Does DayTraders.com pay out?
Money does appear to leave DayTraders.com, and quickly, but the firm reserves and has used the right to change the rules under accounts traders had already paid for. The firm publishes a dated public…
DayTraders.com at a glance
DayTraders.com is a proprietary trading firm based in United States, in business since 2023.
- Account sizes on sale
- $25K – $300K
- Profit split to the trader
- 80 – 100%
- programmes, across 18 plans
- 7
- Cheapest plan
- $40
On the record
- Based in
- United States
- Founded
- 2023
- Chief executive
- Leo Riot
- Trades through
- Rithmic
- Instrument types
- Futures
- Website
- daytraders.com
- Evidence last checked
Pay for a plan with
- VISA
- Mastercard
- Credit/Debit Card
Get paid by
- Plane
- Built-in wallet
What DayTraders.com sells
18 plans in 7 programmes: 3 instant-funding accounts and 15 one-step evaluations.
- Highest split · S2F Straight to Funded
- 100%
- Most drawdown room · Trail Evaluation
- 6%
- Fewest minimum days · S2F Straight to Funded
- 0
Instant fundingS2F Straight to FundedInstant funding3 sizes100%profit split
The rules
- Max drawdown
- 4% – 5% · Trailing, locked at end of day
- Daily loss limit
- 2.5% · Balance based
- Minimum trading days
- 0
- Payout schedule
- Minimum 10 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request
- Fee refunded on passing
- No
On this programme
- News tradingAllowed
- Copy tradingAllowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Not allowed
- Weekend holdingAllowed
- Overnight holdingAllowed
- Stop lossNot required
Account sizes
- $25K
- $50K
- $150K
Per-size prices are published on the firm’s site, not on this record.
1-stepCore Live Plan (S2L Evaluation)1-step80%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 6%
- Max drawdown
- 4% · Trailing, intraday
- Daily loss limit
- 2% · Balance based
- Minimum trading days
- 8
- Payout schedule
- Daily, processed between 5:00 and 6:00 PM ET, once the trailing drawdown has locked at the initial account balance
- Fee refunded on passing
- No
On this programme
- News tradingAllowed
- Copy tradingAllowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Not allowed
- Stop lossNot required
1-stepEdge Live Plan (S2L Evaluation)1-step80%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 5.67%
- Max drawdown
- 3% · Trailing, intraday
- Daily loss limit
- 1.17% · Balance based
- Minimum trading days
- 8
- Payout schedule
- Daily, processed between 5:00 and 6:00 PM ET, once the trailing drawdown has locked at the initial account balance
- Fee refunded on passing
- No
On this programme
- News tradingAllowed
- Copy tradingAllowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Not allowed
- Stop lossNot required
1-stepEOD Evaluation1-step4 sizes100%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 5% – 6%
- Max drawdown
- 2.17% – 4% · Trailing, locked at end of day
- Daily loss limit
- 1.08% – 3.2% · Balance based
- Minimum trading days
- 2
- Payout schedule
- Minimum 8 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request in $500 increments
- Fee refunded on passing
- No
On this programme
- News tradingAllowed
- Copy tradingAllowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Not allowed
- Overnight holdingAllowed
- Stop lossNot required
Account sizes
- $25K
- $50K
- $150K
- $300K
Per-size prices are published on the firm’s site, not on this record.
1-stepStatic Evaluation1-step4 sizes100%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 4.5% – 10%
- Max drawdown
- 1.17% – 3% · Static
- Minimum trading days
- 2
- Payout schedule
- Minimum 8 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request in $500 increments
- Fee refunded on passing
- No
On this programme
- News tradingAllowed
- Copy tradingAllowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Not allowed
- Overnight holdingAllowed
- Stop lossNot required
Account sizes
- $25K
- $50K
- $100K
- $150K
Per-size prices are published on the firm’s site, not on this record.
1-stepTrail Evaluation1-step4 sizes100%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 5% – 6%
- Max drawdown
- 2.33% – 6% · Trailing, intraday
- Minimum trading days
- 2
- Payout schedule
- Minimum 8 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request in $500 increments
- Fee refunded on passing
- No
On this programme
- News tradingAllowed
- Copy tradingAllowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Not allowed
- Overnight holdingAllowed
- Stop lossNot required
Account sizes
- $25K
- $50K
- $150K
- $300K
Per-size prices are published on the firm’s site, not on this record.
