- ·Uses EOD trailing that never locks — maximum profit retention.
- ·Cheapest entry: TCP25 (Trader Career Path $25K) at $69.
- ·Best profit split available: 80/20.
Overview
Earn2Trade is a Wyoming-registered futures-only prop trading firm that combines two distinct evaluation paths with a bundled education layer. The product line as of May 2026 breaks into the Trader Career Path (TCP), a five-stage ladder from a $25,000 evaluation through to a $200,000 live account, and the Gauntlet Mini, a single-phase evaluation funded at the size the trader chooses ($50K, $100K, $150K, or $200K). The firm also runs a standalone Beginner Crash Course as a separate education product, and bundles a free video library, study guides, and webinars into TCP subscriptions. That bundling is what positions Earn2Trade as an education-prop hybrid rather than a pure-evaluation revenue model.
The brand operates under Earn2Trade Inc. registered to 30 N Gould St STE 4000, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801. The firm reports a community of more than 10,000 traders. The Equinox Group acquisition story from 2021 is no longer surfaced on the live site as of recon date 9 May 2026, and current parent ownership is not publicly disclosed on product or about pages. This review treats the corporate structure as Earn2Trade Inc. without claiming a parent affiliation that cannot be verified from current public sources.
Three structural facts set Earn2Trade apart from the larger US futures prop firms. First, the firm publishes its 2025 TCP pass rate on the homepage at 8.89%, a number most competitors do not disclose at all. The transparency itself is the signal, regardless of whether 8.89% is high or low against unpublished peer data. Second, the asset scope is the most restrictive in the prop space: futures only, on CME, COMEX, NYMEX, and CBOT exchanges. Forex, stocks, options, cryptocurrency, and CFDs are explicitly prohibited. Third, the March 2026 Faster LiveSim Access product change lets traders begin trading LiveSim immediately upon passing the evaluation, with the compliance gate moved to the first-withdrawal request rather than blocking screen-time.
This review is research-based. PTV has not personally tested Earn2Trade, no evaluation purchased, no funded account taken, no payout pulled. The pricing, drawdown formulas, payout policies, platform list, and program structure in this review come directly from earn2trade.com, the help center, and the firm's published 2025 transparency data, with cross-references to industry comparisons where relevant. Numbers are accurate as of recon date 9 May 2026; verify on earn2trade.com before purchase because pricing and rule details can shift between recon and reader visit.
- Published 8.89% TCP pass rate for 2025 on the homepage — one of very few firms disclosing pass-rate data, an intellectually honest brand signal in an opaque industry.
- Education library, study guides, and webinars bundled into TCP subscriptions — Earn2Trade is education-prop hybrid, not pure-evaluation, which differentiates it from Apex/Topstep/TPT.
- Faster LiveSim Access since March 2026: passers begin trading LiveSim immediately, with compliance documentation moved to the first-withdrawal gate.
- Two distinct program paths — TCP 5-stage ladder for incremental progression, Gauntlet Mini single-phase for traders who want a faster path to funded status.
- Futures-only focused infrastructure: CME, COMEX, NYMEX, and CBOT coverage with five mature platforms (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, TradingView, Finamark).
- 80% base profit split is lower than Apex (90%), Topstep (90%), and Tradeify (90%) at comparable account sizes — the gap compounds at higher payout volumes.
- Futures-only scope: forex, stocks, options, crypto, and CFDs are explicitly prohibited, so multi-asset traders need to look at The 5%ers, FundedNext, or FTMO instead.
- 8.89% pass rate is intellectually honest but means roughly 91% of buyers do not progress to funded status — buy with budget for resets and learning curve.
- Current parent ownership is opaque: the 2021 Equinox Group acquisition story has been removed from the live site, and current corporate structure is not disclosed on public pages.
- Fewer scaling and account-multiplication options versus Apex (multiple parallel accounts) or Topstep XFA — Earn2Trade is a single-track-per-program firm.
