Lesson 8 of 12 · 4 min
After You Pass — Payout Rules and Buffers
The extra rules on funded accounts, payout splits, and why the first withdrawal needs a plan.
A funded account pays you — under another set of rules. They decide when and how much you can withdraw.
Rules that come with funding
Common ones: a buffer of profit before the first payout, a minimum number of trading days per payout cycle, a consistency rule on payouts, a maximum per request, and a payout split — the share of profit you keep.
A withdrawal moves you toward the floor
Withdrawing lowers your balance, but the floor often stays where it is. Plan how much room you keep after each payout.
Example
Floor locked at $50,100. Balance $52,000. You withdraw $1,500.
Balance after: $50,500 — only $400 above the floor.
Costs against payouts
Fees, resets and activation are part of the result. Track what you've spent against what you've been paid, account by account.
TradeCompass turns this into your own rules: it checks every trade against them and warns you before you break one.
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