How are trader payouts structured at Funded Futures Family, including payout frequency and payment methods?

💡 Answer

Minimum Payout Amount: No minimum payout restriction apply.

Days to First Payout: 7:

Payout Processing Time (Days):

Payout Processing

Payouts are delivered through Rise. After approval, traders receive an invite, complete Rise onboarding/KYC, and then sign the contractor documentation; payouts are sent after that step.

Typical Rise timeframes: bank transfer/wire often 1–3 business days; crypto often same day to ~24 hours (network-dependent).



Payout Frequency:

Payout Frequency

Payouts become requestable once the trader meets eligibility requirements (including 7 qualifying $200+ profit days and applicable consistency/buffer rules). Requests can be submitted as soon as eligible.

Approved payout requests are processed on Tuesdays and Fridays (with cut-off times for each batch).



Payout Methods:Rise (Bank Transfer/Wire, Crypto, Local Currency)

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Funded Futures Family
Funded Futures Family (FFF) is a US-based futures prop firm that offers evaluation challenges and Straight-To-Funded options with access via Tradovate, NinjaTrader, and TradingView, a ruleset centered on trailing drawdown (EOD or intraday by plan), structured payout eligibility based on...
Crypto Fund Trader
Crypto Fund Trader (CFT) is a Switzerland-based crypto-first evaluation firm operated via SWISS RLCRATES AG that offers 1-phase, 2-phase, Instant and Ascend models with no time limits on standard challenges, trading via MT5, Match Trader and Bybit, simulated allocations up...
Instant Funding
Instant Funding (operated by Acello Ltd in the UK and IF Pro Ltd in Saint Lucia) is a no-evaluation prop firm offering Instant Funding (smart drawdown), IF Micro, IF1 (24-hour account), One-Phase, One-Phase Micro, Two-Phase, and Two-Phase Max programs. The flagship Instant Funding account has...
Overview
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Headquarters United States Switzerland United Kingdom
Age (Years) N/A 5 5
Max Funding $600,000 $300,000 $3,840,000
Profit Split Start 100% 80% 80%
Profit Split Max 100% 90% 95%
Platforms TradingView NinjaTrader Tradovate MT5 Match-Trader Bybit MT4 MT5 cTrader dxTrade TradeLocker
Assets Commodities Energies Futures Metals Crypto Forex Indices Commodities Stocks Forex Commodities Metals Indices Cryptocurrencies
Leverage
FX Leverage 0 100 100
Metals Leverage 0 100 20
Crypto Leverage 0 100 2
Risk & Drawdown Rules
Max Daily Loss Maximum Daily LossFFF’s futures programs are designed around a trailing max drawdown and contract-sizing rules rather than a separate daily loss limit.For S2F accounts, the published Daily Loss Limit is None across $50k, $100k, and $150k account sizes. Maximum Daily LossCrypto Fund Trader calculates daily drawdown based on equity. For standard evaluations, the daily maximum loss is measured from the starting balance at 12:05 AM UTC. CFT lists the default daily limits as 5% on 2-phase evaluations and 4% on 1-phase evaluations.Add-ons may modify certain limits (for example, a 2-phase add-on that increases daily drawdown to 6%). Ascend also adds a specific news window risk constraint (see “News Trading”). 2
Max Total Loss Maximum Overall LossFFF enforces maximum loss through a trailing max drawdown model whose calculation mode depends on the plan type.S2F trailing max drawdown (published): $2,000 on $50k; $3,000 on $100k; $4,500 on $150k (drawdown mode: End of Day).FFF also states that evaluation plans include both End-of-Day drawdown (Premiere/Classic) and intraday trailing drawdown (Elite), so traders should choose the model that best fits their risk style. Maximum Overall LossCFT’s standard evaluation structures use different overall loss models:2-Phase: maximum loss is typically fixed at 10% of initial balance.1-Phase: a 6% trailing drawdown applies (equity-based), and once the account exceeds +6% profit, the trailing line locks at the initial balance instead of continuing to trail upward.3-Phase (if selected): CFT states a 5% fixed maximum loss with a 5% daily max loss.Add-ons may increase max loss limits (e.g., a 2-phase add-on raising max loss to 12%). 10
Drawdown Type Drawdown ModelEnd-of-Day (EOD) drawdown: drawdown is assessed using end-of-day account values (used in Premiere/Classic evaluations; also shown for S2F account structures).Intraday trailing drawdown: drawdown trails equity highs intraday (used in Elite evaluations). Drawdown ModelCrypto Fund Trader’s drawdown enforcement is primarily equity-based. The daily loss limit resets using the account’s starting balance at 12:05 AM UTC. For overall drawdown, CFT uses static/fixed overall loss on 2-phase challenges (e.g., 10% of initial) and a trailing model on 1-phase challenges (6% trailing that later locks at the initial balance after +6% gain).Accounts that breach max daily, max overall, or trailing drawdown are deactivated and the trader is notified by email. Smart drawdown (Instant Funding) and static drawdown (evaluation accounts)
