Trade The Pool is a proprietary trading firm built around US stocks and ETFs, even though it sits in our futures prop firm section. Its evaluations, commissions and trading rules are written for equity traders. A futures trader looking for CME contracts will not find them here. For a stock day trader or swing trader, the firm offers one-step evaluations with no time limit and payouts every 14 days.
Discount codes: Trade The Pool had no public discount code at the last check. Challenge fees are one-time, so the published fee is what an evaluation costs unless the firm runs its own promotion. Codes from other futures firms apply only to their own products, and their rules differ (futures contracts versus per-share stock trading).
What Trade The Pool Offers
Trade The Pool is based in Israel. Traders get access to a stock universe of more than 12,000 symbols, including penny stocks and ETFs. The trading platform is TraderEvolution, and extended-hours and overnight execution run through two venues (covered below). Leverage is not a fixed ratio. Each account comes with a set amount of buying power that depends on its size.
The firm runs two program families:
- Flex, split into Day Trading and Swing versions, with a 70/30 profit split once funded.
- A second model with an 80/20 split, sold as max Evaluation and called Edge in the firm’s rules summary, with Edge Evaluation and Edge Pro account types in $50K and $100K sizes.
Every challenge is a single-step evaluation. There is no time limit and no minimum number of trading days, but minimum trade counts apply (see below).
Evaluation Costs Compared
Fees and sizes differ across the four challenges, so cost per $10,000 of account size is a fairer comparison. The figures divide each one-time fee by the account size, with no discount and no commissions.
| Challenge | Account size | Fee | Fee per $10K of account size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flex Evaluation | $5K | $59 | $118.00 |
| Flex Evaluation | $25K | $120 | $48.00 |
| Flex Evaluation | $50K | $285 | $57.00 |
| max Evaluation | $50K | $156 | $31.20 |
The smallest Flex account is the cheapest way to start, but it costs the most per dollar of account size. At $50K, the max Evaluation costs about half as much as the Flex version and carries the higher 80/20 split. Its drawdown limits are set in dollars rather than percentages, so its risk room is not the same as Flex at the same size.
Profit Target, Daily Pause and Max Loss
On the Flex evaluations, the targets and limits are percentages of the account size:
- Profit target: 6%
- Daily loss (the firm calls this the daily pause): 2%
- Maximum loss: 4%
Example ($25K Flex, calculated from these percentages): the profit target is $1,500, the daily pause is $500 and the maximum loss is $1,000. On the $50K Flex account, the same percentages give $3,000, $1,000 and $2,000.
The $50K max Evaluation also has a 6% target ($3,000), but its daily loss is $1,250 and its maximum loss is $2,000.
The daily pause is enforced on Day Trade programs.
The buffer rule
Trade The Pool uses a buffer rule for its max loss. Once your profit reaches three times the daily pause allowance, the max loss level resets to the initial account size and no longer trails below it.
Example ($25K Flex, hypothetical): the daily pause is $500, so the buffer triggers at $1,500 of profit. At that point the max loss level moves to $25,000. With the account at $26,500, you could lose $1,500 before breaching. Before the trigger, you could lose only $1,000 from the start.
Consistency and Activity Rules
Consistency. Flex applies a 50% best-day cap in both the evaluation and the funded stage: no single day’s profit may exceed half of your total profit. The 80/20 model’s terms conflict. The max Evaluation carries a 50% cap, while the firm’s rules summary gives Edge a 40% cap that applies only in the funded stage. Because the two names may describe the same model, confirm the cap for the account you buy before paying.
Example (hypothetical, 50% cap): if your total profit is $1,500 and your best day made $900, that day is 60% of the total and breaks the cap. You would need more profitable trading until total profit reaches at least $1,800, so that $900 is no more than half.
Minimum trades. Flex Day Trading requires 10 trades and Flex Swing requires 5. The same minimums apply before you can scale or request a payout on a Flex account.
Inactivity. A 14-day inactivity limit applies to all Flex phases, evaluation and funded.
Trading Rules for Stock Traders
Execution rules
- 30-second gap. At least 30 seconds must pass between every buy and sell (or sell and buy). Scalping strategies that flip positions in seconds will break this rule.
- 10-cent minimum profit. Every profitable trade must make at least $0.10 per share. Buying at $50.10 and selling at $50.20 meets the minimum. Selling at $50.15 does not.
- 5% volume cap. Any opening trade (a new position or an addition to one) may not exceed 5% of the volume in the previous one-minute candle for that stock. In thin names this can limit position size well below what your buying power allows.
- Halts. No trading on a halted symbol, including halts around earnings. After a halt lifts, wait at least one minute before opening a trade.
- End-of-day liquidation. In Day Trade programs, the firm closes all open positions and cancels pending orders 10 minutes before the end of the day.
Extended hours and order types
Day trading and swing trading follow the same order-type rules outside regular hours. Extended sessions come in two forms:
- Overnight Execution Off (routed via Nasdaq): standard pre-market and post-market hours on the normal exchange schedule. Only limit-type orders are allowed: Buy Limit, Sell Limit, Stop Limit and Take-Profit. Market, Stop and Stop-Loss orders are blocked.
- Overnight Execution On (routed via Blue Ocean): 24/5 trading, with Market, Stop, Stop-Loss, Buy Limit, Sell Limit, Stop Limit and Take-Profit all available.
The practical consequence: in standard pre-market and post-market sessions you cannot place a stop-loss order. Your risk control there depends on limit orders and manual exits.
Overnight holds and earnings
Swing traders face two extra conditions:
- To hold a stock overnight, it must have an average daily volume of at least 500,000 shares over the last 14 days.
