MotiveWave at TradeDay
TradeDay includes MotiveWave in its offer at no extra cost: the trader pays for the challenge, not for the platform. Phase covered: Evaluation + funded. Access through the Rithmic feed. Verified on 21 September 2026.
Last verified: 21 September 2026What MotiveWave really costs at TradeDay
The price a prop firm advertises is the price of the challenge. A platform's price is published elsewhere, when it is published at all. Here are the two added up, term by term.
- TradeDay's cheapest account is a 25K, at $100.
- Add $0 in activation fees when the account goes funded.
- MotiveWave is included: nothing is added to the price of the challenge.
- Bought directly, MotiveWave costs $24/month: that is what the trader does not pay separately.
- Entry cost on a 25K account, with the cost of MotiveWave counted in: $100.
What MotiveWave can do at TradeDay
MotiveWave is a “Charting + execution” platform, available on Windows, macOS, Linux. Recorded features: Footprint / order flow, Volume profile, Order book (DOM), Market replay, Backtesting, API, Alerts, Multi-monitor.
6 tracked prop firms give access to MotiveWave: 2 include it at no extra cost, 3 charge for it, 1 do not say what it costs. What follows places TradeDay within that set.
TradeDay's cheapest account is a 25K at $100: intraday trailing drawdown, 90% profit split, first payout announced within 1 day. That is what is bought alongside access to MotiveWave.
Access to MotiveWave covers both the evaluation and the funded account. There is no change of software along the way, which avoids relearning an order book at the exact moment the money becomes real.
The Rithmic feed is the one TradeDay uses for MotiveWave: it decides which market data the platform shows, and two firms on the same software do not necessarily serve the same feed.
TradeDay's rules that govern how MotiveWave can be used
A platform is only as useful as the contract allows. These five rules are recorded across TradeDay's 5 active programmes; where the programmes differ, it says so.
- Robots and algorithms: allowed with conditionsdepends on MotiveWave
- Copy trading: allowed with conditions
- Trading through news releases: allowed with conditions
- Holding overnight: allowed with conditions
- Holding over the weekend: not allowed
The other prop firms that give access to MotiveWave
5 other tracked prop firms give access to MotiveWave. 1 comes in cheaper than TradeDay.
Bulenox
Bulenox: cost not published, entry cost $94 on a 25K account.
Lucid Trading
Lucid Trading: platform included, entry cost $130 on a 25K account.
Earn2Trade
Earn2Trade: platform charged separately, entry cost $289 on a 25K account.
Take Profit Trader
Take Profit Trader: platform charged separately, entry cost $300 on a 50K account.
Elite Trader Funding
Elite Trader Funding: platform charged separately, entry cost $347 on a 50K account.
MotiveWave at TradeDay: common questions
Is MotiveWave included in TradeDay's offer?
Yes. TradeDay includes MotiveWave in the price of the challenge: there is no separate subscription to pay.
How much does it cost to start at TradeDay with MotiveWave?
$100 for a 25K account, activation fees and the cost of MotiveWave included.
Can robots or copy trading be run on MotiveWave at TradeDay?
At TradeDay, robots and algorithms are covered by one rule and copy trading by another. Robots and algorithms: allowed with conditions. Copy trading: allowed with conditions. The platform changes nothing here; the firm's contract decides.
Does another prop firm offer MotiveWave for less?
Yes: Bulenox starts at $94 on a 25K account with MotiveWave, and it is the only cheaper one.
The other platforms available at TradeDay
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