TradeDay Trading Rules Explained
Chicago futures firm since 2020: monthly Quick Pay and Fast Pass evaluations.
TradeDay rules: what you can and can't do
News trading: Not allowed
Trading close to high-impact news is restricted. Check the firm's news window before CPI, NFP or FOMC.
Holding overnight: Not allowed
Close every position before the end of each trading day.
Holding over the weekend: Not allowed
Close every position before the market closes on Friday.
EAs, bots & algorithms: Not stated
The firm doesn't say. Ask support in writing before you rely on it.
Copy trading: Not stated
The firm doesn't say. Ask support in writing before you rely on it.
Hedging: Not allowed
Hedging (opposite positions) is not allowed.
Loss limits by plan
Quick Pay (Intraday drawdown)
- Daily
- None
- Max
- 4%
- Min days
- 5
Trailing (intraday). Your loss limit follows your highest equity in real time, including open trades. A big unrealised win can raise it.
Quick Pay (EOD drawdown in evaluation)
- Daily
- None
- Max
- 4%
- Min days
- 5
Trailing (end of day). Your loss limit follows your highest end-of-day balance. Swings during the day don't move it.
Fast Pass (EOD drawdown)
- Daily
- None
- Max
- 4%
- Min days
- 3
Trailing (end of day). Your loss limit follows your highest end-of-day balance. Swings during the day don't move it.
Fine print
- Consistency rule: Evaluation: Quick Pay 30%, Fast Pass 45% best-day limit. Fast Pass funded also 45%. How consistency rules work →
- Scaling plan: Fast Pass: +1 contract per $2k EOD profit; up to 5 Funded Live accounts.
- Free retry: available under the firm's published conditions.