Trade The Pool
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Trade The Pool is a stock-focused prop trading firm operated by Five Percent Online Ltd. (the team behind The5ers) in Israel, launched in 2022 and specializing exclusively in U.S. stocks and ETFs rather than Forex, crypto, or futures. Traders access more than 12,000 instruments through TraderEvolution, with market connectivity via Interactive Brokers and other liquidity providers. The firm's core lineup is a one-step evaluation split between Day Trading and Swing Trading, each offered in FLEX (unlimited evaluation period) and MAX (a defined evaluation period with a tighter Daily Pause Allowance and maximum loss, but no FLEX-style payout consistency requirement) variants: Day Trade FLEX uses a 6% profit target, 2% Daily Pause Allowance, 4% static maximum loss, and a 10-position minimum; Day Trade MAX uses the same 6% target with a 1% Daily Pause Allowance, 3% static maximum loss, and a 20-position minimum within 60 days; Swing FLEX and Swing MAX both use a 15% profit target, 3% Daily Pause Allowance, and 7% static maximum loss, with a 5-position minimum, and MAX is capped at 100 calendar days. The supplied pricing data also lists a fifth program, Edge, at the $50K and $100K sizes, with a 6% profit target, an EOD Trailing 4% maximum loss, and an 80% profit split (versus 70% on the other four programs) — its Daily Pause Allowance varies by size (2.5% at $50K, 1.8% at $100K). Edge is not described in Trade The Pool's published program terms supplied here, so its rules are taken directly from the pricing table and should be verified against the firm's current site. Profit split is a standard 70/30 on the Day Trade and Swing programs, with payouts requested every 14 days and a $300 minimum payout ($150 for $5K accounts). The firm uses buying power rather than conventional leverage, reducing Day Trading accounts to a fraction of their buying power overnight while Swing accounts retain full exposure during eligible extended hours. Commission is $0.005 per share with a $0.75 minimum per trade. Trade The Pool's Terms and Conditions describe it as a technology company rather than a custodian, exchange, financial institution, fiduciary, or insurance business, and state that evaluation trading is simulated; the supplied information does not independently establish additional regulatory authorization beyond this self-description.
Challenge Programs
Day Trade FLEX (1-Step)
Day Trade MAX (1-Step)
Swing FLEX (1-Step)
Swing MAX (1-Step)
Payment Methods
- Apple Pay
- Credit/Debit Card
- Cryptocurrency
- Google Pay
- PayPal
Payout methods are a separate set: Bank Wire Transfer, Cryptocurrency, Hub Credits, Credit/Debit Card, and RiseWorks. Availability may vary by trader location and payment provider.
Pros & Cons
CREDITS12
- Specialized exclusively in stocks and ETFs, with more than 12,000 instruments available
- TraderEvolution provides a stock-focused trading environment with Interactive Brokers connectivity
- Offers both Day Trading and Swing Trading programs, each with FLEX and MAX evaluation models
- FLEX provides an unlimited evaluation period; MAX provides lower evaluation consistency requirements
- Day accounts available up to $200K buying power; Swing accounts available up to $40K buying power
- News trading is generally permitted
- Swing accounts allow overnight and weekend holding, including through eligible extended-hour sessions
- No PDT restriction is promoted for the program, allowing day trading below the traditional $25K threshold
- Real-time market data is included, along with access to penny stocks during evaluation
- Funded accounts can scale after achieving a 10% validated profit target
- Multiple payout methods, including bank wire transfer, cryptocurrency, Hub Credits, and RiseWorks
- Longer operating history (since 2022) than many newer prop-firm entrants, and explicitly accepts U.S. citizens
DEBITS12
- Stock/ETF focused only, so it does not suit traders seeking Forex, crypto, or futures
- Profit split is 70/30 on Day Trade and Swing programs, lower than some firms advertising 80%+ splits
- The 10-cent-per-share minimum profit requirement can affect very short-duration or low-price stock strategies
- A 30-second minimum trade duration applies under the current MAX/FLEX rules
- FLEX accounts require 3 profitable days of at least 0.5% per payout cycle, plus a 50% consistency requirement
- Earnings restrictions prevent overnight holding in reporting companies
- Day accounts are automatically liquidated before the end of the regular trading session, with substantially reduced overnight buying power
- The 5% previous-minute volume rule restricts position sizing in lower-volume securities
- A 14-day inactivity rule applies to FLEX accounts
- Payouts require a minimum 14-day period between requests, and processing can take 3-5 business days
- The Edge program's rules come only from pricing data, not the firm's published program terms, and should be independently verified
- Insufficient information in the supplied data to independently establish regulatory authorization or licensing status
Trading Rules
- Four core program formats (Day Trade FLEX, Day Trade MAX, Swing FLEX, Swing MAX), all single-step evaluations, plus an Edge program identified only in the supplied pricing data
- Minimum positions: FLEX Day requires at least 10 positions; MAX Day requires 20 positions within a 60-day evaluation period; FLEX and MAX Swing require at least 5 positions
