# Paid2Trade

> Independent research on funded futures accounts and broker rewards, with calculators for retail and amateur traders.

Paid2Trade is a comparison and research publisher, not a broker or funded-account provider. Observations have source dates and known gaps. Calculator examples depend on supplied inputs and assumptions; they do not establish account eligibility, approval, returns, or payment. Exact offer pages link the original terms and explain credit timing, retention, default share purchases and installment schedules.

## Start here

- [Funded accounts & broker reward comparison](https://paid2trade.net/): Compare funded futures accounts and broker rewards. Explore fees, loss limits, payout conditions and reward timing with dated sources and clear assumptions.
- [Broker bonuses & deposit reward calculator](https://paid2trade.net/broker-bonuses/): Compare three observed U.S. broker rewards by deposit, funding route and holding horizon. See cash locks, stock purchases, installments and original terms.

## Trading guides

- [Does a “$50K account” give me $50K to lose? · Futures guide](https://paid2trade.net/learn/account-size-and-loss-allowance/): Start with the allowed loss and the actual ledger balance. The advertised size does not answer either question on its own.
- [What could I pay beyond the headline evaluation fee? · Futures guide](https://paid2trade.net/learn/evaluation-fees-and-resets/): Count charged purchases, renewals, paid resets and activation separately. Time spent trying to pass is not itself a reliable invoice count.
- [What happens after you buy an evaluation? · Futures guide](https://paid2trade.net/learn/funded-account-phases/): An evaluation purchase, a simulated funded account and a live trading account are separate stages. Read the rules for the stage you are actually buying.
- [Can I compare futures, forex and CFD programs in one ranking? · Futures guide](https://paid2trade.net/learn/futures-forex-and-cfd-scope/): Begin with the instrument, account phase and rule mechanics. Similar account labels do not establish equivalent products.
- [Why is account profit different from a payout? · Futures guide](https://paid2trade.net/learn/payout-conditions/): A payout can depend on qualifying days, consistency, caps, buffers and account review. Even a complete arithmetic check cannot approve a request.
- [Why can the same trading path breach one rule and not another? · Futures guide](https://paid2trade.net/learn/static-and-trailing-drawdown/): A loss floor is a boundary. Whether that boundary stays fixed or rises with gains can change the outcome before you close a trade.

## Dated broker-offer research

- [Public ACATS transfer match · reward terms](https://paid2trade.net/broker-bonuses/public-acats-match-2026-11-08/): Dated source observation of Public ACATS transfer match, with funding, payment timing, retention, eligibility and original terms.
- [Charles Schwab Schwab Starter Kit · reward terms](https://paid2trade.net/broker-bonuses/schwab-starter-kit-2026-11-08/): Dated source observation of Charles Schwab Schwab Starter Kit, with funding, payment timing, retention, eligibility and original terms.
- [tastytrade Sweet Bonus · reward terms](https://paid2trade.net/broker-bonuses/tastytrade-sweet-bonus-2026-11-08/): Dated source observation of tastytrade Sweet Bonus, with funding, payment timing, retention, eligibility and original terms.

## Methodology and policies

- [Commercial disclosures and calculator assumptions](https://paid2trade.net/about/disclosures/): Understand what a link means, what a scenario adds up and which conclusions still need real-world evidence.
- [How Paid2Trade compares accounts](https://paid2trade.net/about/methodology/): Compare the exact market, account phase and plan version. Follow the source, then inspect the assumptions behind the numbers.
- [Privacy at Paid2Trade](https://paid2trade.net/about/privacy/): Use the comparison without an account or brokerage connection. Choose deliberately when to save a shortlist or hand a report to a contact service.

## Discovery

- [XML sitemap](https://paid2trade.net/sitemap.xml): Approved canonical public pages.