Account Types & Pricing
7 account types available. Pricing verified May 19, 2026.
| Plan | Price | Cycle | DLL | Split | Paul-tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCP25 (Trader Career Path $25K) | $69 | 10-day | $550 | 80/20 | No |
| TCP50 | — | — | $1,100 | 80/20 | No |
| TCP100 | — | — | $2,200 | 80/20 | No |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU50 | $69 | 10-day | $1,100 | 80/20 | No |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU100 | $150 | 10-day | $1,100 | 80/20 | No |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU150 | $150 | 10-day | $1,100 | 80/20 | No |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU200 | $150 | 10-day | $1,100 | 80/20 | No |
Pricing across the two programs
Pricing as of 9 May 2026, taken directly from earn2trade.com/pricing. Note that the homepage surfaces a "from $69/mo" entry price for TCP that conflicts with the pricing-page rate for TCP25 at $150/month. The $69 figure may be a discounted promotional rate; for budgeting purposes, use the pricing-page rate as the standard.
Trader Career Path subscription ladder
| Plan | Account Size | Monthly Subscription Fee |
|---|---|---|
| TCP25 | $25K | $150/mo |
| TCP50 | $50K | $190/mo |
| TCP100 | $100K | $350/mo |
Reset fee on the TCP evaluation is $65. There is no separate upfront activation or setup fee, the monthly subscription is the all-in cost during evaluation.
The TCP ladder progression works on a pass-and-promote basis. A trader passes the $25K evaluation, then trades LiveSim at $25K, then progresses through the live tiers as performance permits. The monthly subscription continues during LiveSim and Live phases. The exact subscription rate at LiveSim and Live tiers should be confirmed at checkout, because the pricing page primarily surfaces the entry-evaluation rate.
Gauntlet Mini single-phase pricing
| Plan | Account Size | Monthly Subscription Fee |
|---|---|---|
| GAU50 | $50K | from $69/mo (confirmed floor) |
| GAU100 | $100K | verify on earn2trade.com |
| GAU150 | $150K | verify on earn2trade.com |
| GAU200 | $200K | verify on earn2trade.com |
The Gauntlet Mini pricing surfaces a confirmed floor of $69/month for the $50K size. Pricing for the $100K, $150K, and $200K sizes was not recoverable from publicly available sources at recon date and should be confirmed at checkout. There is no upfront activation fee on Gauntlet Mini. Reset pricing for Gauntlet Mini was not confirmed during recon.
Beginner Crash Course
The Beginner Crash Course is a separate standalone education product listed on the homepage. Pricing and curriculum details are not surfaced on the public pages at recon date. Traders interested in pre-evaluation education should request specifics directly via earn2trade.com.
Cost framing
A trader who purchases the TCP25 evaluation at $150/month and passes in two months has paid $300 in subscription fees plus $65 in resets if any were used. A trader who fails the evaluation in three months and resets twice has paid $450 in subscription fees plus $130 in resets. The realistic expected cost depends heavily on individual pass-rate performance, and the published 8.89% global pass rate suggests prospective buyers should budget for at least one or two months of subscription before they pass, that is, $300 to $450 expected entry cost rather than $150.
The Gauntlet Mini at $69/month for the $50K size is materially cheaper as an entry-evaluation cost than TCP25's $150/month. For a trader who already has a tested strategy and wants the fastest path to a funded $50K account, GAU50 is the more efficient buy. For a trader who wants to start with the smallest account and progress incrementally with bundled education, TCP25 is the structural fit despite the higher monthly cost.
Who Earn2Trade Is For (And Who It Isn't)
Match yourself to Earn2Trade's structure before signing up. Based on the 7 account types, drawdown mechanic, and Paul's testing data.
- ·Systematic traders who close cleanly each day
- ·Maximum profit-retention via trailing without lock
- ·Aggressive sizers — at least one plan has no consistency rule on funded
Plan Economics: What Each Earn2Trade Account Actually Costs You
The headline price isn't the full picture. Here's the per-account math — buying-power cost, risk buffer, and breakeven estimate based on standard 30%-buffer-utilization assumptions.
| Plan | Buy-in | Risk buffer | Cost per $1K BP | Breakeven* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCP25 (Trader Career Path $25K) | $69 | $-23,000 | $2.76 | — |
| TCP50 | — | — | — | — |
| TCP100 | — | — | — | — |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU50 | $69 | $2,000 | $1.38 | ~1 cycles |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU100 | $150 | $52,000 | $1.50 | ~1 cycles |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU150 | $150 | $102,000 | $1.00 | ~1 cycles |
| Gauntlet Mini GAU200 | $150 | $152,000 | $0.75 | ~1 cycles |
How to read this:
- Buy-in = price you pay to start the evaluation (with PTV code applied where available).
- Risk buffer = dollars between your starting balance and the Maximum Loss Limit — the absolute drawdown room before breach.
