Tradeify Review
Last reviewed: August 31, 2026
Tradeify is one of the newer futures prop firms and built its reputation on speed: 1-day funding on Growth, 3-day on Select, and instant funding (no evaluation at all) on Lightning. The trade-off is consistency rules — strict 20% on Lightning, 35% on Growth, 40% on Select. Solid choice if you want to skip the multi-week evaluation slog and start trading on a funded account fast.
Traders who want to skip evaluations entirely (Lightning) or move from sign-up to funded in 1–3 days (Growth/Select).
Traders whose strategies produce occasional outsized days — the 20–40% consistency rules will trip you up at withdrawal.
Trading a Tradeify eval? Watch your distance to the trailing line — live.
Connect Tradovate or NinjaTrader (or import a CSV) and TradersForge shows how far you are from the trailing max-loss line in real time — with intraday warnings before you get near it.
Quick facts
Tradeify runs a 5-day payout cycle on Growth and Lightning. Select offers more flexibility once funded — you can pick Daily or Flex (weekly) cadence. Plan choice is essentially a tradeoff between funding speed and consistency-rule strictness.
Account sizes & rules
Evaluation → Funded · 35% consistency once funded
| Account | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Drawdown type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $1,500 | $1,000 | $600 | EOD trailing |
| $50K | $3,000 | $2,000 | $1,250 | EOD trailing |
| $100K | $6,000 | $3,500 | $2,500 | EOD trailing |
| $150K | $9,000 | $5,000 | $3,750 | EOD trailing |
Evaluation → Funded · 40% consistency in evaluation
| Account | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Drawdown type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $1,500 | $1,000 | — | EOD trailing |
| $50K | $3,000 | $2,000 | — | EOD trailing |
| $100K | $6,000 | $3,000 | — | EOD trailing |
| $150K | $9,000 | $4,500 | — | EOD trailing |
20% consistency rule
| Account | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Drawdown type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | — | $1,000 | — | EOD trailing |
| $50K | — | $2,000 | $1,250 | EOD trailing |
| $100K | — | $4,000 | $2,500 | EOD trailing |
| $150K | — | $5,250 | $3,000 | EOD trailing |
Evaluation → Funded · 40% consistency in evaluation
| Account | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Drawdown type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $1,500 | $1,000 | — | EOD trailing |
| $50K | $3,000 | $2,000 | — | EOD trailing |
| $100K | $6,000 | $3,000 | — | EOD trailing |
| $150K | $9,000 | $4,500 | — | EOD trailing |
What works well
- Instant funding on Lightning plan
Lightning skips the evaluation phase entirely — pay the cost, start trading on a funded account immediately. Almost no other major firm offers this.
- Fast funding on Growth and Select
Growth funds in 1 day, Select in 3. If you're sick of multi-week evaluations and want to be live on a funded account this week, Tradeify's structure delivers.
- EOD trailing drawdown — no intraday trail
All plans use EOD trail, the more forgiving variant. Wicks against your position don't tighten your max-loss line until the day closes.
- Owner is active in the trader community
Tradeify's founder posts publicly on X about firm operations, payouts, and rule changes. Unusual transparency in the prop firm space — most firms communicate through marketing teams and support tickets.
What to watch out for
- Strict consistency rules
Verified 2026-07-31: Growth Sim Funded is 35%. Select is 40% during evaluation only — there is no consistency rule on funded Select accounts. Lightning depends on when you bought it: accounts purchased on or after 12 Sep 2025 scale by payout (20% on the first, 25% on the second, 30% thereafter), while earlier accounts keep a flat 20% forever. All are tighter than Apex's 50% on funded accounts, though Apex's legacy 30% is comparable — scalpers with occasional big days will need to plan around it.
- Lightning caps you at 5 accounts
If your strategy is "scale across many accounts," Lightning isn't the path. Apex's 20-account limit is more accommodating for that approach.
- Newer firm = less battle-tested
Founded 2023, so the rules and operations have less history than Apex (2021) or MFFU (2022). Generally a positive trajectory so far, but expect occasional rule updates as the firm finds its operational rhythm.
Who should pick Tradeify
Lightning skips eval entirely. Pay the activation cost, start trading funded. If you've passed evaluations multiple times at other firms and just want to skip the test, Lightning is the cleanest path.
Growth's 1-day funding and Select's 3-day funding are both faster than the typical 7–30 day evaluation grind at most firms. If you trust your edge, Tradeify gets you to live capital quickly.
