How Many Simulated Funded Accounts Can I Have at Once on Tradeify?

Written by Paul

Published on

January 13, 2026

One of the smartest ways to scale your trading income on Tradeify is running multiple funded accounts simultaneously. But there are limits, rules, and strategies you need to understand before you start copy-trading across 5 accounts and wondering why one just failed for a hedging violation you didn't know existed.

I'm currently trading 3 Tradeify sim-funded accounts, and I've been through the process of scaling from 1 to 5 accounts, managing the risk, and understanding exactly what Tradeify allows and doesn't allow. This guide breaks down the account limits, the household restriction, how to manage multiple accounts without violating rules, and the practical strategies that actually work when you're running a multi-account setup.

Quick heads-up: This article is based on my real experience with Tradeify and the info available when I published/updated this. Things change in prop trading — rules, payouts, promos, all of it.

For the absolute latest, check Tradeify´s website or their help center.

The Hard Limit: 5 Funded Accounts Per Household

Tradeify's official limit is 5 simulated funded accounts per household.

This means:

You personally can have up to 5 funded accounts
Anyone else in your household counts toward that same 5-account limit
The limit applies to funded accounts only—evaluations are unlimited

What counts as "funded":

Growth Funded accounts (passed evaluation)
Select Flex or Select Daily funded accounts (passed evaluation)
Lightning Funded accounts (instant funded)
Any combination of the above

What doesn't count toward the limit:

Evaluation accounts (Select, Growth, etc.) that haven't passed yet
Failed or expired accounts
Accounts you've closed or requested refunds for

So you can have 10 active evaluations running at the same time, but only 5 can be in funded status. Once an evaluation account fails or expires, it doesn't count toward your funded limit anymore.

Evaluation Accounts: Unlimited

Here's the good news: Tradeify doesn't limit how many evaluation accounts you can purchase.

You can buy 10 Select evaluations, 5 Growth evaluations, and 3 Lightning accounts all at once if you want. The limit only kicks in once you pass and move to funded status.

This is actually a strategic advantage. You can run multiple evaluations simultaneously, and as you pass each one, you add it to your funded account pool (up to the 5-account max).

Example scaling strategy:

Month 1: Buy 5 Growth evaluations
Month 2: Pass 3 of them → now have 3 funded accounts
Month 3: Buy 2 more evaluations, pass 2 → now at 5 funded accounts (max)
Month 4: Focus on optimizing and scaling those 5 funded accounts

More on different Tradeify account types here.

The Household Rule Explained

The 5-account limit isn't per person—it's per household.

This means if you live with family members or roommates, their Tradeify accounts count toward the same 5-account pool.

Example scenarios:

Scenario	What Happens
You have 5 funded accounts	You've hit the max. No one else in your household can have funded Tradeify accounts.
You have 3, your spouse has 2	That's 5 total across your household—you're at the limit.
You have 4, your roommate has 1	That's 5 total—limit reached, even though you're not related.
You have 2, spouse has 1, roommate has 1	That's 4 total—one more funded account allowed in the household.

Why the household restriction exists:Tradeify wants to prevent people from gaming the system by creating multiple accounts under different names at the same address. The household limit ensures you can't just register 10 accounts under family members' names and trade them all yourself.

Each Account Operates Independently

This is important: each of your funded accounts is treated as completely separate.

What this means in practice:

Separate profit targets
Separate drawdown limits
Separate payout schedules
Separate consistency calculations
Separate rule enforcement

Example:You have 3 funded accounts:

Account 1: $50K, up $3,000
Account 2: $100K, down $500
Account 3: $50K, up $1,200

Each account's performance doesn't affect the others. If Account 2 violates a rule and fails, Accounts 1 and 3 keep running. Your payout from Account 1 doesn't affect Account 3's payout eligibility.

The only shared elements:

They all count toward your 5-account household limit
You must follow Tradeify's hedging rules across all accounts (no opposing positions)

How to Actually Manage Multiple Tradeify Accounts

Managing 2+ funded accounts simultaneously requires systems. Here's how I do it with my 3 accounts:

Option 1: Copy Trading Software (My Method)

I use copy trading software to mirror my trades from one "master" account to my other "follower" accounts. This means I only need to manage one chart and one set of decisions.