1-stepUltra Live Plan (S2L Evaluation)1-step80%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 5%
- Max drawdown
- 2.33% · Trailing, intraday
- Daily loss limit
- 1.08% · Balance based
- Minimum trading days
- 8
- Payout schedule
- Daily, processed between 5:00 and 6:00 PM ET, once the trailing drawdown has locked at the initial account balance
- Fee refunded on passing
- No
On this programme
- News tradingAllowed
- Copy tradingAllowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Not allowed
- Stop lossNot required
Compare all 7 programmes side by side
| Programme | Type | Sizes | Split | Target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Min days | Leverage | Fee refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2F Straight to Funded | Instant funding | $25K – $150K | 100% | Not recorded | 4% – 5% | 2.5% | 0 | Not recorded | No |
| Core Live Plan (S2L Evaluation) | 1-step | Not recorded | 80% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 8 | Not recorded | No |
| Edge Live Plan (S2L Evaluation) | 1-step | Not recorded | 80% | 5.67% | 3% | 1.17% | 8 | Not recorded | No |
| EOD Evaluation | 1-step | $25K – $300K | 100% | 5% – 6% | 2.17% – 4% | 1.08% – 3.2% | 2 | Not recorded | No |
| Static Evaluation | 1-step | $25K – $150K | 100% | 4.5% – 10% | 1.17% – 3% | Not recorded | 2 | Not recorded | No |
| Trail Evaluation | 1-step | $25K – $300K | 100% | 5% – 6% | 2.33% – 6% | Not recorded | 2 | Not recorded | No |
| Ultra Live Plan (S2L Evaluation) | 1-step | Not recorded | 80% | 5% | 2.33% | 1.08% | 8 | Not recorded | No |
How DayTraders.com pays
Traders keep 80 – 100% of their profits, paid out by Plane and Built-in wallet.
- Profit split
- 80 – 100%
- Payout methods
- 2
- Plans refunding the fee
- 0 of 18
- Payout schedules stated
- 3
Paid out by
- Plane
- Built-in wallet
Payout schedules, in the firm’s words
Minimum 10 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request
S2F Straight to Funded
Daily, processed between 5:00 and 6:00 PM ET, once the trailing drawdown has locked at the initial account balance
Core Live Plan (S2L Evaluation), Edge Live Plan (S2L Evaluation), and Ultra Live Plan (S2L Evaluation)
Minimum 8 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request in $500 increments
EOD Evaluation, Static Evaluation, and Trail Evaluation
Split and schedule, programme by programme
| Programme | Split | Payout schedule | Fee refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2F Straight to FundedInstant funding | 100% | Minimum 10 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request | No |
| Core Live Plan (S2L Evaluation)1-step | 80% | Daily, processed between 5:00 and 6:00 PM ET, once the trailing drawdown has locked at the initial account balance | No |
| Edge Live Plan (S2L Evaluation)1-step | 80% | Daily, processed between 5:00 and 6:00 PM ET, once the trailing drawdown has locked at the initial account balance | No |
| EOD Evaluation1-step | 100% | Minimum 8 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request in $500 increments | No |
| Static Evaluation1-step | 100% | Minimum 8 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request in $500 increments | No |
| Trail Evaluation1-step | 100% | Minimum 8 qualifying trading days between payout requests, $500 minimum request in $500 increments | No |
| Ultra Live Plan (S2L Evaluation)1-step | 80% | Daily, processed between 5:00 and 6:00 PM ET, once the trailing drawdown has locked at the initial account balance | No |
Payout policy
Payouts are requested from the trader dashboard and approved by an automated review. The firm reports an average approval time of 32 minutes. Withdrawals are paid through Plane, which must be configured as a payout method before a request can be submitted.
Simulated funded accounts
- Minimum request is $500, in $500 increments.
- Pro accounts require 8 qualifying days between payout requests. Straight to Funded accounts require 10.
- A qualifying day is a session between 6:00 PM ET and 5:00 PM ET the next day in which net profit meets the minimum daily profit for the account size and all trading rules are followed.
- The day a payout is requested does not itself count as a qualifying day.
- Each account size carries a minimum balance to request and a minimum balance that must remain after withdrawal. On a 50K account, for example, the balance must reach $52,600 to request and stay at or above $52,000 afterwards.