- A position must remain open for at least 30 seconds and must generate at least 10 cents per share of profit to qualify as a valid profitable trade
- Consistency: FLEX uses a 50% maximum position-profit ratio during evaluation and funded trading; MAX uses a 30% consistency rule during evaluation, with different funded-stage treatment depending on account type
- New exposure in an instrument cannot exceed 5% of the trading volume of the previous one-minute candle; multiple entries in the same minute are aggregated for compliance
- Trading during an applicable exchange halt (e.g., Nasdaq LULD) is prohibited
- FLEX accounts have a 14-day inactivity timeout in both evaluation and funded stages
- Funded accounts scale after reaching a 10% validated profit target, with additional requirements applying to FLEX accounts; scaling closes the existing account and opens a new one with new parameters and/or rolled-over profits after a risk review
- Manual copy trading is allowed for evaluation and funded accounts; the built-in TraderEvolution copy-trading feature can be used only on evaluation accounts and is not permitted on funded accounts
- U.S. citizens are explicitly stated as eligible to trade with the firm
Restricted strategies
Trade The Pool's rules are built specifically around stock-market mechanics rather than the CFD-style prohibited-strategy lists (Martingale, grid trading, HFT) common at Forex prop firms; its restrictions instead target excessive concentration, ultra-short-duration execution, market-volume abuse, and strategies designed to circumvent the evaluation or payout framework.
News trading
- Allowed
News trading is generally permitted, including during regular market and eligible overnight sessions. Traders cannot hold an overnight position in a company scheduled to report earnings (or in related instruments tracking, mirroring, or providing leveraged/inverse exposure to it); positions in a reporting instrument are automatically liquidated at approximately 3:50 PM ET on the reporting day.
Payouts & Trading Costs
- Payout frequency
- Payout requests every 14 days across all programs.
- Processing time
- Approximately 3-5 business days, depending on the selected method, bank, card issuer, and country.
- Profit split
- Up to 80% — Day Trade and Swing programs (FLEX and MAX) run at a flat 70% split. The Edge program, per the supplied pricing data, runs at 80%. Third-party sources describe Trade The Pool's split as '70% (eval), up to 80% (funded),' which is not independently confirmed in the supplied program terms.
- Payout routing
- Wire Transfer, Cryptocurrency, Hub Credits, or Credit Card.
- Minimum withdrawal
- $300 minimum payout, reduced to $150 for $5K accounts.
- Trading costs
- $0.005 per share, with a $0.75 minimum commission per trade. · Because Trade The Pool specializes in stocks and ETFs rather than Forex or CFD markets, traders should evaluate commissions together with share price, position size, liquidity, and the firm's minimum trade-profit rule (a position must generate at least 10 cents per share to qualify as a valid profitable trade).
Trust & Safety
Trade The Pool is a stock-focused prop trading firm operated by Five Percent Online Ltd., the company behind The5ers, launched in 2022 in Israel. The firm publishes detailed program terms covering evaluation targets, buying power, Daily Pause Allowances, maximum losses, consistency rules, minimum positions, payout conditions, inactivity, scaling, trading-volume restrictions, and market-halt rules. It explains that the evaluation stage is simulated (paper trading under real-time market conditions), while funded accounts may operate in a live and/or simulator environment depending on the firm's risk-management protocols.
- Legal entity
- Five Percent Online Ltd., registered office at 2 HaTidhar Street, Ra'anana, Israel.
- Regulated
- No
The supplied data does not establish regulatory authorization or licensing status for Five Percent Online Ltd. beyond its own Terms and Conditions, which describe Trade The Pool as a technology company rather than a regulated financial institution, custodian, exchange, or fiduciary. Evaluation and Hub trading activity are described as simulated, and challenge fees are not protected by financial compensation schemes.
Trade The Pool's Terms and Conditions state that it is a technology company and not a custodian, exchange, financial institution, trading platform, fiduciary, or insurance business outside the purview of financial regulatory authorities; trading activity conducted through its Hub is described as simulated. The supplied information does not independently establish regulatory authorization or licensing status beyond this self-description, so Trade The Pool should not be described as a regulated financial institution unless separately verified. Traders should pay particular attention to the consistency requirements, 30-second minimum trade duration, 10-cent minimum trade range, 5% volume rule, earnings restrictions, Day account overnight exposure limits, inactivity requirements, and 14-day payout cycle before selecting a program.
Trading carries risk. Evaluation programs like this one involve simulated accounts and non-refundable fees; review the firm’s current terms directly before purchasing. This page is informational and not financial advice.