TradeStation equities/futures account bonus: is $3,500 worth it?
What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.
With $5,000 for 315 days, the tier that adds the most.
Yearly rate on $5,000 while it's there, bonus included.
Every tier
A smaller tier often wins: less cash away from what it earns now.
- −$29$5,000Best for you$150 bonus · 315 days
- −$595$25,000$300 bonus · 315 days
- −$3,082$100,000$500 bonus · 315 days
- −$7,954$250,000$1,000 bonus · 315 days
- −$15,908$500,000$2,000 bonus · 315 days
- −$32,315$1,000,000$3,500 bonus · 315 days
The math
Compared with leaving $5k at 4.15%
Deposit $5,000 in new money within 45 days · Keep $5,000 there until day 315. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.
About this bonus
What it takes
- 1Deposit $5,000 in new money within 45 days
- 2Keep $5,000 there until day 315
- Ends
- No end date listed
- Where
- Nationwide
- Monthly fee
- None
- Cash stays
- About 315 days
- Bonus paid
- Usually within 30 days of finishing
Similar bonuses
The same kind of account, ranked by what each adds at 4.15%.
Questions
Is the TradeStation equities/futures account bonus worth it?
At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $5,000 tier adds −$29: the $150 bonus, minus the $179 that cash would have earned in 315 days. The $25,000 tier adds −$595. At that rate it doesn't beat leaving the cash where it is. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.
What are the requirements?
Deposit $5,000 in new money within 45 days; keep $5,000 there until day 315. Open nationwide.
When does it end?
No end date is listed. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.