Earn2trade
Earn2Trade is one of the older names in the futures prop space and one of the few that pairs a challenge with actual trading education. Whether you need the education is your business. The pass rate is among the better ones in futures. That part is ours.
(29% of complaints)
Who Is This Firm For?
About Earn2trade
- Founded
- 2016
- Max Allocation
- 400000
- Leverage
- 1:100
Pros
- - 4.7/5 on Trustpilot across 4,790 reviews — strongest social proof in futures prop trading
- - Hidden Rules Meter 2.0/10 — rules clearly documented, no major hidden conditions
- - EAs allowed — one of the few futures firms that permits automated trading
- - Trader Career Path: one free reset after every rebill — reduces cost of slow evaluations
- - US clients accepted — rare in futures prop trading
- - 10 years in the industry — most established evaluation path for futures traders
Cons
- - $4,000 maximum withdrawal from LiveSim funded account — applies regardless of account size
- - Subscription model auto-renews every 30 days — total cost increases for slow evaluations
- - Progression Ladder: exceeding contract limits blocks account until next CME trading day
- - 30% daily PnL cap — one exceptional day can disqualify the entire evaluation
- - All positions must close by 3:50 PM CT daily — no overnight or weekend holding
- - Trade copiers explicitly prohibited — enforced retroactively across multiple accounts
Serious traders will appreciate it
Passed on my second attempt after a tough first go. The profit split feels fair relative to the challenge fee. Happy to keep trading here and would sign up again if I had to.— Verified Trader (Lucas Brown) See all reviews
The 30% daily PnL cap is the most misunderstood rule — it applies to your entire evaluation, not just one day. If NFP generates 35% of your total profit on one session, the whole evaluation is void regardless of how disciplined every other day was. Read the Progression Ladder contract limits before your first trade — exceeding them doesn't end your evaluation but blocks you until the next CME trading day, which on Fridays means the weekend. The $4,000 LiveSim cap applies to your first withdrawal — plan your funded stage around it.
Trading Conditions
Drawdown System
- Gauntlet Mini and TCP: drawdown parameters vary by account size — check specific level
- Daily PnL cap: 30% of total PnL — applies to Gauntlet Mini and all TCP levels
- Minimum 10 trading days required for both programs
- 5 consecutive inactive days: account flagged
- LiveSim: inactive for 120 days — account disabled
- Subscription auto-renews 30 days after purchase — no refunds after purchase
High-Frequency & Fast Trading
- Not Allowed:
- Ultra-fast execution tools providing unfair advantage
- Software or AI systems creating unfair advantage
- Executing unrealistic number of contracts in a single day
- Spoofing and disruptive trading practices
- Bypassing geographical or technical restrictions
- Trading inconsistent with actual futures market practices
- Progression Ladder: exceeding contract limit for current level — immediate block until next CME day
Low Liquidity & Timing
- All positions and working orders must be closed by 3:50 PM CT daily
- Market closure window: 3:50 PM to 5:00 PM CT applies every day across all accounts
- No overnight holding on any account type
- No weekend holding on any account type
- News trading allowed — 30% daily PnL cap is the binding constraint for news traders
Loss-Chasing & Gambling
- Not Allowed:
- 30% daily PnL cap — single day exceeding 30% of total PnL disqualifies entire evaluation
- Trade copiers across all accounts including after passing — enforced retroactively
- Trading on behalf of others or sharing incentives
- Coordinated trading across connected accounts
- Hedging across unrelated accounts
- Intentional Progression Ladder violations — evaluation removed without refund, ineligible for funding
Risk Management
- Progression Ladder: contract limits increase progressively through evaluation levels
- Intentional Ladder breach: evaluation removed, no refund, ineligibility for funding
- Trade copier enforcement retroactive: if found after passing, keep one account, lose rest with no refunds
- LiveSim maximum withdrawal: $4,000 regardless of account size — requires $5,000 profit to access full amount (20% partner deduction)
- Gauntlet Mini rebilling: does not reset evaluation — subscription continues until pass or cancel
- TCP: one free reset per rebill cycle
Earn2Trade – Trading Conditions
News Trading
● News trading is allowed — no explicit ban in the T&C
● All positions & working orders must be closed by 3:50 PM CT until 5:00 PM CT — the market closure window applies daily across all accounts
● Daily PnL limit → no single trading day can exceed 30% of your total PnL over the course of the evaluation
The daily PnL limit is the most significant rule for news traders. A single exceptional news day that generates more than 30% of your total profits can disqualify the entire evaluation — regardless of how well you traded every other day. Plan accordingly.
