# Payouts: policy, split and timing

> StarTrading pays 90% of every payout to the trader, from $500 per request, with no fixed window and a wire within 2 business days. Every cap, goal and condition is published per account type.

Source: https://startrading.io/payouts · Updated 2026-09-08

## What is the payout policy?

- Profit split: 90% to you
- Minimum request: $500
- Payout window: None
- Wire: 2 business days
- Sim payouts before Live: 5

## How do payouts differ by account type?

- **Cycle**: Each payout cycle has a profit goal. Reach it, keep the buffer in the account and respect the 40% consistency rule, then request your profit. Only the first payout is capped; every payout after it is uncapped. Five payouts on the simulated account lead to the Live review.
- **Clear**: A payout needs five separate days at or above the minimum daily profit and a positive net profit for the cycle. You can withdraw 50% of the cycle profit, up to the cap for your size. The cap does not grow with later payouts. No buffer, no consistency rule.
- **Stream**: Request a payout on any trading day: everything above the buffer is withdrawable, from $500, with no cap per request, as long as net profit since the last payout is positive. If a single day reaches the maximum daily profit, the account moves to Live at once and simulated profit above the buffer is paid up to $15,000.
- **Direct**: Each cycle has a profit goal and a cap. The largest day may not exceed 20% of the cycle profit, which is the most common reason a Direct payout is declined. Caps rise from the fourth payout. Five payouts lead to the Live review.

Simulated accounts until Live. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss.