily caps daily payouts at 2x net daily profit, up to a maximum of $600 per payout. The $1,000 minimum payout threshold applies on top — verify exact tier behavior per account size at help.tradeify.co before relying on the cap.

Per-cycle caps based on account size; verify on tradeify.co.

First payout requires balance above starting + buffer threshold. Specific buffer varies by account size.

5 winning days standard.

Sometimes possible on Lightning depending on profit thresholds and tier rules. Verify the specific payout eligibility for your plan.

Rise (international + crypto), Plane (international), bank wire, ACH (US). Crypto/USDC fastest.

Yes via Rise — typically within hours. Most popular method for international Tradeify traders.

1-3 business days for ACH (US), 2-5 days for international wires.

Yes for US traders with $600+ payouts, via Rise's 1099 distribution flow.

Roughly 1 mini per $10K (or 10 micros per $10K). $50K = 5 minis / 50 micros, $150K = 15 minis / 150 micros. Higher than funded limits.

Funded limits start lower and scale up via Sim Funded scaling thresholds — Tradeify wants you to demonstrate consistent profit before unlocking max position size.

$1,500 / $2,000 / $3,000 EOD profit milestones unlock additional position size tiers, varying by plan.

Hit the third scaling milestone via cumulative EOD profit. Each milestone bumps your position cap.

Generally no — once unlocked, the higher position cap stays. Verify per plan.

Yes — minis are allowed on most plans. Watch the same-instrument micro/mini mix rule.

Yes — different instruments are fine. Cross-instrument exposure is unrestricted.

Tradeify bans holding the same instrument's micro and mini at once (no MES + ES). Different instruments are fine.

5 funded accounts maximum.

Yes — mix and match plan types within the 5-account cap.

No. Same-instrument hedging banned — opposite-direction holds are not allowed (10-second grace period for unintentional momentary opposite states).

No. Cross-account hedging banned. Standard prop firm rule — detected via timing patterns.

Tradeify allows up to 10 seconds of unintentional opposite-direction overlap during position transitions before flagging it as hedging. Don't lean on this — close cleanly.

No — Tradeify forbids holding the same instrument's micro and mini at the same time.

CME, COMEX, NYMEX, CBOT instruments. Equity index, energy, metals (subject to current restrictions), rates, currency futures, agricultural.

BTC and Ether futures generally permitted (especially MBT). Verify current list on the help center.

No — as of April 2026, Tradeify has ZERO news-trading restrictions on any account family (Select, Growth, Lightning, Elite Live). No blackout windows, no mandatory flat periods, no event-specific bans. This is one of the most permissive news policies in US futures prop.

Yes — FOMC, NFP, CPI, GDP, and all other scheduled releases are tradable on every Tradeify plan with zero restrictions as of April 2026. Be mindful of slippage and gap risk during volatility, but Tradeify does not impose blackout windows or news-specific rules.

CME hours — Sunday 6 PM ET through Friday 4:59 PM ET. Daily 5-6 PM ET maintenance break. No trading during break.

No. Tradeify auto-flattens at 4:59 PM ET daily. No overnight or weekend holds.

More than 50% of trades AND profit must come from holds of 10 seconds or longer. Anti-HFT rule. Sub-10-second scalps are allowed but can't dominate the account.

Yes — Tradeify requires at least one trade per week to keep the account active. Extended inactivity closes the account.

Yes — Tradeify is one of the most automation-friendly futures props. Personal bots, EAs, and webhook automation explicitly allowed. Just no HFT, no rented bots.

Yes. Personal trader-owned bots are explicitly permitted.

Yes — HFT is banned. The 10-second microscalping rule is the operational definition.

Yes — fully supported. TradingView alert → webhook → PickMyTrade → Tradeify Tradovate fill. Sub-second.

Sign up at pickmytrade.trade, add Tradeify as a broker (auth via Tradovate credentials), get the webhook URL, paste into TradingView alerts, format messages as JSON. Setup in ~5 minutes.

Yes — Tradovate is Tradeify's primary platform. PMT integrates natively.

Tradeify uses Tradovate primarily. Where Rithmic is offered for Tradeify accounts, PMT supports it. Verify your account's platform.

Yes — PMT broadcasts a single TradingView alert to multiple Tradeify accounts. Same-direction only, fully compliant with Tradeify's rules.

Yes — same-direction copy trading across YOUR own up to 5 Tradeify accounts is permitted. Tradovate's built-in Group Trading is allowed.

Yes, up to 5 accounts. Tradeify and Tradovate both support this for compliant multi-account routing.

Yes. PickMyTrade routes TradingView alerts to your Tradeify accounts and supports copying between your own accounts under one PMT login at $50/month flat.

PickMyTrade. TradingView alert with JSON message → PMT webhook URL → Tradeify Tradovate execution. No coding, no VPS.

Yes. Tradeify's automation policy applies to both eval and funded phases.

Yes — if your bot has a "big win day" by accident, the consistency rule can trigger. PMT can implement daily P&L caps to prevent runaway days.

Tradovate (primary), Rithmic via NinjaTrader and Quantower, WealthCharts (added Feb 22, 2026), TradingView via Tradovate, Sierra Chart, and TradeSea (Tradeify's AI platform, launched March 24, 2026). ProjectX was discontinued at Tradeify on Feb 28, 2026 (Topstep exclusivity).

