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Earn2Trade review: Trader Career Path and The Gauntlet Mini

Two monthly futures evaluations that lead to a LiveSim or Live funded account. Trader Career Path: $25K, $50K and $100K, from $150 a month. The Gauntlet Mini: $50K, $100K, $150K and $200K, from $170 a month. Neither has a minimum number of trading days or an upfront activation fee; a one-time fee is taken from the first withdrawal instead.

Rules checked on earn2trade.comSep 30, 202620 official pages citedMethodology

Earn2Trade prices

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Evaluation
Account size · list price
Profit target
+$3,000
to pass; no minimum trading days
best day under 30% of the profit
Max drawdown
$2,000
stops trailing at $50,000
Daily loss limit
$1,100
counted 5 PM to 5 PM CT, open and closed trades
Activation fee
$0
after you pass
To the Funded account
$190
if you pass within the first month
Payout cap
$3,000
per request

List price
$190/month

$50K Trader Career PathTrader Career Path · per month

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At a glance

Best for

Two ways in

Which way in costs least?

For the size you pick: each program at its monthly list price, the activation fee charged upfront, and what the first month costs. Both are subscriptions, so the price comes back every month until you pass or cancel.

At $50K: each way in at its list price.

Size
Way inList priceActivation feeTo the Funded account, month 1Profit targetMax drawdownDays to passConsistency, payout stagePayout capEvaluation reset
Trader Career Pathmonthly evaluation$190/month$0$190+$3,000$2,000No minimumNone$3,000$100
Gauntlet Minimonthly evaluation$170/month$0$170+$3,000$2,000No minimumNone$5,000$100
  • Trader Career Path: $190 a month, $190 to the Funded account if you pass within the first month; a reset costs $100, less than a month.
  • Gauntlet Mini: $170 a month, $170 to the Funded account if you pass within the first month; a reset costs $100, less than a month.
  • Both programs are billed every 30 days until you pass or cancel, so the first month is only the first payment.

Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)Gauntlet Mini page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Accounts

All 7 Earn2Trade accounts

Two programs, one monthly price per size, list prices only. The activation fee column is the fee charged upfront; a separate one-time fee is taken from the first withdrawal (see the funded account rules).

Accounts72 plans · 5 sizes
List price$150–$550
Activation fee$0
DataSep 30, 2026

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BillingConsistency, payout stage
Trader Career Path$25Kper month$150$0+$1,750$1,500$550None$1,750
Trader Career Path$50Kper month$190$0+$3,000$2,000$1,100None$3,000
Trader Career Path$100Kper month$350$0+$6,000$3,500$2,200None$6,000

Payout rules

Earn2Trade payout rules: the path to your first payout

Worked on the account you pick, from the official pages. Payouts are weekly and each LiveSim withdrawal has a stated maximum, so the path lists the rules instead of drawing payouts.

Showing Trader Career Path $50K

Trader Career Path $50K: from purchase to the payout rules

How to read it: no published cap, withdrawal target or share of the profit bounds each request here, so no balance is drawn: the stations list the rules that decide each payout.

Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

  1. Subscribe

    $190

    per month, until you pass or cancel

    Floor on day 1
    $48,000: $2,000 below the start, end-of-day trailing, until it stops at $50,000
    Daily loss limit
    $1,100: counted 5 PM to 5 PM CT, open and closed trades
    Reset
    $100 for a fresh start

    Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: End of day drawdown (official page, opens in a new tab)

  2. Pass the target

    +$3,000

    to pass the evaluation

    Minimum days
    no minimum
    Best day to pass
    under $900 (30% of the profit)
    Max drawdown
    $2,000, end-of-day trailing

    Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Maintain Consistency rule (official page, opens in a new tab)

  3. Funded account

    $0

    activation fee; same size

    So far
    $190 if you pass within the first month
    Daily loss limit
    $1,100: counted 5 PM to 5 PM CT, open and closed trades
    Reset after a breach
    None

    Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

  4. First payout

    Not published

    per request; you keep 80%

    Best day
    no consistency rule at this stage
    Maximum payout
    $3,000 per request
    Minimum payout
    $100

    Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

  5. After that

    Ongoing

    the same rules each cycle

    How often
    Not published.
    Live account
    A partner firm offers a LiveSim or a Live account after you pass. A Live account is subject to the broker’s approval and KYC and may start with a smaller maximum position size.
    Withdrawals
    Weekly, processed on Wednesdays, with a fee that depends on the method.

    Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: After the evaluation (official page, opens in a new tab)Disclaimer (official page, opens in a new tab)

To the Funded account, month 1$190
First payoutNot published
Maximum payout$3,000
Profit split80%

Earn2Trade Trader Career Path $50K: $190/month at the list price.

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Consistency

Earn2Trade consistency rule, worked out

The rule applies to the evaluation only: funded accounts have no consistency rule. Each row is worked at the size shown, from the published figures.

Largest profitable day ÷ net profit (since your last payout request, or during the evaluation), capped by each plan. “Under” means the day must stay below the cap; “at most” means it may equal it.

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Plan and sizeStageRuleLargest day allowedFewest profitable days
Trader Career Path · $50KEvaluationUnder 30%

Help: Maintain Consistency rule (official page, opens in a new tab)Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)

under $900 of $3,000 (profit target)4
Trader Career Path · $50KTrader Career Path FundedNone

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Any size—
Gauntlet Mini · $50KEvaluationUnder 30%

Help: Maintain Consistency rule (official page, opens in a new tab)Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)

under $900 of $3,000 (profit target)4
Gauntlet Mini · $50KGauntlet Mini FundedNone

Gauntlet Mini page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Any size—

Worked example

  1. Trader Career Path $50K: with a $3,000 target, no single day may reach $900, the 30% limit; with equal days that means at least 4 profitable days.
  2. The Gauntlet Mini $100K: with a $6,000 target, no single day may reach $1,800, the 30% limit; with equal days that means at least 4 profitable days.
  3. Once funded there is no consistency rule: a withdrawal does not depend on how profit is spread across days.

Help: Maintain Consistency rule (official page, opens in a new tab)Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Rules

Earn2Trade rules, with their sources

Checked on earn2trade.com and its help center on Sep 30, 2026. First the key rules of both programs side by side at your size, then every rule of the selected program, each with its source.

Evaluation

Key rules of every plan at $50K, side by side; the column of your plan is highlighted.

RuleTrader Career PathGauntlet Mini
List price$190/monthPricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)$170/monthPricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Activation fee$0Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)$0Gauntlet Mini page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Profit target+$3,000Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)+$3,000Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Max drawdown$2,000Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)$2,000Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Daily loss limit$1,100Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)$1,100Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Days to passNo minimumPricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)No minimumPricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Consistency to passUnder 30%Help: Maintain Consistency rule (official page, opens in a new tab)Under 30%Help: Maintain Consistency rule (official page, opens in a new tab)
Consistency at payoutNoneTrader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)NoneGauntlet Mini page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Payout cap per request$3,000Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)$5,000Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)
Minimum payout$100Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)$100Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)
Before each payoutNonePricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)NonePricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Evaluation reset$100Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)$100Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Funded account resetNoneTrader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)Not publishedGauntlet Mini page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Evaluation 10

Price
A monthly subscription that renews every 30 days until you pass or cancel.$25K$150$50K$190$100K$350

Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Profit target
$25K$1,750$50K$3,000$100K$6,000

Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Max drawdown
End-of-day trailing: the minimum balance rises with each day’s closing profit until it reaches the starting balance, and open losses count during the day.$25K$1,500$50K$2,000$100K$3,500

Help: End of day drawdown (official page, opens in a new tab)Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Daily loss limit
Counted 5 PM to 5 PM CT on open and closed trades and commissions; reaching it fails the evaluation.$25K$550$50K$1,100$100K$2,200

Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Max position (progression ladder)
Up to 3 contracts on the $25K, 6 on the $50K and 12 on the $100K, scaling with your balance and profit; exceeding the limit is a hard fail, and ten micro contracts count as one.

Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Minimum trading days
None. The consistency rule still forces at least 4 profitable days.

Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Maintain Consistency rule (official page, opens in a new tab)

Consistency to pass
No single day may be 30% or more of the total profit. The rule does not apply once funded.

Help: Maintain Consistency rule (official page, opens in a new tab)

Activation fee
None upfront. A separate one-time fee is taken from the first withdrawal (see the funded account).$25K$0$50K$0$100K$0

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Reset
One free reset at every renewal, kept while the subscription runs and lost if you cancel or pass. A paid reset is priced below; the $25K and $50K prices adjust and stay below the price of a new subscription.$25K$100$50K$100$100K$100

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Funded account 10

Profit split
50% on a withdrawal below $1,500 ($25K), $2,250 ($50K) or $3,000 ($100K), and 80% at or above it. The split follows the size of the single withdrawal, not accumulated profit.

Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

Maximum LiveSim withdrawal
The most a LiveSim account can withdraw at once.$25K$1,750$50K$3,000$100K$6,000

Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

Minimum payout
The minimum net withdrawal amount.$25K$100$50K$100$100K$100

Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

Payout frequency
Weekly: a request emailed by 2:00 PM CT on Friday is processed the following Wednesday.

Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

Consistency
None on funded accounts, with no minimum trading days and no buffer requirement.

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Drawdown
LiveSim accounts use the end-of-day drawdown, Live accounts a trailing drawdown, at the same dollar amount as the evaluation.$25K$1,500$50K$2,000$100K$3,500

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Daily loss limit
$25K$550$50K$1,100$100K$2,200

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Fee on the first withdrawal
A one-time $139 for a LiveSim account with non-professional CME status, deducted from the first successful withdrawal only; that withdrawal must also cover the minimum and the method's fee. Nothing is charged if you never withdraw.

Help: Fee structure on Live and LiveSim (official page, opens in a new tab)

Growth plan
Withdraw the profit target at each step to unlock a larger account: the $25K reaches $200,000, the $50K and $100K reach $400,000. The $200,000 and $400,000 steps use a fixed drawdown, and the withdrawal policy lists a fixed 60/40 split at $400,000.

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Trading rules 7

Platforms
Free: NinjaTrader and Finamark during the evaluation, plus R Trader Pro, Tradovate, TradingView and BlackArrow One. Every other platform on the help list needs your own license.

Help: Platforms (official page, opens in a new tab)

News trading
Allowed on evaluation and funded accounts, with no restriction around economic announcements.

Help: Trading hours (official page, opens in a new tab)

Overnight and weekend holding
Not allowed: every position must be closed by 15:50 CT, and no position or working order may stay open between 3:50 PM and 5:00 PM CT.

Help: Overnight positions (official page, opens in a new tab)

Instruments
Futures only, on CME, COMEX, NYMEX and CBOT. Forex, Bitcoin futures and Ether futures are prohibited.

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Trade copiers
Not allowed on any account, before or after you pass.

Terms and Conditions (official page, opens in a new tab)

Bots and automation
Not published. The terms prohibit software, artificial intelligence or ultra-fast data entry that could manipulate the trading environment or give an unfair advantage; no page says whether a trader’s own automated strategy is allowed.
3 official pages checked
Accounts at once
Up to 5 evaluations at the same time; up to 3 funded accounts, of which only 1 can be Live.

Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Accounts and fees 6

Who funds the account
Passing traders are forwarded to a partner proprietary firm (Helios Trading Partners and Appius Trading Limited are named), which offers a LiveSim or a Live account: LiveSim trades simulated capital on real-time data, Live trades real capital. Live access depends on the broker’s approval and KYC.

Help: After the evaluation (official page, opens in a new tab)Disclaimer (official page, opens in a new tab)

Market data
Covered in the evaluation for non-professional CME status; professional status pays $140 per exchange per month. A Live account pays $140 per exchange per month with Rithmic and $156 with NinjaTrader.