How it works:

Set up one account as the "Master" (this is where you place trades manually)
Connect 2-4 additional accounts as "Followers"
Every trade you take on the Master automatically copies to Followers
Position sizing scales based on each account's size

Example:

Master account: 100K, take 2 NQ contracts
Follower 1: 50K, takes 1 NQ contract (half the size)
Follower 2: 100K, takes 2 NQ contracts (same size)

Software options:

TradeSync (works with NinjaTrader)
Quantower (built-in copy trading)
Custom APIs (if you're technical)

Critical warning: Copy trading must follow Tradeify's hedging rules. If your software glitches and holds opposing positions across accounts for more than 10 seconds, that's a violation.

Option 2: Manual Trading Across Multiple Platforms

If you're not using copy trading, you'll need to manually place the same trade on each account. This is tedious but works:

Open multiple platform instances (one per account)
Place trade on Account 1
Immediately repeat on Account 2, 3, 4, 5
Manage exits separately or use OCO brackets

Pros:

No software cost
You're in full control
No automation bugs

Cons:

Slow execution (seconds of slippage between accounts)
High error risk (forget to close one account, miss a stop, etc.)
Mentally exhausting with 3+ accounts

Option 3: Different Strategies on Different Accounts

Some traders run completely different strategies on each account:

Account 1: Scalping ES during RTH
Account 2: Swing trading NQ overnight
Account 3: Range trading YM in Asia session

Pros:

Diversification across strategies and timeframes
If one strategy underperforms, others compensate
Keeps trading interesting

Cons:

Requires deep expertise in multiple strategies
More complex risk management
Harder to scale efficiently

Position Sizing Across Multiple Accounts

When you're trading multiple accounts, your effective buying power multiplies. You need to adjust position sizing or risk blowing all accounts simultaneously.

Conservative Approach: Same Risk Per Account

Method:

Risk 0.5% - 1% per trade per account
Each account risks independently

Example with 3 accounts:

Account 1 (50K): Risk $250 per trade (0.5%)
Account 2 (100K): Risk $500 per trade (0.5%)
Account 3 (50K): Risk $250 per trade (0.5%)
Total risk per trade: $1,000 across all accounts

If your stop is 10 points on NQ ($200 risk per contract), you'd trade:

Account 1: 1 contract
Account 2: 2 contracts
Account 3: 1 contract
Total: 4 NQ contracts across 3 accounts

Aggressive Approach: Treating Multiple Accounts as One Pool

Method:

Calculate total capital across all accounts
Risk 1-2% of total pool per trade
Distribute that risk proportionally across accounts

Example with 3 accounts:

Total capital: $200K (50K + 100K + 50K)
1% risk = $2,000 per trade total
Distribute proportionally:
- Account 1: $500 (25% of total)
- Account 2: $1,000 (50% of total)
- Account 3: $500 (25% of total)

Why this is aggressive:If the trade goes against you, all 3 accounts take a hit simultaneously. One bad trade can damage multiple accounts' consistency percentages.

My approach: I use the conservative method. Each account risks 0.5% independently. This keeps my total exposure manageable and prevents one bad trade from wrecking everything.

Important Rules When Trading Multiple Accounts

Rule #1: No Hedging Across Accounts

You cannot hold opposing positions across your Tradeify accounts. This is a hard violation that will fail all involved accounts.

Examples of violations:

Account 1: Long 2 ES
Account 2: Short 1 ES
Result: Hedging violation (fails both accounts)

Even if the hedge exists for only 10 seconds, Tradeify will catch it. Their system monitors all accounts under your household.

The 10-second grace period:Tradeify gives you a 10-second window for transitioning positions. If your copy trading software briefly creates a hedge during execution and it clears within 10 seconds, you're fine. Beyond 10 seconds = violation.

Rule #2: Cannot Mix Minis and Micros Simultaneously

You cannot trade ES and MES (or NQ and MNQ) at the same time across accounts.

Example violation:

Account 1: Trading 3 ES contracts
Account 2: Trading 5 MES contracts
Result: Violation (mixing mini and micro)

You must pick one size across all your accounts for that trading session. More on this in Tradeify's hedging and micro contract rules.

Rule #3: Each Account Has Its Own Consistency Requirement

If you're trading multiple accounts, you need to track each account's consistency separately.

Example:

Account 1: Needs 20% minimum daily profit (Lightning requirement)
Account 2: Needs 35% cap on max daily profit (Growth requirement)
Account 3: No consistency rule (Select Flex after funding)

You can't just calculate consistency across all accounts combined—each one is evaluated independently. Learn more about Tradeify's consistency rule.