- Requests approved before 5:00 PM ET are reflected the same day. The firm asks traders to place one trade after submitting so the system generates a report.
- Approved payouts can instead be credited to the DT Wallet as account credit, with a $100 minimum. Wallet balances buy new accounts and cannot be withdrawn as cash.
Live accounts
- Payouts are available daily and are processed between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM ET.
- Requests can be made from the first trading day once the trailing drawdown has locked at the initial account balance.
- There is no cap on the number of requests, but all live accounts hold a $1,000 buffer above the starting balance that cannot be withdrawn into.
- Live payouts are paid to a bank and are not eligible for the DT Wallet.
What voids a payout
Breaking a trading rule, in particular the hedging and high frequency trading bans, can void eligibility. If continued trading drops the balance below the requirement before processing, the request is simply not processed and can be resubmitted the next day. Where an account is breached after a request, the payout stands only if it was approved before the breach.
What you can trade
6 asset classes, traded as Futures.
Asset classes
- Futures
- Indices
- Metals
- Energy
- Other Commodities
- FX
Instrument types
- Futures
Trading costs
A commission is charged on every market; the per-lot figures are below.
- Futures
- Indices
- Metals
- Energy
- Other Commodities
- FX
Commissions are charged per side on Rithmic accounts and are quoted in full by contract group. Profit targets are measured net of these costs.
- Equity index futures (ES, NQ, YM, RTY, EMD, NKD): $1.99 per side, $3.98 round turn.
- Currency futures (6A, 6B, 6C, 6E, 6J, 6S, 6N): $2.36 per side, $4.72 round turn.
- Agricultural futures (HE, LE, GF, ZC, ZW, ZS, ZM, ZL): $2.79 per side, $5.58 round turn.
- Energy futures (CL, NG, HO, RB): $1.98 per side, $3.96 round turn. Mini Crude Oil (QM) is $1.96 and E-mini Natural Gas (QG) is $1.26 per side.
- Metals (GC, SI, HG, PL, PA): $2.31 per side, $4.62 round turn.
- Micro contracts (MES, MYM, MNQ, M2K, MCL): $0.51 per side, $1.02 round turn. E-Micro Gold (MGC) is $0.76 and the E-Micro currency contracts (M6A, M6E, M6J) are $0.42 per side.
Micros are the cheapest way to hold exposure on this fee schedule, at roughly a quarter of the per side cost of the equivalent full size contract.
Fees beyond commission
- A flat $5 activation fee applies when a passed EOD, Trail or Static evaluation is converted to a Pro account, at every account size. Straight to Funded and Straight to Live accounts carry no activation fee.
- Real time market data is free on Straight to Funded and Straight to Live accounts. The firm values this at $55 on the evaluation and $150 on the live account.
- A platform licence is included on Straight to Live and live accounts, covering Onyx. Quantower can be used on live accounts but a full licence is not provided.
- The Rithmic rTrader Pro trade copier is an optional add on at $10 per month, bought from the member dashboard. It expires at 5:00 PM ET on the last day of the month whatever the purchase date, so buying early in the month gives full value.
- Second login sessions and market depth data are further optional Rithmic add ons.
Evaluation fees, Pro account fees, data fees and login session fees are not refundable. Volume pricing reduces the per account cost when more than one account is bought at a time.
What DayTraders.com lets you do
Across all 18 plans, as recorded programme by programme.
- News tradingAllowed on every plan
- Copy tradingAllowed on every plan
- Expert advisors (EAs)Not allowed on any plan
- Weekend holdingAllowed on every plan
- Overnight holdingAllowed on every plan
- Stop lossNot required on any plan
DayTraders.com runs its programs on CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX futures only. Spot forex, crypto and options are not offered. The trading day runs from 6:00 PM ET to 4:59 PM ET the following day, and individual contracts close on their own schedules, with agricultural markets closing in the early afternoon ET.
Permitted
- News trading is allowed. The firm advises caution around releases because liquidity can thin and volatility can spike, but there is no restricted window and no news related rule breach.
- Dollar cost averaging is allowed on both evaluation and funded accounts.
- Trade copying across your own accounts is supported through the Rithmic rTrader Pro Copier, sold as a member dashboard add on. You nominate a leader account and mirror its fills onto follower accounts.
