The Elite challenge is built to get profitable traders to real capital as quickly as possible. The funded phase has been streamlined: no profit goal, no consistency rule, no buffer, and a simple withdrawal mechanic that scales with your account balance.
After 5 successful payouts on your funded account, you graduate to a live capital account at FuturesElite Live.
Eligibility for a payout
To request a payout on your funded Elite account, you must:
Have completed at least 5 minimum profitable trading days in the current payout cycle. Each day must show a net profit above the minimum PnL threshold for your account size (see table below).
Have at least $1 of net profit in the current cycle. Your balance must be above the level it sat at after your previous payout, or above your starting balance if this is your first payout.
Have a completed KYC on file.
There is no profit goal to reach. As soon as your trading days are completed and your cycle is in net profit, you are eligible.
What "cycle in profit" means
Each payout cycle starts the moment your previous payout is paid. For your first payout, the cycle starts the moment your account becomes funded. A new cycle counter tracks profit from that point.
First payout: balance must be above your starting balance (for example, above $50,000 for a 50K Elite).
Second payout onwards: balance must be at least $1 above the balance left in the account after your previous payout was deducted. In other words, you must have made at least $1 of new profit since the last payout was processed.
If you take a trade between submitting the payout and the payout being processed that drops your balance below this threshold, your request may be denied.
How much can I request?
Your maximum payout request is calculated as:
50% of the profit you have made during the current payout cycle, up to the payout cap for your account size. "Cycle profit" means the profit accumulated since your last payout was paid (or since your account became funded, if this is your first payout) — not your lifetime profit above the starting balance.
The minimum payout request is $500.
Example (50K Elite): if your cycle profit is $4,000, you may request up to $2,000 (50% × $4,000 = $2,000, which equals the cap). If your cycle profit is $2,500, you may request up to $1,250 (50% × $2,500, below the cap). The minimum request is $500 in either case.
Example (100K Elite): if your cycle profit is $5,000, you may request up to $2,500 (50% × $5,000 = $2,500, which equals the cap). To request the full cap on a 100K account, you need at least $5,000 of profit in the cycle. With a cycle profit of $2,000, you may request up to $1,000 (50% × $2,000, below the cap).
Example (150K Elite): if your cycle profit is $6,000, you may request up to $3,000 (50% × $6,000 = $3,000, which equals the cap). To request the full cap on a 150K account, you need at least $6,000 of profit in the cycle. With a cycle profit of $2,500, you may request up to $1,250 (50% × $2,500, below the cap).
After a payout is paid, your balance is reduced by the gross amount withdrawn. To make another full-cap request, you will need to rebuild your balance.
Payout caps and minimum trading day thresholds
Account size | Min. trading days | Min. PnL per day | Maximum payout |
50K Elite | 5 | $150 | $2,000 |
100K Elite | 5 | $250 | $2,500 |
150K Elite | 5 | $350 | $3,000 |
The payout cap is flat for every payout — there are no tiered caps that scale with payout number, and the cap does not scale linearly with account size. The Elite challenge is designed so that traders looking to scale earnings do so by holding multiple funded accounts rather than by maximizing per-payout size on a single account.
Profit split
The standard profit split on Elite funded accounts is 90% to the trader / 10% to FuturesElite. This is applied automatically at the time of payout. There is no need to purchase a split upgrade.
Timing between payouts
The minimum waiting time between payout requests is determined by the 5 trading day requirement. The trading day counter resets after each paid payout. Calendar time is not separately enforced. As soon as you have completed 5 new profitable trading days and your cycle is back in net profit (at least $1 above your post-previous-payout balance), you may request again.