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DayTraders review: rules, prices and payouts

United States·Founded 2023·★ 4.6 (511)Updated October 24, 2026 at 1:51 AM UTC

100% profit split1-step evaluationTrailing EOD drawdown50% best-day rule

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Profit split100%You keep $100 of every $100

Max loss · 50K$2,000Trails end-of-day high

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Trustpilot

4.6511 reviews · 5% one-star

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Our verdict

DayTraders.com scores 4.6 on Trustpilot from 511 reviews, with praise for funded accounts ready within minutes, named support staff and Quantower on Rithmic, against 1-star complaints about connection-related losses and a January 2026 change to activity requirements on existing Pro accounts.

What traders likeReviewers say payouts are approved and paid quickly, often within hours of the request.Support staff are praised as responsive and helpful, typically resolving questions or account issues quickly.Moving from a passed evaluation to a funded account is described as fast and smooth.Traders like the drawdown structure (e.g. end-of-day, static or locking drawdown) and find it clear and fair.Reviewers say the consistency rule is clear or easy to track (or absent on some plans), and support explains it well.Traders report receiving their payouts as promised, without disputes over rules.Reviewers stress there are no hidden rules or fees; terms are described as transparent.

What traders complain aboutReviewers report accounts being breached, banned, blocked or closed, frequently in connection with funded status or payout requests.

True cost to get funded

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$110

EOD - 1-Step - 50K · + $5 activation

EOD - 1-Step - 50K is a one-time fee of $105, so the months slider does not change it.

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Summary

DayTraders is a US futures prop firm running on Rithmic. Traders choose an evaluation with a trailing intraday, static or end-of-day drawdown, then activate a Pro account for $5; S2F skips the evaluation, and S2L offers a simulated test leading to a live account with an 80/20 split. Simulated payouts are 100% to the trader, paid through Plane or DT Wallet credit. Sizes run from $25K to $300K. Accounts can be billed monthly or once for lifetime access. Holding overnight, news trading, normal-speed automation and VPNs are allowed, while HFT, hedging and martingale are banned. cannot open new accounts.

Firm overview

Which trading platforms can you use?ATAS Orderflow Trading, Bookmap, Finamark, Jigsaw Daytradr, MotiveWave, Quantower, R Trader Pro, Sierra Chart, VolFix

How can a trader pay?VisaMastercardAmerican ExpressDiscoverDT Wallet (one-time purchases only)Apple Pay and Google Pay listed as coming soon.

How are payouts sent?Plane (bank account) · DT Wallet (credit · not withdrawable as cash)

CEO—

Clearing broker for prop programONYX, Rithmic

Where is the firm based?United States

LeadershipCTO: Leo Riot | COO: Martin Montano

Founded2023

Years operating3

Instruments and assets

What instrument type does the firm offer?Equity index futures, Currency futures, Energy futures, Metal futures, Agricultural futures, Micro futures

Which asset groups are available?IndicesCurrenciesEnergyMetalsAgriculturals

Example symbolsESNQYMRTYEMDNKD6E6JCLNGGCSIZCZSMESMNQ

Leverage

$25,000 · EOD/Trail; Static 4; S2F 26 minis / 60 micros

$50,000 · EOD/Trail/S2F; Static 6; S2L Core 210 minis / 100 micros

$100,000 · Static only8 minis / 80 micros

$150,000 · EOD; Trail 20; Static 8; S2F 24; S2L Edge 312 minis / 120 micros

$300,000 · EOD/Trail; S2L Ultra 440 minis / 400 micros

No scaling; Pro accounts keep their evaluation limits. Live accounts from S2L: Core 1, Edge 2, Ultra 3 minis.

Commissions

Round-turn per contract on all simulated accounts; profit targets are net of costs.

Consistency

Evaluation (Combine)Trail/Static/EOD: 50% (small tolerance). S2L: 25%.

Funded (XFA)Pro accounts: 30% per payout cycle. S2F: 20% per cycle. Live: none.

Firm rules

Minimum trading days2 Qualifying Days to pass (S2L 8); 8 QDays between Pro payouts, 10 for S2F. A QDay needs the plan's minimum daily profit ($100-$400).

News tradingAllowed (not recommended).

Copy tradingCopiers allowed across your own accounts, including other firms; not into other people's accounts.

Automated strategiesBots and automation at normal execution speeds allowed; millisecond/latency or order-spamming systems banned.

InactivityMonthly billing: 1 day meeting minimum daily profit per rolling 30 days. Lifetime: 4 such days per rolling 30 days. Otherwise closed.

