Trade The Pool
US stocks day-trader specialist — unique focus in the prop space.
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Day Trade FLEX Standard · $100K · list $545
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EA rules at Trade The Pool
What Trade The Pool allows for Expert Advisors and other automation, as we read its rules. Rules change: confirm with the firm before you buy.
No EAs
- Every order placed by the trader
- Manual copying between two of your own accounts allowed
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Trade The Pool at a glance
Key rules and pricing across all plans. Verify on the firm’s site — these change frequently.
| Profit target | 6% (Day Trade) / 15% (Swing) |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown | 4% (Day Trade FLEX) / 3% (Day Trade MAX) / 7% (Swing FLEX/MAX) |
| Daily loss limit | 2% Daily Pause (DT FLEX) / 1% (DT MAX) / 3% (Swing) |
| Consistency rule | Best position ≤50% of TOTAL VALID PROFIT earned (FLEX, evaluation AND funded) / ≤30% (MAX) — Day MAX evaluation only, Swing MAX 30% evaluation and 70% funded. Measured against profit earned, not against the profit targetRead the full ruleShow less |
| Min trading days | None — but min 10 positions (DT FLEX) / 20 (DT MAX) / 5 (Swing) |
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| Minimum hold time | 30 seconds (MAX/FLEX) between a position's average entry and average exit — 60 seconds on other programs |
|---|---|
| Payout schedule | Day Trade FLEX Standard, Swing FLEX Standard: On request — $300 minimum profit ($150 on $5K), 14 days since inception or last payout, plus 3 profitable days of ≥0.5% each per payout cycle; 3–5 business days to pay · Swing MAX Standard: On request — $300 minimum profit ($150 on $5K), 14 days since inception or last payout; 3–5 business days to pay |
| EA / bots | BANNED — all trades must be executed by the trader; automated/third-party copying tools prohibited.Read the full ruleShow lessMANUAL copy trading is allowed on evaluation AND funded accounts between max 2 of your own accounts (size-paired); the TraderEvolution built-in copy feature is evaluation-only |
| News trading | Earnings: ticker disabled for affected stock |
| Weekend holding | Swing accounts hold overnight and over weekends.Read the full ruleShow lessDay Trade accounts are liquidated at 15:50 ET but MAY re-open after 16:00 ET and hold through the overnight session until 15:50 ET the next trading day, on reduced overnight buying power. No positions over the weekend (Friday 20:00 ET – Monday 03:00 ET) |
| Cheapest challenge | $59 |
| Trustpilot (estimate) | 4.5/5 from ~959 reviews |
Rules and pricing verified 2026-11-06 against Trade The Pool’s own site.
Trade The Pool plan rules, drawdown and payout terms
Every figure below is read from Trade The Pool’s own published plan pages and re-checked 2026-11-06. Where a plan defers part of the fee, the balance is shown beside the price. Open a plan for its rules and its price per account size.
