[September 2026] We calculated Tradeify's expected value | At zero edge all 3 formats give a small profit; with an edge, Select Daily wins
※ Pricing and rules were confirmed against Tradeify's official pricing cards (tradeify.co) and help center (help.tradeify.co) on September 25, 2026. The figures are Monte Carlo results and do not guarantee future performance.
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TL;DR
- All plans are one-time purchases with no activation fee. $50K is $145 for Growth, $165 for Select (choose Flex or Daily after passing). 40% off with coupon
SEPthrough September 30 - At zero edge, all plans post a small profit. At 0.30 lots: Growth +$1,255, Select Daily +$1,132, Select Flex +$1,118
- At "medium" edge, Select Daily wins. You can withdraw daily above a $52,100 balance, coming to +$24,218/year at 0.30 lots
- None of them reach FTMO Futures Pro (+$4,836 at zero edge)
- Bots are allowed, but you must prove ownership with a live video of yourself launching the code, and using the same bot at multiple firms violates the terms
Pricing and rules ($50K, measured September 25, 2026)
| Growth | Select Flex | Select Daily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (one-time) | $145 ($87 with SEP) | $165 ($99 with SEP) | same |
| Reset | $95 | $109 | $109 |
| Activation fee | None | None | None |
| Evaluation target / max loss | $3,000 / $2,000 (end-of-day basis) | same | same |
| Evaluation daily loss | $1,250 (stops for the day) | None | None |
| Evaluation consistency / min days | None / 1 day | 40% / 3 days | 40% / 3 days |
| Max loss once funded | Locks at $50,100 once balance reaches $52,100 or on first payout | same | same |
| Daily loss once funded | $1,250 | None | $1,000 |
| Consistency once funded | 35% | None | None |
| Payout conditions | 5 profit days over $150, balance ≥ $53,000 | Every 5 profit days of $150+ | Daily, the portion above a $52,100 balance |
| Amount withdrawable | Full amount | 50% of profit | Up to 2x the profit since the last payout |
| Per-payout cap | $1,500 → $2,000 → $2,500 → $3,000 | $2,500 | $1,250 |
| Minimum payout | $500 | $250 | $250 |
| Split | 90% (80% live) | same | same |
With Select, you choose Flex or Daily when you pass, and can't change it later. Once funded, the number of contracts starts at 20 micros for Select and increases with profit.
Rules common to all plans:
- Max loss updates at end-of-day close, but is checked in real time (breach it intraday and you fail on the spot)
- Up to 5 funded accounts (across all plans combined)
- Fee is a round-trip $2.12 on MGC (official)
- Moving to live is "considered" after 3 payouts on one account or 10 total payouts. It's not automatic
- Trustpilot 4.4 (4,802 reviews). Doesn't match the "4.8" shown on the official site. Japan is not on the restricted-country list
There's also an instant-funding plan called Lightning ($492), but it uses a different structure where payout targets and consistency change with each round, so it wasn't included in this comparison.
Automated trading
The official Guidelines for Traders permit bots "under certain conditions."
We scan to ensure there are no similar orders on other accounts. We will also require a live video of you enabling the code on your own PC.
- Proof of ownership: you're required to provide a live video of yourself launching the code on your own PC
- Using the same bot at multiple firms is prohibited ("across multiple firms is against Tradeify's policy")
- HFT bots are prohibited
- The 10-second rule (funded accounts only): to request a payout, more than half of your trades and more than half of your profit must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds. Failing to meet this doesn't fail the account — it just blocks payouts
- VPS: "You must not log in via VPN/VPS. Once you've logged in normally, you may trade via VPS at your own risk"
- Group trading across your own accounts is allowed. Copying from someone else is not. Hedging between your own accounts is also prohibited
Assumptions
Same as the FTMO Futures expected-value article.
