Typical conditions are a percentage gain sustained over a number of months without a breach, sometimes with a minimum number of payouts. Read whether the drawdown allowance scales with the account: an account that doubles in size while the loss limit stays fixed in dollars is harder to trade, not easier.
Scaling plan
Payouts
The published schedule by which a firm increases your account size, and often your profit share, after a period of consistent profitability.
How firms apply it
What it means for your trading
Scaling is where the money in this model actually is for a consistently profitable trader, and it is the part least worth choosing a firm on until you have been funded for six months.
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What a split and scaling plan pay over a year.
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