- The only stock-focused prop firm among the 31 we track: 12,000+ US stocks and ETFs, pre/after-market included, shortable penny stocks, no PDT rule (checked 21 August 2026).
- Run by Five Percent Online Ltd — the same operator as The5%ers (“Part of 5% group”). Our trust re-rating for The5%ers is “Low”, which is relevant context here.
- Two programs (Day Trade / Swing), two evaluation types (MAX: 60 days with consistency rules; FLEX: no time limit). Day Trade target is 6%.
- Its terms carry one of the strongest speech restrictions we found in a 18-firm audit: criticism on review sites is a fundamental breach, with forfeiture of accrued profits.
- A Japanese site exists; no stated Japanese-language support.
What Trade The Pool is
Trade The Pool is a proprietary trading firm for US stocks and ETFs. In an industry dominated by FX/CFD and futures evaluators, a stock-specialist firm is rare — among the 31 firms whose terms we track, it is the only one.
The operator is Five Percent Online Ltd, the company behind The5%ers; the founder is shared and the site itself says “Part of 5% group” (checked 21 August 2026 on the official team page). The5%ers holds a “Low” trust rating in our 1 August 2026 re-assessment, so the shared operator cuts both ways and belongs at the top of this review, not in a footnote.
Trading happens in a simulated environment. The firm’s own disclaimer states evaluations run on paper money reflecting real market conditions, and that simulated funds “do not represent any currency”. That is the same structure as the major futures and FX evaluators.
Programs and evaluations
Two program families and two evaluation types (checked 21 August 2026 on the official Program page):
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Programs | Day Trade (positions force-closed 10 minutes before the session ends) / Swing (overnight and weekend holding allowed) |
| Evaluation types | MAX (60-day window, consistency rules, higher reward terms) / FLEX (no time limit, fewer rules) |
| Buying power | $5,000 / $25,000 / $50,000 / $100,000 / $200,000 |
The measured rule set:
- Day Trade: 6% profit target (e.g. $3,000 on $50,000), 2% daily loss limit, 4% max drawdown (checked 22 June 2026)
- Swing: 15% target, 3% daily loss limit, 7% max drawdown (same)
- MAX accounts run tighter limits: 1% DLL / 3% max drawdown (same)
- MAX consistency rules: minimum 20 positions, and the best position may not exceed 30% of the profit target — $900 on a $3,000 target (checked 21 August 2026)
- Drawdown is equity-based trailing and locks to the initial balance once profit reaches 3x the daily loss allowance (checked 22 June 2026)
Fees start at $47 (checked 22 June 2026), varying by size and type — confirm current pricing at the official checkout before buying.
Index futures (NQ, ES) are not tradable; the firm points to their ETFs (QQQ, SPY) instead.
The clause most reviews skip (checked 21 August 2026)
Trade The Pool’s Terms and Conditions list, among prohibited conduct, making “defamatory, disparaging, or harmful statements about the Company … on any public platform, including but not limited to social media networks, public groups, forums, or review sites”, and strictly prohibit publishing support tickets or exchanges with the Risk and Tech teams. Violation is a “fundamental breach”: immediate termination, no refund of fees paid, and immediate forfeiture of accrued profits and Reward Balance. The wording is identical to The5%ers’ terms — same operator, same template.
Read the Trustpilot score (4.4 / 760 reviews, measured 31 July 2026) with that structure in mind: negative voices carry a contractual risk here that they do not carry at the nine firms where our audit found no such clause. Verbatim excerpts for all 17 audited firms are in our Review-Restriction Tracker.
Payouts
- Split: 70% base, scaling to 80% (checked 22 June 2026)
- Minimum withdrawal $300, processed in about 2 business days (same)
- Our payout verification tracker holds no third-party, transaction-level record for Trade The Pool
Verdict
Strengths:
- Genuine uniqueness: the only stock-specialist among 31 tracked firms, with 12,000+ instruments and shortable penny stocks
- No PDT rule — relevant to anyone below the $25,000 margin-account threshold at US brokers
- FLEX evaluation removes time pressure entirely
- A Japanese site exists for Japanese-reading traders (no stated Japanese support, though)
Cautions:
- The speech-restriction clause is among the strongest in our 18-firm audit
- Same operator as a firm we rate “Low” on trust
- “Buying power” sizing is not comparable to other firms’ balance-based account sizes
- Simulated environment, as across most of this industry
The stock focus is real and unmatched; the cautions above are equally real. If you try it, start small. We have no affiliate relationship with Trade The Pool and no financial stake in this review. This is information, not investment advice.