Trading Objectives & Rules

Overview of Tradeify's Core Rules & Fine Print

Tradeify is recognized as one of the most trader-friendly futures prop firms because it replaces punishing intraday unrealized trailing drawdown with a transparent End-of-Day (EOD) calculation.

However, several fine-print rules—specifically around micro-scalping durations, overnight market closures, and program-specific daily limits—must be understood to protect your account.

Rule / Parameter	Select Plan	Growth Plan	Lightning Funded
Drawdown Calculation	End-of-Day (EOD)	End-of-Day (EOD)	End-of-Day (EOD)
Daily Loss Limit (DLL)	$0 (None)	Hard Daily Limit (~2%)	$0 (None)
Evaluation Target	6%	6%	Instant (0%)
Minimum Hold Time	>10s for 50%+ profit	>10s for 50%+ profit	>10s for 50%+ profit
Overnight Holding	❌ Flat by 4:59 PM EST	❌ Flat by 4:59 PM EST	❌ Flat by 4:59 PM EST
Hedging / Bracketing	❌ Prohibited	❌ Prohibited	❌ Prohibited
Inactivity Limit	7 Calendar Days	7 Calendar Days	7 Calendar Days

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The 4 Critical Fine-Print Rules You Must Know

1. End-of-Day (EOD) Drawdown vs. Intraday Trailing

The single biggest advantage of Tradeify over competitors like Apex Trader Funding is the End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown:

• How Apex Works (Intraday Peak): If you are up $1,200 floating profit and the market reverses to +$200 before you exit, your trailing drawdown trailed up by $1,200. You gave back $1,000 of open drawdown cushion.
• How Tradeify Works (EOD): Your trailing threshold only updates after 5:00 PM EST based on your closed equity balance. Floating open profits during active trading hours do not pull your drawdown floor higher. If a trade swings wildly before closing at breakeven, your drawdown remains completely unaffected.

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2. The 10-Second Micro-Scalping Rule

Tradeify welcomes scalpers, but strictly restricts automated tick-arbitrage or latency exploits:

• The Rule: At least 50% of your total closed profits must be derived from trades held for longer than 10 seconds.
• What is Banned: Opening 50 contracts and closing them 1.5 seconds later across news spikes.
• Compliance Tip: Standard price action scalpers holding for 30 seconds to 3 minutes are 100% compliant. If your strategy relies on ultra-short sub-10-second executions, ensure your longer runner trades generate the majority of your P&L.

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3. $0 Daily Loss Limit: Select & Lightning Advantage

A unique differentiator for Tradeify is the total elimination of Daily Loss Limits on two flagship plans:

• Select & Lightning: There is no daily drawdown stop-out. If you take a string of small losses during London or morning sessions, your account is not terminated as long as you stay above the overall EOD trailing threshold.
• Growth: Features a hard daily loss limit (e.g., $600 on a $25K account; $1,000 on a $50K account). Hitting this intraday limit is a hard account breach.

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4. CME Session Closes & Inactivity Thresholds

• Mandatory Daily Flatting: All futures positions (ES, NQ, YM, RTY, and micro contracts) must be closed by 4:59 PM EST before the daily CME maintenance halt. Accounts holding open positions through the break face automated closure.
• Weekend Policy: CME contracts do not trade on weekends. All accounts must be flat going into Friday's close. (Traders looking for 24/7 weekend holding should utilize Tradeify 247 on crypto assets).
• 7-Day Inactivity Rule: You must record at least one active execution every 7 calendar days. Accounts inactive for longer than a week are marked expired.

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Contract Sizing: Mini vs. Micro Rules

Tradeify enforces strict max contract limits based on account size. 1 Mini contract converts into 10 Micro contracts:

• $25,000 Account: Up to 2 Mini contracts (or 20 Micros)
• $50,000 Account: Up to 4 Mini contracts (or 40 Micros)
• $100,000 Account: Up to 8 Mini contracts (or 80 Micros)
• $150,000 Account: Up to 12 Mini contracts (or 120 Micros)

You can mix and match minis and micros freely, provided your total equivalent contract exposure does not breach your account ceiling.