Official PRO account payout rules, eligibility, minimum balance, and prohibited activities.
PRO Accounts Payout – Payout Rules and Procedures
We make getting paid simple and reliable. Our priority is to process your payouts quickly and accurately so you can enjoy the rewards of your trading. To help make every transaction smooth and hassle-free, here are the key details and reminders you'll want to know.
Once you request a payout, wait to trade until we review and update the account.
Payout Requirements and Criteria
To request a payout, you must meet the following criteria. These steps apply to both U.S. and non-U.S. traders.
- 8 Trading Days: You must have completed at least 8 trading days.
- Profit on 5 Days: At least 5 of those 8 days must show a profit of $100 or more.
- Safety Net: The safety net is your drawdown limit plus $100.
- 30% Consistency Rule: No single trading day may account for more than 30% of the total profit balance at the time of a payout request.
30% Consistency Rule – Key Details
- If a single day generates more than 30% of the profit balance, you need additional total profit before requesting a payout.
- After a payout is approved, any single day after that cannot be more than 30% of the profit balance for the next request.
- Formula: Highest Profit Day ÷ 0.3 = Minimum Total Profit Required
- Example: On a $50k account, if your highest profit day was $1,500: $1,500 ÷ 0.3 = $5,000. You need at least $5,000 in total profit to request a payout.
Safety Net & Minimum Payout
The safety net is the drawdown based on account size plus $100. If the safety net threshold is met, you can request the minimum payout of $500, even if it encroaches on the safety net. To request over $500, your balance must exceed the safety net by the additional amount requested (e.g. for $1,200 on a $50k account, balance must be at least $53,300).
Minimum Balance to Request a Payout
Your account must meet the required minimum balance (trailing drawdown stops at starting balance plus $100).
| Account Size | Minimum Required Balance |
|---|---|
| $25k Account | $26,600 |
| $50k Account | $52,600 |
| $100k Account | $103,100 |
| $150k Account | $155,100 |
Minimum and Maximum Payout Amounts
Minimum payout: $500 for any account size (with 8 trading days and minimum balance). Maximum per account:
| Account Size | Maximum Payout |
|---|---|
| $25k Account | $1,500 |
| $50k Account | $2,000 |
| $100k Account | $2,500 |
| $150k Account | $2,750 |
Prohibited
- Trading Without Risk Management: All trades must have stop losses and a well-defined risk management strategy.
- High-Risk Strategies: Small profit targets with disproportionately large risk (e.g. 5-tick target, 150-tick stop) are not allowed.
- Using the Trailing Threshold as a Stop Loss: Prohibited.
- Stockpiling Evaluation Accounts: Intentionally cycling through accounts is not permitted.
- Unsustainable Strategies: Any approach that does not demonstrate consistent, responsible trading is prohibited.
- Deviating from Professional Standards: Strategies must be consistent with a personally funded account at a registered broker.
- Manipulation / HFT: Manipulation or exploitation of the simulation environment, including HFT, is strictly prohibited.
- Unauthorized Users: Only the registered owner may access or verify the account.
- Account and Resource Sharing: Sharing MAC addresses, computers, IPs, credit cards, or trade copying is forbidden.
- Multiple Account Creation: Prohibited and bannable.
- Trade Strategy: We may ask for your trade strategy.
- CFTC Registrants: Registration status with the CFTC/NFA may affect eligibility.
Traders engaging in these prohibited activities will forfeit their accounts and all associated balances. Edmond reserves the right to audit accounts for compliance.