Earn2Trade

Firm notes

Futures-only prop firm, two distinct products: **Trader Career Path (TCP)**: three real entry points -- TCP25 ($25K), TCP50 ($50K), TCP100 ($100K) -- each its own evaluation with virtual capital (EOD drawdown, daily loss limit, a profit goal, and a "Maintain Consistency" requirement with no stated percentage). After passing, the trader chooses a LiveSim (simulated capital) or Live (real capital) funded account -- confirmed directly that both carry IDENTICAL risk numbers at every step, the choice is only about capital type, not rules. The funded account then automatically upgrades through a fixed ladder as profit is withdrawn: TCP25 grows 25K->50K->100K->200K (capping there); TCP50 grows 50K->100K->200K->400K; TCP100 grows 100K->150K->200K->400K. At every step, withdrawing 80% of that step's profit goal (the remaining 20% stays in the account) triggers the upgrade to the next size. Reaching the final cap (200K for TCP25, 400K for TCP50/TCP100) and withdrawing 80% of that step's goal results in a custom offer from the firm, not a further fixed step. Billed as a monthly subscription (one free reset after every monthly rebill) -- exact monthly price not found in what was reviewed. **Gauntlet Mini (GAU)**: simpler, separate product. Single-phase evaluation -> one funded LiveSim/Live account, no growth ladder. 4 sizes: $50K/$100K/$150K/$200K (no $25K offered). 30% consistency rule during evaluation (explicit percentage, unlike TCP). No minimum trading days and no consistency requirement once funded (both explicit checkmarks on the firm's own comparison page). Funded profit split is genuinely tiered: 50% below a per-size profit threshold, 80% above it (modeled via profit_split_tiers). Max concurrent accounts: 5 during evaluation, 3 once funded. General mechanic (applies to both products, per the firm's own help center): the minimum account balance ("floor") ratchets up daily based on end-of-day profit -- if the account shows a $100 profit at end of day, the next day's minimum balance rises by $100. This is the EOD trailing-drawdown lock mechanic described generically. Real gap: no purchase price found for either product at any size -- billing is confirmed monthly (with a free reset per rebill) but the actual dollar amount wasn't in what was reviewed. Left NULL throughout. Source: screenshots of the firm's own site pasted directly by the owner (TCP25/TCP50/TCP100 progression infographics, the TCP-vs-Gauntlet-Mini EOD drawdown summary table, and 4 Gauntlet Mini account-comparison screenshots) plus 2 help-center article excerpts ("What is the Difference Between the TCP25, TCP50, and TCP100?" and "What Is The Growth Plan For The Trader Career Path?"), reviewed 2026-09-04. Real structural note (2026-09-07): Earn2Trade does not fund traders directly -- passing an evaluation routes to a partner firm (Helios Trading Partners or Kronos Proprietary Trading), which actually issues the funding offer. Payout reliability ultimately depends on the partner, not Earn2Trade itself. LiveSim's activation fee is deducted from future earnings rather than charged upfront. A rule change effective 6 July 2026 changed several evaluation-stage rules (minimum trading days removed, consistency percentage clarified, account limits raised) -- rules are never applied retroactively, so an account purchased before that date keeps its original terms; this database models the current (post-6-July) ruleset, since that's what a prospective buyer gets today.