What is the same for every account?
- Split: 90% to you, 10% to StarTrading, on every payout.
- Minimum: $500 per request.
- Window: none. You request when the rules of your account type are met.
- Speed: debited from the account within minutes, wire within two business days.
- Sim payouts: five, then the Live review.
- Profit goal: Cycle and Direct cycles have a goal; the consistency rule applies where the account type has one.
How are Cycle payouts capped?
Each cycle has a profit goal, and only the first payout is capped. Every payout after it takes the whole cycle profit above the buffer. You keep the buffer in the account and meet the 40% consistency rule.
| Account type | 25K | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle | $250 | $500 | $750 | $1,000 |
| Clear | 5 days at $100 or more | 5 days at $150 or more | 5 days at $200 or more | 5 days at $250 or more |
| Stream | Everything above the buffer, daily, from $500 | Everything above the buffer, daily, from $500 | Everything above the buffer, daily, from $500 | Everything above the buffer, daily, from $500 |
| Direct | $1,500, then $1,250 | $3,000, then $2,500 | $6,000, then $3,500 | $9,000, then $4,500 |
| Account type | 25K | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle | $1,000, then uncapped | $2,000, then uncapped | $2,500, then uncapped | $3,000, then uncapped |
| Clear | 50% of cycle profit, up to $1,000 | 50% of cycle profit, up to $2,000 | 50% of cycle profit, up to $2,500 | 50% of cycle profit, up to $3,000 |
| Stream | No cap | No cap | No cap | No cap |
| Direct | $1,000, then $1,000 | $2,000, then $2,500 | $2,500, then $3,000 | $3,000, then $3,500 |
How do Clear payouts work?
Five separate days at or above the minimum daily profit ($100 on a 25K, $250 on a 150K) and a positive net 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 once funded.
How do Stream payouts work?
Request on any trading day. Everything above the buffer is withdrawable, from $500, with no cap per request, as long as your net profit since the last payout is positive. If one day reaches the maximum daily profit ($10,000 on a 100K), the account moves to Live at once and the simulated profit above the buffer is paid up to $15,000.
How do Direct payouts work?
Like Cycle, with a higher cycle goal and the 20% consistency rule. Goals: $1,500 to $9,000 for the first cycle, then $1,250 to $4,500. Caps rise from the fourth payout.
What can delay or decline a payout?
A consistency ratio above the threshold, a balance below the buffer, a request under $500, or a review for a prohibited practice. A declined request explains the reason and what has to change; nothing is lost, the cycle continues.
Common mistakes
- Requesting the first Cycle payout at the goal exactly, leaving no cushion above the buffer.
- Counting a $90 day toward the Clear five-day rule on a 25K ($100 minimum).
- Expecting the Clear cap to grow after the first payout; it does not.
Simulated accounts until Live. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss.