Does DayTraders have an activation fee?

Some DayTraders accounts do: $5 when you pass. Others have none, so check the account you want.

How much does DayTraders cost?

DayTraders accounts range from $40 to $495. These are list prices before any discount code.

What drawdown does DayTraders use?

DayTraders accounts use EOD, Static, Intraday drawdown, depending on the account type.

What is the DayTraders profit split?

80% to 100% of your profit goes to you, depending on the account.

What are the DayTraders payout rules?

Payout caps from $1,000 to $5,000 per payout, while some accounts have no cap at all. Open an account page for its buffer, consistency and payout timing rules.

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DayTraders review

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Trust score

80Excellent

Trading futures since

2023 · 3 yrs

Accounts

16 in 5 types

Price range

$40 – $495

Choose an account

$25K to $300K

1 Account type

2 Size

Evaluation, then funded. End-of-day trailing drawdown and a daily loss limit. Two qualifying days, a 50% consistency rule and a $5 activation fee.

Evaluation

EOD $25K

$80

Profit target$1,500

Max loss$1,000

DrawdownEOD Trailing

Daily loss limit$800

Min. trading days2

Profit split100%

Full rules

All 16 accountsShow

Compare in the full table

Account	Options	Price	Target	Max loss	Drawdown	Daily limit
EOD $25K	-	$80	$1,500	$1,000	EOD	$800
EOD $50K	-	$105	$3,000	$2,000	EOD	$1,250
EOD $150K	-	$225	$8,500	$4,000	EOD	$2,000
EOD $300K	-	$400	$15,000	$6,500	EOD	$3,250
S2F

Live account

Most accounts here stay simulated for the account's whole life: the firm pays you out of its own revenue, and no real money ever changes hands in your trades. DayTraders is different — it also runs a real, live-capital account that some traders graduate into.

How you qualify

Two paths. (1) Buy a Straight-to-Live (S2L) evaluation directly, skipping simulated funding entirely -- pass it (8 qualifying days, 25% consistency rule) and go straight to live. (2) No link found tying the ordinary Pro/S2F sim-funded path to this same live program -- appears to be a separate product.

What changes once you're live

80/20 split (flat). Daily payouts, no cap, but a $1,000 buffer above initial balance required, and the trailing drawdown must lock at the initial balance first. No consistency rule, no minimum daily profit once live. Scaling available once the drawdown locks. No activation fee. Failing a live account closes it with NO cooldown -- can start a new S2L eval immediately. NinjaTrader/Tradovate not supported live.

Worth knowing

This project's own research pattern worth flagging generally: every firm's own CFTC-style disclaimer ("no real funds are deposited") appears even on pages marketing a "live"/"real capital" account -- treat every firm's live-account language as its own marketing description, not an independently verified claim about where the money comes from.

“Real capital” and “live” are DayTraders's own description of this account, taken from its own site — not something we independently verify. Source

What changed

Changes DayTraders made to its rules or accounts

7 Oct 2026
First seen on their site
Straight-to-Live is now sold only as the 50K Core plan; the 150K Edge and 300K Ultra plans are no longer offered. Source

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DayTraders questions answered

Does DayTraders have an activation fee?: Some DayTraders accounts do: $5 when you pass. Others have none, so check the account you want.
How much does DayTraders cost?: DayTraders accounts range from $40 to $495. These are list prices before any discount code.
What drawdown does DayTraders use?: DayTraders accounts use EOD, Static, Intraday drawdown, depending on the account type.
What is the DayTraders profit split?: 80% to 100% of your profit goes to you, depending on the account.
What are the DayTraders payout rules?: Payout caps from $1,000 to $5,000 per payout, while some accounts have no cap at all. Open an account page for its buffer, consistency and payout timing rules.

About DayTraders

A genuinely wide lineup: EOD, Trail, and Static evaluations, an instant-funded Straight to Funded option, and Live accounts you can buy directly rather than earning through a sim account first. Static stands out for traders who want a drawdown that never moves.