Trade The Pool Day Trade FLEX Standard rules
| Profit target | 6% of buying power |
|---|---|
| Daily loss limit | 2% daily pause |
| Max drawdown | 4% |
| Drawdown type | Static |
| Min trading days | None — but min 10 positions required |
| Consistency rule | Best position ≤50% of total valid profit earned (evaluation and funded) |
| Profit split | 70% |
| Payout rules | On request — $300 minimum profit ($150 on $5K), 14 days since inception or last payout, plus 3 profitable days of ≥0.5% each per payout cycle; 3–5 business days to pay |
| Leverage | 1:1 (no leverage; spot stock trading only) |
| Scaling | +5% buying power and +10% daily pause per 10% validated profit; account reissued and locked up to 3 business days for review. FLEX scaling ALSO requires at least 3 profitable days of >=0.5% each before the milestone counts (firm's own… |
| Account size | Price |
|---|---|
| $5,000 | $59 |
| $25,000 | $120 |
| $50,000 | $285 |
| $100,000 | $545 |
| $200,000 | $1,475 |
Trade The Pool Swing FLEX Standard rules
| Profit target | 15% of buying power |
|---|---|
| Daily loss limit | 3% daily pause |
| Max drawdown | 7% |
| Drawdown type | Static |
| Min trading days | None — but min 5 positions required |
| Consistency rule | Best position ≤50% of total valid profit earned (evaluation and funded) |
| Profit split | 70% |
| Payout rules | On request — $300 minimum profit ($150 on $5K), 14 days since inception or last payout, plus 3 profitable days of ≥0.5% each per payout cycle; 3–5 business days to pay |
| Leverage | 1:1 (no leverage; spot stock trading only) |
| Scaling | +5% buying power and +10% daily pause per 10% validated profit; account reissued and locked up to 3 business days for review. FLEX scaling ALSO requires at least 3 profitable days of >=0.5% each before the milestone counts (firm's own… |
| Account size | Price |
|---|---|
| $2,000 | $87 |
| $10,000 | $420 |
| $20,000 | $670 |
| $40,000 | $1,240 |
Trade The Pool Swing MAX Standard rules
| Profit target | 15% of buying power |
|---|---|
| Daily loss limit | 3% daily pause |
| Max drawdown | 7% |
| Drawdown type | Static |
| Min trading days | None — but min 5 positions required |
| Consistency rule | Best position ≤30% of total valid profit earned (evaluation), 70% (funded) |
| Profit split | 70% |
| Payout rules | On request — $300 minimum profit ($150 on $5K), 14 days since inception or last payout; 3–5 business days to pay |
| Leverage | 1:1 (no leverage; spot stock trading only) |
| Scaling | +5% buying power and +10% daily pause per 10% validated profit; account reissued and locked up to 3 business days for review |
| Account size | Price |
|---|---|
| $2,000 | $69 |
| $10,000 | $297 |
| $20,000 | $447 |
| $40,000 | $800 |
Costs, payouts & platforms
What the account costs to run and how the money actually comes out — fees, payout timing and limits, scaling, and which platforms you can trade on.
| Commissions | 1/2 cent per share, minimum $0.75 per filled order (evaluation and funded) |
|---|---|
| Payout rules | $300 minimum profit ($150 on $5K accounts), 14 days since account inception or since the last payout; FLEX also needs 3 profitable days of ≥0.5% each per payout cycle. Paid in 3–5 business days |
Strengths & watch-outs
What works in your favour, and the quirks, fees, hidden rules and operational catches we found in Trade The Pool’s rules and FAQ. Always verify with the firm before purchase.
Watch out for
- Tight daily drawdown (2% Daily Pause (DT FLEX) / 1% (DT MAX) / 3% (Swing)) — verify your worst-day before committing
- No EAs/automation — manual trading only
- Consistency rule applies (see at a glance)
- Lower tier — niche or specialized fit
- 70/30 split is FIXED on FLEX and MAX — the firm's own FAQ says it does not scale above 70%; the account scales instead. The one exception is the new Edge Program (see below), which pays 80/20 but never scales
- Payout minimum is $300 in profit ($150 only on $5K accounts) — 14 days since account inception or since your last payout
- FLEX payout/scaling gate: 3 profitable days of ≥0.5% each per payout cycle (MAX has no such requirement)
- Scaling restarts the 14-day payout clock — the old account is closed, so the firm itself recommends withdrawing BEFORE you hit the scaling target
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- 'Pump': every 10% of validated profit raises buying power +5% and the daily pause +10%; the account is closed and reissued, locked up to 3 business days for risk review
- Minimum hold time — 30 seconds (MAX/FLEX) between a position's average entry and average exit timestamp, measured to sub-second precision; 60 seconds on other programs
- Every position must clear 10.0 cents between average entry and average exit price — the dashboard rounds to 2 decimals, the backend does not
- 5% Position Volume Rule: opening or adding volume may not exceed 5% of the previous one-minute candle; same-minute orders are aggregated and layering is invalidated
- Consistency is measured against total valid profit EARNED, not against the profit target
- Once equity (including unrealized) reaches 3× the daily loss, Max Loss jumps up to your initial balance — the profit buffer is gone, and the Daily Pause does not recalculate intraday
- Commission 1/2 cent per share, minimum $0.75 per filled order — charged on evaluation accounts too
- Day-trade overnight exposure is cut hard: $5k→$800, $25k→$4k, $50k→$8k, $100k→$16k, $200k→$32k
- 14-day inactivity timeout — FLEX on evaluation AND funded, MAX on funded only
- US stocks only — no forex/metals/futures, no options or contracts
- No minimum trading days, but a minimum POSITION count applies (10 / 20 / 5)
- Swing overnight liquidity gate: a stock may only be held overnight on a swing account if it has averaged at least 500,000 shares/day over the previous 14 calendar days — thin names are day-trade-only no matter which program you bought
- TraderEvolution platform (third-party; no Mac desktop build), with TradingView added in October 2026 (firm's homepage: 'TradingView is now available on Trade The Pool'); Blue Ocean ATS 20:00–04:00 ET for overnight, ~3,500 tickers of the 12,000+ universe
- Extended-hours order types differ: Nasdaq pre/post-market takes LIMIT orders only, Blue Ocean takes market/stop/stop-loss too
- All positions liquidated 15:50 ET before a scheduled earnings report that night — day and swing alike.
