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What the rules do to your odds

The Tradeify Select Evaluation 50K is a single-step futures evaluation ($3,000 target, $165 one-time fee, minimum three trading days) under a $2,000 end-of-day trailing drawdown and a 40% best-day consistency rule, a combination that passes a marginal trader 33.5% of the time per attempt in our simulations. The evaluation sits mid-ladder among the consistency-capped futures programs here; the number that demands more scrutiny is the funded stage, where the encoded Select Flex payout path (five qualifying winning days per payout, no required buffer) produced the thinnest simulated funded economics in this dataset. Statistically Select fits even-keeled traders planning to withdraw the moment they qualify, and the flags on this entry deserve reading before the numbers.

The evaluation: a $2,000 EOD trail with a 40% consistency clock

The drawdown floor is your highest end-of-day balance minus $2,000: recalculated only at session close, enforced in real time intraday, and permanently locked at $50,100 once your closes have banked enough ($100 above the start, encoded exactly per the firm’s published convention). The consistency rule converts the $3,000 target into max($3,000, best day ÷ 0.40): print a $1,500 day and you owe $3,750. In the 10,000-path developing run every failure was a trail breach: the consistency rule kills indirectly, by forcing extra days in front of a ratcheting floor. The dataset’s matched comparison prices the rule: the same profile passes 44.3% at an equivalent trail-only evaluation with no cap, 38.1% under a 50% cap, 33.5% here at 40%, and 29.2% under a 30% cap.

The funded path we encode, and the one we do not

Passing leads to a one-time choice between two payout policies. We encode Select Flex: payouts unlock after five qualifying winning days per cycle, with no daily loss lockout and no funded consistency rule. The alternative, Select Daily (daily requests capped at $1,000 above a $52,100 buffer with a soft $1,000 daily lockout), is flagged as not modeled, so nothing on this page describes it. One more flag that matters: the dollar threshold for a Flex "qualifying winning day" is unverified, and the dataset encodes it generously as any positive day. If the real threshold is higher, the funded numbers below are optimistic.

Why the simulated funded economics come out thin

Flex has no buffer requirement, and our withdrawal model (flagged in every result) takes the maximum each payout allows without crossing the loss floor. With nothing forcing profit to stay in the account, each payout strips the balance back to the locked floor, and the next losing sequence ends the account: 100% of funded accounts breached within the 90-trading-day horizon at all three profiles, and even the proven-edge profile averaged only 1.6 payouts. Expected journey value: +$1,279 developing, +$3,184 consistent, +$3,973 proven-edge (the smallest spread between weak and strong traders in this dataset, because the structure caps what strength can extract). A trader who deliberately withdraws less than the maximum would keep more cushion than this model assumes; the simulator lets you test gentler policies against the same seed.

Verification status

Entry last verified 2026-01-15 against Tradeify’s help-center articles: the 50K parameters ($3,000 target, $2,000 EOD trail, three-day minimum, 40% evaluation consistency, four-mini contract cap), the trail’s real-time enforcement and $100-above-start lock, and the Flex-versus-Daily payout split are all sourced there. The $165 one-time price is recorded for verification against the firm’s pricing reference, the lock-at-first-payout trail variant is not modeled, and contract scaling is not simulated. Rules change without notice. Tradeify’s own pages are authoritative. Every simulated figure regenerates from seed 42, 10,000 paths, in the on-page simulator.

About Tradeify

Tradeify is a futures-focused proprietary trading firm founded in 2024 in the United States. They offer traders the opportunity to trade futures contracts with company capital through their evaluation challenges. Tradeify provides both instant funding (Lightning Funded Plan - no evaluation required) and traditional 1-step evaluation challenges (Advanced Plan, Growth Plan) with competitive profit splits.

Year Founded2024
CountryUS flagUnited States
CurrencyUSD

Markets

futures

Platforms

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NinjaTrader
NinjaTrader
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ProjectX
ProjectX
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Quantower
Quantower
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TradingView
TradingView
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Tradovate
Tradovate

Payment Methods

Credit CardDebit CardCryptoBank Transfer

Payout Methods

Bank TransferCrypto

Rules

Copy Trading

Copy trading is permitted on all Tradeify accounts.

News Trading

News trading is allowed on all Tradeify accounts.

Account Types

Tradeify offers multiple account types:

Lightning Funded Plan (Instant):

  • No evaluation required - start trading immediately
  • Steps: 0 (instant access)
  • No minimum trading days

Advanced Plan (1-Step):

  • Single evaluation phase
  • Profit targets vary by account size
  • Minimum trading days: 1

Growth Plan (1-Step):

  • Single evaluation phase
  • Profit targets vary by account size
  • Minimum trading days: 1

Profit Targets

Profit targets vary by challenge type:

Instant Funding (Lightning Funded Plan):

  • No profit target required (instant access)

1-Step Challenges (Advanced/Growth Plans):

  • Profit targets are in dollar amounts, not percentages
  • 100K accounts: $6,000 profit target
  • 150K accounts: $9,000 profit target
  • 50K accounts: $3,000 profit target
  • Targets vary by account size

Expert Advisors

The use of Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading systems is permitted on all Tradeify accounts.

Maximum Daily Loss

The maximum daily loss limit varies by account size and plan type. For instant funding 100K accounts, it is typically $2,500 per day. Some plans have no daily loss limit.

Maximum Total Loss

The maximum total loss (drawdown) varies by account size and plan type:

  • Instant Funding: EOD trailing drawdown (e.g., $4,000 for 100K accounts)
  • 1-Step Challenges: Trailing drawdown (e.g., $3,000 for 100K Advanced Plan, $3,500 for 100K Growth Plan)

Contract Size Limits

Tradeify has maximum contract size limits:

100K Accounts:

  • Minis: 8 contracts
  • Micros: 80 contracts

Contract limits vary by account size.

Minimum Trading Days

A minimum of 1 trading day is required for 1-step challenges. There is no minimum trading days requirement for instant funding accounts.

Stop Loss Requirements

Stop losses are NOT required on Tradeify accounts.

Activation and Reset Fees

Tradeify charges activation fees and reset fees for some plans:

  • Advanced Plan: Activation fee $125, Reset fees vary by account size
  • Growth Plan: Reset fees vary by account size
  • Lightning Funded Plan: No activation or reset fees

Weekend and Overnight Holding

Weekend and overnight holding rules vary by account type. Check your specific challenge details.

Leverage

Tradeify does not specify maximum leverage limits in the challenge data. Leverage is typically provided by the futures broker and trading platform.

Important Considerations:

  • Leverage is determined by the broker and platform
  • Futures contracts have inherent leverage
  • Higher leverage requires careful risk management

Payout Policy

Fee Refund

Fee refund policies vary by account type. Check your specific plan details for refund information.

Profit Split

Tradeify traders receive 90% of profits generated on their funded accounts. Some plans may offer 80% or 55% profit splits depending on the terms.

Payout Frequency

Payouts are processed every 3 days for instant funding plans, or after 5 days with minimum profits (e.g., $150-$250 depending on account size) for evaluation plans. Some plans have not fixed payout frequency based on profit goals.

Restricted Countries

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Central African Republic
  • Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
  • Crimea (Region of Ukraine)
  • Cuba
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Free State)
  • Ecuador
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Iceland
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jamaica
  • Kosovo
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Nicaragua
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Russia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe

Frequently Asked Questions about Tradeify