Subreddit rules check
r/trading
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · No direct YouTube links (must be a self post with text), direct links to paid-subscription sites or repeated blog links are removed—avoid promotional posts unless cleared with mods.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: story, discussion, question
Write first-person, reflective long-form posts with a clear lesson or question in the headline (e.g., “I turned $5k into $50k… then lost it” or “What I learned after 5 years of losing money”). Tone: earnest, humble, data- or experience-backed. Length: detailed self-posts that encourage discussion. Upvoted: genuine lessons, stats, actionable takeaways. Removed: short low-effort posts, hype/WSB-style posts, direct sales/paid-subscription links, or pure promo.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/trading's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.