VPNVPN and VPS allowed for trading (turn VPN off at checkout).

ResetsNo resets.

Prohibited strategiesHigh-frequency trading / order spamming, Hedging within or across DayTraders accounts, incl. correlated instruments, Martingale (2x size after a closed loss), Circumventing contract limits

Other ruleOne login per household

Other ruleIndividuals only (no business sign-ups); non-professional traders only

Challenges

Program	Account	Price	Activation	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily loss	True cost (1 mo) ↓
DayTraders · EOD - 1-Step - 150K	$150K	$225 once	$5	$8,500	$4,000	EOD trailing	$2,000	$230	Get
DayTraders · EOD - 1-Step - 25K	$25K	$80 once	$5	$1,500	$1,500	EOD trailing	$800	$85	Get
DayTraders · EOD - 1-Step - 300K	$300K	$400 once	$5	$15,000	$6,500	EOD trailing	$3,250	$405	Get
DayTraders · EOD - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	$105 once	$5	$3,000	$2,000	EOD trailing	$1,250	$110	Get
DayTraders · S2F - Instant Funding - 150K	$150K	$495 once	$0 (Free)	—	$6,000	EOD trailing	$3,750	$495	Get
DayTraders · S2F - Instant Funding - 25K	$25K	$222 once	$0 (Free)	—	$1,000	EOD trailing	None	$222	Get
DayTraders · S2F - Instant Funding - 50K	$50K	$342 once	$0 (Free)	—	$2,500	EOD trailing	$1,250	$342	Get
DayTraders · S2L - 1-Step - 150K	$150K	$319 once	$0 (Free)	$8,500	$4,500	Intraday Trailing	$1,750	$319	Get
DayTraders · S2L - 1-Step - 300K	$300K	$449 once	$0 (Free)	$15,000	$7,000	Intraday Trailing	$3,250	$449	Get
DayTraders · S2L - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	$179 once	$0 (Free)	$3,000	$2,000	Intraday Trailing	$1,000	$179	Get
DayTraders · Static - 1-Step - 100K	$100K	$75 once	$5	$5,750	$1,500	Static	None	$80	Get
DayTraders · Static - 1-Step - 150K	$150K	$90 once	$5	$6,750	$1,750	Static	None	$95	Get
DayTraders · Static - 1-Step - 25K	$25K	$40 once	$5	$2,500	$750	Static	None	$45	Get
DayTraders · Static - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	$50 once	$5	$3,750	$1,000	Static	None	$55	Get
DayTraders · Trail - 1-Step - 150K	$150K	$100 once	$5	$8,500	$4,500	Intraday Trailing	None	$105	Get
DayTraders · Trail - 1-Step - 25K	$25K	$55 once	$5	$1,500	$1,500	Intraday Trailing	None	$60	Get
DayTraders · Trail - 1-Step - 300K	$300K	$140 once	$5	$15,000	$7,000	Intraday Trailing	None	$145	Get
DayTraders · Trail - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	$70 once	$5	$3,000	$2,500	Intraday Trailing	None	$75	Get

Payouts

Profit split100% to the trader

FrequencyEvery 8 Qualifying Days (Pro) or 10 (S2F)

PathsPayouts via Plane to bank, or DT Wallet credit · Moving to live is at the firm's discretion; S2L gives a set path

Restricted countries

Fully restricted (79):

AfghanistanAlgeriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBelarusBeninBruneiBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChad+67 more

FAQ

Can I hold trades overnight?Yes. Overnight and weekend holds are allowed; DayTraders does not auto-close at session end.

Are bots and trade copiers allowed?Yes at normal speeds and on your own accounts; HFT-style automation is banned.

What does a Pro account cost?A $5 activation fee after passing (rebilled monthly if you pick Monthly billing).

Can I use a VPN?Yes for trading; switch it off during checkout.

How are payouts sent?Through Plane to your bank, or as DT Wallet credit for new accounts.

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Public Reddit threads about this firm — titles and short paraphrased themes, not full posts.

r/PropFirmTester
Another firm passed. Been using daytraders.com since they offer 100% profit split from the start. And I like how they now use projectX.
A trader who passed with DayTraders.com likes the full profit split from day one and the move to ProjectX.

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DayTraders price history and rule changes

From our weekly snapshots of the firm's own site.

Cheapest $25K plan, list price

Date	Plan	What changed	Before	After
2026-10-26	$50K · DayTraders - EOD - 1-Step - 50K	Max loss type	Intraday Trailing	EOD Trailing

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