- During earnings season, you may not hold an overnight position in a company that is reporting. The ban also covers any instrument designed to track, mirror or give leveraged or inverse exposure to that company, such as single-stock ETFs.
Copy Trading
Manual copy trading is allowed on both evaluation and funded accounts, within limits:
- Flex: copying across a maximum of two accounts. Permitted pairings cover Flex Day Trading ($5K, $25K, $50K, with pairing limited to one $25K or one $5K) and Flex Swing at $2K and $10K.
- Edge: copying across up to three Edge accounts, including between $50K and $100K accounts, and between Edge Evaluation and Edge Pro.
- No cross-program copying. Edge accounts cannot be copied to or from Flex Day Trading or Flex Swing.
- No external tools. Every trade must be placed by the trader. Third-party or automated copy software is prohibited.
TraderEvolution’s built-in copy feature follows the same limits, but it is allowed only on evaluation accounts, not funded ones. Take-profit and stop-loss orders are not created automatically on follower accounts, so each follower needs its own exits set by hand.
Commissions
Trading costs are $0.005 per share, with a minimum of $0.75 per trade. The minimum matters for small orders. A 100-share order would cost $0.50 at the per-share rate, so the $0.75 minimum applies instead. The per-share rate only takes over from 150 shares, and together with the 10-cent minimum profit per share, very small positions carry a high cost relative to their profit.
Payouts and Scaling
Payouts run on a 14-day cycle for both models. The firm does not publish a total amount paid to traders.
Flex payouts
- Profit split: 70%
- Minimum payout request: $300 ($150 on $5K accounts)
- Profit condition: at least 0.5% profit on each of 3 days within the payout cycle
- Minimum trades: 10 for Day Trading, 5 for Swing
Example ($25K Flex, hypothetical): 0.5% of $25,000 is $125. You would need three days in the cycle with at least $125 of profit each, plus a withdrawable balance of at least $300.
80/20 model payouts
The 80% program in $50K and $100K sizes carries these terms:
- Profit split: 80%
- Minimum payout request: $500
- Payout cap per withdrawal: $1,500 on $50K accounts, $2,000 on $100K accounts
- Profit required: 4% before the first withdrawal; after that, 1% on $50K and 1.5% on $100K accounts
The per-withdrawal cap is the key trade-off: on a $50K account, even a strong cycle pays out at most $1,500 at a time.
Payout methods and fees
Payout methods are wire transfer, cryptocurrency, Hub credits and credit card. The firm charges a commission on payouts:
- Rise and cryptocurrency: 2%
- Bank transfer: 3%
- Hub credits: no commission
On a $1,000 payout, the fee works out to $20 via crypto or Rise and $30 via bank transfer. Hub credits carry no fee, but they are credits rather than cash.
Scaling
Funded accounts scale once you reach a 10% validated profit target, measured against the account’s buying power. Funded Flex accounts must also show at least three profitable days of 0.5% or more to qualify.
Strengths and Trade-offs
Strengths
- A large stock and ETF universe, including penny stocks, which few prop firms offer
- One-step evaluations with no time limit or minimum trading days
- A buffer rule that turns the max loss into a hard floor at the starting balance once you have enough profit
- Overnight execution with full order types via Blue Ocean
- Low entry fees on the $5K Flex and $50K max accounts
Trade-offs
- No futures, despite the category label
- Execution rules that rule out fast scalping and limit size in illiquid stocks
- No stop-loss orders in standard pre-market and post-market sessions
- A 70% split on Flex, and per-withdrawal caps on the 80% model
- Payout fees of 2% to 3% unless you take Hub credits
- Consistency caps that can delay payouts after one outsized winning day
How we checked Trade The Pool
Our check ran on 13 November 2026, connecting from Tallinn, Estonia. On the home page we clicked through the $ 25,000, $ 50,000, $ 100,000 and $ 200,000 plan tabs, then followed the footer to the About, Terms and conditions, Program Terms and FAQ pages. The copy trading page came last. Clicking through to start an evaluation took us to the firm’s trader hub at hub.tradethepool.com. We did not sign up or pay, so we can’t say what the hub asks for before checkout.
Prices were easy to find. The program page listed Day Trading FLEX at $59 for the 5,000 account, $120 for 25,000 and $285 for 50,000. It gave a 6% target, a 2% daily loss, a 4% max drawdown and a 70% split. Day Trading MAX showed $156 at 50,000 with an 80% split. Both run on 14-day payout cycles, and the page advertised a free 14-day trial through the hub. Nowhere did we see a regulator statement or a risk warning.
The About page names Five Percent Online Ltd, incorporated in Israel, company number 515864007. The terms place its registered office at 2 HaTidhar st., Raanana, Israel. That same About page mentions a UK company too, but the number field is left blank. On 13 November 2026 we searched Companies House for Five Percent Online Ltd. It returned FIVE PERCENT ONLINE LTD, number 12553363, status Active, incorporated 9 April 2020, at Enstar House, 168, Praed Street, London. The site itself doesn’t print that number, so we are matching on name alone.
Trustpilot showed 4.5/5 from 986 reviews when we read it on 13 November 2026, and the company has claimed its profile. The earliest Wayback Machine capture of the domain is dated 2021-12-28. One gap remains. We did not look the Israeli company number up in an Israeli register, so that detail rests on the firm’s own wording for now.
Who It May Suit
The rules fit a stock trader who holds positions for minutes to days, trades liquid names in share sizes large enough to clear the $0.75 commission minimum, and is comfortable with limit orders outside regular hours. Swing traders who plan around earnings and volume filters will work within the overnight rules. Pure scalpers, traders who rely on automated copy tools, and anyone who wants to trade index or commodity futures will find the restrictions limiting. Our guide to the best futures prop firms covers that market.
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