- Holding through the session close, overnight and over the weekend is permitted on Straight to Funded accounts. Open positions are marked to market, and an adjustment that takes the account past its maximum loss limit will fail it. The firm does not flatten positions for you at the close.
Prohibited
- High frequency trading. Automated systems that fire large numbers of orders over very short intervals are banned outright, and the firm states that trading must be conducted manually. Detected HFT activity leads to suspension and forfeited profits.
- Hedging between accounts. Holding a long in one account and a short in another is not allowed.
- Martingale and doubling down. Increasing position size by 2x or more after a losing trade to recover the loss is prohibited across all instruments.
Breaching the daily loss limit on an evaluation account closes it immediately, and any open trade is liquidated automatically. On Straight to Funded accounts the daily loss limit is a soft breach: positions are liquidated and the account is locked until the next trading day rather than failed.
Consistency rules
DayTraders.com applies a consistency rule at every stage, capping how much of total profit any one trading day may represent. The threshold depends on the account:
- Evaluation accounts (EOD, Trail and Static): 50%. No single trading day may be larger than 50% of total simulated profits.
- Pro funded accounts: 30%. No single trading day may exceed 30% of total simulated profit in the payout cycle.
- Straight to Funded (S2F) accounts: 20%.
- Straight to Live (S2L) evaluations: 25%.
- Live funded accounts: none. No consistency requirement applies once a trader is on live capital.
On evaluations the rule gates the pass rather than failing the account. If the largest profit day sits above 50% of total profit, the account is not marked as passed, but trading continues until either the profit target is met within the rule or the drawdown limit is hit. The firm applies a small tolerance around the threshold: a 51% day followed by a 49% day still passes.
On funded accounts consistency is measured between payouts and resets after each one. A consistency calculator is available in the member dashboard.
Note that the consistency rule interacts with the minimum daily profit requirement: a day only counts as a qualifying day if it clears the minimum for the account size and sits within the consistency rule.
Firm rules
Beyond the drawdown maths, DayTraders.com account standing depends on activity, qualifying days and a set of account limits.
Qualifying days and minimum daily profit
A trading day only counts toward a pass or a payout if net profit clears a floor set by account size:
- 25K: $100
- 50K: $200
- 100K: $300
- 150K: $300
- 300K: $400
Days below the floor are not violations, they simply do not count. Evaluations need 2 qualifying days to pass, and Straight to Live evaluations need 8, in both cases even if the profit target has already been reached.
Minimum activity
Every account needs a minimum number of trading days in each rolling 30 day cycle to stay active. Accounts bought outright need 4 such days; accounts on the optional monthly rebilling plan need 1. Each must meet the minimum daily profit, though the consistency rule is waived for the activity test alone. A Pro account not set up within 30 days of the last trade on the passed evaluation may be forfeited.
Account limits
- Up to 15 evaluation accounts at once, in any mix of sizes and drawdown types.
- Up to 15 funded accounts in total, counting Pro Static, Pro Trailing, S2F and S2L.
- Within that total: a maximum of 5 EOD, 5 S2F, 5 S2L evaluation and 5 live accounts.
- Where several S2L evaluations are passed, accounts unlock one at a time as each locks its drawdown or is breached.
- Passing an S2L evaluation and moving to live forfeits any remaining simulated accounts. Live and simulated accounts cannot be traded at the same time.
Other conditions
- No resets. A breached account cannot be reset. Traders cancel it and buy another.
- Stop trading once passed. Continuing to trade after meeting the requirements can drop the balance back below the target and void the passed status.
- No changes after purchase. Account type, size and market data provider are fixed at checkout.
- Purchases fail while a VPN is active, and accounts cannot be opened or added while the trader is physically located in a restricted country.
- Accounts are not transferable, and the programs are offered to non professional traders only.
On Pro accounts the trailing drawdown stops moving permanently once it reaches the starting balance, from which point the initial capital cannot be lost. On evaluations, trailing stops once the threshold reaches the profit target.
Where DayTraders.com does not take traders
Residents of 77 countries cannot open an account with DayTraders.com.
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- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Benin
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Egypt
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- Grenada
- Haiti
- Indonesia
- Iran
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- Ivory Coast
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
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- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mauritania
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- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
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- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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