Your comparison
TradeDay vs Traders Launch: price, cost to get funded and rules side by side. Pick an account size to compare like for like.
Key numbers at 100K
| Value | TradeDay | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation price | $100/mo | No 25K account |
| Activation fee | None | No 25K account |
| Cost to get funded | $200 (2 months + activation, list price) | No 25K account |
| Profit target | $1,500 | No 25K account |
| Max drawdown | $1,000 | No 25K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | No 25K account |
| Daily loss limit | Unverified | No 25K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 30% | No 25K account |
| Max contracts | 2 | No 25K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 2 | No 25K account |
| Reset fee | Unverified | No 25K account |
| Plan | 25K Quick Pay Intraday | <span class="muted">No 25K account</span> |
| Evaluation price | $131/mo | No 50K account |
| Activation fee | None | No 50K account |
| Cost to get funded | $262 (2 months + activation, list price) | No 50K account |
| Profit target | $3,000 | No 50K account |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | No 50K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | No 50K account |
| Daily loss limit | Unverified | No 50K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 30% | No 50K account |
| Max contracts | 5 | No 50K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 5 | No 50K account |
| Reset fee | Unverified | No 50K account |
| Plan | 50K Quick Pay Intraday | <span class="muted">No 50K account</span> |
| Evaluation price | $240/mo | $99 |
| Activation fee | None | None |
| Cost to get funded | $480 (2 months + activation, list price) | $99 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $6,000 | $2,000 |
| Max drawdown | $3,000 | $1,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | Unverified | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 30% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 10 | Unverified |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 10 | Unverified |
| Reset fee | Unverified | Unverified |
| Plan | 100K Quick Pay Intraday | Legacy NYC 100K (80% split) |
| Evaluation price | $360/mo | No 150K account |
| Activation fee | None | No 150K account |
| Cost to get funded | $720 (2 months + activation, list price) | No 150K account |
| Profit target | $9,000 | No 150K account |
| Max drawdown | $4,500 | No 150K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | No 150K account |
| Daily loss limit | Unverified | No 150K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 30% | No 150K account |
| Max contracts | 15 | No 150K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 15 | No 150K account |
| Reset fee | Unverified | No 150K account |
| Plan | 150K Quick Pay Intraday | <span class="muted">No 150K account</span> |
| Evaluation price | No 200K account | $149 |
| Activation fee | No 200K account | None |
| Cost to get funded | No 200K account | $149 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | No 200K account | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | No 200K account | $1,000 |
| Drawdown type | No 200K account | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | No 200K account | 40% |
| Max contracts | No 200K account | 1 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Reset fee | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Plan | <span class="muted">No 200K account</span> | Legacy NYC 200K (80% split) |
| Evaluation price | No 300K account | $279 |
| Activation fee | No 300K account | None |
| Cost to get funded | No 300K account | $279 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | No 300K account | $5,000 |
| Max drawdown | No 300K account | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | No 300K account | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | No 300K account | 40% |
| Max contracts | No 300K account | 2 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Reset fee | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Plan | <span class="muted">No 300K account</span> | Legacy NYC 300K (80% split) |
Cost to get funded = evaluation fee (two months for monthly subscriptions) + activation fee; it assumes you pass on the first attempt and excludes data fees and resets.
Price, target and drawdown by account size
| Size | TradeDay | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| 25K | $100/mo Target $1,500 · Max DD $1,000 | – |
| 50K | $131/mo Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | – |
| 100K | $240/mo Target $6,000 · Max DD $3,000 | $99 Target $2,000 · Max DD $1,000 |
| 150K | $360/mo Target $9,000 · Max DD $4,500 | – |
| 200K | – | $149 Target $3,000 · Max DD $1,000 |
| 300K | – | $279 Target $5,000 · Max DD $2,000 |
Rules side by side
| Rule | TradeDay | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown modelⓘ | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Profit splitⓘ | Funded Sim | 80% |
| Payoutsⓘ | Day-one payouts on Quick Pay, no buffer | Daily payout requests when eligible |
| Consistency ruleⓘ | 30% best-day cap | 40% best-day cap |
| Consistency when funded | None | None |
| Daily loss limitⓘ | Unverified | Unverified |
| Daily loss breach | Unverified | Unverified |
| Drawdown lock | Locks at the start balance | Locks at the start balance (eval + funded) |
| News tradingⓘ | Unverified | Unverified |
| News window when funded | ±2 min around high-impact news | Unverified |
| Weekend holdingⓘ | Unverified | Unverified |
| Overnight holdingⓘ | Restricted | Unverified |
| Automation / EAs | Restricted | Unverified |
| Challenge steps | 1-step | 1-step |
| Evaluation time limit | Unverified | 60 days |
| Hedging | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Unverified |
| Scalping | Restricted | Allowed |
| Martingale | Unverified | Restricted |
| Accounts you may hold | 10 | 5 |
| Min. trading daysⓘ | 5 days | 3 days |
| Activation / PA feeⓘ | None | None |
| Commission per round turn | ES $5.76 · MES $1.90 | Unverified |
| Data feed feeⓘ | Included | Unverified |
| Reset feeⓘ | Varies / unverified | Varies / unverified |
| Fee refund | No | No |
| First payout after | 1 days | Unverified |
| Payout methods | Bank wire, Crypto | Unverified |
| Max payouts | Unverified | Unverified |
| Funded account | Simulated, then live | Unverified |
| Payout bufferⓘ | No buffer on Quick Pay | A buffer account opens automatically after passing |
| Contract scalingⓘ | Fixed max position per size on Quick Pay Intraday: 2/5/10/15 contracts | Premium start size 2 mini/20 micro |
| Headquarters | United States | United States |
| Founded | 2020 | Unverified |
| Platforms | Tradovate, Rithmic, NinjaTrader | Quantower, TradingView, Volumetrica |
| Entry price | from $100 / month | from $99 |
| Promo code | None known | None known |
| Rules auto-checked | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-18 |
Highlighted rows differ between firms. Green = trader-friendly, red = restrictive, “Unverified” = we could not confirm it from the firm’s public rules.