- Two programmes: Trader Career Path and Gauntlet Mini
- No minimum trading days
- Weekly payouts from $100 net
- No subscription and no consistency rule on funded accounts
- News trading is allowed
- Growth plan up to $400,000 on the Trader Career Path
- Monthly subscription during the evaluation; costs continue until you pass
- 30% consistency rule in the evaluation (at least 4 profitable days)
- Profit split 50% below a threshold per withdrawal, 80% above; TCP400 fixed 60/40
- One-time LiveSim activation fee ($139) and withdrawal fees, deducted from your profit
- No overnight positions: everything closed before 3:50 PM CT, and trade copiers are forbidden
- A LiveSim account is simulated; a Live account is decided by the partner firm
- No refunds, including automatic subscription renewals
Who is this for?
The Trader Career Path starts small ($25K) and has a growth plan. The monthly subscription does keep running until you pass.
With the Gauntlet Mini your funded account is the same size as your evaluation ($50K-$200K), with no growth plan.
Besides the monthly subscription you pay $139 activation and withdrawal fees out of your profit. Work out the total cost.
Overnight positions are not allowed and trade copiers are forbidden.
Earn2Trade itself does not recommend the exams for people with little experience. Practise on a demo account first.
Evaluation & account
- Type
- 1-stap evaluatie: Trader Career Path (TCP25/50/100) of Gauntlet Mini (GAU50-200).
- Fee
- Per 2026-10-10 maandabonnement: TCP25 vanaf $150 per maand en Gauntlet Mini GAU50 $170 per maand volgens de productpagina's. De homepage noemt 'vanaf $75' en 'vanaf $85' (mogelijk een actie). Eenmalig $139 LiveSim-activatie, afgetrokken van de eerste opname. Opnamekosten (Rise $50 buiten de VS) kunnen van toepassing zijn.
- Account sizes
- $25K · $50K · $100K · $150K · $200K
- Profit target
- TCP25 $1.750 (7%), 50K $3.000 (6%), 100K $6.000 (6%); Gauntlet Mini 50K $3.000 (6%).
- Min. days
- 0
- Max. days
- Unlimited
Geen minimum aantal handelsdagen, maar door de consistentieregel van 30% heb je minstens 4 winstgevende dagen nodig. Maandabonnement tijdens de evaluatie.
Evaluation steps
- 1
Choose your programme
Trader Career Path (TCP25, TCP50, TCP100) or Gauntlet Mini (GAU50-GAU200). The product pages showed prices from $150 (TCP25) and $170 (GAU50) per month as of 2026-10-10. The homepage shows lower 'from' prices.
- 2
Start the subscription
You pay monthly until you pass. On the Trader Career Path each monthly renewal includes a free reset. No refunds, including automatic renewals.
- 3
Reach the profit target
For example $1,750 on TCP25 or $3,000 on GAU50. Stay above your EOD minimum balance and the daily loss limit, respect the contract limit and keep 30% consistency. Close all positions before 3:50 PM CT.
- 4
Receive your offer
Earn2Trade forwards your result to a partner firm, which offers a LiveSim account (simulated) or a Live account. Among other things you fill in a W-8BEN if you are not from the US.
- 5
Withdraw profit
Weekly on Wednesday from $100 net. On the first withdrawal the LiveSim activation fee ($139) and withdrawal fees come out of your profit.
Payout & profit split
- Profit split
- 50% onder een drempel per opname, 80% erboven (drempel bijvoorbeeld $1.500 op TCP25, $2.250 op 50K).
- Payout frequency
- Wekelijks (op woensdag)
- Speed
- Wekelijks op woensdag; aanvraag uiterlijk vrijdag 14:00 CT
- Methods
- Rise · Deel · Bayzat · Direct crypto (alleen in bepaalde gevallen)
- First payout
- Minimaal $100 netto per opname; geen consistentie- of bufferseis op funded accounts; $139 LiveSim-activatiekosten worden van de eerste opname afgetrokken
Split depends on the size of a single withdrawal, not accumulated profit: 50% below a threshold (TCP25 $1,500; 50K $2,250; 100K $3,000; 150K $4,000; 200K $5,000), 80% above it. TCP400 has a fixed 60/40 split.
Payout policies
You can withdraw weekly: payout on Wednesday, request by 2:00 PM CT the Friday before. The minimum is $100 net. Funded accounts have no consistency rule, no minimum trading days and no buffer requirement. The profit split depends on the size of a single withdrawal: 50% below a threshold (TCP25 $1,500, TCP50 $2,250, TCP100 $3,000, TCP150 $4,000, TCP200 $5,000) and 80% above it; TCP400 is a fixed 60/40. A LiveSim account has a maximum per withdrawal ($1,750 TCP25, $3,000 TCP50, $6,000 TCP100, $5,000 for Gauntlet Mini). On the first withdrawal the $139 LiveSim activation fee (non-professional CME status) comes out of your withdrawal. Withdrawal fees: Rise $50 per withdrawal outside the US (1.5% in the US), Deel $50, Bayzat $5-$40, direct crypto 0.735%. The firm decides the payment method. A LiveSim account is simulated.
