A 3-month online trader development programme for serious traders who want structure, pressure, accountability and a real competitive performance layer.
ETTP is the premium route inside The Stop Hunter. You choose a development lane in Futures, Options or Automated Trading, then work through structured training, live review, 1-to-1 support, a custom trading plan and the ETTP Challenge Track.
This is not just one course. ETTP gives you a full trader-development stack.
ETTP also includes entry into the trading competition / Challenge Track, with major straight-to-funded account prizes for the top 3 traders, based on Stephen’s discretionary scoring.
Straight-to-funded account prize + £2,000 cash prize + 6 months of 1-to-1 mentoring with Stephen. 2 sessions per month, value £12,000.
Straight-to-funded account prize, subject to criteria and provider rules.
Straight-to-funded account prize, subject to criteria and provider rules.
The normal full programme price is £5,500. During the Summer Sale, the full-payment route is reduced by 40% to £3,300. You can also secure your place through the separate deposit route for £1,197.
Summer Sale full payment. No remaining programme instalments.
Pay the Summer Sale deposit today to secure your ETTP place.
Payhip checkout provides available card / PayPal options. The active checkout prices shown by Payhip apply. The full-payment route is currently £3,300 and the deposit route is currently £1,197. Deposit terms, the remaining balance and the payment schedule are governed by the current Payhip deposit product terms and will be confirmed after purchase. Challenge Track participation, funded-account prizes, the £2,000 cash prize and the six-month mentoring prize are subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, weekly submissions, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms. No trading result, income, profit, prize, withdrawal or funding outcome is guaranteed.
The Challenge Track is not just a private attempt in the background. If you want to compete, your trading records must be submitted weekly.
This is where ETTP becomes different from a normal course. You are not just watching lessons. You are trading, documenting, submitting, reviewing and being judged on both performance and process.
Challenge Track participants must submit enough information for performance, risk behaviour and decision-making to be reviewed properly.
Most traders do not improve because they never properly review their decisions. They remember the winners, bury the mistakes and repeat the same bad habits.
Weekly submission forces accountability. It makes your trading visible and gives the competition a proper process layer.
You trade the approved challenge account under the external provider’s rules.
You submit your weekly data, screenshots, trade history and review notes.
Your trading behaviour, risk, mistakes and process are reviewed.
Your submissions feed into Stephen’s discretionary scoring framework.
Submission rule: If you do not submit the required weekly trading records by the deadline, you can receive a zero process score for that week. Repeated failure to submit may make you ineligible for Challenge Track scoring, funded account prizes or the £2,000 cash prize.
ETTP is not just education. It includes a competitive trading layer designed to test process, discipline, risk control and performance under pressure.
Every ETTP student can take part in the Challenge Track. The programme includes the cost of one approved £25,000 prop challenge account, up to the stated allowance. This gives students a practical environment to trade, submit records, receive review and compete for the top 3 straight-to-funded account prizes.
If you breach the challenge rules, fail the challenge, lose access to the account, or do not submit the required trading records, your Challenge Track eligibility can end.
The top 3 eligible Challenge Track traders can win straight-to-funded account prizes. The overall winner also receives £2,000 cash plus 6 months of additional 1-to-1 mentoring with Stephen.
Straight-to-funded account prize, plus £2,000 cash and 6 months of 1-to-1 mentoring with Stephen. 2 sessions per month, 12 sessions total. Mentoring value: £12,000.
Straight-to-funded account prize, subject to criteria, eligibility, weekly submissions and provider rules.
Straight-to-funded account prize, subject to criteria, eligibility, weekly submissions and provider rules.
Secure your ETTP place and choose your preferred lane during onboarding.
Trade the approved challenge account under the external provider’s rules.
Submit your trade records, screenshots and weekly review notes.
Eligible traders are scored for performance, risk, process and conduct.
Important: The challenge account is provided by an external provider. The Stop Hunter is not a prop firm, broker, investment manager or provider of trading capital. Challenge participation, funded account prizes, the £2,000 cash prize and the 6-month mentoring (worth £12,000) prize are subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms.
The Challenge Track prizes are not awarded to whoever takes the biggest risk or has one lucky run.
ETTP is designed to reward serious trading behaviour. Performance matters, but so does drawdown control, rule compliance, consistency, risk discipline, weekly review quality and professional conduct.
