Trade The Pool
Trust: MediumSpecifications
| Profit split | 50%–70% |
|---|---|
| Max funding | Up to $260,000 (after scaling) |
| Challenge fee | $97–$497 |
| Payout track record | Published |
| Payout cycle | 14 days |
| Platforms | TraderEvolution (equities) |
| Evaluation | 1-step |
| Drawdown model | Trailing |
| Daily loss limit | 2% |
| Max drawdown | 4% |
| Sources | [1][2][3][4][5][6] |
| Website | https://tradethepool.com/ |
Trustpilot: 4.4 (698 reviews) — third-party, as of 2026-06-22
Strengths
- Rare US-equities-focused prop firm
- Sister brand to The5%ers — shared operator background
- Rules optimized for stock traders
Watch-outs
- Equities only (no FX/CFD/futures)
- Lower profit split than industry standard
- Short operating history (since 2022)
What Trade The Pool is
Trade The Pool is a US-equities-focused proprietary trading firm launched in 2022. It is the sister brand of The5%ers, which means it inherits the operator background of a firm with an 8-plus-year operating record — even though Trade The Pool itself is much newer. That parentage is unusual in the segment and is the most important structural fact about the firm.
The product is genuinely rare: a prop firm built specifically around US equities, not FX, CFDs, or futures. Stock traders looking for a prop-firm evaluation have very few credible options, and Trade The Pool is the most prominent one. The platform is TraderEvolution, which is the standard equities-focused option in the segment.
How it works
Trade The Pool’s evaluation is built around stock trading rules — share counts, buying power, and US-equities-specific drawdown mechanics, rather than the lot-sizing and pip-based rules that dominate FX prop firms. Entry fees range from $97 for the smallest accounts to $497 for larger sizes. Funding scales up to $260,000 of buying power after sustained performance.
Profit splits sit between 50% and 70% depending on the program — below the 80% norm at FX-focused competitors. Payouts run on a 14-day cycle.
Who Trade The Pool fits
Trade The Pool is essentially the only serious option for traders who specifically want to trade US equities through a prop firm. That alone narrows the audience significantly:
- Active stock traders comfortable with equities-specific rule sets.
- Traders who already use TraderEvolution or are willing to migrate.
- Anyone who values The5%ers’ operator background but wants the equities-focused product.
If your strategy is built around US single-name stocks, the alternative to Trade The Pool is no prop firm at all.
Who Trade The Pool does not fit
If you trade FX, CFDs, futures, or crypto, this firm is irrelevant. There is no coverage outside US equities, and the rules are not optimised for any other instrument class.
The lower profit split is also a real factor. A 50%–70% range is meaningfully below the 80% that FX-focused firms treat as a baseline. For high-performing traders, that gap compounds over time.
What to watch
- Equities-only scope: this is not a multi-asset firm. Confirm your strategy actually fits before purchasing.
- Platform fit: TraderEvolution is required. Test the platform during evaluation before committing.
- Profit split economics: lower than industry norm. Run the math on expected long-term returns before assuming the firm fits your strategy.
- Operating history: 2022-founded as a brand, though backed by The5%ers’ longer operator history. Both factors matter.
How Trade The Pool compares
There is no direct competitor in the equities-focused segment with similar maturity. Against The5%ers itself (the FX/CFD sister brand), Trade The Pool is structurally different — different instrument class, different rule set, different platform. The shared operator background is the main link.
Against generic FX-focused prop firms like FTMO, Trade The Pool is not a substitute, it is a complement: stock traders who want a prop-firm wrapper end up here because nothing else covers their instrument class at comparable quality.
Our take
Essentially the only serious option for traders who specifically want to trade US equities through a prop firm. The lower profit split is the cost of operating in a segment with few competitors. For dedicated stock traders, the trade-off is reasonable. For anyone trading FX, futures, or CFDs, Trade The Pool is not the firm to consider — pick a sister brand or competitor in the right instrument class instead.