Profit split is the number firms advertise. Payout terms are the number that pays you
527 of 845 plans offer an 80% split. When almost everyone offers the same number, it stops being a reason to choose.
Updated 13 September 2026
The split has converged
80% is now the default. Higher splits exist, and a handful of plans advertise 100%, but those usually come with a higher fee, a subscription, or a tighter rule set that makes the extra percentage harder to reach.
A 90% split on an account you fail pays exactly nothing. Weigh the split last, after the rules that decide whether you keep the account.
How often you can withdraw
Payout frequency varies far more than the split. The most common schedule here is 383 plans on a 14-day cycle, with on-demand and monthly schedules either side of it.
Frequency interacts with drawdown. Taking a payout usually reduces your balance, and on a static limit that means your distance to the floor shrinks. On some plans withdrawing brings the account closer to failure, which is worth understanding before your first request.
The conditions attached
Minimum trading days is the most common gate — 268 plans require three. Others add a consistency rule: no single day may account for more than a set share of total profit, which quietly rules out the one big winning day that most evaluation accounts are built on.
Some plans cap the first payout, hold a buffer, or require the profit target to be exceeded rather than merely met. Read the payout section of the firm page before you assume a number is yours.
Getting paid in practice
Check which payout methods a firm supports from your country, whether identity verification is required before the first payout rather than after, and how long processing takes in practice as opposed to the advertised window.
Every firm page lists payout methods and the payout policy in full, including the conditions firms tend to put at the bottom of their own terms.