Eligible Challenge Track participants are assessed using the following discretionary scorecard:
| Assessment Area | Weight | What It Measures |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge performance | 30% | Overall performance inside the approved challenge account. |
| Drawdown control | 20% | How well the trader protects the account and avoids unnecessary damage. |
| Rule compliance | 15% | Whether the trader follows the provider’s rules and ETTP submission requirements. |
| Consistency | 10% | Whether performance is controlled and repeatable rather than erratic. |
| Weekly review quality | 10% | The quality of trade submissions, review notes and learning process. |
| Risk discipline | 10% | Whether the trader behaves professionally under pressure. |
| Professional conduct | 5% | Communication, reliability, seriousness and programme conduct. |
Raw profit alone can be misleading. A trader can make money by gambling, oversizing or taking poor-quality risk.
That is not what ETTP is trying to reward.
Important: Stephen’s discretionary scoring is based on the published assessment areas above. Final prize decisions are subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, weekly submissions, external provider terms, trading records and Stephen’s final assessment of performance, risk behaviour, process and conduct.
ETTP is not just one course. It is a full trader development package built around education, live structure, 1-to-1 support, a custom trading plan, resource access and a competitive Challenge Track.
The aim is to give you the complete training environment: courses, books, recordings, live sessions, personal review and a serious performance layer.
You receive access to the core Stop Hunter course stack.
You also receive PDF access to key Stop Hunter trading books.
ETTP also includes major recorded masterclass material.
ETTP is built around live progression and accountability, not passive watching.
The programme includes personal structure so you are not left to join the dots alone.
You also receive access to the programme resource platform.
ETTP also includes entry into the futures trading competition / Challenge Track. The top 3 eligible traders can win straight-to-funded account prizes, and the overall winner also receives £2,000 cash plus 6 months of 1-to-1 mentoring with Stephen, based on Stephen’s discretionary scoring and subject to the published criteria.
Straight-to-funded account prize, plus £2,000 cash prize and 6 months of 1-to-1 mentoring with Stephen. 2 sessions per month, 12 sessions total. Mentoring value: £12,000.
Straight-to-funded account prize, subject to criteria, eligibility, weekly submissions and provider rules.
Straight-to-funded account prize, subject to criteria, eligibility, weekly submissions and provider rules.
Important: Competition entry, the £2,000 cash prize, the 6-month mentoring prize and straight-to-funded account prizes are subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, weekly submissions, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms. They are not guaranteed outcomes.
ETTP is built as a structured 12-week development programme, not a vague coaching container.
The programme includes 2 lectures per week, 1 live seminar per week, monthly 1-to-1 sessions, an initial pre-programme 1-to-1 with Stephen, and additional foundation work for newer traders before the September start. All students are encouraged to attend the full lecture programme, even when a lecture sits outside their chosen lane, because wider market understanding is part of the ETTP edge.
Before the programme starts, each trader has an initial 1-to-1 with Stephen to clarify their current level, preferred lane and development needs.
If you are newer to trading, you may be given preparatory work before the programme begins so everyone starts from a more consistent foundation.
The planned weekly structure is simple and repeatable: lectures on Monday and Tuesday, then a live seminar on Thursday. Final times are still to be confirmed.
If you choose the Futures lane, you are not “missing out” when the programme covers Options or Automation. The same applies if you choose Options or Automated Trading.
ETTP is designed so every trader attends the full lecture programme. Your chosen lane shapes your personal trading plan, your 1-to-1 focus, your practical application and the way you use the material — but the broader education matters.
