# Earn with the referral program

> Choose your own referral code, share your link, give buyers a discount and get paid through Stripe. How commission, the holding period and currencies work.

Source: https://scalpeltrade.com/guides/referral-program
Guide 12.5, Licence, updates and account. Beginner, 5 min read.
Checked with Scalpel 1.12.8 on 2026-10-15. By Scalpel Team.

**In short:**

Sign in at scalpeltrade.com, open **Refer a trader** and click **Get my referral link**. Anyone who buys within 60 days of clicking your link gets 10% off ($269.10 instead of $299) and you earn 30% of what they paid before tax, $80.73 a sale. Commissions are held for 30 days to cover refunds, then paid to your bank through Stripe.

The referral program pays traders who send other traders to Scalpel. You do not need to own Scalpel to join, and it takes a minute to set up. The rates on this page are the current defaults; your referrals page always shows the ones that apply to you.

**Before you start:**

- A scalpeltrade.com account (sign in with your email at [/login](https://scalpeltrade.com/login)).
- For payouts: a bank account in the UK, the EU or EEA, the US, Canada or Switzerland.

## How the money works

| | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | $269.10 + tax | 10% off the $299 price, shown on the pricing page and at checkout |
| Your commission | **30%** of the price before tax | $80.73 on a $269.10 sale; tax is never part of it |
| Held for | **30 days** | Covers the 7-day refund window and card disputes |
| Paid | Automatically, within a day of the hold ending | Through Stripe to your bank |
| Link window | **60 days** from the click | The buyer must accept cookies for the click to count |

A buyer who signs up for an account while your link is remembered stays yours even if they buy later. You never earn on your own purchase, and your own code gives you no discount.

## Set it up

### 1. Get your link

Sign in, go to your [account page](https://scalpeltrade.com/account) and click **Refer a trader** (top right). Click **Get my referral link**. You get a link straight away, with a short random code: `https://scalpeltrade.com/?ref=K7M2QX`.

### 2. Choose your own code

Under **Your link**, type the code you want in **Your code** (1) and click **Save code**. A code is 4 to 24 letters, numbers or single hyphens, starting and ending with a letter or number. Capitals do not matter: JIMMY420 and jimmy420 are the same code. The page confirms "Your code is now JIMMY420."

*Screenshot: Your link, ready to copy, and the code box (1). Demo data.*

**Careful.**

Changing your code breaks every link with the old one. People who already signed up through you stay yours, but anyone who clicks an old link afterwards is not counted. Pick a code you will keep.

### 3. Set up payouts

In the **Payouts** panel, pick **Country of your bank account** and click **Set up payouts**. Stripe opens and asks for your identity and bank details; Scalpel never sees them. When you come back the badge reads **Ready**. If Stripe still needs something, the page says "Payout setup is not finished" and offers **Continue payout setup**.

Commissions you earn before payouts are ready are kept and paid once setup is finished.

### 4. Share the link

Copy it with **Copy link** and share it where traders talk. Any page works: `scalpeltrade.com/guides?ref=JIMMY420` lands a reader on the guides with your code attached, which is handy when you answer a question with a guide.

### 5. Watch the numbers

The page counts **Clicks**, **Sales**, money **Held** and money **Paid**, then lists each commission with its **Sale date**, **Amount**, **Rate**, **Payable from** date and **Status**.

*Screenshot: Three referred sales: two held until their payable date, one paid. Demo data.*

## Commission statuses

| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **Held** | Waiting out the 30-day hold. Paid automatically on or after its **Payable from** date. |
| **Paid** | Sent to your Stripe account. **Open payout dashboard** shows the transfer and when it reaches your bank. |
| **Void** | The buyer was refunded before the commission was paid, so it was cancelled. |
| **Reversed** | The buyer was refunded or won a card dispute after the commission was paid, so it was taken back. If your Stripe balance cannot cover it, it comes off your next payout. |

## Currencies

Commissions are worked out and shown in US dollars, because the sale was in dollars. Each one is paid out of the sale itself, in the currency Stripe settled that sale in, at the rate Stripe used for it (rounded down to the cent). Stripe then pays your bank in your bank's currency. The exact amounts that reach you are in your payout dashboard.

## Share it honestly

The best referrals come from showing what you actually use. A few rules keep it fair for everyone, and the terms enforce them:

- **No performance claims.** Do not promise profits or post "I made $X with Scalpel" as a reason to buy. Scalpel is a tool; momentum scalping is hard, carries a real risk of loss, and most people who try it lose money. Say so if you recommend it.
- **Describe it as it is.** Long-only US stocks, built for the pre-market, stops watched by the app, no auto trader, no free trial (there is a 7-day refund).
- **No spam, no posing as us.** Codes cannot contain words like scalpel, support, official, free or discount ("That code is reserved. Try another."). Bidding on the Scalpel name in search ads is not allowed.

Referrers who spam or mislead buyers are suspended, and the page then says "Your referral account is suspended. Contact hello@scalpeltrade.com."

## Questions

**Do I need to own Scalpel to refer?**

No. Anyone with a scalpeltrade.com account can get a referral link and earn commission.

**How much do I earn per referral?**

30% of the price the buyer paid before tax. With the 10% referral discount that is $80.73 on a $269.10 sale.

**When do I get paid?**

Each commission is held for 30 days to cover refunds and disputes, then paid automatically through Stripe to your bank once your payouts are set up.

**How long does my link last?**

A click counts for 60 days, as long as the buyer accepts cookies on the site. A buyer who creates an account in that time stays yours.

**Which countries can receive payouts?**

Banks in the UK, the EU and EEA, the US, Canada and Switzerland, through Stripe Connect.

**What happens if my buyer asks for a refund?**

The commission is cancelled if it has not been paid yet, or taken back if it has. That is why commissions are held for 30 days.