- Cost per $1K buying power = price ÷ starting balance × $1,000. Lower = cheaper leverage. Useful to compare account sizes within the firm and across firms.
- Breakeven estimate* = approximate number of payout cycles to recoup your buy-in, assuming you utilize 30% of your risk buffer profitably per cycle at the plan's profit split. This is a baseline expectation, not a guarantee — your actual cycle output depends on strategy and discipline.
*Breakeven uses a standard 30%-buffer-utilization-per-cycle assumption. Aggressive sizing can shorten breakeven (and increase breach risk); conservative sizing extends it.
Sweet spot for new users: TCP25 (Trader Career Path $25K) at $69 is the cheapest entry to learn Earn2Trade's rules without risking a larger buy-in. If you're already confident in your strategy, sizing up to TCP50 typically improves your cost-per-$1K-buying-power ratio.
How Earn2Trade Drawdown Works
EOD · Trails upEarn2Trade uses end-of-day trailing drawdown that follows your highest EOD equity forever. The MLL never locks — it keeps moving up as your account grows. Intraday equity peaks don't affect it; only closing balance.
How Earn2Trade's mechanic works in practice
- Daily close determines the new MLL high-water mark.
- A profit at close = MLL moves up by the profit amount.
- A loss at close (with overall account still above MLL) = MLL stays at the previous high.
- Intraday drawdown does NOT trigger the MLL — only EOD close matters.
- No lock event. The mechanic favors profit retention but never gives back the protection of a locked floor.
Best fit
Best for systematic strategies that close positions cleanly each session. Maximum profit retention without the lock-up trade-off. Strong fit for traders who care more about pulling profits than protecting initial capital.
What to watch out for
- The MLL keeps climbing forever — a 20% gain followed by a 15% retracement can still breach the account.
- Without a lock, every winning streak creates a higher threshold for the next losing streak.
- Holding a swing through close is risky — the EOD position decides whether the MLL moves up or stays put.
Calculate Your Drawdown
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Earn2Trade vs Same-Mechanic Alternatives
4 other firms use the same drawdown mechanic. Side-by-side on the dimensions that matter most when choosing within a category.
| Firm | Plans | Cheapest | Mechanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earn2Trade This page | 7 | $69 | eod-trail |
| Alpha Capital Group | 6 | $50 | eod-trail |
| AquaFutures | 4 | $166 | eod-trail |
| BluSky | 8 | $497 | eod-trail |
| Blue Guardian Futures | 8 | $99 | eod-trail |
All firms in this table use eod-trail drawdown. See all drawdown mechanics →
How Earn2Trade Payouts Actually Work
Payout cycle is 10 days depending on plan. 2 payout methods supported.
Cycle requirements per plan
- TCP25 (Trader Career Path $25K) — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
- Gauntlet Mini GAU50 — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
- Gauntlet Mini GAU100 — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
- Gauntlet Mini GAU150 — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
- Gauntlet Mini GAU200 — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
Payout method comparison
| Method | Fees | Speed | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Transfer | — | — | — |
| Crypto | Network gas only | Minutes | USDC/USDT typical. Fastest for international traders. |
Practical takeaway: Earn2Trade's cycle length means you can realistically expect ~3 payouts per month on a profitable funded account. The actual processing time after request varies by method — pick the option that matches your residency and crypto-comfort.
Trading Rules
Drawdown mechanics, profit targets, daily loss limits
The TCP ladder runs five distinct phases, and the drawdown mechanic shifts at each transition. The shift is the single most important rule mechanic to understand before buying TCP.
| Phase | Account Size | Drawdown Type | Drawdown Amount | Daily Loss Limit | Profit Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation | $25K | EOD (end-of-day) | $1,500 | $550 | $1,750 |
| LiveSim | $25K | EOD | $1,500 | $550 | $1,750 |
| Live | $25K | Trailing | $1,500 | $550 | (no target to withdraw) |
| Live | $50K | Trailing | $2,000 | $1,100 | (no target to withdraw) |
| Live | $100K | Trailing | $3,500 | $2,200 | (no target to withdraw) |
| Live | $200K | Fixed/static | locks at ~$194K floor | $4,400 | (no target to withdraw) |
The Evaluation and LiveSim phases at $25K both run end-of-day drawdown, which means the drawdown calculation only updates at session close rather than tick-by-tick. End-of-day drawdown is materially more permissive than intraday trailing because intraday drawdowns lock to the highest in-bar profit point, whereas end-of-day drawdowns only lock at session close. A trader who runs $1,400 of unrealized profit during a session and closes flat does not lock that high water under end-of-day; under intraday trailing, they would.