Rule #4: Elite Live Transition Changes Everything

Once you transition to Tradeify Elite Live, the rules change:

Elite Live restrictions:

You cannot hold any other Tradeify funded accounts while Elite Live is active
No one else in your household can have Tradeify accounts (any type) while you're Elite Live
You cannot run evaluations while your Elite Live account is active

This means: If you have 5 sim-funded accounts and get upgraded to Elite Live, all 5 sim accounts get closed. Your Elite Live account becomes your only active account.

Scaling Strategy: From 1 to 5 Accounts

Here's how I scaled from 1 to 3 accounts (with plans to hit 5):

Phase 1: Master One Account First (Months 1-2)

Goal: Get one account to consistent profitability and secure 2-3 payouts.

Why: You need to prove to yourself you can manage one account successfully before scaling. If you're failing on one account, adding more accounts just multiplies the problem.

My experience: I spent 6 weeks trading a single 50K Growth account, got 3 payouts, and felt confident in my system before adding account #2.

Phase 2: Add Account #2 (Month 3)

Goal: Test copy trading or multi-account management with 2 accounts.

Why: Going from 1 to 2 accounts reveals operational issues (copy trading bugs, execution delays, mental bandwidth limits). Better to discover these with 2 accounts than 5.

My experience: My first attempt at copy trading had a bug that caused a hedging violation. Caught it early because I was only running 2 accounts.

Phase 3: Scale to 3-5 Accounts (Months 4-6)

Goal: Add accounts as capital and comfort allow.

Why: Once you've proven 2-account management works, scaling to 3-5 is mostly operational—more buying power, more payout potential, same strategy.

My experience: Currently at 3 accounts, planning to add #4 after I secure Elite Live qualification on one of them.

FAQ

Q: Can I have 5 Lightning Funded accounts and 5 Select funded accounts at the same time?No. The limit is 5 total funded accounts, regardless of account type. You cannot have 5 Lightning + 5 Select = 10 funded accounts.

Q: If my spouse and I live together, do we share the 5-account limit?Yes. The limit is per household, not per person. If you have 3 funded accounts and your spouse has 2, that's 5 total—you've hit the limit.

Q: Can I have 10 evaluation accounts running at the same time?Yes. There's no limit on evaluation accounts. You can have unlimited evaluations; the 5-account cap only applies to funded accounts.

Q: What happens if I fail one of my 5 funded accounts—can I immediately add another?Yes. Once an account fails, it no longer counts toward your limit. You can purchase a new evaluation and pass it to get back to 5 funded accounts.

Q: Can I trade different products on each account (one on ES, one on NQ)?Yes, but you must follow hedging rules. You cannot be long ES on one account and short NQ on another if the correlation would create a hedge. Tradeify monitors this.

Q: Do my funded accounts reset their profit targets after each payout?No. Tradeify doesn't have explicit profit targets for sim-funded accounts. You're eligible for payouts based on consistency, trading days, and maintaining your buffer above drawdown.

Q: If I get upgraded to Elite Live, what happens to my other 4 sim-funded accounts?They get closed. You cannot hold sim-funded accounts and Elite Live accounts simultaneously. The Elite Live account becomes your only active account.

Q: Can I buy 5 Lightning Funded accounts all at once on day one?Yes, technically. But this is extremely risky. If you're not already profitable with one account, scaling to 5 immediately will likely result in failing all 5. Not recommended.

Q: How do I manage different trailing max drawdowns across multiple accounts?Track each account separately. Use a spreadsheet or your platform's account management tools. Each account's drawdown is independent—one account hitting drawdown doesn't affect the others.

Conclusion

Trading multiple Tradeify accounts is one of the smartest ways to scale your income, but it requires discipline, systems, and strict rule adherence. The 5-account household limit gives you plenty of room to grow without overextending. The key is scaling gradually—master one account, add a second, test your systems, then scale to 3-5 as your capital and confidence allow.

I've been trading multiple accounts for months now, and the traders who succeed are the ones who treat multi-account management like running a small business. They have systems for position sizing, execution, risk management, and compliance. They don't just copy trades blindly—they understand the mechanics and the rules.

If you're ready to scale beyond one account, do it strategically. Get profitable on one first. Test copy trading or manual management with two accounts. Then grow from there.