Help: Fee schedule (official page, opens in a new tab)

Withdrawal fees and methods
Rise charges $50 per withdrawal outside the US and 1.5% for US customers; Deel $50; Bayzat $5 to $40; direct crypto 0.735%. The firm sets the method, and the fee applies to every withdrawal request.

Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

Restricted countries
25 countries

Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Cuba, Gibraltar, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nauru, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen

Help: Non-US traders and restricted countries (official page, opens in a new tab)

US residents
Not published. The United States is not on the restricted list, and the withdrawal policy sets a fee for US customers.
4 official pages checked

Read before you buy

Traps and contradictions

From Earn2Trade's own pages. The watch-outs follow the program you picked; where two official pages say different things, both are shown.

Watch out: Trader Career Path 5

  1. Fee on the first withdrawal

    Nothing is due upfront, but a LiveSim account with non-professional CME status pays a one-time $139 out of the first successful withdrawal, which must therefore cover the $100 minimum, the $139 and the method's fee; professional status pays monthly data fees instead.

    Help: Fee structure on Live and LiveSim (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Fee schedule (official page, opens in a new tab)

  2. LiveSim withdrawal caps

    A LiveSim account withdraws at most $1,750–$6,000 at once, and the 80% split applies only to a single withdrawal at or above the amount shown for your size; smaller withdrawals get 50%.

    Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

  3. $400,000 step

    The $50K and $100K growth plans end at a $400,000 account, where the withdrawal policy lists a fixed 60/40 split instead of the 80% headline.

    Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

  4. Pass rate

    In 2025, 8.89% of candidates passed the Trader Career Path and Gauntlet Mini examinations, counted as subscriptions passed against new subscriptions.

    Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

  5. No overnight positions

    Nothing can be held overnight: every position must be closed by 15:50 CT.

    Help: Overnight positions (official page, opens in a new tab)

Official pages disagree 2

1 more, lower stakes

FAQ

Earn2Trade questions, answered from the data

What does Earn2Trade cost?

Trader Career Path: $150–$350 a month ($25K, $50K and $100K). The Gauntlet Mini: $170–$550 a month ($50K, $100K, $150K and $200K). Both renew every 30 days until you pass or cancel, and no activation fee is charged upfront.

Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)

What is the difference between the Trader Career Path and the Gauntlet Mini?

The Trader Career Path has three sizes ($25K to $100K), a free reset at every renewal and a growth plan to a $200,000 or $400,000 funded account. The Gauntlet Mini has four sizes ($50K to $200K), a single phase, no free reset listed, and a funded account of the same size as the evaluation.

Pricing page (official page, opens in a new tab)Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)

Is there an activation fee?

None upfront. LiveSim accounts with non-professional CME status pay a one-time $139 out of the first successful withdrawal, and nothing is due if you never withdraw; professional status pays $140 per exchange per month in data fees instead.

Help: Fee structure on Live and LiveSim (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Fee schedule (official page, opens in a new tab)

How does the profit split work?

It follows the size of a single withdrawal: 50% below an amount that depends on the account size, 80% at or above it. On the Trader Career Path the amount is $1,500 on the $25K, $2,250 on the $50K and $3,000 on the $100K; on The Gauntlet Mini it runs from $2,250 to $5,000.

Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

How often can I withdraw, and how much?

Weekly, processed on Wednesdays for requests made by 2:00 PM CT the Friday before, from a minimum of $100 net. A LiveSim account can withdraw $1,750–$6,000 at once on the Trader Career Path and $5,000 on the Gauntlet Mini; each method has its own fee.

Help: Withdrawal policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

Can I trade news or hold positions overnight?

News trading is allowed. Overnight positions are not: every position must be closed by 15:50 CT.

Help: Trading hours (official page, opens in a new tab)Help: Overnight positions (official page, opens in a new tab)

Will I get a Live account?

A partner firm offers either a LiveSim or a Live account after you pass, and Live access depends on the broker. In 2025, 5.23% of those who passed or progressed traded a Live account and 94.77% a LiveSim account.

Help: After the evaluation (official page, opens in a new tab)Disclaimer (official page, opens in a new tab)Trader Career Path page (official page, opens in a new tab)