DayTraders.com Rules Explained (2026): Drawdown, Daily Loss, Consistency & Payouts

Overview: Full, Static, EOD, S2F and S2L

Full evaluations use an intraday trailing drawdown. The 50K needs $3,000 with a $2,500 drawdown and up to 10 minis or 100 micros. Static evaluations use a fixed floor: the 50K needs $3,750 with a $1,000 static drawdown and 6 minis. Full EOD evaluations trail at the close: the 50K needs $3,000 with a $2,000 end-of-day drawdown and a $1,250 daily loss limit. All three pass in a minimum of 2 qualifying days with 50% consistency. Passing leads to a Pro funded account.

Straight to Funded (S2F) skips the evaluation. The 50K has an end-of-day trailing drawdown ($1,000 in the sizes table), 20% consistency, and payout targets that start at $3,500.

Straight to Live (S2L) is an evaluation for a live account. CORE (50K) needs $3,000 in at least 8 qualifying days with a $2,000 intraday trailing drawdown, a $1,000 daily loss limit, 2 contracts and 25% consistency. The live account pays 80%.

DayTraders.com advertises one standard price and a flat $5 activation fee; the help center does not print the evaluation prices. Check checkout.

Rules that end the account

Daily loss

Full and Static evaluations and Pro accounts: none listed. Full EOD: $1,250 on 50K. S2L and live CORE: $1,000, measured from the start of the trading day.

Max loss

Full and S2L: intraday trailing, so open profit lifts the floor ($2,500 on Full 50K, $2,000 on CORE). Static: fixed at $49,000 on 50K. Full EOD and S2F: trails the highest end-of-day balance. The help center does not publish lock levels for the sim accounts. Live CORE locks at $52,000.

Qualifying days

A day only counts if it makes the minimum daily profit: $200 on 50K ($100 on 25K, $300 on 100K and 150K, $400 on 300K).

Activity

Monthly accounts need 1 qualifying day per 30-day billing cycle; lifetime accounts need 4 per rolling 30 days.

Prohibited

Hedging during the evaluation and long in one account while short in another on funded accounts. Automated high-frequency trading. Sharing logins.

Limits

Up to 15 evaluation accounts and 15 funded accounts, of which up to 5 can be S2F. Up to 5 S2L accounts; since August 12, 2026 only one passed live account is active at a time.

Payout rules

Pro (Static or Trailing): 8 qualifying days between requests. On 50K the balance must be $52,600 to request and stay at $52,000 or more afterward. Up to $2,000 per request. No day over 30% of total profit. 100% simulated split.
S2F: 10 qualifying days between requests. On 50K you need $3,500 of profit for the first payout, $3,000 for the second and $2,500 after that, each counted from the balance left after the last payout. Up to $2,000 per request. No day over 20%; consistency resets after each payout.
All sim payouts: $500 minimum in $500 steps. The request day does not count as a qualifying day.
Live: daily payouts with no limit once the trailing drawdown reaches the initial balance, keeping a $1,000 buffer (withdraw above $51,000 on CORE). Split 80/20. Processed 5:00 to 6:00pm ET.
Promotion to live from Pro is discretionary. Above $10,000 in payouts, half goes to you and half to the live account.

News and trading hours

News trading is allowed on every account. DayTraders.com says it is not recommended because liquidity can thin and fills can be poor.

The trading day runs 6:00pm ET to 5:00pm ET the next day. Unlike most futures firms, DayTraders.com lets you hold past 4:59pm ET, overnight and over the weekend, and says it will not close your position. A mark-to-market move while you hold can still fail the account.

Worked example on a 50K

On a Full EOD 50K you start with a $48,000 floor and a $1,250 daily limit. Day 1 closes at $50,900, a qualifying day; the floor moves to $48,900. Day 2 closes at $51,600, so $3,000 is not yet reached. Day 3 closes at $53,100. Your best day was $1,500, which is under 50% of $3,100, so you pass with 3 qualifying days.

On the Pro account, after 8 days each making at least $200, a balance of $53,600 lets you withdraw up to $1,500 and still keep $52,000. The request is in $500 steps, so $1,500 it is, all of it yours under the 100% split, provided no day was over 30% of profit.

How Proof tracks it

Proof's DayTraders.com presets run the right floor for each account: intraday trailing, static or end-of-day. Risk Guard checks it against live equity, shows the daily limit on EOD and S2L accounts, and sizes contracts.

Proof counts only days that reach the minimum daily profit, checks your best day against 50%, 30%, 25% or 20%, shows the balance needed to request and to keep after the payout, and tracks S2F payout targets by payout number. Proof warns and tracks; it does not close trades at your broker.

In Proof

Proof tracks every DayTraders.com rule for you

The DayTraders.com presets run the right floor for each account type, count only qualifying days, check consistency at your account's percentage and show the balance you need to request and keep for each payout.

See how Proof does it

Frequently asked questions

Can I hold positions overnight at DayTraders.com?

Yes. DayTraders.com allows holding past 4:59pm ET, overnight and over the weekend and will not close your positions. Overnight moves still count toward your drawdown.

What counts as a trading day at DayTraders.com?

A qualifying day must make the minimum daily profit for your size: $200 on 50K, $100 on 25K, $300 on 100K and 150K, $400 on 300K. Smaller days do not count.

What is the DayTraders.com consistency rule?

No single day over 50% of profit in the evaluations, 30% on Pro funded accounts, 25% in S2L and 20% on S2F. Live accounts have none.

How much can I withdraw from a DayTraders.com 50K?

Pro: up to $2,000 per request after 8 qualifying days, with a $52,600 balance to request and $52,000 left after. S2F: up to $2,000 after 10 qualifying days and the payout target.

Does DayTraders.com have a daily loss limit?

Only on Full EOD accounts ($1,250 on 50K) and on S2L and live accounts ($1,000 on CORE). Full, Static, Pro and S2F list none.

Sources checked October 2026: DayTraders.com help: Evaluation Account Sizes, Fees, and Details · DayTraders.com help: Evaluation Account Rules (August 24, 2026) · DayTraders.com help: Funded Account Trading Rules, Pro and S2F (August 17, 2026) · DayTraders.com help: Payout FAQ, Pro and S2F · DayTraders.com help: Straight to Live Evaluations (S2L) · DayTraders.com help: Live Accounts and Payouts · DayTraders.com: home page ($5 activation fee)