Forbidden Trading Practices
● Employing strategies designed to take advantage of platform errors or price display delays
● Engaging in disruptive trading practices including spoofing
● Executing an unrealistic number of contracts in a single day
● Collaborating to manipulate or abuse the trading environment — including trading between connected accounts or hedging across unrelated accounts
● Utilizing software, artificial intelligence or ultra-fast data entry techniques that provide an unfair advantage
● Trading in a manner inconsistent with actual futures market practices
● Using tools or strategies that exploit platform technical flaws
● Bypassing geographical or other technical restrictions
● Trading on behalf of others or sharing incentives through any business arrangement
● Trade copiers — explicitly prohibited across all accounts, including after passing
● Progression Ladder violations — exceeding the allowed number of open futures contracts for your current ladder level
The Progression Ladder rule is unique to Earn2Trade & worth reading carefully before you start. It limits how many contracts you can have open at any time based on your current level — designed to prevent overtrading & encourage disciplined position sizing. Breach it & your account is blocked until the next trading day.
Expert Advisors
● EAs are allowed — automated trading is permitted
● EAs that exploit platform errors or manipulate the trading environment → prohibited
● Ultra-fast execution tools designed to gain unfair advantage → prohibited
● Trade copiers → explicitly prohibited, including to pass multiple accounts simultaneously
Earn2Trade is more permissive on EAs than most firms in this space. The line is drawn at exploitation & manipulation — not at automation itself.
Copy Trading
● Trade copiers prohibited — across all accounts, evaluation & funded
● Using trade copiers to pass multiple accounts simultaneously → results in receiving only one funded account, no refunds on the rest
● Trading on behalf of others → prohibited
● Coordinated trading across connected accounts → prohibited
The trade copier policy is enforced retroactively — if you're found to have used copiers to pass, you keep one account & lose the rest with no refund. Worth noting before running the same strategy across multiple evaluations simultaneously.
Account Models — Overview
| Model | Type | Profit Target | Daily Loss | Daily PnL Cap | Min Trading Days | Inactivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauntlet Mini™ | Evaluation | Varies by size | Varies by size | 30% of total PnL | 10 days | 5 consecutive days |
| Trader Career Path® | Subscription | Varies by level | Varies by level | 30% of total PnL | 10 days | 5 consecutive days |
| LiveSim® | Funded | — | — | — | — | 120 days |
Account sizes available across multiple contract levels. Full parameters & pricing available on the Earn2Trade website.
The Progression Ladder
Earn2Trade's Progression Ladder is the most distinctive feature of their evaluation — & the one most traders from forex backgrounds find unexpected.
● Contract limits increase progressively as you advance through evaluation levels
● Exceeding your current level's contract limit → immediate account block until next CME trading day
● Intentional violations → evaluation removed without refund & ineligibility for funding
It's a bit like a driving test that starts you in a car park before letting you on the motorway — the structure exists precisely because futures contracts carry real leverage & real risk, & the ladder is Earn2Trade's way of making sure you know what you're doing before you scale up.
LiveSim® — Maximum Withdrawal
● Maximum withdrawal from a LiveSim® account → $4,000 regardless of account size
● To withdraw the full $4,000 → trader must reach $5,000 profit (20% deducted by partner prop firm)
● Billing → subscription auto-renews 30 days after initial purchase
● Inactivity → LiveSim® accounts inactive for 120 days are disabled
The $4,000 withdrawal cap is the most significant limitation in the funded stage & one most traders don't notice until they're already there. It applies regardless of how much capital was allocated. If your goal is unlimited scaling, check the partner firm's terms before you start.
Subscription Model — What It Means
Unlike most prop firms that charge a one-time evaluation fee, Earn2Trade operates on a monthly subscription:
● Gauntlet Mini™ & Trader Career Path® auto-renew 30 days after purchase
● Rebilling does not reset the Gauntlet Mini™ evaluation
● Trader Career Path® subscribers receive one free reset after every rebill
● No refunds after purchase — all fees are final
The subscription model means you're paying monthly until you pass or cancel. For traders who take longer than one month to complete an evaluation, the total cost adds up in a way that a one-time fee doesn't.
Final Take
Earn2Trade is the oldest & most educationally-focused firm on this list — and the only one built specifically for futures traders. The 4.7/5 on Trustpilot across 4,790 reviews & a Hidden Rules Meter of 2.0/10 reflect a firm that does what it says, pays its traders & responds to every negative review within a week.
The subscription model, the $4,000 LiveSim® withdrawal cap & the Progression Ladder are the three things worth understanding before you commit. None of them are dealbreakers — but all three are different enough from standard prop firm structures that traders coming from forex CFD firms consistently underestimate them.
If futures trading is your market — Earn2Trade is the most established evaluation path available.
Hidden Rules Meter: 2.0/10 — Trust Score: 4.4/5 — Trustpilot: 4.7/5.
Features & Support
The Gauntlet Mini - GAU200
Step 1 5.5%
Step 2 N/A
The Gauntlet Mini - GAU150
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Trader Career Path - TCP100
Step 1 7.0%
Step 2 N/A
The Gauntlet Mini - GAU100
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Trader Career Path - TCP50
Step 1 7.0%
Step 2 N/A
The Gauntlet Mini - GAU50
Step 1 6.0%
Step 2 N/A
Trader Career Path - TCP25
Step 1 7.0%
Step 2 N/A
Clean execution, tight spreads
Started with the smallest account size to test the waters. KYC was handled in under a day once I submitted everything. Plan to stick with this firm for the foreseeable future.
No games with payouts
Have a funded account here and have been profitable for a while now. Weekend and overnight holding is permitted without swap penalties. Feels like they respect their traders, which is more than I can say for some.
Retained funding for months
After comparing about ten different firms I landed on this one. Leverage and risk tools inside the platform are easy to configure. Plan to open a second account with them once I finish scaling this one.
Reset discount was generous
Moved to this firm specifically because of their weekend holding policy. The platform supports the instruments I care about trading. Good work overall and I hope other firms learn from their example.
Worth every dollar
Signed up last year and have been consistently trading since. Their affiliate program is transparent and pays out as promised. They have earned my loyalty with how they handle the basics.
No hidden surprises
Been funded for six months as of writing this review. Platform stability has been solid with minimal downtime. They have earned my loyalty with how they handle the basics.
Lost a funded account for nothing
Tried them because of a discount code that seemed too good to pass up. Accuracy of their dashboard lags real-time by hours, not minutes. Cancelled my account and moved on.
Disappointing experience
I believed the reviews online that turned out to be affiliated. Their refund for my evaluation fee was processed at the wrong amount. The industry needs firms that treat traders better than this.
Challenge fair, funded less so
First prop firm experience, so calibrating my expectations. Rules are not bad but the fine print deserves a careful read. I will stay for now but keep an eye on alternatives.
A cautionary tale
Had real hopes for this one based on their affiliate marketing. Their refund for my evaluation fee was processed at the wrong amount. Save your money and try a more reputable competitor.
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