The firm's owner is publicly active in the trading community on X — communicates rule changes, payout updates, and operational news directly. Rare in the prop space and a trust signal worth weighting.
TradersForge has live drawdown tracking for Tradeify
Connect your Tradovate or NinjaTrader account (or import a CSV) and TradersForge tracks your current distance from the trailing max-loss line in real time. Intraday warnings fire before you approach the line, so you find out at +$200 from the wall — not after a stop-out.
Frequently asked questions
How does Tradeify's Lightning plan work without an evaluation?
Lightning is instant funding — no evaluation phase. You pay the activation cost upfront and immediately start trading on a funded account. Profits split with Tradeify per their terms; the 20% consistency rule applies to your withdrawals from day one.
What's the difference between Growth, Select, and Lightning?
Growth requires a 1-day evaluation with a daily loss limit and 35% consistency on funded. Select is 3-day evaluation with no daily loss limit but a stricter 40% consistency in evaluation. Lightning skips evaluation entirely (instant funding) but enforces the strictest 20% consistency. Pick based on how strict a consistency rule you can tolerate vs. how fast you want to be funded.
How does the consistency rule work?
The consistency percentage caps how much any single trading day can contribute to your total profit at withdrawal. On Lightning (20%), if your total profit is $5,000 and one day made $1,500, that day was 30% of profit — over the cap, so you'd need more profit from other days before you can withdraw. Practically: scalpers with occasional outsized days have to dilute by trading more days.
Can I run multiple Tradeify accounts?
Growth and Select don't have a hard cap per the published terms. Lightning is capped at 5 accounts. If your strategy depends on many concurrent accounts, Lightning isn't the right path — consider Growth or Select instead, or compare with Apex (up to 20 accounts).
Does Tradeify allow automated trading?
Tradeify's automation rules vary by plan and have been updated over time. Verify the current terms on Tradeify's site before deploying any bot or algorithmic strategy.
How fast are Tradeify payouts?
Most plans use a 5-day payout cycle. Select offers Daily or Flex (weekly) cadence options once funded. Slower than MFFU's Rapid (2 days) but in line with most major futures firms.
How do I track my Tradeify account in real time?
TradersForge's Pro tier ($10/month) supports Tradeify's EOD trailing drawdown across all three plan variants. Connect Tradovate or NinjaTrader, and the tracker shows your distance from the trailing max-loss line live, with daily-loss-limit warnings on Growth and Lightning plans that have one. For a quick manual check, the free Tradeify drawdown calculator at app.tradersforge.net/tools/tradeify-drawdown-calculator models all four plan types, Advanced included — all of them on the end-of-day trailing model.
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Sources
Rules on this page were checked against the firm’s own documentation — last on 2026-07-31. Firms change terms without notice; confirm before you buy.
- Rules: Consistency Rule (Growth 35%, Select 40%, Lightning scaling) — read 2026-07-31
Guides for Tradeify traders
Tradeify is one of the newer entrants in the futures prop firm space, and one thing is worth clearing up before anything else: every Tradeify plan uses END-OF-DAY TRAILING drawdown. None is static. Plenty of write-ups — including an earlier version of this page — describe the Advanced plan as having a fixed floor; Advanced was never static, and Tradeify now marks it legacy and sells only Growth, Select and Lightning. Planning around a floor that does not move when it actually does is how accounts get busted while still in profit. This guide covers the current lineup, what the trailing floor means for how you journal, importing from Tradovate, and the multi-account workflow.
A prop firm trading journal isn't just a normal journal with a prop logo on it. Funded and evaluation accounts live or die by rules a generic journal never models: trailing vs end-of-day vs static drawdown, daily loss limits, consistency caps, and payout thresholds — often across several accounts at once. Most traders don't blow accounts because their trading was bad; they blow them because their tracking didn't match what the firm was tracking. This guide covers exactly what a prop firm journal needs to handle, why generic journals fall short, how to run multiple accounts without losing the plot, and how to set it up.
Tradovate is one of the most popular futures trading platforms among active retail and prop firm traders — and one of the easiest brokers to journal automatically because of its clean CSV exports and well-documented API. This guide covers what Tradovate's built-in tools handle, what they miss, and the three ways to set up a real trading journal connected to your Tradovate account: manual logging, CSV import, or live API integration.