Yes. Most Tradeify accounts run on Tradovate; the credentials are issued at activation.

Tradeify sends Tradovate credentials at activation. Login to Tradovate web/desktop, paste credentials, account appears.

Yes — CME data agreement required at first login on Tradovate. Pick non-professional unless you actually qualify as professional.

Usually within minutes to a few hours. If extended delay, contact Tradeify support.

Yes for some Tradeify plans. R|Trader Pro is the primary Rithmic front-end. Verify per plan.

R|Trader Pro is Rithmic's front-end. Install, connect with Tradeify-issued Rithmic credentials, sign data agreement, trade.

TradeSea is Tradeify's new AI-powered TradingView-based trading platform launched March 24, 2026 in beta. Free during beta. Includes Polaris, Compass, and Station AI features.

Yes — TradeSea uses TradingView's Advanced Charts platform. Pine Script supported. Tradeify-specific automation features layered on top.

Polaris (AI strategy assistant), Compass (market structure analysis), Station (alert hub). New as of March 2026 — features evolving in beta.

Yes via Rithmic backend. Quantower connects to Tradeify Rithmic credentials.

Yes — NinjaTrader is broadly available across Tradeify plans for charting and order entry using your Tradeify Tradovate credentials. The only piece gated to Elite Live is NinjaTrader Brokerage as the execution venue (real CME fills). Standard NinjaTrader charting on sim-funded works fine.

NinjaTrader Brokerage is the real-money execution venue used for the Elite Live tier — it routes orders to CME via a regulated broker-dealer relationship. Sim-funded traders can still use NinjaTrader's charting and order entry connected to Tradovate; only the brokerage-execution piece is Elite-gated.

Tradovate's mobile app (iOS/Android) works for Tradeify accounts. No Tradeify-branded mobile app.

Sim Funded = simulated post-pass account paying real cash from Tradeify. Elite Live = real exchange capital, no DLL, fixed/static drawdown, 80/20 profit split, real CME fills via NinjaTrader Brokerage. $80K cumulative payouts is the minimum threshold for Elite Live CONSIDERATION — Tradeify reviews holistically before promoting.

$80,000 cumulative payouts across your Tradeify accounts is the floor for consideration. Tradeify then reviews each trader's risk profile, consistency, rule compliance, and trading history holistically before approving the move to real capital. It is not an automatic transition at the dollar threshold.

3 payouts on one account OR 10 across multiple accounts qualifies you for NinjaTrader access (an Elite Live perk). The full Elite Live transition is at $80K cumulative.

No — $80K cumulative payouts is the minimum threshold for consideration, not an automatic transition. Tradeify performs a holistic review (risk behavior, consistency, rule compliance, trading history) before promoting a trader to Elite Live. Some traders are invited at the threshold; others continue on sim-funded longer.

$80,000 cumulative payouts across all your Tradeify accounts. Hitting that threshold makes you eligible for Tradeify's Elite Live review, which considers your overall trading profile. The move to real capital is at Tradeify's discretion.

No — Elite Live removes the DLL. Drawdown becomes fixed/static.

Higher limits than Sim Funded — verify on the Elite Live agreement at transition time.

$2,000-$18,000 bonus pool tied to Elite Live performance milestones. Additional payout on top of the regular profit split.

NinjaTrader Brokerage — real CME exchange execution.

Real money — orders route to actual CME exchange via NinjaTrader Brokerage.

First payout. KYC happens through Rise's verification flow. Submit documents promptly to avoid payout delays.

Government photo ID, proof of address (within 90 days), and a selfie/face match. Rise handles verification.

Rise (Tradeify's payout provider) handles KYC. Tradeify directs you to Rise's verification flow.

Yes for US traders with $600+ in payouts. Distributed via Rise.

OFAC-sanctioned (Iran, NK, Syria, Cuba, Russia, Belarus). Plus a smaller list of high-fraud jurisdictions. Verify on the help center.

Currently restricted. Ontario regulatory requirements limit Canadian access. Check current status on tradeify.co.

Common causes: rule violation (hedging, copy from external trader), KYC failure, weekly inactivity rule breach, chargeback. Contact support with details.

Account flags inactive; extended inactivity closes the account. Trade at least once per week.

Both went one-time fees in March 2026. Tradeify allows news trading freely, Apex 4.0 also allows it. Tradeify offers Lightning instant funding which Apex doesn't. Apex has bigger search volume; Tradeify has stronger customer-friendliness awards. Both reasonable.

Tradeify: one-time fees, news trading allowed, automation explicit, Tradovate native. Topstep: TopstepX exclusive (no Tradovate for new accounts), monthly subscriptions, stricter news rules. Tradeify wins on flexibility; Topstep wins on brand recognition.

Both allow automation. Tradeify went fully one-time fees; MFFU still uses monthly subscription on Core/Rapid/Pro. MFFU has more plan variety; Tradeify has Lightning instant funding and TradeSea AI platform. Roughly comparable on payouts.

A high-profile affiliate publicly stopped promoting Tradeify in 2025 citing competitiveness vs Topstep / TPT. The decision was about affiliate margins and product fit, not Tradeify reliability. Tradeify continues paying out and operating normally. Worth knowing as context, but not a red flag on the firm itself.