DayTraders.comDayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live: Rules, Cost & Payout Analysis
How it scores
DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live ranks #70 of the 87 50K futures plans we benchmark, with a PropBench Score of 38. Its strongest part is rule stability, its weakest is rules.
One try costs $179. The evaluation needs $3,000 on a $2,000 intraday trailing drawdown (1 in 4.5). The funded account needs $2,000 on a $2,000 intraday trailing drawdown (1 in 2.7). Together that is about 1 in 12.2 tries to a first payout on coin flip odds, so a first payout costs $2,181 on average (the typical plan of this size: $1,431).
A steady trader making $200 a day gets the first payout after 25 trading days and keeps $8,960 from 3 months of funded trading.
Cost$2,181 per first payout20
A trader with no edge reaches a profit of d before losing a static drawdown of D with chance D ÷ (D + d). A trailing floor that follows the peak gives e−d ÷ D; end of day trailing counts halfway between the two.
#70 of 87 50K futures plans on this part. The 20 is its percentile rank: better than 20% of the class.
Speed25 trading days55
A steady trader makes $200 every trading day (0.4% of the account) and never loses.
#38 of 87 50K futures plans on this part. The 55 is its percentile rank: better than 55% of the class.
Payouts$8,960 kept in 3 months44
The same steady trader trades the funded account for 63 trading days (3 months) and asks for a payout as soon as the rules allow.
The other $1,400 is still in the account at the end: buffers, caps and payout timing hold it back.
#49 of 87 50K futures plans on this part. The 44 is its percentile rank: better than 44% of the class.
Rules3.5 penalty points12
Each trading restriction adds penalty points from our published checklist. Fewer points rank higher.
Drawdown type and daily loss limits that end the account are priced into Cost. Payout rules are measured by Payouts and Speed. Full checklist
#76 of 87 50K futures plans on this part. The 12 is its percentile rank: better than 12% of the class.
StabilityNo nerfs in 12 months59
Counts the changes to rules or prices that went against traders (nerfs) at this firm in the last 12 months, from our change tracking. Fewer nerfs rank higher.
Our own tracking started October 25, 2026; earlier history comes from the Internet Archive. See every change
The 59 is its percentile rank: better than 59% of the class.
Click a part to see how it is calculated. Each part is ranked within 50K futures plans: 100 is best in class. The steady trader makes $200 a day (0.4% of the account). Every number here comes from the firm's published rules and can be checked with a calculator.
Rules to watch
Each rule adds penalty points. Fewer points rank higher on Rules.
- •Evaluation consistency rule (best day under 25%)+2
- •At least 8 trading days to pass the evaluation+1
- •Daily loss limit ends the day ($1,000)+0.5
- •Intraday trailing drawdowncounted in Cost
- Total penalty3.5 pts · Rules rank 12/100
Not confirmed from a public page yet: eval min profit days, funded payout unlock on peak drawdown lock. These values are our best reading.
Plan specifications
- Price
- $179 one time
- Activation fee
- $0
- Reset
- None
- Profit target
- $3,000
- Drawdown
- $2,000, intraday trailing
- Daily loss limit
- $1,000 (ends day)
- Consistency
- Best day under 25%
- Minimum days
- 8
- Max contracts
- 2 minis
- Drawdown
- $2,000, intraday trailing
- Daily loss limit
- $1,000 (ends day)
- Profit before first payout
- $2,000
- Winning days per payout
- None
- Consistency
- None
- Profit split
- 80%
- Payout cap
- No cap
- Max contracts
- 1 minis
- News trading
- Allowed
- Overnight holding
- Allowed
- Platforms
- Own web platform, Onyx, Quantower, Rithmic, ATAS, Sierra Chart, MotiveWave, Bookmap, Jigsaw, VolFix, Finamark, WealthCharts
Evaluations, Pro, S2F and S2L evaluations all use Rithmic platforms. Live accounts: Onyx and free Quantower offered, other platforms need a paid licence.
Sources: 13 public pages ▾
- daytraders.com
- daytraders.com: S2l evaluation
- daytraders.com: S2l consistency
- daytraders.com: S2l daily loss limit
- daytraders.com: S2l drawdown
- daytraders.com: Live accounts
- daytraders.com: Live payouts
- daytraders.com: Qualifying days qdays
- daytraders.com: Trading hours holidays and overnight positions
- daytraders.com: Contract limits
- daytraders.com: Billing
- daytraders.com: How to request a payout
- daytraders.com: Plan comparison overview
PropBench Score
50K futures plans · Higher is better
Cost to Funded
50K futures plans · Price plus activation fee, one try · Lower is better
Payouts Kept
50K futures plans · Steady trader, 3 months funded, USD · Higher is better
Compared with its class
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Cost per Payout
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Best value
Score against cost per payout. Plans on the dotted line aren't beaten on both by anything else.
PropBench Score vs. Cost per Payout
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Stress tests
Six situations every trader runs into, scaled to this plan's own target and drawdown.
You make 60% of the profit target in one day, then small steady days.
Passes on day 19. The consistency rule makes you keep trading 11 extra days.
Open profit runs up to 80% of your drawdown, you close almost flat, then lose 75% the next day.
Account blown: the intraday trailing drawdown followed the open profit up.
You trade through a scheduled major news release.
News trading is allowed.
You make 4% of the target every single day. How long until money hits your bank?
First payout after about 46 trading days.
You hold a position past the session close.
Holding past the close is allowed.
You lose half your max drawdown in a single session.
Account survives the day.
Price history
The list price and the best price we have seen, including sales.
Price history
List price and the best price we saw
Recent rule changes at DayTraders.com
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No changes recorded yet.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live.
How much does DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live cost?+
$179 one time, with no activation fee. Passing on the first try costs $179; with retries included, getting funded costs $802 on average.
What is the profit target for DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live?+
$3,000, over at least 8 trading days.
What is the max drawdown on DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live?+
$2,000, intraday trailing. It stops trailing once it reaches $3,000 above the starting balance. On the funded account it is $2,000, intraday trailing.
Does DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live have a consistency rule?+
Yes. In the evaluation your best day must stay under 25% of total profit. There is none for payouts.
Is there a daily loss limit on DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live?+
Yes, $1,000. Hitting it ends your trading day.
How do payouts work on DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live?+
You need $2,000 of profit before the first payout. There is no cap per payout.
What is the profit split?+
80% to you.
Can I trade news on DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live?+
Yes, news trading is allowed.
Can I hold positions overnight?+
Yes.
How does DayTraders.com Core 50K Straight to Live rank?+
#70 of 87 50K futures plans on the PropBench Score (38/100). See the methodology for how the score is built.