| Week | Monday Lecture | Tuesday Lecture | Thursday Seminar Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ETTP Orientation: The Professional Trader Roadmap | Choosing Your Lane: Futures, Options or Automated Trading | Programme kickoff, lane discussion and trading objectives |
| Week 2 | Building Your Trading Plan From First Principles | Market Structure, Instruments, Sessions and Execution Reality | Trading-plan workshop and current market discussion |
| Week 3 | Risk Architecture: Position Sizing, Drawdown and Survival | Trade Management: Entries, Exits, Stops and Scaling Decisions | Risk-plan review and position-sizing clinic |
| Week 4 | Technical Analysis That Actually Matters | My Renko World: Brick Sizing, Conditions and Setup Quality | Renko / technical analysis clinic |
| Week 5 | Futures Trading Frameworks: Structure, Volatility and Execution | Stephen’s Futures Setups: Trend, Breakout and Mean-Reversion Logic | Futures lane development session |
| Week 6 | Options Trading Frameworks: Direction, Time, Volatility and Greeks | Options Strategy Design: Spreads, Risk-Defined Trades and Campaigns | Options lane development session |
| Week 7 | Automated Trading Frameworks: Python, Data, Rules and Workflow | Backtesting, Robustness and Building Tools That Traders Actually Use | Automation lane development session |
| Week 8 | Probability, Expectancy and Sample Size | Kelly, Bet Sizing, Risk of Ruin and Capital Allocation | Probability and risk workshop |
| Week 9 | Trading Psychology Under Pressure | Reviewing Mistakes: Journaling, Debriefing and Behavioural Correction | Psychology, discipline and accountability seminar |
| Week 10 | Challenge Track Preparation: Rules, Constraints and Survival Plan | Challenge Track Execution: Weekly Submissions, Scoring and Process | Challenge Track preparation and Q&A |
| Week 11 | Stephen’s Strategy Playbook: Setups, Filters and Trade Selection | Building Your Personal Edge Portfolio | Strategy refinement and trade selection review |
| Week 12 | Final Trading Plan Build: Rules, Checklists and Execution Routine | Competition Readiness and Your Next 90-Day Trading Plan | Final review, next steps and Challenge Track readiness |
The structure above gives the planned direction of the programme, but ETTP is designed to stay relevant. Stephen may adjust lecture titles, seminar themes, sequencing or supporting material at any time if he believes it will improve the programme, respond to market conditions, address trader weaknesses, or add new material that becomes important during the cohort.
Note: Planned lecture days are Monday and Tuesday, with live seminars planned for Thursday. Exact times are to be confirmed. The content structure is indicative and subject to change at Stephen’s discretion.
ETTP is not a generic trading course. You choose the route that matches the trader you are trying to become.
A futures trader, an options trader and an automation-focused trader do not need the same path. ETTP gives you a defined lane so your development is focused, structured and practical.
For traders who want to build around futures markets, execution, price structure, Renko thinking, risk control and disciplined performance development.
For traders who want to build a more serious framework around options, volatility, Greeks, probability, risk-defined structure and trade design.
For traders who want to build towards Python, trading tools, dashboards, backtesting, workflow, scanning, system logic and automation.
You do not need to know your lane perfectly before joining. Your route can be confirmed during onboarding. The important point is that ETTP gives you a defined path instead of leaving you scattered across random strategies, videos and ideas.
This programme is not designed for everyone. That is the point.
ETTP is for traders who want structure, pressure, accountability and a serious development route. It is not for people looking for magic signals, easy funding or a shortcut around doing the work.
ETTP is built for traders who want a proper structure around their development, not just more disconnected content.
ETTP is not built for gamblers, excuse-makers or people who want a prize without proving themselves.
The funded-account prizes and £2,000 cash prize make ETTP exciting, but they are not the whole programme. The real value is the structure: training, review, accountability, a defined lane, a custom trading plan and a serious environment to develop inside.
Previous ETTP traders did not just talk about strategies. They talked about structure, discipline, confidence, market understanding, 1-to-1 support and a clearer route towards becoming a more serious trader.
The 2026 version builds on that foundation with a sharper lane structure, a stronger Challenge Track and a more defined competition and prize layer.
I’ve been involved in trading for a while, and like most people, I’ve gone through countless courses, strategies, and ‘systems’ that promise a lot but don’t actually deliver structure or clarity.
The Elite Trader Training Programme with Stephen Hoad is genuinely one of the few that stands apart.
What makes this programme different is that it is not built around hype, shortcuts, or surface-level content. It’s built around structure, discipline, and real market understanding. Stephen’s 30+ years of experience shows in the way everything is taught — practical, direct, and focused on what actually works in live markets.
By the end of it, I didn’t just have more knowledge — I had a clear trading identity, a structured plan, better discipline and execution, and a much deeper understanding of how markets actually move.
This isn’t for someone looking for a quick win or a shortcut. But if you are serious about trading and want to move from confusion to clarity, this programme is absolutely worth it.
Stephen’s ETTP was a real transformational trading process for me.
Learning his edge across futures markets really pushed me from trading as a hobby, to data and edge driven trading with confidence.
The competition aspect of the program is invaluable, it forces you to address the behavioural challenges you will face in trading, and work through them with Stephen in your 1:1 sessions.
I’d highly recommend it to anyone, Stephen is as good as it gets in the trading space, and it’s a real privilege to get to work with him.
It’s not going to be easy, but you’ll come out of it a very different trader than when you walked in!