Once a trader transitions from LiveSim ($25K) to Live ($25K), the drawdown converts to trailing. This is a step-up in difficulty: the trailing drawdown locks to the highest closed equity peak during the live phase. Trailing drawdown remains the mechanic through the $50K and $100K live tiers. At the $200K tier, the drawdown converts to a fixed/static lock with a floor reported at approximately $194,000, meaning the maximum loss from the all-time peak is roughly $6,000 in absolute terms once the lock activates. The exact lock-activation mechanic should be verified directly via the help center; the floor figure is taken from publicly available sources and is treated as approximate.
The Gauntlet Mini drawdown structure is more uniform and shorter:
| Phase | Account Size | Drawdown Type | Drawdown Amount | Daily Loss Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation | $50K | EOD | $2,000 | $1,100 |
| LiveSim | $50K | EOD | $2,000 | $1,100 |
| Live | $50K | Trailing | $2,000 | $1,100 |
The Gauntlet Mini at $50K matches the TCP $50K live tier on drawdown amount and daily loss limit but compresses the path: a single-phase evaluation rather than a multi-stage ladder. Drawdown values for Gauntlet Mini at $100K, $150K, and $200K are not surfaced in publicly available sources at recon date, verify on earn2trade.com before assuming linear scaling.
A consistency rule applies to both TCP and Gauntlet Mini. The exact percentage threshold is not published on product pages and should be confirmed via help center. Industry-typical consistency rules sit between 25% and 50% of total profits per single trading day; until verified, assume Earn2Trade enforces a consistency rule but do not assume a specific threshold.
Position-size limits scale with account size on TCP: 3 contracts at the $25K evaluation, 6 contracts at $50K live, 12 contracts at $100K live, and 16 contracts at $200K live. Gauntlet Mini at $50K runs the 6-contract limit. The contract-scaling mechanic is straightforward and matches industry norms for futures evaluation accounts.
News trading, weekend holding, and overnight holding rules are not surfaced explicitly on product pages. The help center should be consulted for confirmation. Most US futures prop firms either prohibit overnight holding outright or impose a flatten-by-EOD rule; Earn2Trade's published material does not state which model applies, and traders building strategies around these constraints should confirm in writing before purchase.
Minimum trading days is 10 per phase across both TCP and Gauntlet Mini. This is a standard industry minimum and matches Topstep, Apex, and TakeProfitTrader on cadence.
Strategies & Best Practice
What the published mechanics imply for strategy fit
The TCP ladder rewards structured progression. A trader who passes the $25K evaluation can move to LiveSim with end-of-day drawdown, build size-management discipline at the $1,500 drawdown ceiling, then progress to live accounts where drawdown converts to trailing. The mechanic implies a strategy that can produce consistent profit at small contract size early and scale to larger contract size at the $50K, $100K, and $200K live tiers. Strategies that produce binary outcomes (large wins, large losses) are penalized by the trailing drawdown lock at the live tiers.
The Gauntlet Mini single-phase mechanic favors traders who already have a tested edge and want to evaluate at the size their strategy is calibrated for. A trader who runs a strategy designed for $100K nominal exposure should evaluate Gauntlet at $100K rather than starting at TCP25 and laddering up, the ladder progression imposes additional time-cost that a calibrated strategy does not benefit from.
End-of-day drawdown during evaluation and LiveSim is the most permissive drawdown mechanic in the live trading window. A strategy that runs significant unrealized intraday volatility but closes the session flat or net-positive is much harder to fail under EOD than under intraday trailing. Mean-reversion strategies that hold positions through adverse intraday excursions benefit specifically from EOD evaluation. Pure scalping strategies that open and close many positions per session benefit equally because they rarely sit on large unrealized excursions.
The trailing drawdown that activates at Live accounts is where most evaluation-passing traders fail. A trader who passes the evaluation and starts LiveSim with no awareness of the EOD-to-trailing transition can take the same position-sizing posture into Live and breach the trailing lock within the first session. The single most important pre-Live preparation is internalizing the trailing mechanic and reducing position size relative to evaluation-phase posture until trailing rhythm is established.
