Traders Launch
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Traders Launch is a U.S.-based futures proprietary trading firm established in November 2022, offering a 1-Step evaluation with account sizes ranging from $100K to $300K in the supplied challenge listings. Its strongest advantages are support for TradingView, Quantower, and Volumetrica Trading, relatively flexible trading rules, news trading, no mandatory stop-loss requirement, approved automated trading, and copy-trading support. Traders can also choose between 55% and 80% profit-split structures. The main considerations are the 40% consistency rule, minimum trading-day requirement, weekly activity requirement, restrictions on hedging and martingale-style trading, and the requirement to reach a 1% buffer before becoming eligible for payouts.
Challenge Programs
1-Step — Standard Contract Sizing
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 Step | $2,000 | None | $1,000 (EOD Trailing) | 55% | $67.15 | Buy |
| $100,000 | 1 Step | $2,000 | None | $1,000 (EOD Trailing) | 80% | $135.15 | Buy |
| $200,000 | 1 Step | $4,000 | None | $2,000 (EOD Trailing) | 55% | $126.65 | Buy |
| $200,000 | 1 Step | $4,000 | None | $2,000 (EOD Trailing) | 80% | $254.15 | Buy |
| $300,000 | 1 Step | $6,000 | None | $3,000 (EOD Trailing) | 55% | $254.15 | Buy |
| $300,000 | 1 Step | $6,000 | None | $3,000 (EOD Trailing) | 80% | $509.15 | Buy |
1-Step — Reduced Contract Sizing
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 Step | $2,000 | None | $1,000 (EOD Trailing) | 55% | $41.65 | Buy |
| $100,000 | 1 Step | $2,000 | None | $1,000 (EOD Trailing) | 80% | $84.15 | Buy |
| $200,000 | 1 Step | $3,000 | None | $1,000 (EOD Trailing) | 55% | $62.90 | Buy |
| $200,000 | 1 Step | $3,000 | None | $1,000 (EOD Trailing) | 80% | $126.65 | Buy |
| $300,000 | 1 Step | $5,000 | None | $2,000 (EOD Trailing) | 55% | $118.15 | Buy |
| $300,000 | 1 Step | $5,000 | None | $2,000 (EOD Trailing) | 80% | $237.15 | Buy |
Payment Methods
- Credit/Debit card
- Cryptocurrency
Payout methods are a separate set: ACH, Bank Wire Transfer, and Cryptocurrency (USDT on Solana). Availability may vary by trader location and payment provider.
Pros & Cons
CREDITS12
- U.S.-based futures prop firm established in 2022
- 1-Step evaluation
- Account sizes up to $300K
- Supports TradingView, Quantower, and Volumetrica Trading
- 80% profit split available
- Lower-cost 55% profit split options available
- News trading allowed
- No mandatory stop-loss requirement
- EAs allowed with approval
- Copy trading permitted
- Crypto payouts available
- No stated maximum payout cap
DEBITS10
- 40% consistency rule during evaluation
- Minimum 3 trading days
- Weekly trading activity requirement
- Hedging is prohibited
- Martingale-style loss-recovery strategies are prohibited
- EA and automated trading require approval
- Payouts require reaching the 1% buffer zone first
- Bank-transfer payouts are processed only once per week
- Live brokerage transition introduces additional KYC and contractual steps
- Profit split can be as low as 55% depending on the selected challenge
Trading Rules
- Funding model is 1-Step, offered through Full and NYC challenge structures with 80% or 55% profit-split options
- Traders must complete at least 3 trading days during the evaluation
- During the evaluation, profits from a single trading day cannot exceed 40% of the total profit target
- No mandatory stop-loss requirement
- Automated trading strategies and Expert Advisors are allowed with prior approval and must comply with the firm's trading rules
- Copy trading is permitted through the Volumetrica Trade Copier, DeepCharts Web Copier, or third-party copy-trading software
- Traders may average into a position up to 5 executions on the same symbol; increasing position size specifically to recover losses is prohibited
- Hedging is prohibited, including opposite positions on the same instrument across multiple accounts, hedging through correlated instruments (e.g. NQ and ES), and coordinating offsetting positions with other traders
- Evaluation accounts must place at least one trade per week or risk deactivation; SimFunded accounts are paused (not deactivated) after a missed week and must be reactivated to continue
- A cumulative $100,000 payout level triggers a scaling review pause
Restricted strategies
Traders Launch applies a comparatively narrower prohibited-strategy framework centered on hedging, martingale-style loss recovery, and unapproved automation.
News trading
- Allowed
News trading is allowed. Traders may trade during news events without a stated pre-news or post-news restriction in the supplied rules, though news trading remains subject to the firm's general risk and prohibited-strategy rules.
Payouts & Trading Costs
- Payout frequency
- Crypto payouts are available daily; bank-transfer payouts are processed once per week
- Processing time
- Crypto (USDT on Solana): typically processed within approximately 1–5 minutes. Bank transfer: processed once per week, taking up to approximately 3 days depending on the bank.
- Profit split
- Up to 80% — 80% or 55%, depending on the selected challenge.
- Payout routing
- ACH, Bank Wire Transfer, or Cryptocurrency (USDT on Solana)
- Minimum withdrawal
- $200
- Trading costs
- $0.50 per side per contract ($1.00 round-trip per contract: $0.50 opening, $0.50 closing)
Trust & Safety
Traders Launch was established in November 2022 and operates as a U.S.-based futures proprietary trading firm. It provides access to established futures trading platforms and brokers, including TradingView, Quantower, Volumetrica Trading, Interactive Brokers, and NinjaTrader. The firm publishes defined evaluation, consistency, inactivity, payout, hedging, automation, and funded-account transition rules. The requirement to reach a 1% buffer before payout eligibility and the subsequent transition toward a live brokerage account provide a structured funding process.
- Legal entity
- Traders Launch LLC (USA), 1700 Market Street, Suite 1005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Regulated
- No
Traders Launch operates as a proprietary trading program rather than a conventional regulated investment account. No specific regulatory license information was stated in the source material.
Traders Launch has a meaningful operating history for a modern futures prop firm and offers a relatively flexible trading environment. Traders should nevertheless review the exact rules attached to their selected challenge, particularly the 40% consistency rule, 1% payout buffer, approved automation requirements, inactivity rules, and live brokerage transition process.
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.