Minimum Trades Rule
In both Pro Funded and Challenge Funded accounts, to qualify for a payout, you must complete at least 5 Core Trades during each pay period.
What are Core Trades?
- Core Trades are the trades that count toward your minimum trades requirement for a payout
- A Core Trade must be at least 50% of the size (lot size only) of your largest trade during the current pay period
- Trades smaller than this won’t count toward the requirement, but profits from them won’t be invalidated
- Core Trades do not have requirements for profits or losses
- Core Trades should follow your usual trading strategy
- Trades made to bypass the rule (for example, opened for only 60 seconds and closed immediately) may be disqualified. If this happens, you’ll need to continue trading until you reach the 5 Core Trades minimum
Can I still open smaller trades?
Yes! You can trade smaller positions and different instruments at any time
These trades won’t count as Core Trades towards the Minimum Trades requirement, but they won’t be penalized and the profits will still count
Example 1
Largest trade during the pay period: 1.0 lots
Valid trades must be at least 0.5 lots (50% of 1.0)
| Position | Lots | Size requirement met |
| Trade 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Trade 2 | 0.90 | Yes |
| Trade 3 | 0.80 | Yes |
| Trade 4 | 0.50 | Yes |
| Trade 5 | 0.45 | Too small |
| Trade 6 | 0.30 | Too small |
| Trade 7 | 1 | Yes |
Result: 5 valid trades (≥50% size) out of 7 total.
The requirement is met, and you can request payout when it’s due.
Example 2
Largest trade during the pay period: 2.0 lots
Valid trades must be at least 1 lot (50% of 2.0)
| Position | Lots | Size requirement met |
| Trade 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Trade 2 | 1.5 | Yes |
| Trade 3 | 1.7 | Yes |
| Trade 4 | 0.8 | Too small |
| Trade 5 | 0.5 | Too small |
Result: Only 3 valid trades out of 5 total.
You did not meet the minimum trades requirement and won’t qualify for payout until you complete more valid trades.
Rule Reset
After each payout, the largest trade and the number of Core Trades are reset.
This allows you to establish a new largest trade for the next payout period
Why this rule exists
- It prevents traders from relying on just one big trade to meet the minimum trade requirement
- It encourages trading with balanced size and diverse strategies
- It helps show that traders have consistent and disciplined risk management throughout the pay period.
Minimum Trades Checker
Add your trade lot sizes to see if you meet the 5 valid trade requirement for payout.
*You can add up to 25 trades.