The futures-only scope is a strategic constraint, not a strategic tax. Traders whose edge is in CME equity index futures (ES, NQ, YM, RTY), CME crude oil and natural gas (CL, NG), COMEX gold and silver (GC, SI), or CBOT grain and Treasury futures (ZN, ZB, ZC, ZS, ZW) have full instrument coverage. Traders whose edge is in forex pairs, equity stocks, options, crypto pairs, or CFD products will not find Earn2Trade competitive at any account size, the asset prohibition is absolute.
The 80% profit split changes the math on scaling. At $5,000/month payouts, the trader keeps $4,000 versus $4,500 at a 90% firm. At $20,000/month payouts, the trader keeps $16,000 versus $18,000 at a 90% firm. A trader who realistically expects to scale to high four-figure or five-figure monthly payouts should weight the 10-percentage-point gap in their firm choice; a trader still in the build phase should weight the bundled education and transparent disclosure more heavily and treat the lower split as the cost of those features.
The published 8.89% pass rate implies a calibrated buy-side expectation. A trader who buys the TCP25 evaluation should budget for the realistic outcome distribution: roughly 9% chance of passing on first attempt with a single month of subscription, with the remaining outcome mass distributed across resets and continued attempts. A budget of two to three months of subscription is the calibrated-expectation entry cost, not one month.
Trust & Legitimacy
Trust signals and corporate transparency
Earn2Trade's Trustpilot profile sits at trustpilot.com/review/earn2trade.com. Specific rating and review count could not be confirmed from publicly available sources during recon (Trustpilot returned 403 on fetch attempts). The review history of education-prop firms typically clusters in the 4.0 to 4.3 range with a mix of strong-education positive reviews and frustration around strict drawdown rules and the LiveSim-versus-Live ratio. Verify current rating directly via Trustpilot before publishing any specific number.
The 8.89% TCP pass rate published on the homepage for full-year 2025 is the strongest single trust signal. The disclosure is voluntary and self-published, Earn2Trade is not regulated to disclose pass-rate data, and the choice to publish a sub-10% number indicates a firm that prefers calibrated expectations over marketing optimism. The same transparency disclosure also publishes the LiveSim-versus-Live split for 2025: 94.77% of passers stayed on LiveSim, 5.23% progressed to Live accounts. Withdrawal rates were 18.04% on Live accounts and 18.20% on LiveSim accounts.
Corporate registration lists Earn2Trade Inc. at 30 N Gould St STE 4000, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801. Wyoming is a common LLC registration jurisdiction for prop firms because of state-tax structure rather than industry concentration. The footer copyright shows 2023, not updated to current year, which is a minor housekeeping miss but not unusual on smaller-firm sites.
The 2021 Equinox Group acquisition, which was widely reported when it happened, is no longer surfaced on the live site as of recon date. Whether the acquisition unwound, whether the firm rebranded its corporate parent, or whether the disclosure was simply pruned from the public site is not knowable from current public sources. Treat ownership as Earn2Trade Inc. without claiming Equinox parentage that cannot be verified.
Support channels are broad: help.earn2trade.com (help center), an active Discord community, WhatsApp, email, and the standard social suite (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn). The community presence is mature and active, which corroborates the education-prop hybrid positioning, a pure-evaluation firm typically does not invest in community infrastructure at the same depth.
Regulatory status: Earn2Trade is not a regulated broker. The firm operates as a proprietary trading evaluation business, which falls outside the registered-broker regime in the US. This is industry-standard for prop firms; the absence of broker regulation is not a red flag specific to Earn2Trade. Counterparty risk in prop firms generally derives from corporate solvency rather than broker-regulation gaps.
How Earn2Trade Compares
Earn2Trade against the competitive set
The competitive set for Earn2Trade is the US futures-only prop firms: Topstep, Apex Trader Funding, Tradeify, TakeProfitTrader, Bulenox, and TradeDay. The relevant comparison snapshot is below.
| Firm | Profit Split | Pass-Rate Disclosure | Asset Scope | Education Bundle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earn2Trade | 80% | Yes (8.89% TCP for 2025) | Futures-only (CME/COMEX/NYMEX/CBOT) | Yes (TCP includes library + study guides) |
| Topstep | 90% | No | Futures-only | Optional separate |
| Apex Trader Funding | 90% | No | Futures-only | Optional separate |
| Tradeify | 90% | No | Futures-only | Optional separate |
The comparison surfaces three structural decisions a futures trader makes when picking between these firms:
On profit split alone, Earn2Trade is the lowest of the four. The 10-percentage-point gap to Topstep, Apex, and Tradeify is real and compounds with payout volume. A trader optimizing purely for split economics should not pick Earn2Trade.