- One trade per trading day on micro gold (MGC). With a 0.6% stop loss, a loss on 0.10 lots (1 MGC contract) is $262
- Same lot size in evaluation and once funded. 1 year (252 trading days)
- Prices are list price (since
SEPends September 30) - For plans with a daily loss limit, lot size is capped (up to 0.30) so that a single loss fits within the daily loss
- Growth's payout cap is approximated at $2,500 from the second payout onward; Select Daily is calculated at $1,250 per payout
- Nothing is counted after moving to live
Result ①: annual expected value at a uniform 0.30 lots
| Skill | Growth | Select Flex | Select Daily |
|---|---|---|---|
| −0.04R | −$335 | −$369 | −$401 |
| Zero edge | +$1,255 (52%) | +$1,118 (53%) | +$1,132 (53%) |
| Small (50% win rate, 1.2 payoff ratio) | +$7,107 | +$7,464 | +$7,814 |
| Medium (55% win rate, 1.2 payoff ratio) | +$19,405 | +$23,600 | +$24,218 |
| Strong (60% win rate, 1.2 payoff ratio) | +$34,462 | +$41,952 | +$44,444 |
The figure in parentheses is the probability of ending in the black. "Strong" is a reference value that basically nobody hits in reality.
- At zero edge, all three formats are nearly identical, at +$1,100–$1,300/year. The probability of ending positive is a bit over 50%
- With an edge, Select pulls ahead. There's no consistency rule once funded, and Daily lets you withdraw every day while Flex lets you withdraw every 5 profit days
- Growth is held back by its 35% consistency rule once funded and its small initial payout cap ($1,500 on the first payout), and the gap widens the more edge you have
Result ②: cash flow (0.30 lots)
| Annual cost | Annual payout received | Evaluations passed | Number of payouts | Funded accounts lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth, zero edge | $2,848 | $4,103 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 6.2 |
| Select Daily, zero edge | $3,425 | $4,557 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| Select Daily, medium | $1,208 | $25,426 | 3.9 | 34.5 | 3.0 |
Result ③: the best setup
| Skill | Growth | Select Flex | Select Daily |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero edge | +$1,255 (0.30) | +$1,408 (0.50) | +$1,132 (0.30) |
| Medium | +$19,405 (0.30) | +$28,078 (0.50) | +$24,218 (0.30) |
The figure in parentheses is the lot size. Since Select Flex has no daily loss limit, raising it to 0.50 lots brings it to +$28,078/year at "medium" edge.
Comparison with FTMO Futures and Topstep ($50K, 0.30 lots)
| Skill | Tradeify Growth | Tradeify Select Daily | FTMO Futures Pro | Topstep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero edge | +$1,255 | +$1,132 | +$4,836 | +$2,519 |
| Medium | +$19,405 | +$24,218 | +$26,306 | +$24,982 |
Caveats
SEP(40% off) only applies for the first 5 purchases. After that it's 30% off, and it ends September 30. It's unconfirmed whether it also applies to resets- The time limit for activating a passed evaluation is only described as "a certain period," with no specific number of days given
- It's unclear from the text whether proof of ownership via a live video is required of everyone, or only of accounts that get flagged
FAQ
Q. Which plan should I buy?
If you're not confident in your edge, go with Growth $50K ($145). At zero edge it led all three formats at +$1,255/year, though the gap is small. If you have an edge, go with Select and choose Daily once you pass (+$24,218/year at "medium" edge).
Q. Can I run a bot on a VPS?
You can't log in via VPS, but according to the official FAQ, once you've logged in normally, you may trade via VPS "at your own risk." Using the same bot at another firm as well would violate the terms.
Reference links (official)
- Tradeify official site (pricing cards)
- Help center (rules, payouts, fees, Guidelines for Traders, and restricted countries for each plan)
Simulation script: scripts/sim-futures-b-ev.py (engine: scripts/sim-futures-prop-ev.py)
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Written by
Hosono P | the prop firm strategist
I buy challenges with my own money and record everything through to the payout. Recorded payouts: ¥6.1M in total from Fintokei, Fundora and Funded7, plus $4,776 from The5ers (as of September 2026). Author of the semi-discretionary EA "ELDRA".