Overview
Before requesting a payout, you must meet the eligibility requirements for your specific product.
Shark Futures has two separate funded products with different payout timing and rules:
PRO (earned after passing a Basic Challenge)
Instant PRO (purchased directly, no challenge)
This article explains:
Qualifying day definition
Trading day requirements (PRO vs Instant PRO)
Consistency rules
Payout caps
Profit buffer
KYC
Definition: What is a "Qualifying Day"?
A qualifying day is a day where:
You place at least one executed trade, and
You finish the day with net profit of at least $150
Only qualifying days count toward payout eligibility.
Qualifying days:
Do not need to be consecutive
Reset after each payout (new cycle starts after every payout)
Minimum Qualifying Days Required (by product)
PRO
6 qualifying days required per payout cycle
Applies to all PRO accounts
Cycle resets after each payout
Instant PRO
8 qualifying days required per payout cycle
Applies to all Instant PRO accounts
Cycle resets after each payout
Consistency Requirements (by product)
Consistency is measured by how much of your total profit comes from your biggest day.
Formula: Highest single-day profit ÷ Total profit
Challenge: 50% consistency (evaluation only, no payouts)
PRO: 35% consistency
Instant PRO: 20% consistency
If you fail consistency, you don't lose profits - you just need to keep trading and build more balanced profit until you meet the threshold.
$100 Buffer Rule (Instant PRO only)
The $100 balance buffer applies to Instant PRO accounts only. PRO accounts have no $100 buffer requirement — payouts on PRO are governed by the cap table, profit target, qualifying days, and consistency rule.
Instant PRO Example:
Instant PRO $50K account, balance $52,400 → profit = $2,400 (≥ $3,000 first-payout target not yet reached → must continue trading)
Once balance reaches $53,100 (profit $3,100 meets first-payout target), trader requests $2,000 (within $2,000 cap for first payout).
Buffer check: $53,100 − $2,000 = $51,100 → above starting balance + $100 buffer → ✅ payout approved.
General Requirements
To request any payout, your account must be:
In good standing (no hard breach)
Not under compliance review
KYC approved if it's your first payout (Rise)
Minimum Payout Amount
$250 minimum payout request
PRO PAYOUT CAPS
For PRO accounts:
Payout cap per request follows the PRO Cap Table (no 50% cycle-profit limit)
Profit target required per payout cycle: $50K=$3,000, $100K=$6,000, $150K=$9,000
6 qualifying days
35% consistency
No $100 balance buffer requirement
How the PRO Cap Works
Your payout request can be anywhere from $250 (minimum) up to the cap for your account size and payout number, provided:
Your cycle profit meets or exceeds the profit target for your account size, and
You have 6 qualifying trading days (≥ $150 each), and
The 35% consistency rule is satisfied.
Example:
$50K PRO account, first payout
Cycle profit: $3,200 (meets $3,000 target ✅)
6 qualifying days completed ✅
Highest day: $900 → $900 ÷ $3,200 = 28.1% ≤ 35% ✅
Cap for $50K PRO first payout = $1,500 → withdraw up to $1,500
PRO Cap Table
Account Size | 1st Payout | 2nd Payout | 3rd Payout | 4th+ Payout |
$25K | $750 | $1000 | $1250 | $1375 |
$50K | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $2,750 |
$100K | $2,000 | $2,750 | $3,250 | $3,750 |
$150K | $2,500 | $3,250 | $3,750 | $4,250 |
Caps are per payout request, not lifetime totals.
INSTANT PRO PAYOUT CAPS
Instant PRO Profit Target Requirement
$25K: first payout requires $1,500 profit, then $1,000 after
$50K: first payout requires $3,000 profit, then $2,000 after
$100K: first payout requires $5,000 profit, then $3,500 after
$150K: first payout requires $8,000 profit, then $5,000 after
Instant PRO also requires:
8 qualifying days (≥ $150/day)
20% consistency
Profit buffer
Instant PRO Cap Table
Account Size | Payouts 1–3 | 4th+ Payout |
$25K | $1,000 | $1,250 |
$50K | $2,000 | $2,500 |
$100K | $2,500 | $3,000 |
$150K | $3,000 | $3,500 |
Cycle Reset After Every Payout (both products)
After a payout is approved:
Your qualifying-day counter resets
You start a new payout cycle
You must again meet the required qualifying days, consistency, caps, and buffer
PRO: 6 qualifying days per cycle
Instant PRO: 8 qualifying days per cycle
KYC
Required for your first payout only
Must be completed and approved before funds are released