On pass-rate transparency, Earn2Trade is the only firm in the comparison that publishes. This matters for traders who want calibrated expectations. The disclosure is not actionable in itself, knowing a 8.89% pass rate does not change a trader's individual probability, but it signals a firm willing to publish unflattering data, which correlates with broader operational transparency.
On education, Earn2Trade is the only firm in the comparison that bundles library and study guides into the evaluation subscription. Topstep, Apex, and Tradeify all have blogs, occasional webinars, and Discord presences, but none of them ship a structured education curriculum as part of the evaluation product. Traders who explicitly want bundled education at the entry point should weight this in.
A common-sense framing: a trader who has already passed an evaluation at another futures firm and wants maximum split with minimum education overhead picks Apex, Topstep, or Tradeify. A trader who is structuring their first serious futures evaluation attempt and wants bundled education plus transparent expectation-setting picks Earn2Trade. The TCP ladder is most fit-for-purpose for the second profile.
For a deeper read on the structural differences, see Earn2Trade vs Topstep, Earn2Trade vs Apex, and Earn2Trade vs Tradeify in the Earn2Trade comparison cluster.
For broader context on futures prop firms outside the Earn2Trade-comparable set, see TakeProfitTrader review, Bulenox review, TradeDay review, Alpha Futures review, and Funded Futures Family review. For traders considering multi-asset infrastructure as an alternative to futures-only, see The 5%ers review, FundedNext review, FTMO review, and FundingPips review.
For Earn2Trade-specific deep dives, see the Trader Career Path deep dive, the Gauntlet Mini single-phase walkthrough, the education library breakdown, the pass-rate transparency analysis, and the payouts and withdrawal mechanics page.
Platforms
Earn2Trade supports 4 trading platforms. Platform choice matters more than most traders realize — your data feed, execution speed, and order types are all platform-dependent, not firm-dependent.
Frequently Asked Questions About Earn2Trade
What drawdown mechanic does Earn2Trade use?
What account types does Earn2Trade offer?
How much does Earn2Trade cost?
What's the profit split at Earn2Trade?
Does Earn2Trade have a daily loss limit?
Does Earn2Trade have a consistency rule?
How often does Earn2Trade pay out?
What payout methods does Earn2Trade support?
Has Paul personally tested Earn2Trade?
What trading platforms does Earn2Trade support?
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The bottom line
Earn2Trade is a credible, education-positioned, futures-only prop firm with two distinct evaluation paths (the 5-stage TCP ladder and the single-phase Gauntlet Mini), a flat 80/20 split, and rare transparency on pass-rate data (8.89% for 2025). The firm's structural strengths are pass-rate disclosure, bundled education, the March 2026 Faster LiveSim Access improvement, and a mature five-platform infrastructure on CME/COMEX/NYMEX/CBOT. The structural weaknesses are the lowest profit split among major US futures prop firms (80% versus 90% peers), futures-only asset scope, opaque current parent ownership, and limited account-multiplication options versus Apex.
The trader fit is clear in both directions. A first-attempt evaluation buyer who values bundled education and transparent expectation-setting is the natural fit for the TCP25 entry. An experienced futures trader who wants maximum split with minimum overhead picks Apex, Topstep, or Tradeify instead and will not find Earn2Trade competitive on headline economics. A multi-asset trader does not consider Earn2Trade at all because the asset scope is futures-only.
The honest summary: Earn2Trade's product is well-designed for its target audience (education-curious futures evaluation buyers), and the firm's transparency posture is the strongest in its competitive set. The 80% split is the cost of the education bundle and transparency layer, not a sign of poor product design. Traders who can use what is bundled extract value at 80%; traders who cannot pay 10 percentage points for unused features and should look elsewhere.
This review is research-based. Specifics should be verified directly on earn2trade.com before purchase because pricing, drawdown formulas, and program structure can shift between recon date (9 May 2026) and reader visit. Hedge any time-sensitive number through direct help-center confirmation rather than trusting third-party recap, including this one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Has Paul personally tested Earn2Trade?
