We read the payout terms of 18 prop firms, 53 products, and asked one question at 50K: what is the smallest profit that actually turns into cash, and how much of it reaches you?
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We read the payout terms of 18 prop firms, 53 products, and asked one question at 50K: what is the smallest profit that actually turns into cash, and how much of it reaches you? In forex, BrightFunded 2-Step Classic is the only firm with no minimum at all ($0.01, but the first request waits 30 days and a $5 to $50 processor fee can take all of a tiny payout). Then FTMO 1-Step ($20 by wire, $18 to you on day 15), FundedNext Stellar 1-Step ($25 of profit, $19.30 on day 5), Hola Prime Direct ($55.56, no evaluation), FXIFY ($62.50 on day 1), and $100 floors at AquaFunded, Alpha Capital Group and Blue Guardian. Futures floors are higher: Topstep’s Consistency path $250 (its $125 minimum comes from half the balance), Tradeify Select and TradeDay Fast Pass $750 (five days of $150, then half paid), MyFundedFutures Pro $1,667 and Apex $2,600 behind a $2,100 Safety Net. None of the three futures firms a directory lists as having no minimum says so itself: Tradeify publishes $250, Take Profit Trader publishes nothing but holds a $2,000 buffer and charges $50 on withdrawals of $250 or less, and The Trading Pit is silent.