This program is best suited for individuals who are serious about learning how to follow the path of a real independent trader, someone who can stay in the game over the long term.
The Renko buy and sell engine is only a small part of the real value. The course offers much deeper insights, particularly in areas such as money management, position sizing, trading system development and maintenance, as well as the foundations of a strong trading mindset.
The content is well-structured and supported by practical experience in a real trading environment, which can genuinely help set you on the path toward becoming an independent trader with a sustainable approach.
The pattern is clear: previous ETTP traders valued the structure, discipline, 1-to-1 support, competition pressure and professional process. The 2026 programme takes that foundation and adds a stronger Challenge Track, clearer scoring and a more defined prize structure.
Testimonials are from previous ETTP participants. Individual results vary, and trading performance, competition outcomes, funded-account prizes and cash prizes are not guaranteed.
The normal full programme price is £5,500. During the Summer Sale, the full-payment route is reduced by 40% to £3,300. You can also secure your place with a £1,197 deposit.
The upfront route gives the strongest saving. Join in full for £3,300, or secure your place through the separate deposit route for £1,197. The remaining balance and payment schedule are governed by the current deposit product terms and will be confirmed after purchase.
Pay the Summer Sale price upfront and join ETTP 2026 in full.
Payhip checkout provides card / PayPal options. Keep your order confirmation for your records.
Pay the Summer Sale deposit today to secure your ETTP 2026 place.
Your place is confirmed once payment is received. The remaining balance and payment schedule will be confirmed after purchase under the current deposit product terms.
Whether you secure your place with the deposit or pay upfront, you receive access to the same ETTP programme stack.
Important: The deposit route is currently priced at £1,197. Deposit terms, the remaining balance and the payment schedule are governed by the current Payhip deposit product terms and will be confirmed after purchase. Challenge Track participation, funded account prizes, the £2,000 cash prize and the six-month mentoring prize are subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, weekly submissions, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms. The Stop Hunter is not a prop firm, broker, investment manager or provider of trading capital. No trading result, profit, income, withdrawal, prize or funding outcome is guaranteed.
This is a high-ticket programme with a competition layer, funded-account prizes and payment options. The key details need to be clear before you join.
ETTP is a structured 3-month trader development programme, not just a single course.
Inside ETTP you receive access to courses, books, masterclass recordings, weekly lectures, live seminars, monthly 1-to-1 sessions, a custom-built trading plan, resource platform access and the Challenge Track / competition layer.
Yes. ETTP is built around three possible development lanes:
Your chosen lane focuses your application, 1-to-1 work and custom trading plan. However, all students are encouraged to attend the full lecture programme because wider market understanding is part of the ETTP structure.
Until 30 April, the next 5 traders can join ETTP on the current April offer.
The normal full programme price is £5,500.
The £1,500 deposit secures your ETTP 2026 place under the current April offer and is non-refundable except where required by law.
This is because the deposit reserves one of the limited ETTP places and starts the onboarding process. The remaining balance is payable as 3 payments of £650.
Your ETTP place is only confirmed once the deposit payment has been received.
If you join using the deposit route, your place is secured with the £1,500 initial payment.
The remaining balance is payable as 3 payments of £650. The payment schedule and next steps will be confirmed after purchase.
The deposit is non-refundable except where required by law.
The £2,999 full-payment route secures your ETTP 2026 place under the current April offer.
Refunds are not offered after onboarding, access, preparation work, programme resources or digital materials have begun, except where required by law.
If you have a genuine issue before onboarding begins, contact Stephen directly as soon as possible.
Payhip is used to handle the initial payment securely and professionally.
There are two Payhip checkout products: one for the £1,500 deposit route and one for the £2,999 full-payment route. Payhip checkout gives card / PayPal-style payment options, depending on what is available to you at checkout.
After purchase, your ETTP place is confirmed and Stephen will follow up with next steps.
No. Challenge Track participation is optional.
You can still complete ETTP as an educational and trader development programme without taking part in the Challenge Track.
However, if you want to be considered for the funded-account prizes, the £2,000 cash prize or the 6-month mentoring prize, you must take part in the Challenge Track and meet the relevant criteria.
The approved challenge account and any straight-to-funded account prize are provided by an external provider.
The Stop Hunter is not a prop firm, broker, investment manager or provider of trading capital.
Students are responsible for registering with the external provider in their own name and complying with that provider’s rules, terms, eligibility requirements and risk requirements.