Scaling plan
The Trader Career Path has a growth plan: when you reach the profit target as a funded trader and withdraw your profit share, the partner firm upgrades your account to a larger size. TCP25 can grow to $200,000 and TCP50 and TCP100 to $400,000. After the top level a custom offer from the partner firm follows. The Gauntlet Mini has no growth plan: your funded account is the same size as your evaluation. In both programmes a progression ladder sets the maximum number of contracts. Exceeding it is a hard-fail rule.
Trading rules
- Drawdown type
- End-of-day drawdown plus daglimiet voor verlies in de evaluatie; LiveSim EOD, Live trailing, $200K/$400K vast.
- Max. drawdown
- $1.500 (TCP25), $2.000 (50K)
- Max. scaling
- $400,000 (growth plan)
- Consistency rule
- Yes
- Consistency details
- Evaluation only: no single day may be 30% or more of total PnL. Not applied on LiveSim or Live accounts.
- News trading
- Allowed
- Weekend holding
- Niet toegestaan (alle posities vóór 15:50 CT sluiten)
- Automated
- Trade copiers verboden; overige automatisering niet geverifieerd
Evaluation and LiveSim: end-of-day drawdown (minimum balance rises with each end-of-day profit) plus a daily loss limit (TCP25 $550; 50K $1,100). Live accounts use a trailing drawdown; the $200K and $400K accounts use a fixed drawdown. Progression ladder (max contracts) is a hard-fail rule.
Risk details
In the evaluation you fail if you touch the end-of-day drawdown minimum balance, reach the daily loss limit, exceed the maximum position size (progression ladder) or trade outside the permitted times. The drawdown is calculated at the end of the day: if you have $100 profit, the minimum balance rises by $100 the next day. Example TCP25: drawdown $1,500 and daily loss limit $550; Gauntlet Mini GAU50: $2,000 and $1,100. All positions must be closed before 3:50 PM CT and you may not hold overnight. The 30% consistency rule applies only in the evaluation. Forex and Bitcoin and Ether futures are prohibited and trade copiers are forbidden on all accounts. Your subscription is not refundable. Only CME Group futures are available (no stocks, options, forex, crypto or CFDs).
Platform & features
As of 2026-10-10 Earn2Trade lists these platforms: NinjaTrader (free during the evaluation), Finamark (free during the evaluation, with a 90-day live licence), R | Trader and R | Trader Pro, Tradovate, TradingView and BlackArrow One (free), and platforms for which you need your own licence, such as Quantower, Sierra Chart, MultiCharts, ATAS, Bookmap, Jigsaw and MotiveWave. You trade futures only on CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX. Evaluation accounts carry live commissions, for example $0.82-$1.08 per micro contract per side. Market data is included with non-professional CME status. With professional status data costs $140 per month per exchange.
How to start
- 1
Create your account
Register on earn2trade.com. You must be at least 18 and your account is in your own legal name (no company or LLC).
- 2
Choose a programme
Choose the Trader Career Path or the Gauntlet Mini and an account size. Check the current monthly price on the product page.
- 3
Choose CME status and exchanges
State your CME status (professional or non-professional) and the exchanges you want to trade. Live commissions are then applied to your account.
- 4
Connect your platform
Choose for example NinjaTrader or Finamark and follow the guide to connect (Rithmic or Tradovate).
- 5
Complete the evaluation
Reach the profit target without hitting your EOD minimum balance, daily loss limit or contract limit. Close all positions before 3:50 PM CT.
- 6
Accept the funding offer
After passing a partner firm makes an offer. You fill in a W-8BEN if you are not from the US and choose LiveSim or Live.
Frequently asked questions
Which evaluation programmes does Earn2Trade offer?
The Trader Career Path (TCP25, TCP50, TCP100; starts on a virtual account of $25K, $50K or $100K and grows later) and the Gauntlet Mini (GAU50 to GAU200; the funded account size matches the evaluation). Both have a monthly subscription and a one-step evaluation.
What is the profit split?
The split depends on the size of a single withdrawal. Below the threshold it is 50% and above it 80%. On TCP25 the threshold is $1,500, on TCP50 $2,250 and on TCP100 $3,000. TCP400 has a fixed 60/40 split.
What is the Trader Career Path?
A programme with a growth plan: when you withdraw enough profit as a funded trader, the partner firm upgrades your account. TCP25 can grow to $200,000, TCP50 and TCP100 to $400,000.
How does the drawdown work?
In the evaluation and on LiveSim accounts an end-of-day drawdown applies: the minimum balance rises with your profit at the end of the day. There is also a daily loss limit. Live accounts use a trailing drawdown and the $200K and $400K accounts a fixed drawdown.
What platforms are supported?
Among others NinjaTrader and Finamark (free during the evaluation), R | Trader, Tradovate and TradingView, plus platforms such as Quantower, Sierra Chart, MultiCharts and ATAS for which you need your own licence.
How many trading days are required?
There is no minimum number of trading days. Because of the 30% consistency rule you do need at least 4 profitable days to pass the evaluation.
When are payouts processed?
Weekly on Wednesday. Your request must be in by 2:00 PM CT the Friday before. The minimum is $100 net. The first withdrawal is lower because of the one-time $139 LiveSim activation fee and withdrawal fees ($50 on Rise outside the US).