Tradeify review
Futures firm built around no-activation-fee funded accounts.
Profit split
90%
First payout
~10 days
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Payout proof
79/100
BEACON at checkout.The verdict
Strong value in futures if you want to avoid recurring fees. Size positions conservatively while the firm builds its record.
How Tradeify actually works
Tradeify was built around one specific grievance in futures prop trading: the monthly activation fee that firms charge to keep a funded account alive. Its Straight to Sim Funded product removes that fee entirely, so once you are funded, your only cost is the trading itself.
It is a 2023 firm operating out of Florida on Tradovate and NinjaTrader infrastructure, with end-of-day trailing drawdown on the flagship plans. The rule set is closer to Topstep's than to Apex's, and the discounting is closer to Apex's than to Topstep's — an unusual and quite attractive combination.
Pros
- No monthly activation fee on Straight to Sim Funded
- End-of-day drawdown on the flagship plans
- Frequent, deep discounts
Cons
- Young firm, shorter payout history
- Smaller max allocation
Key facts
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Florida, USA
- Evaluation
- 1-step
- Entry price
- $49
- Max allocation
- $150k
- Payout frequency
- Bi-weekly
- Consistency rule
- 20% on Advanced accounts
- Platforms
- Tradovate, TradingView, NinjaTrader
Rules that decide the outcome
End-of-day trailing drawdown
The drawdown line updates on closed end-of-day balances on the flagship plans, so intraday give-back does not permanently raise your stop-out level.
20% consistency rule on Advanced accounts
On Advanced plans, no single day may exceed 20% of your profit at withdrawal time. This is tighter than Apex's 30% and is the main thing that surprises new Tradeify traders.
No activation fee once funded
The Straight to Sim Funded route has no recurring monthly charge, which changes the break-even maths compared with firms charging $80 a month per account.
Payouts: how money leaves Tradeify
Payouts are bi-weekly with a realistic first withdrawal around ten days after funding. Tradeify's public payout record is shorter than Topstep's or Apex's simply because the firm is younger; our payout-proof score of 79 reflects volume of evidence, not any pattern of refusal.
Trader-submitted receipts in our database show routine processing within a few business days. As with any firm founded after 2022, keep withdrawals frequent rather than letting a large balance accumulate.
What it really costs
Entry is around $49 with a discount code, and deep promotional pricing appears regularly. Combined with zero activation fees, Tradeify has one of the lowest twelve-month costs of ownership in futures.
The offsetting risk is allocation: a $150k ceiling means the strategy caps out sooner than at firms offering $300k.
Good fit for
- · Futures day traders who hate recurring fees
- · Traders who want EOD drawdown at Apex-level pricing
- · Second or third account alongside a larger firm
Look elsewhere if
- · Traders needing allocations above $150k
- · Anyone uncomfortable with a firm founded in 2023
- · Traders whose profit concentrates into single large days (20% rule)
Tradeify FAQ
Does Tradeify charge a monthly fee?
Not on the Straight to Sim Funded accounts — that is the firm's core selling point. Verify the specific plan you buy, as evaluation plans differ.
Is Tradeify safe?
It has a clean payout record since 2023 and no unresolved non-payment cases in our complaint database, but it lacks the multi-cycle history of Topstep. Size accordingly.
What is Tradeify's consistency rule?
20% maximum single-day contribution on Advanced accounts, applied at withdrawal.