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Payout Cycle

Payout Cycle

Firm terms

Definition

The period and conditions between one payout request and the next. In each cycle, the firm's conditions must be met again: qualifying days, minimum profit, and sometimes a consistency rule that restarts from zero after each payout.

Detailed explanation

Some firms allow a payout request every 24 hours after the profit is built, while others set a cycle of several trading days. The frequency alone doesn't tell the whole story: a short cycle with a low cap can pay out less money per month than a long cycle with a high cap. What trips up traders is the stage after the payout. When the count starts from zero, one strong profitable day at the beginning of the new cycle increases the total profit that needs to be accumulated to meet the consistency rule, and delays the next payout.

An example from the prop world

On FTMO Futures, in the Growth plan, you can request a payout every 4 days, after 4 qualifying days, up to 50% of the profit above the starting balance and up to a cap of $2,500 on a 50K account.

How it works at the firms on this site

Based on the rules listed on our firm pages. Rules get updated, so check the firm's page before buying.

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A trading day that closes with a profit of at least a minimum amount set by the firm. Most firms require accumulating several such days before any payout request, and a day with a profit below the threshold does not advance the payout.

Payout cap

The maximum amount you may withdraw in one request or one payout cycle, even if the profit in the account is higher.

Consistency rule

A restriction applied at prop firms (both in the evaluation phases and in funded accounts) to make sure the trader operates systematically and steadily rather than relying on luck or aggressive gambling. The rule usually requires that the best trading day's profit not exceed a set percentage of total profit (or sets limits on position size), ensuring the trading account is built on balanced performance over time and not on a one-time “big hit”.

safety cushion

The amount of profit that must build up in the funded account before you're allowed to withdraw. The profit inside the cushion stays in the account, and only what's above it is available for payout.

Renewal

An action that happens automatically every month (or every 30 days), meant to extend the evaluation account's subscription and ensure continuous access so you can keep trading.

Reset

An account reset is a manual action meant to return the trading account to its original starting state by restoring the balance and restarting progress.