The programme includes the cost of one approved £25,000 challenge account, up to the stated allowance.
The Stop Hunter covers the initial challenge fee / first month only. Resets, renewals, extensions, upgrades, additional accounts, platform fees, monthly fees or future costs are the student’s responsibility.
If you breach the provider’s rules, fail the challenge, lose access to the account, or do not submit the required trading records, your Challenge Track eligibility can end.
You remain inside the ETTP education programme, but you may no longer be eligible for Challenge Track scoring, funded-account prizes, the £2,000 cash prize or the 6-month mentoring prize.
No. The funded-account prizes are not guaranteed outcomes.
The top 3 eligible Challenge Track traders can win straight-to-funded account prizes, subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, weekly submissions, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms.
The 6-month mentoring prize includes 2 one-to-one sessions per month with Stephen, for 12 sessions in total. The stated mentoring value is £12,000.
The overall ETTP Challenge Track winner receives 6 months of additional 1-to-1 mentoring with Stephen.
This includes 2 one-to-one sessions per month, for 12 sessions in total. The stated value of this mentoring prize is £12,000.
This mentoring prize is awarded to the overall Challenge Track winner only and is subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, weekly submissions, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms.
No. The £2,000 cash prize is awarded to the overall Challenge Track winner only, subject to eligibility, weekly submissions, ETTP rules, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms.
It is not paid to every student who participates and it is not paid automatically to every trader who passes a challenge.
The winners are judged using Stephen’s discretionary scoring framework. It is not based on raw P&L alone.
The assessment includes:
The aim is to reward serious trading behaviour, not reckless gambling.
If you take part in the Challenge Track and want to remain eligible for scoring and prizes, yes.
Weekly submissions are part of the accountability process. You will need to submit trading records, screenshots, trade history, P&L / drawdown information, and review notes.
Failure to submit required records can result in a zero process score for that week. Repeated failure to submit can make you ineligible for Challenge Track scoring and prizes.
No. ETTP does not guarantee profits, income, withdrawals, funding, continued account access, or any trading outcome.
Trading is risky. The programme is designed to provide education, structure, accountability, review and a competitive framework. Outcomes depend on the individual trader, market conditions, risk management, discipline, provider rules and other factors.
Yes. The planned lecture structure, seminar themes and supporting material may be refined by Stephen at any time.
This may happen if Stephen believes changes will improve the programme, respond to market conditions, address trader weaknesses, or add relevant material that becomes important during the cohort.
Final note: ETTP is not a signal service, a guaranteed-funded-account offer, or a promise of income. It is a structured trader development programme with an optional Challenge Track and competition layer. All competition outcomes, funded-account prizes, cash prizes and mentoring prizes are subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms. The £1,500 deposit is non-refundable except where required by law.
ETTP 2026 is for serious traders who want structure, accountability, a defined trading lane and the chance to compete inside a serious trader-development environment.
If you want signals, shortcuts or guaranteed outcomes, this is not for you. If you want a structured development route with courses, books, recordings, live training, 1-to-1 support, a custom trading plan and a competitive Challenge Track, this is the route.
Pay the Summer Sale price upfront. No remaining programme instalments. Normal full programme price is £5,500.
Secure your ETTP place today with the reduced Summer Sale deposit. The remaining balance and payment schedule will be confirmed after purchase under the current deposit product terms.
Included: Mastering Python for Trading, Renko Bot Build, Learn to Trade, PDF books, Renko and Options masterclass recordings, 2 lectures per week, 1 live seminar per week, monthly 1-to-1 sessions, custom-built trading plan, resource platform access, Challenge Track entry, top 3 funded-account prize opportunities, £2,000 cash prize for the overall winner, and 6 months of 1-to-1 mentoring with Stephen for the overall winner, value £12,000 — all subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, Stephen’s discretionary scoring and external provider terms.
The deposit route is currently priced at £1,197. Deposit terms, the remaining balance and the payment schedule are governed by the current Payhip deposit product terms and will be confirmed after purchase. Challenge Track participation, funded account prizes, the £2,000 cash prize and the 6-month mentoring prize are subject to ETTP rules, eligibility, weekly submissions, external provider terms and Stephen’s discretionary scoring. The Stop Hunter is not a prop firm, broker, investment manager or provider of trading capital. No trading result, income, profit, prize, withdrawal or funding outcome is guaranteed.
Risk Disclosure: Options, futures, forex and CFD trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than their initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardising one's financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading, and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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