The rule
Days traded at a token size don’t count toward the winning or profitable days you need for a payout. For example: making your profit on minis, then switching to 1 micro to tick off the remaining days.
Small profit days and trading lighter are fine. What’s not allowed is making your profit at one size and completing the day count at almost no risk.
How we measure it
All contracts are converted to micros (1 mini = 10 micros).
Your normal size: we take your best days, starting from the top, until they add up to half your profit for the cycle, and average the micros you traded on those days.
A day only counts toward your payout days if you traded at least 25% of your normal size.
Example – $50K PACE funded (5 winning days needed)
Day | Size | Profit | Counts? |
1–3 | 2 ES (20 micros) | $1,000 each | Yes |
4–5 | 1 MES (1 micro) | $180, $165 | No – 5% of normal size |
Normal size is 20 micros, so the minimum is 5 micros. Only 3 days count, so the payout can’t be requested yet.
Still allowed
Trading only micros – your normal size is then measured in micros, so small days count.
Cutting size after losses or in quiet markets, as long as it’s at least 25% of normal.
Trading bigger than usual, within your contract limit.
What happens
Days below the threshold keep their profit but don’t count toward your payout days. Keep trading at your normal size to add qualifying days. If the pattern looks deliberate or repeats, we may withhold the payout, review the account, or reset or close it.