Trade League
Every Trade League participant trades an identical $50,000 simulated futures account — there are no tiers. Position size is capped at 9 contracts flat. Trading uses the same futures product list and commission schedule as challenges, with a daily position flatten at 3:59:59 PM ET and no daily loss limit.
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Trade League is a level playing field: everyone gets the same account.
Account
- Starting balance: $50,000 (simulated) — identical for every participant. There are no tiers and no way to buy a bigger account.
- Ranked by final account balance at tournament close.
Position limits
- Maximum 9 contracts across all positions — a flat cap.
What you can trade
The same futures product list as our challenges, across CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX: equity index futures and their micros, FX futures, metals, energies, agriculturals, and micro Bitcoin/Ether futures. Options are not available. The full product and commission schedule is published on the How It Works page.
Commissions
Commissions run $0.46–$2.90 per side by product (for example, NQ/ES at $2.18 per side and MNQ/MES at $0.71 per side), deducted from your account balance at fill time — they count against your ranked balance.
Session rules
- Daily flatten: all positions are automatically closed at 3:59:59 PM ET each day.
- No daily loss limit — the only loss rules are the max loss and drawdown described in "Trade League max loss and drawdown rules".
- Trading follows CME futures hours.
Platform
The Trade League, launching January 2027, will run exclusively on Tickblaze — trade in the browser with nothing to download, or on the Tickblaze desktop platform, with live CME market data included. You'll receive your Tickblaze sign-in details by email once your account is provisioned after purchase.
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- Blowing up your Trade League account: before vs. after the reset deadlineIf you breach the Trade League max loss before the entry/reset deadline (11:59 PM ET, Wednesday of the final week), you can buy a $50 reset — up to 10 per entry — and keep competing. If you blow up after the deadline, no resets are available and your account forfeits revenue-share eligibility for that month. You can enter again the next month.
- Do coupon codes work on Trade League?Generally, no. Trade League pricing ($75 entry / $50 reset / $195 bundle) is essentially never discounted. Standard affiliate codes mirror the current promotions, which apply to challenges but not typically to Trade League — so entering one at Trade League checkout credits the affiliate but usually doesn't change your price.
- How much does Trade League cost?Trade League entry is $75 per monthly tournament. Resets are $50 each (up to 10 per entry), and a $195 bundle includes one entry plus 3 prepaid resets. All purchases are one-time card payments — there is no subscription or recurring billing. Trade League pricing is essentially never discounted.
- How Trade League payouts work: the revenue shareThe top 10% of paid entries, ranked by final balance, share the Trade League revenue share each month — regardless of how many traders compete. The payout field and per-rank amounts calibrate to actual participation and are published on the Trade League page. The standard 90/10 trader split applies; payouts are disbursed via Rise after KYC.
- How Trade League resets workA Trade League reset costs $50 and restores your simulated account to its $50,000 starting balance, clearing any open positions. You can buy up to 10 paid resets per entry, at any time from when entries open through the entry/reset deadline (11:59 PM ET on the Wednesday of the tournament's final week). After that deadline, no more resets are available for that month.