Trade The Pool review

Operator: Five Percent Online Ltd ("5% group" — same parent as The5%ers).

CEO: Michael Katz.

Niche: Stock-trading prop firm — distinct from forex/futures rivals. Self-described as "Most Popular Stock Trading Prop Firm".

Tagline (verbatim): "Limited Risk Trading Platform" — buying power up to $200K with capped risk.

4.5 / 5 · 636 reviews

Investment Company · Claimed profile · Paid Trustpilot subscription

One of the highest-rated equities-focused prop firms on Trustpilot.

Three brand-marketed differentiators visible at the top of tradethepool.com:

• No PDT Rule — day trade freely without the $25K minimum US pattern-day-trader threshold
• Real shares, No CFDs
• Short any penny stock

Brand activity events documented on tradethepool.com:

• Trader's Day Live — London (June 2023)
• The London Show (March 2023)
• Money Show — Orlando (October 2025)
• Trading Prep 2026 (Dec 2025)

A.K.A. running an active in-person trader community alongside the prop product.

Per the brand: "We remove unnecessary barriers, offer structured opportunities, and create an environment where skill—not capital limitations—determines success."

Why it matters: The product enforces risk caps in-platform — you literally cannot lose more than your evaluation cap allows.

Pick between two account flavors at checkout:

Day Trade: Intra-day position closure required.

Swing: Hold overnight and through weekends.

Different rule-sets apply per type — confirm in dashboard before strategy build-out.

Flex Evaluation: "Unlimited time, fewer rules, more opportunities. Focus on strategy, not restrictions."

Max Evaluation: "Higher rewards by showing consistency under pressure within a 60-day timeframe."

VOD Library: Exclusive videos for funded traders.

Active blog: Recent posts on AI supercycle, Tesla earnings, Fair Value Gaps, RSI strategies, PDT-avoidance tactics.

Podcast: "A Trader Over the Shoulder" with Miki Katz (15-yr pro).

Same parent company (Five Percent Online Ltd) — but The5%ers focuses on forex while Trade The Pool is the equities arm.

Pick The5%ers if you want forex/CFDs, pick TTP if you want real stock shares.

Futures-focused prop firm (different asset class). Often compared with TTP by traders deciding between futures and equities.

No direct overlap — choose based on what you want to trade.

The original futures prop firm. Like Apex, focused on futures rather than equities — but its rule-set (trailing drawdown, profit target) is the closest mental model for new TTP traders.

Forex/CFD market leader. Higher review count, but no stock-shares product. Pick FTMO for forex, TTP for stocks.

FTMO Trustpilot: 4.8/5 · 43K reviews — for cross-reference.

Entry tier for new traders. Lowest evaluation fee.

Best for: Validating your stock-trading strategy with minimal risk.

$25K is the symbolic equivalent of beating the US PDT threshold without putting up your own capital.

$50K is the most common funded size per the brand's payout testimonials feed.

The middle ground for established stock traders. Per the brand's funded-trader gallery, many traders reach this tier.

Top tier. Brand-published funded-trader stories include Adam, Jorge and Tim at $160K, plus Joseph at $260K (scaled).

Why it matters: The cap is highest among equities prop firms — most rivals stop at $100K.

Evaluation fee: Varies by account size — confirm on the brand pricing widget the day you buy.

Trading costs: Live commissions and SEC/FINRA fees apply on funded accounts (real shares model).

Activation fee: Required on the Max Evaluation to upgrade to funded status — disclosed in checkout.

Five Percent Online Ltd discloses that "all trading activities conducted through the Company Hub are executed in a simulated environment" — funded payouts come from firm performance against your simulated activity.

US Pattern Day Trader regulation requires $25K minimum equity for traders making >3 day-trades per 5 business days. Because TTP accounts are simulated, this rule does not apply.

"Short any penny stock" — TTP advertises short-selling availability even on low-float / sub-$5 names that traditional brokers typically block.

Trades reference real share prices (NYSE / Nasdaq) but are executed in TTP's simulated Hub. No CFD spread mark-ups.

Flex Evaluation: Unlimited time.

Max Evaluation: 60-day window — pass faster to qualify for higher rewards.

Trade The Pool / Five Percent Online Ltd does not publish a fixed country block-list on the homepage. As with all 5% group products, jurisdictions where simulated-trading services violate local laws are excluded at signup.

Standard prop-firm restricted regions (industry reference, not TTP-specific): Iran 🇮🇷, N. Korea 🇰🇵, Syria 🇸🇾, Cuba 🇨🇺, Sudan 🇸🇩.

Verify by attempting registration from your IP — TTP applies geolocation checks at signup.

Bottom line: TTP wins when you specifically want to trade equities. Forex traders should stick with FTMO/FundedNext.

Sample of published funded-trader payouts (from tradethepool.com testimonials carousel):

Adam $160K · Joseph $260K · Tim $160K · Jorge $160K · Mikhail $25K · Sahil $80K · Dana $80K

"In 5 years, people will look back and say: 'Remember when traders had to risk their own money to trade?' Trading has evolved, but one thing remains constant—risk. At Trade The Pool, we believe in a smarter way forward."

— Michael Katz, CEO (verbatim from brand homepage)

Backed by the established 5% group infrastructure. Compliance: "All trading activities conducted through the Company Hub are executed in a simulated environment" — standard prop-firm disclosure.

Stability factor: Trade The Pool inherits The5%ers' multi-year operational track record.