A detailed breakdown of how these two firms compare across costs, drawdown rules, payout structure, and trading restrictions.
Plans compared: Funded Futures Network Standard MAX $50K vs Trade Day Quick Pay Intraday $50K
This public economics comparison uses ordinary public product/help/rule material and values derived from it. Required model inputs are unavailable from ordinary public material, so this output should not be used for ranking or scenario decisions.
Trade Day is $138 cheaper to get started. Funded Futures Network charges $80/mo (monthly subscription) plus a $120 activation fee. Trade Day charges $62/mo (monthly subscription). Funded Futures Network currently has an active promotion which may further reduce cost.
Funded Futures Network has a soft daily loss limit breach type. Trade Day's breach type is not stated.
Funded Futures Network uses EOD Trailing drawdown at 4% ($2,000 buffer once locked at initial), while Trade Day uses Intraday Trailing drawdown at 4% ($2,000 buffer once locked at initial). Trade Day uses intraday trailing, the strictest type — your floor moves in real time with every tick of profit. Funded Futures Network's EOD trailing only adjusts at market close, giving intraday profits a safer cushion. Funded Futures Network also has a $1,250 daily loss limit, while Trade Day's daily loss limit is not stated. Funded Futures Network's daily loss limit is a soft mechanism (pause until next session), while Trade Day's daily pause behavior is not stated.
No timing winner is declared until both selected paths have formula-ready public evidence. Funded Futures Network: Missing public evidence: Selected Economic Product. Trade Day: Missing public evidence: Selected Economic Product. Consistency rules also affect pacing: Funded Futures Network caps your best day at 40% of total profit, while Trade Day caps at 30% — a looser rule means you may need fewer trading days in practice.
Payout details vary by tier. Check individual firm pages for full breakdown.
Funded Futures Network caps any single trading day at 40% of your payout cycle's total profit — designed to encourage consistent performance rather than one-hit profits. Trade Day's best-day cap is not stated.
Funded Futures Network requires a minimum account balance of $52,500 before you can request a payout. Trade Day's minimum balance requirement is not stated.
Funded Futures Network caps each withdrawal at $10,000 per request. Trade Day's per-request cap is not stated.
Funded Futures Network applies a Adjusts Excess consistency penalty when a single oversized day dominates profits. Trade Day's consistency penalty is not stated.
The public trading restrictions are not complete enough to rank the two firms. Trade Day requires you to be flat by 5:30 PM CT, while Funded Futures Network's flat-by requirement is not stated.
News trading allowed · Only 5 min trading days
Starting at $63 · No activation fee
News trading OK · No consistency rule
News trading allowed · Only 5 min trading days
Starting at $62 · No activation fee
Both firms work well for day traders and budget traders. Trade Day is a stronger fit for scalpers (news trading OK). Explore all trading styles to see which firms match your approach.
Based on $500/day profit, 20 trading days/month, 55% win rate
At $500/day profit, Funded Futures Network reaches break-even on day 13 while Trade Day reaches it on day 10. Trade Day costs $108 less to get started. Trade Day projects $3,817/mo more in funded earnings.
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