Payouts
Payout Frequency Payout FrequencyPayouts become requestable once the trader meets eligibility requirements (including 7 qualifying $200+ profit days and applicable consistency/buffer rules). Requests can be submitted as soon as eligible.Approved payout requests are processed on Tuesdays and Fridays (with cut-off times for each batch). Payout FrequencyIn the final-stage simulation, scholarship requests can be made after at least 15 trading days, or alternatively every 30 calendar days (if rules were not violated). Certain program variants (e.g., 3-phase rules) note a first request possible after 5 trading days, and an add-on may allow eligibility after 7 active trading days.For Instant accounts, CFT also supports a scale milestone: once the account reaches +10% profit, traders can request a “Withdrawal & Update” to both withdraw and double the account size. Weekly or Bi-Weekly
Days to First Payout 7 15 14
Payout Processing Time Payout ProcessingPayouts are delivered through Rise. After approval, traders receive an invite, complete Rise onboarding/KYC, and then sign the contractor documentation; payouts are sent after that step.Typical Rise timeframes: bank transfer/wire often 1–3 business days; crypto often same day to ~24 hours (network-dependent). Payout ProcessingCFT states that once a scholarship is requested, its team verifies the information and sends payment within 48 business hours. After the payment is sent, CFT states the user receives the scholarship in no more than 24 hours (timing depends on the payment rail). 2
Payout Methods Rise (Bank Transfer/Wire Crypto Local Currency) Bank Transfer (EUR USD) Crypto (USDT ERC20 USDT TRC20 BTC ETH) Bank Transfer Crypto (USDT TRC20/ERC20/BEP20 BTC)
Payments
Payment Methods Credit/Debit Card Credit/Debit Card Crypto (11 supported currencies) Credit/Debit Card Apple Pay Google Pay PayPal Crypto
Trading Permissions
News Trading FFF publishes a dedicated News Trading Policy in its help center; traders should follow that policy for their specific account type (evaluation, simulated funded, or live). News trading is allowed on CFT evaluations according to its FAQ. For Ascend evaluations, CFT adds a news-window constraint: within 2 minutes before and after high-impact news or market opening, accounts must not open/add positions or raise maximum theoretical loss above 2% of initial balance. Allowed during evaluation; funded accounts require add-on to trade major news events.
Weekend Trades Weekend trading is generally not applicable for CME-style futures because markets are closed during the weekend maintenance window; trading is only possible during the exchange’s open sessions. Positions must comply with the product’s trading hours. Weekend/overnight holding is generally allowed (CFT states it accepts swing trading strategies and keeping trades open over the weekend). Market availability still follows instrument schedules: crypto trades 24/7 while forex is typically Monday–Friday and other CFDs follow their own market hours. Overnight trades allowed; weekend holding requires add-on on funded accounts.
Copy Trading FFF’s public materials emphasize that accounts are for the account holder’s own use. Any copying/account-management behavior should remain consistent with FFF’s fair-use/prohibited-conduct framework and must not involve third-party account management. CFT does not present a simple “copy trading allowed” rule in its public FAQ. However, it explicitly restricts multi-account coordination through rules such as the reverse trading/hedging constraints, and it states that copy trading between Ascend accounts is prohibited (including coordinated or mirrored behaviour that cannot be attributed to chance). Allowed only between accounts owned by the same trader.
EA Allowed Automation can be implemented via supported platforms (e.g., NinjaTrader tools or TradingView-based execution flows), but traders remain responsible for compliance with all rules, including position sizing, consistency, and prohibited conduct. Automation is partially supported: CFT lists categories of prohibited EA types (notably HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage and demo-environment exploitation). EAs that do not fall into these categories are not explicitly banned in the FAQ, but traders remain responsible for ensuring automation complies with all rules. EAs allowed if non-abusive and non-latency based.
KYC & Restrictions
KYC Required Yes No No
KYC Stage KYC is required through Rise before the first payout is sent (Rise onboarding/identity verification as part of contractor setup). KYC is required as part of the scholarship/withdrawal workflow. After a scholarship request is submitted in the dashboard, CFT states the trader receives a contract to sign and a KYC to complete before funds are sent. (Bybit evaluations may additionally be subject to Bybit’s own KYC rules, which are the trader’s responsibility.) KYC required before first payout.
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