Your strategy.Our capital.
TraderGate Pro backs U.S. equities day traders with up to $200,000 in buying power, a 90% profit split, and direct-market routing from the first fill. Live capital, not a demo server.
How it works
Four steps from application to first payout.
No interviews, no résumé, no deposit required. The evaluation is the only gate, and it measures the two things a desk actually cares about: risk discipline and consistency.
Pick a program
Choose an evaluation, instant funding, or a swing account. Buying power runs from $25K to $200K. Cancel any month.
Clear the target
Hit a 6% profit target without breaching the daily loss cap. No minimum trading days, no time limit.
Trade firm capital
Sign the trader agreement and get live routing the same day. Sterling and DAS licences and Level 2 data are included.
Withdraw on demand
Request a payout any day after your first profitable week. Median settlement is 48 hours by wire, USDC, or ACH.
Programs
Every rule, on one screen.
Drawdown is measured on closed equity at the end of session, never intraday on unrealised marks. Fees are monthly and include platform, data, and routing.
| Account | Buying power | Profit target | Daily loss cap | Max loss | Profit split | Monthly fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout 25 | $25,000 | $1,500 | $500 | $1,000 | 80% | $99 |
| Scout 50 | $50,000 | $3,000 | $1,100 | $2,000 | 80% | $149 |
| Scout 100 | $100,000 | $6,000 | $2,200 | $4,000 | 85% | $249 |
| Scout 150 | $150,000 | $9,000 | $3,300 | $6,000 | 90% | $349 |
Two phases. Phase one targets 6%, phase two targets 3%. Reset any failed evaluation at 30% off the original fee.
| Account | Buying power | Profit target | Daily loss cap | Max loss | Profit split | Monthly fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct 25 | $25,000 | None | $500 | $1,000 | 70% | $189 |
| Direct 50 | $50,000 | None | $1,100 | $2,000 | 75% | $319 |
| Direct 100 | $100,000 | None | $2,200 | $4,000 | 80% | $579 |
Live from day one, no test phase. Split rises 5 points for every $10,000 in cumulative withdrawn profit, capped at 90%.
| Account | Buying power | Profit target | Daily loss cap | Max loss | Profit split | Monthly fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidal 50 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $1,500 | $2,500 | 80% | $199 |
| Tidal 100 | $100,000 | $8,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | 85% | $329 |
| Tidal 200 | $200,000 | $16,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | 90% | $599 |
Positions may be held overnight and over weekends. Earnings and Fed days are tradable; leverage halves in the final hour before a scheduled release.
Platforms & routing
The same stack the institutional desks use.
Licences, Level 2 data, and locate access are bundled into the monthly fee. Bring your own hotkeys, your own scripts, or your own execution engine through the API.
- DAS Trader Pro
- STERLING Trader Pro
- BLACKARROW
- TRADINGVIEW
- CQG Desktop
- TRADERGATE API
Direct market access
Smart order routing across 16 lit venues, 14 dark pools, and 3 ATS destinations. Choose the route yourself or let the router work it.
Locates on tap
Hard-to-borrow inventory from six providers, priced in the platform before you commit. Short whatever the tape gives you.
Commissions from $0.0004
Per-share pricing that steps down with volume, plus pass-through ECN rebates credited on the same statement.
Who we fund
Three ways onto the desk.
Discretionary traders
You read the tape, you size by conviction, and your edge dies in a small account. Take the evaluation and trade a real book by Friday.
Automated desks
Run your models against firm capital over FIX or the REST API. Co-located sessions in NY4, per-strategy risk limits, and full drop-copy.
Educators & groups
Bring a cohort onto one dashboard. Group risk controls, shared analytics, revenue share on every funded student, and a named desk manager.
Payouts
The numbers we get judged on.
On the desk
Traders who cleared the gate.
“I traded a $6,000 account for four years. The edge was always there, the size never was. Scout 100 fixed the only variable that mattered.”
Lisbon · small-cap momentum $100K funded
“The locate desk is the whole product for me. If I can borrow the name at 9:31, I can trade it. Nobody else answered the phone that fast.”
Warsaw · short-biased $50K funded
“Drawdown on closed equity instead of intraday marks changed how I hold a winner. First payout landed 31 hours after I asked.”
Singapore · ETF pairs $200K funded
FAQ
The questions that decide it.
Do I risk my own money?
Only if you choose to trade with a deposit. On funded programs — Scout, Direct and Tidal — you pay a monthly fee and trade firm capital: losses stop at the account's max loss and are absorbed by the desk, with no clawback against you personally. If you trade with a deposit, the desk adds buying power on top of it and your risk is capped at the amount you deposited.
Am I subject to the pattern day trader rule?
No. Trades are placed on the firm's account, so the $25,000 minimum-equity rule for retail margin accounts does not apply. Round-trip as often as your strategy requires, subject to the daily loss cap.
Which markets can I trade?
U.S. equities and ETFs on NYSE, NASDAQ, and ARCA, long and short, from 4:00 AM to 8:00 PM ET. Options are available on Tidal accounts above $100,000. No futures, no forex, no crypto.
How is drawdown calculated?
On closed equity at the session close, measured against your account's highest recorded balance. Unrealised drawdown inside a position never triggers a breach, so a trade that goes against you before it works will not close your account.
When and how do I get paid?
Request a payout on any business day after your first profitable week. Median settlement is 48 hours by wire, ACH, or USDC. There is no minimum withdrawal and no cap on the amount.
Can I trade from outside the United States?
Yes. Traders in more than 60 countries are on the desk, including Canada, the EU, the UK, Australia, and most of Asia. A short list of sanctioned jurisdictions is excluded; onboarding runs KYC before the first session.
What happens if I breach a rule?
A daily-cap breach flattens your positions and locks the platform until the next session. A max-loss breach closes the account. You keep every dollar already withdrawn, and you can restart on a new evaluation at a 30% discount.
- APEX CLEARING
- NASDAQ BASIC
- NYSE ARCA
- INTERACTIVE DATA
- NY4 EQUINIX
Stop trading small. Start Monday.
Evaluations open every business day. Most traders clear phase one inside three weeks.
Apply
Tell us how you trade.
Two minutes, no documents yet. A desk manager reviews every application and replies within one business day with the program and buying power that fit your style.