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The program terms (rewritten 15 October 2026) bar holding the reporting company itself overnight: you can trade it intraday on the report day and normally again from 09:30 ET the next session (the earlier extension to single-stock ETFs/ETNs and derivatives on the reporting company was dropped)
- No active trading during a halt; a symbol can auto-halt after a 10% move within 5 regular trading minutes
- Wash trading (opposing position within 30 minutes on another account) is forbidden
- Total base buying power across all evaluation accounts is capped at $450K before scaling
- No PDT restrictions on day trade accounts
- 'Edge Program' (firm's FAQ on /the-program/) - by 6 November 2026 both Edge sizes have their own checkout in the pricing cards' MAX column ($50K $156: $1,250 daily loss, $2,000 max loss; $100K $266: $1,800 / $4,000; both 80/20), and Day Trade MAX itself is no longer priced at any size.
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Edge terms: $50K for $156 / $100K for $266 one-time, 6% evaluation target with NO consistency rule, then a Pro account paying 80/20 with a 40% consistency rule, 4% max drawdown (end-of-day on Pro), and a HARD end-of-day Daily Loss of 2.5% ($50K) / 1.8% ($100K) - unlike the FLEX/MAX Daily Pause, hitting it closes the account for good.
First withdrawal needs 4% profit, later ones 1% ($50K) / 1.5% ($100K); $500 minimum and a $1,500 / $2,000 cap per withdrawal; copy trading across up to 3 Edge accounts only; no scaling
How to play Trade The Pool
Model-specific observations about their rules and mechanics. Educational only — not trading or investment advice.
Skip if you trade anything other than US stocks discretionary. Auto tools explicitly prohibited. Best for pure manual stock day-traders looking for cheap entry.
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Trade The Pool — frequently asked questions
Does Trade The Pool have a discount code?
Yes. The Trade The Pool discount code for November 2026 is PFDEALS: 10% off Trade The Pool evaluations at checkout. PFDEALS is PropfirmDeals' own Trade The Pool code, with no published end date; the Day Trade FLEX Standard $5K costs $53.10 with it instead of $59.
Is Trade The Pool legit and safe?
Trade The Pool holds an estimated Trustpilot rating of 4.5/5 from roughly 959 reviews. As with any prop firm, read the current rules and payout terms before buying, and start with a smaller account size.
Does Trade The Pool have a consistency rule?
Best position ≤50% of TOTAL VALID PROFIT earned (FLEX, evaluation AND funded) / ≤30% (MAX) — Day MAX evaluation only, Swing MAX 30% evaluation and 70% funded. Measured against profit earned, not against the profit target.
What is Trade The Pool's profit split?
Trade The Pool's profit split is 70%.
Does Trade The Pool allow EAs or trading bots?
BANNED — all trades must be executed by the trader; automated/third-party copying tools prohibited. MANUAL copy trading is allowed on evaluation AND funded accounts between max 2 of your own accounts (size-paired); the TraderEvolution built-in copy feature is evaluation-only.
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