No. This Earn2Trade review is research-based, drawn from the firm's product pages, help center, blog, and 2025 transparency data published on earn2trade.com. PTV has personally tested other futures firms (Apex, Topstep, Tradeify, TPT), but not Earn2Trade. Voice in this review is third-person research, not first-person trading experience.
What is the Trader Career Path versus the Gauntlet Mini?
The Trader Career Path (TCP) is a 5-stage ladder: Evaluation → LiveSim ($25K) → Live $25K → Live $50K → Live $100K → Live $200K. The Gauntlet Mini is a single-phase evaluation funded at the size you evaluated at ($50K, $100K, $150K, or $200K). TCP is incremental and education-bundled. Gauntlet Mini is a faster path for traders who already have a strategy.
Why does Earn2Trade publish its pass rate?
Earn2Trade reports a 8.89% TCP pass rate for 2025 on its homepage, a deliberate transparency move. Most prop firms do not publish this number. Whether 8.89% is high or low compared to peers is unverifiable because peers do not disclose. The disclosure itself is the brand signal.
What does the March 2026 Faster LiveSim Access change mean?
Before March 2026, traders who passed the evaluation waited for full onboarding before accessing LiveSim. After March 2026, qualifying traders can begin trading LiveSim immediately upon passing. Withdrawals still gate on completing compliance documentation (KYC, agreements). The change reduces time-from-pass to time-on-screen but does not change the withdrawal compliance gate.
Is Earn2Trade futures-only?
Yes. Earn2Trade supports CME, COMEX, NYMEX, and CBOT futures only. Forex, stocks, options, cryptocurrency, and CFDs are explicitly prohibited. Traders who want multi-asset access (forex plus futures, or futures plus crypto) need a different firm such as The 5%ers (multi-asset), FundedNext, or FTMO.
What is the profit split at Earn2Trade?
80% to the trader, 20% to the firm, flat across both TCP and Gauntlet Mini, both LiveSim and Live accounts. Earn2Trade's published material does not surface a tiered scaling model where the split rises with funded volume. Verify any current scaling at earn2trade.com before taking the 80% as final.
How often can a trader withdraw?
The Sanity propFirm doc lists payout frequency as Anytime. In practice, this means trader-initiated withdrawals subject to a $100 minimum and full compliance completion. The first withdrawal carries a fee deducted from profits per the December 2025 fee structure update, exact fee amount should be verified on earn2trade.com because the original blog post URL is no longer accessible.
Who currently owns Earn2Trade?
Earn2Trade is registered as a Wyoming LLC (30 N Gould St STE 4000, Sheridan, WY). The Equinox Group acquisition story from 2021 is no longer mentioned on the live site as of May 2026, and current parent ownership cannot be confirmed from publicly available sources. The firm operates under the Earn2Trade brand without explicit parent-company disclosure on its public pages.
Which trading platforms does Earn2Trade support?
Five platforms: NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, TradingView, and Finamark (Earn2Trade's own branded platform, formerly Quantower-based). All listed as free during evaluation. Market data is free under CME Non-Professional status, traders should select Non-Professional during account setup to avoid additional data fees.
How does Earn2Trade compare to Apex and Topstep?
Apex offers more account-multiplication options (run multiple parallel accounts) and a 90% profit split with no consistency in funded. Topstep runs a 2-step Trading Combine with a single funded account per trader and similar 90% split. Earn2Trade differs on three axes: education-first positioning (bundled video library and study guides), transparent pass-rate publishing (8.89%), and the unique 5-stage TCP ladder structure that no major competitor replicates. Profit split is lower (80% versus 90%).
Are restricted countries published?
Earn2Trade maintains a sanctions-and-compliance restricted-country list, typical OFAC and EU sanctions framework, but the help center article on the canonical list returned a 404 during recon. Traders in OFAC-sanctioned jurisdictions (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia among others) should expect to be excluded by default. Confirm current list directly via help.earn2trade.com before subscribing.
What is the bottom line on Earn2Trade in 2026?
Earn2Trade is a credible futures-only education-prop hybrid, 80% split, 5-stage ladder, single-phase Gauntlet alternative, transparent 8.89% pass-rate, and a documented education layer. Traders who already trade live with size and want maximum split (90% / 100%) and lowest friction will pick Apex or Topstep. Traders who want a structured progression path with bundled education and honest performance disclosure are the natural fit for the TCP.